The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-06
BUDGET CUT
REACHES $4,000
PRUNING SHEARS APPLIED FREELY
Publicity Fund Left Out and Road Fund
Cut from $4,000 to $4,000
Grange Committee Present

The pruning book was used freely
and judiciously on Wednesday of list
week by the county court and its
budget advisory committee, consisting
of F. E. Knowles, c. 7. Early. L. b.
Blowers, d. Mcdonald, j. Il. Steele
and F. A. MsSsee. MIR. Knowles took
man of the budget board. J. F. Candee
was unable to be preseut-
| The court room was crowded, between
rs and 100 interested citizens having
been present throughout the day. Dis.
cussions were participated in freely.
The committees from the oranges oil
the county were present and expressed
a sentiment of economy. The grange
will, no doubt, win the name of ''watct
dog of the treasury And while some
of the objects at which they directed
their shafts may arouse unfavorabe
criticisms, their general attitude of re.
ducing taxation may we'll be said to finc
universal favor.
The total of the tentative budget as
published reached figure of $685.
27l.70 After the board had finished
It's labors last week the figure was re-
duced to the sum of Sl30, ,069.90. This
amount will be reduced by the sum OF
approximately $1,000, earnings from
the Office of the county clerk, Kent
Shoemaker.
Cuts were made in the tentative bud
get as follows: Salary of fruit inspec,
tor 5000 to $i00: library 81, ,750 to ST..
| 1870, the grange demanding, however,
| that only the contract sum of s., ,003 be
granted; the publicity fund of $500 cut
out altogether: proposed $50 for the
use of sheriff during tax paying rush
cut out altogether $i00 cut off travel
ing expenses of county school superin-
tendent; 5000 cut from assessors fund
for deputy hire; current expenses were
cut by the sum of S400; the sum of
$500 was cut from the county poor
fund, it having b cen pointed out that
this fund would not have the demands
of that of the past year; school library
cut from $500 to $3.50. Road fund, cut
from $50, 900 to $4S, 200; salaries OF
road supervisors were cut to the extent
Of $500.
The only increase that was made in
the budget was that of $500. the sun.
to be used in the construction of fire
proof vault for county records. This
was made on the recommendation of
citizens and county officers. At the
present time some of the county off,
cials do not have access to the old
vault and it is declared that the pro-
posed new addition is badly needed at
the courthouse.
The work of the court and budget
board, so far as expressions have been
made by citizens, has been entirely
satisfactory.
The total tax levy in Hood River
county next year. exclusive of special
school and road taxes. will be Ia
mills. The sum of IL, the high school
tuition levy, must be deducted in dis
tricts having high schools. The levy.
according to the budget of last week,
| is segregated as follows: General fund,
"a: state, 2 6; school. z; road, 5.5. and
high school tuition fund, IL.
The city tax was placed at II mills,
making the total taxation on city prop
erty for the year 242 mills.
The sum of 5000 has also been added
to the vault fund of $500, and offices
will be constructed at the courthouse
for Judge Stanton and County Engin-
eer Kay.