El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
ARIZ. TAX RATE
To Be RAISED
In Fact, It May Be Nearly
Doubled Because of Huge
Appropriations.

Phoenix, Ariz. Niarcn 1.-THE
state tax rate may have TO be raised
from 80 cents on each 500 valuation
to even so cents. under the showing
made in an abstract just completed
BY state examiner Fairfield OF the
anpropriations Of the fourth legisla-
ture." This is the declaration of tax
commissioner Rudolph Kuchler. The
amount of raise viii depend on the
gross property assessment Wnlch
may be raised materially in the case
of the mines.
The appropriations made by the late
legislature reach the startling sum
Of S12.716.17O. compared with ia
AL for the previous biennial period
The general appropriation bill carried
items aEgregating S4,ZlO,5OS 10 oe
compared with S3,0l2,s4l in the thlro
legislature
Schools were given ss75.OOO. this in
addition to the regular school tax
levied in each county. The university
received approximately Sl,45Osuuo Tor
maintenance Of its many departments
and for construction The Normal
scchooI Of Arizona at Tempe received
$4,000 in all and the Northern Nor
NAL at Flagstaff $4,000 The In
dustrial school at Fort Grant, at one
time listed for abandonment. was
given S215.000, most Of the sum for
special bill for replacement OF
girls dormitory destroyed by fire
week ago
Roads. roughly figured, viii have
$4,000, 900 available in continuing any
special appropriations for the work Of
the next two years, despite the failure
Of the attempted highway code and It's
attached appropriation Of about
$4,000. In addition. there are special
road and constructions appropriations
totaling $4,000. Special appropria-
tions have been ordered for a road
from near Kingmau 10 the Utah line,
from Clarkdale to Williams and from
Superior TO Miami In addition, each
county Will do much road construc-
ton. some OF It in conjunction with
the national government
The state hospital for the insane
takes S305,000, the penitenuary
$500 900. the Pioneers home Sl32O00,
half of il for a building. and the cap
Itol building and grounds $4,000 70
provision was made for much need
ed extension Of the capitol, though
small wing viii be ready for Occu-
pany soon
Land Departments Share Large
The land department takes the most
money among the commissions. $llO,-
600. closely followed by the corpora
ton commission. 100000. The tax
commission takes only $4,000 The
secretary OF state. who has much
work added through auto licenses,
gets $4,000.
The supreme court is expected to
cost $4,000 for the two years. while
the states half Of the salaries OF the
Il superior judges will amount TO
S54,s00 The new dairy commission
er's office will cost $4,000, and the
office Of the director Of vocational
training S1400. with as much again
added by the federal government 10
the last appropriation There was an
other item Of sos. 600 for deficits IN
various state offices
Appropriations Over s12,OO0.O0O.
The total OF appropriations made by
the legislature for the years 1873 and
1920. according to a recapitulation an
nounced from the governors office
Saturday. is S12.716.170, as compared
with S7,414.441 made for the years
1917 and 1918.
During its many vicissitudes the
general appropriation bills total rose
and fell. the main pruning being done
in the house. At one time II was es-
timated at more than 100000 and
at another period Il was placed IN the
neighborhood Of S3,150.O0O. According
to the governors addition the pm as
IL came to hand carried total pro-
vision for the expenditure Of $4.21o,-
SOB.
on the list or sundry appropriations
the house leads the senate by about
a million and half. the exact fig
ures being, for the house S1,632.2I5,
and for the senate, $4,000. The 1917
IS house sundry total was SlsI65,30Qs
and the seuate's $1,000.
Under the head OF sundry continu-
ing appropriations the senate turned
the tables on the other chamber. the
figures in this list being: Senate S12S.-
600; house $4,000. In another list.
hOWver. appears a tahulation under
the head Of sundry continuing and
special appropriations. which reaches
the total Of S245s.155.
Total for Roads S3-575,OOG-
Roads in both houses present total
OF $685. 900. divided as follows. In
the senate $500. 900 appears under the
general heading Of roads. while the
annual road tax levy carries 100000; I
in the house special road account is .
SIS. 900.
The other totals appearing In the
governors reca uitulatiOn are:
Senate-AppropriatiOns contingent
on county and other appropriations, I
$3.50. 1000. appropriations for school ca I
diets. conditional. $4,000. as against /
$4,000 for 1917-1S; special relief bills. {
s10,S44; building appropriations. $50
900; equipment appropriations, Sll-1O0; ;
special appropriations Immediately I
available. s63250.
House - Appropriations contingent /
on counties. $4,000; special appropri- !
ations Immediately available. S103,6l3; /
special relief bills. S2f57: special sun I
dry constructions. S90.971.
Palmer Had Most Bills
With 400 bills introduced in both
houses during the session Just closed, !
the palm in the upper chamber goes
10 senator Campbell. the father OF 20 I
measures. Representative Phillips led
the list I'm the house. but the detailed
totals there were not available today. I
In the senate Hicks ran Campbell /
close second with II bills. Young fol- /
lowed with ] 8. Herndon sponsored u. /
President Johns, Elliott and Hughes ]
were neck and neck with II each, ]
while Wilkinson. O'Neil. Claypool, /
Buehmau and the appropriations COM
mittee each had an equal number with
10. Winsor brought down 9. Green Z. :
Deviue 8. Parr 3. whiting and G0Odell
each two and Thompson one. The ju-
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