Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
l.92 LEVY VOTED
BY EXCISE BOARD
Taxes for Maintenance of the
County Next Fiscal Year to
Be / Mill Higher.
BIG LUMP TO ROAD FUND
City Budget Will Be Taken Up
Monday; $573,257 Total
Needed for County.
BIG LUMP TO ROAD FUND

with few alterations of the orig
inal estimates as presented to IT, the
county excise board yesterday after
noon authorized the levying Of 5.92-
mill levy to provide funds for the OPP
GRAFTON of Tulsst county during the
,iscal year ending July /. 1918. The
rate of taxation was fixed after "A
careful consideration of demands from
county officials as compared TO the
valuation or the county.
The levy will cause to be paid into
the treasurers office $+73.6O0. which
Will be bostered by sgg,657 cash in
hand left, collected from unexpected
sources during the past year. 1t is
therefore the judgment of the board
that s573.25l will pay all county bills
or the year.
higher Than 1916.
In comparison with last year, these
figures are considerably higher. A
complete levy of Al mills was made
by the board last year. raising for the
annual budget S2S4,S43.27, to which
SS6,2l2 cash in hand may be added,
making $3il,055.27 in total
The road and bridge fund will be
the biggest benefactor for the year.
In addition TO the sl76, 505.51 coming
from the county direct, there will be
$4,000 from automobile taxation.
S25,000 from gross production re-
ceipts and 100000 from the various
township funds. 1t is estimated that
the road and bridge fund will be more
than 100000 this year as compared
to S2S5,O00 last term.
The board will reconvene Monday
morning to take up the consideration
of the city budget for the year. After
the city allowance is made the town
ships and school districts will be dis
posed of.
The s2O2,2O2 increase in budget
over last year is distributed widely
over all departments of the county.
The road and bridge fund profitei
from the generosity OF the excise
board the most, gaining an increase
OF $4,000.
Acting on the resolution passed at
the last board OF commissioners,
money was set aside to provide for
20 per cent boost in all county Off
ces, to take effect this year. The
gain to other funds is as follows:
Salary $4,000. court 10000. poor
and insane $4,000, free fair O.00O,
widows pension $4,000. colored school
$4,000, sinking $4,000.
.3S Mills for Salaries.
For the salary fund a levy OF 3S
to raise s29,03661 TO add to $45,S24
already on hand out of the cash bal
ance. This is the full amount asked
by the estimate. Last years rate was
rs mills, which brought S1O,9OS.
The road and bridge fund. the most
important on the roster. will nave
sl76.50 next year. this being
$4,000 less than was asked. To OBJ
tain this money a levy of 2.2 mills
will be necessary. Last years rate
was 1856. bringing s112,725.2l.
A levy of .i2 mills to bring $780,
403.36 was made to bolster up the
account Of the poor and insane fund.
This is the full amount asked by
5I5, last years budget
Twenty-six thousand, eight hundred
and five dollars was given to the sup
ply fund, levy of .32 being adjudged
necessary. The fund last year had
S15,751 on .27 mill levy.
The contingent fund was allotted
S2S, ,452.6 50, the full amount requested.
.35 mill levy being necessary. This
fund will be bolstered by S6,574.3S
from the cash now In hand. A AZ
mill levy was made last year, raising
S25.454.
The other funds are as follows:
County road maintenance .25 levy,
$4,000, last year S15,151 on .25 mill
levy; widow and orphans pension, 10
mill levy, $4,000, last year S3,939 on
65 levy; colored school. 10 levy $55,-
l42.50 last year s2O,605 on "a levy:
free fair .25 mill levy. $4,000. last
yea rsl0.302 on II mill levy; tick
eradication. .03. $4,000. last year 1903
on .O5 mills sinking, 60. $48,000.
last year s27,S7s on .46 mills.