The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-05-12

a kind wife, a loving and indulgen,
mother. The funeral services were
held at the NJ. +. church, Loomis, at
2. p. m. Thursday. May 4, 1911, the
Rev. r. Thompson officiating. After
the farewell words had been said at
the church, the many friends and rela-
tives slowly passed to view for the
last time the face that rested so Sc
renely in death. The body was then
raised from it's bier of wreathes, eros
ses and anchors of flowers. the last
tribute from the hands of her many
friends. and was slowly borne to its
last resting place by the side of her
daughter Anna, where the choir sang
Nearer My God to Thee The COM
munity extends to the bereaved family
its sympathy for the loss of the loved
wife and mother"
Card OF Thanks.
The undersigned wish to express our
thanks to the many friends who so
kindly assisted us during the sickness
and death of our dear wife and mother.
JULIUS BRECHLIN AND FAMILY.
COMMUNICATED.
1t is encouraging to note that the tax
payers are taking an active interest in
the financial affairs of the comfy, and are
showing disposition to demand careful
and eronumc handling of the county
funds
3ut in order to correct abuse. it is
necessary to determine where the abuse
exists and who is responsible therefor
and tli'n 50 ;ut"'' it direct.
ann convinced that a VERY erroneous
idea prevails as to what becomes of the
money paid into ne county treasury aS
taxes.
Most of the complaints we hear are
directed at the supposed reckless cNtrav-
aSance of the county officials in keeping
unnecessary help etc. | shall make no
attempt to deny these CnarGeS and have
wrongs where they exist, but | will sim
ply say that believe most, if not all of
the county officials employing deputies
w"n,d welr'm@ AN iny"stsa'%n aod into the
c"mnitte appointed by the people for
that purpose.
year l9ll $27 .o3o L; goes into the Current
expense fund; this fund is increased some
what by fees collected oy the various
county officials and from several other
receives from the tax levy.
From this fund is paid ull salaries of
county officials and deputies, al court
house expenses ia large itenl) FbsInties
on wild animals, support OF county depen-
pcndents. interest OF current expense
warrants and various MINOR expenses.
The following statement VIII show. in
general way what becomes of the money
raised by taxation for the present. year:
70 be paid to the state ........ I!.a.l -
County road and bridge ........ II. .SG6.1l
Roads ,apportioncd to dist l,2.3 26.HH5.NI
County school .................. 21.o3o.il
Spec shcool0evied by vars dist 39.i9A. so
Municipal Cevied by vars incor
porated towns) .............. I.6oi.IO
cur, cnt EXPENSE ............... 27.03o. i3
Redemption of county debt .... l0,>l2.17
An other items ................ l.O5l.59
Total tax for all purposes ...,. $2ol Si5.io
Okanogan county received in 1910. from
which together with the $G6,529.2l raised
poses. gave our schools $a1.3S5.I.
But leaving the state apportionment
out of the question. the different items
of expense come in the following order as
to amount:
per cent of total tax levy
Sccord total to state, SiI.?31.I2, or 2@.N
per cent of total tax levy.
Third total, for roads and bridges, Sll,-
NG2.6l or POI per cent of total tax levy.
Fourth total, for current expense. S2I.-
O3O. 49, or l3i per cent of total tax levy.
Fifth total, redemption OF county dent,
Sl0.N12.11. or a. per cent of total levy.
sixth total. municipal tax @ towns)
-. .6Ol 20. or . s per cent of total tax levy.
seventh total. all other items Si.O'0h",
or = per cent of total tax levy.
Total levy for all purposes for 1911.
SOL .Nli.46.
The above items include interest to he
paid ON warrants drawn ON the various
funds; SlG, 1o1 was pad as interest IN 1910
and the amount will not be not much less
this year
There is doubtless room for improve
mcnt in the conduct or county affairs,
and such Improvement may he brought
about most rapidly by the concerted ef-
fort on the part of the tax payers to get
at the facts. locate the abuses, and then
intclligcntY demand better work. 1t is
generally accepted rule that an employer
must know his business before he can get
the hest results from his employees, ana
if the people of this county are to get
value for the money paid as taxes. they
must know something OF the business OF
the county, and then do as a private en-
ploYer does retain such employees as are
doing the right thing and replace the
others with better material if possible.
The county auditor, treasurer ana as
SCISSOR VIII furnish any information in
their possession as to the assessing col
lection and disposition %: taxes in tn"
county. Faithfully Yours.
ARTHUR G. EGBERT,
county Assessor