The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-03-06
Report of Village Clerk.

Report OF Village Clerk.
Nezperce, Idaho, March 3, 1919
To the Chairman and Board OF
Trustees of the village of Nez-
perez, Idaho.
Gentlemen: AS your present
term Of office is drawing to a
close ! deem it proper to report
to you the general conditions of
the village under your steward
ship. During your two years in
office more cross-walks and side
walks have been constructed
than under any former admins
tration. To those who have not
considered the matter fully it
may seem strange that every
thing cannot be accomplished at
once, but we must bear in mind
that in the building of sidewalks
all cross walks and alley cross
ings are built by the village out
of it's general funds, and that it
must also stand the loss Of con-
struction Of sidewalks along the
worthless lots in order to serve
the occupied property beyond.
During the last year you have
constructed eleven blocks of new
concrete sidewalks with the nee
essary crossings. These cross
walks cost approximately one |
hundred dollars each and the
alley crossings in proportion.
This expense together with the
lots permitted to go delinquent
for sidewalk taxes about absorb
the funds that can be spared for
public improvement for one year.
1t is natural that we should de-
sire better streets and better
sidewalks all at once but by tax
ing up one improvement at
time you are leaving the city in
excellent financial condition.
1t fell to the present board to
complete the sewer already UNI
der construction when you took
office. This has been fully COM
pleted and there is still a balance
of about two thousand dollars in
the Sewer Construction Fund.
This balance is out on interest
and is available for drainage pur-
poses at such time as the village
shall take up the question of per-
street improvement.
Your predecessor board left
enough outstanding assets to off
set all unredeemed warrants .is-
sued by them, so that you start I
ed in without any old indebted
ness to burden the Current Ex- ;
oense Fund.
The Indebtedness Of the will !
age consists Of $4,000 represent
ID by two issues of bonds Of sew {
,ral years age. The interest and {
sinking fund for the redemption t
# these bonds has been fully
Kept up. t
The building of the sewer and '
he building of sidewalks has. S
aused an unusual number of lots S
o go delinquent, but notwith- h
landing this handicap the finan- v
ial condition of the village was a
lever better S
AS we near the close of your h
administration we have about a
nough funds on hands out Of h
he first half of the 1918 taxes .
0 pay the ordinary running ex- D
enses for the balance of your a
ERIN. On the payment of the f
irst half of the taxes the larger
of the revenue is de-
wed, as many pay in full and
ne bulk Of the special improve l.
lent and personal property tax - :.
! received at that time. How . -
yer the second half Of the taxes a.
ayable July LIST together with -
ID delinquents amount to con- D
derable fund. =.
I estimate that there is suffi- - -
ent revenue now outstanding +,
, that you may safely buy next 10
ears supply of rock and oper- W
e the crusher for early spring ~
ork and turn the affairs of the =,
ty over to your successors with -
is much accomplished towards ~
Ext years work and with suffi- Il; u,
emit 1918 revenue to come in to he
ore than offset any warrants r,
at may be issued in payment of C1
e same. NJ
AS a precautionary measure tb
xes were somewhat higher in +b
II, but the levy Of that year Iat
Is reduced two mills for 1918. II,
the same prudent business Tn
sthods and the policy of doing in,
e thing at a time is followed am
10 not know of any reason why to,
. tax levy cannot be reduced
other two mills for 1919
Respectfully submitted,
G. III. Nugent. :.
srk and Attorney for the Will VIC
ige Of Nezperce. en-