The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-09-27
COUNTY LEVY
To Be FIXED
COMMISSIONERS SET OCT. 6 AS
DATE FOR CONFIRMING 1920
ESTIMATES
Taxpayers Who Are Interested in
County Matters Invited to Ap-
pear Before the Board

According to state law, each Sep
tember the board of county commits
sioners is required to prepare and
publish a list of estimated expenses
of the ensuing year, and taxpayers
are given a date for the hearing on
these estimates.
Oct 6 has been set by the Stevens
county board of commissioners for
the hearing of the following esti-
mated expenditures for 1920, and
they have especially requested the
Examiner to announce to the public
that they will be very glad to have
presented to them on this date any
criticism that may exist in the minds
of people interested in county eX-
penditures.
The current expense fund, which
bears the brunt of county expenses,
is not permitted to exceed s mills.
: Because Of increased expenses due
to rising costs, it is impossible for
the board to do everything desired
with the limited funds, and the
various county officers have been re-
quired to hold their estimates down
to the lowest possible notch. Any
citizen who can show the commits
sioners how any of these expendi-
lures may be averted will confer
real favor by doing so, but it is sug-
gested that real ideas will be more
likely to assist than will criticism
based on lack of knowledge of
conditions.
Following is the official notice of
estimates:
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ESTIMATE
OF EXPENDITURES FOR STEVENS
COUNTY For THE YEAR 1870
Notice is hereby given that hear
ing will be held by the board Of
county commissioners of stevens
county, Washington, on Monday, Oct
q, 1919 at the hour of o'clock y.
m. at the commissioners room in the
courthouse at Colvtlle, to consider
the estimated expenditures for the
year 1920, and for the purpose of de-
terlnining the amount of levy re-
quired therefor. and any person or
persons having any objections to Of
fer to the approving Of said esti-
mate submitted. shall appear at
said time and place and offer their
objections thereto
The following is the detail list Of
estimates submitted:
Sinking fund and interest...$25,0 0OO
Il at.I l.sfI
Dist. road and bridge No. L.. $1,000
Dist. road and bridge No. g.. 10000
Dist. road and bridge No. g.. $4,000
Soldiers relief .....-....................... 1000
Agricultural agcnt-1
Stenographic help .......................... 45O
Stationery and printing GO
Reference books ...................... 20
Gas and oil for car........................ $40
Exchange on new car ........... 400
Repairs 100
Travelling and hotel expense. 270
Postage telephone and Tel........ SO
MISCELLANEOUS ~
s2,99O
Horticultural inspector
Salary and hotel expense........$1, 800
Automobile expense .......-.... 500
Revolving and cleanup. spray
ing and disinfecting .....-..... 400
$4,000
County Current Expense Fund
Comm iasioners-
Per diem and mileage ...........-$2,775
Onice expense --...-".--..-.---.-.- 325
$3.100
Superior court
Judges salary ......--..-.......-.....-.S S55
Court commissioner .....--.............- 240
Probation officers and Exp-... 1,300
Baliffs ............................. 500
Office expense and Stat'y.... 200
Postage, Tel & Tel.................... 200
Expense visiting jiidge......... 400
Criminal witnesses .................... 5000
Insanity witnesses ........-..... 300
Jury fees $500
Board lodging of jlirors.............. 500
Special attorneys -..-......-.......--......-. 100
Expert witnesses ....................... 300
Travelling expenses ...............-........ so
Clothing for Juvenile Dept.-..-..-... so
Mothers pensions -.........--.-.....-...... 1900
$l5,995
Engineer
Engineers salary 500
Deputies 1600
Labor 300
Office records and supplies---....... 200
Sundry office expense................... 30
Postage. Tel and Tel..........-........... 75
Travelling expense ......................... 500
Freight, express and drayage...... IS
Furniture and fxtures..--....--....... so
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