La Junta tribune., 1916-02-05
STATE CAPITOL NEWS.
Some Counties Receive BAck More
Taxes Than They sead = % ~
state-Prohihltion Law Fine.

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Probably NO one greatly enjoys
paying taxes. The average citissn
regards It ~ necessary evil. ~ an
expenditure for which ne receives
very little In return. and which he
would gladly cut out II he could.
Few are aware how large percent
age Of the state taxes ne pays IL 70
turned to the county and the COM
mnnity In which he lives to help In
the maintenance Of schools. the con-
struction Of roads and bridges, and
other similar purposes.
Last year the county treasurers
sent to fhe state treasurer tl,95O,-
7o2.Sl. The state treasurer returned
to the county treasurcrs SSS6.2s4.43
to help support the schools OF the
county. s1s7.5s2.5s to help In the
improvements OF the roads. $780,
2ls.6o from the revenue derived
from forest reserves and $l5.970.0O
TO help make good the minimum SAL
airy allowed by law to teachers. OF
the sixty-three counties Of the state,
five-Archuleta. Dolores, Hinsdale,
Mineral and Pitkin-received more
back than they sent In. One of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES back
six times as much as It sent In.
Twenty-three counties received back
more than half as much AZ they sent
in.
The above figures do not include
what was expended by the state In
support Of the various state institu-
tons, such as the University. the
School Of Mines. Teachers College.
Agricultural College. Penitentiary.
Insane Asylum. etc.. etc. These cost
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars. and
were they taken into consideration
would show that fully one-half OF the
counties received back more than
they paid in.
Contrary TO the general belief.
Denver receives back but small
portion OF what II pays In. In 1915.
the state received from the Denver
county treasurer ss2s.se7l2. and
paid back Ss7.3s3.20 to help sup
port schools and nothing At all for
roads or from the forest service.
I.arimer county ranks among the
leaders In the amount received back.
II paid in sso.72s.lo and received
sl3.077.:7 for its schools. t23.-
sos?? for Its roads. ssls.ss from
the forest reserve fund and $500
for its minimum teachers' salary
fund. In addition 70 these amounts
Il rseslvs1 . very large san 70 nsst
tie bills Of the Agricultural College.
Fremont county paid In e3l.lS7.3s
and received hack from thess various
funds e3s.33s.l3.
Adams paid In e3i.iSs.s3 and ~
esivsd back si7.si7.ti.
Boulder paid In sss.7i%.so and ~
cslved back e3o.ilS.ss.
"a Paso paid IN elol.sl7.ls and
rscsived hack e:s.>so.sl.
Huerfano paid In sis.o::.i> and
rscsived back si:.:s%.sS.
Pueblo Paid In est.ss3.oi and re-
csivsd hack e:s.sS:.sS.
Weld paid In siIo.sss.ss and re-
cslved hack ss7.>7s.7s.
TIE friends Of prohibition are
greatly elated over the satisfactosy
WORKING Of the lsw for the first
month. Not only has there been no
coaeerted effort against its enforce
neat. but many Of those most bitter
y opposed 10 Il are aiding In its en-
teecemsnt. believing that the now
Gyule0 b sntitled 20 . fair trial. The
po11cs records IN Denver show that
uhllo there were sos arrests for al
eausss. made In Denver in January
1915. u The month Just closed there
vsse but sI3. while the police I'd.
mle thst The decrease In The aumbee
g asssses for al causes cannot b
aats1butsd solely 70 the departure Of
J. Deslsycoss. they arsue bic eosag
hos esatFibuted largely % The falliae
~ e theiP husiaess. Pighls have
booa fewer thaa hsretoloee. deses-
o1oos as1 aea-suppost cases have 70.
oguase1 h nu0bss and The "vass."
~. b fesnss ysass have besa voa't
- fl1l - the city asd county jails.
hove eeuOht more coassslal cllnss.
Doavee. jeauasy 3lse.
xaoaas cry Csesle Soasaee.
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