Arizona republican., 1920-07-16
MAKES ESTIMATE IF S2.295,257.OO
 TO RUN COUNTY
Budget for 192O-21 Is Pre- sented to Board of Super visors-Large Increase in All Departments Is Shown

Showing an increase of s944. 955. .S9 in estimated expenditures over those for last year. the budget for Maricopa county for the year 1920-1921 has been completed by Clarence l.. Standage clerk of the board of supervisors. It has been presented to the board for consideration and will be passed upon at the meeting of the board next Mon. day. The total estimated expenses of the county for the coming year are $2,293, ,257.51, as against an estimate of $l.34S,301.62 for last year.
 The assessed valuation of the coun- ty in property made by the tax as sesSor for the year 1920-1921 shows an increase of approximately S34,00O,000 over that of last year. The figures for this year as taken from the tax rolls by MT. Standage are $134, 204 ,286. as against S100. 0.29S, ,069 for last year. This indicates a heavy increase in value of the real property of the county in tSe past 12 months. The school fund shows the largest increase in the es- timate for expenditures for the coming year, being $1,741, ,S51.S7. as against SS24.771 last year. or an increase of S917,os
 Only One Decrease
 The salary and expense fund shows an increase of about $1O,000 over last year, when the estimate was 269.10O. The road fund shows an increase of SPA, ,750 over last years estimate of $s9, 900. The estimate for county gen. eral bonds. however. shows a decrease of nearly $10.00O over the figures for last year. which were s90.3o0.
 Estimated expenditures for drainage districts maintenance and drainage district bonds for this year show a decrease of S17s5.07 over those of last year. Irrigation districts maintenance is estimated at the same figures as for last year. as is the special road dis tricts maintenance. An added expend-
 
 budget that does not show on that Of last year. It is an estimated expendf- ture of s4ooo for a flood fund.
 Summary of Budget m Following is a summary of the bud get for the year 192o-21:
 1s1s-2o 1s2O-21 Salary and ex-
 pense fun q.
 county insti-
 tutions $269, 100. % $2S0, ,070.00 Road fund ..... S9.0O0.00 113,75O.OO County general
 bonds . 90,30000 S0240.00 General school
 fund 211.51o.oo 496.015.70 Maintenance
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 special levies. 240 100000 614351.61 maintenance. 244.225.OO 47s8oo.5s bonds ..-...e. 12a.oas.oo 15a1s4oo Special road
 districts
 maintenance 16.o00o0 16.000.0o Drainage q is tricts mainte- nance 3,414.49 3,543.45 l Drainage dis tricts. bonds S.23313 6,646S0 l Irrigation dis tricts. mainte-
 nance 44,15O.OO 4f.15O.O0 Flood fund ...- ... 100000 Taking a summary of the three di- visions into which the budget has been divided it shows the estimate for the total requirements to be $47S.060 for the year 1920-21, as against $46440e for last year. Total school require ments are s1.741.S51.s7 for this year, as against SS24.771 for last year and the miscellaneous district requirements are $73,345.64 for this year, as against $59.13O.62 for last year.
 These figures are subject to revision by the board of supervisors upon final adoption of the budget.
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