The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-16
WE NEED TO REFORM.

Kittitas county must raise $3.50
1913 AZ in taxes for the fiscal year of
1914.
The county levy of 1853 mills, city
levy 2ll.6 and state levy 1913, max
ing total levy o. 1894, or six mills
less than five cents on the dollar
for all taxpayers OF ,Ellensborg to
foot. Total county valuation $l6,669, 1853
The popula lot OF the county figured
on basis of 10000 equals prac:i-
cally $29 for every inhabitant of the
county-man. woman and child.
The tax levy for school district No.
(Ellensburg) is 81 mills and will
raise SIS. i61.6l. Then there is a levy
of 81 mills for bond interest which
will raise $624653
Summarized the taxpayers of Ell
lensburg will pay as follows;
State levy 1O.45 mills, county levy
1859 mills city levy 2l.6 mills, school
levy 2.3 mills. Total 1894 mills.
OF the sum 1886, 93s.i2 to be raised
in taxes, will be divided up as fol
lows:
State, $174,l94.75; county, SIG, 52s.-
43, of which $500 will be applied
on retiring bonds, S52 1857 will go
to the four road districts to be used
in repairing the highway.
M. N,dIl. L,;,,;,.o Irr;o,t;nr niu-
trict tax, totals So, l80; the high Line
District totals $5,si4.75 and the Cas-
cade Canal District totals S35 ,692 81,
The road districts tax will run as
follows: District No. /, 81 mills; No.
2, 81 mills; No. 3, 4 mills and No. A.,
AZ mills.
Gle Elum escapes with "A lighter
burden. State levy, 1913 mills :;
county, 1859 mills city, 80 mills and
school, 14.4. A total of 44.94 mills.
R0slyn is still more fortunate than
Gle Elum. She will pay l0i5 mills
State, 1859 mills; county, mills !;
city and school 14.4 mills. A grand
total of 44.94 mills.
South Gle Elum. State, lO.45mills /;
county, 1859 mills; city and school,
10 mills. A total of 1904 mills.
For 1913 the state levy was 6.914
mills. For 1914 it is lO45 mills The
county levy for 1913 was 6.72 mills.
For 1914 it is 1859, The levy for
city for 1913 was 20 mills and for 1914
1t is 2l.6 mills.
| There ought to be enough good,
lcvel-hcadcd non-partisan, unbiased
and patriotic voters in the state of
Washington, Kittitas county and in
every precinct in the county, to RENE
dy the existing wrongs and bring
about "A reduction in taxation that
will permit of man having his prop
crty in fee simple with no danger
Of confiscatio by the tax collector
Between the tax dodgcr and the tax
collector the people are ground down
There's milestone around the neck
of every real tax payer which will
| hui pciullt VI uliu DuNlue, DuIlulnp
and identifying home from the fact
that to do so only adds to worry anc
expense. No wonder so many pcopl,
are renting. It's cheaper to rent
than to own the property. Cant
you see the pig in the polk, the col
ored chap in the woodpile and tn,
extravagant use of public funds
If SO, how are you going to vot,
in December in the city election ant
next year in the county and stat,
primary and in the general election
For the same men who made YOU
heavy burden heavier, or men vii
do all in their power to make it light
er.
Truly, a taxpayers league ought tt
be organized as result of the right
cous indignation of an overburdene,
and longsuffering taxpaying public