Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-11-02

| An examination into the records OF
| Canyon County indicates that the past
| two years has been a period OF high
/ finance in county affairs. The table
which accompanies this article shows
the present condition of the different
county funds and the condition OF
those funds two years ago when the
affairs of Canyon County were under
the administration of Republicans.
The taxpayers of Canyon County
should study the accompanying table
in order that they may know the man
ner in which the present county Off
GERS are promoting economy" The
figures given in the table and referred
to in this article are taken from the
county records and are absolutely cor
rect.
The present county officers point
with pride to their record. Their
record therefore becomes matter in
which the taxpayers are interested
The present county officers also point
with pride to the fact that they have
reduced the tax levy. 1t therefore be-
comes advisable to ascertain whether
the condition of the county, finan-
cially, justifies the reduction which
has been made. If the levy made in
1915 failed to provide revenue suffi-
cient to meet the expenses the low
levy of that year was unjustifiable. If
the levy made in 1916 will not meet
the expenses of county government it
is not justifiable. 1t means that we
are simply piling up debts to be met
by future and greater tax levies.
Tax Levies Not Enough.
As a matter of fact, and the records
speak for themselves, already county
funds are overdrawn. For instance
on the first day of October the current
expense fund of Canyon County was
overdrawn in the sum of $34.43; the
road fund was overdrawn in the sum
of So, 1896; the bridge fund $2,050O3;
the warrent redemption fund 81, 405.63.
Be it remembered that county war
rants are now being discounted and
there are at least two months more
before county tax monies will start
to come in. The claim that Canyon
County is on a cash basis is false.
County warrants today are not worth
par.
Comparative Showing.
There is only one way to get the
value of figures and that is by COM
parison. We wish to submit the fol-
lowing comparisons as shown by the
table compiled from the county
records:
October /, 1914. under Republican
administration there was in the cur
rent expense fund of the county
On October /, 1916, under
Democratic administration, the cur
rent expense fund of the county is
overdrawn $3433.
October |, 1914. there was in the
interest and sinking fund $7,782.78.
October |, 1916, there was in this same
fund $7.113.24.
October /, 1914, there was in the
general state fund, $37,753.0o. October
l, 1916. there was in the general state
fund, $1,59l98
October /, 1914, there was in the
school fund, unappropriated. $1,l77.04.
October l. 1916, there was in this same
fund $764.o2.
October l, 1914. there was in the
road fund $2,426.O9 October /, 1916,
this fund was overdrawn $3,1oo.46.
October |, 1914, there was in the
bridge fund, $3,06870. October /. 1916,
this fund was overdrawn $2,05003.
October l. 1914. there was in the
warrant redemption fund, $8,120.25.
October 1. 1916, this fund was over
drawn ST ,405.63.
Some Totals.
October l, 1914. there was in all
county funds, $83.58544. October /, |
1916. there was in all county funds.
S2.78o.45. after providing for the funds
overdrawn. !
In other words as the report shows