The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-10
CURRENT NEWS
STATE WIDE

state taxes III the biennial period
terminating September So, 1910,
according to proof sheets of the
state treasurer's report Tor that
period. The total state tax was
s,.444 ,4l5.16 of which King cOun-
ty paid more than one fourth.
The railroads pay 29.50 per cent
of all the taxes i'll kitt;;as county
and 2O.SS per cent of the total tax
in that county is paid by property
within Incorporated municipalities.
These figures are taken from a
statement made up by the state tax
commission. Property in incor-
porated towns and cities through
out the state pays 21.92 per cent of
all the taxes, while the railroads
pay 1897 per cent.
In an opinion handed down by
Attorney General w. p. Bell it is
held that where the primary and
general elections fall on the same
day, two sets OF election officers
should be appointed, and that by
using the same polling place for
both boards, one set of registration
books will be sufficient.
It is likely that a recommended
ton that the state of Washington
60 into the bonding business will
be made by Attorney General W.
P. Bell, on account of the difficulty
of collecting certain official bonds.
A sinking fund would be created
out of the revenues by the state,
and counties and municipalities
might be extended the privilege of
state bonding.
The annual state tax of SIS can
not be escaped by retailers hand
ling intoXiCants, the supreme court
having just upheld the validity of
the law of 1907, making provision
therefor. The decision is render
ed in test case made by the drug
gists and appealed from the King
comfy superior court and the de-
cision of that court that the law is
constitutional is affirmed.
Since 1891 the assessed valuation
of the railroads in Washington has
increased 1855 per cent, going
from S12, Ola, 7OS in that year to
Sl0O, ISL, 754 in 1910, according to
figures complied by the state board
of equalization. Since the tax
commission was given greater pow
er in 1907 the bulk of the increase
has been brought about, the per-
centage of gain up to that year be-
ing only 1922 per cent.
Kittitas county has a total of
247 ,6S3 miles OF steam railroads
according to advance sheets OF the
state tax commission biennial re-
port. Of this 1914. 626 is main
track on main line and 5 $40 main
track on branch line the remainder
being siding. The state as
whole contains 5722.S45 miles, a
bout three hfths of which is made
up by the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern.
A statement is issued by State
Treasurer John G.. Lewis, showing
the collections by him, Of the 10
per cent due the state from liquor
licenses money of counties and mt
inequalities delinquent to June 8,
1905, the figures covering the two
year period ending September 20,
1910, in which he collected 81 900
from the town of Gle Elum on this
account. The total amount col
lected throughout the state was
s26,779.52.
The state bureau OF inspection
has received figure from county
auditors throughout the state show
ing the total Indebtedness of all
the counties, exclusive Of school
district debts, to be nearly $4,000
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