Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-10-14

of the Fruitland Banner and | nave
been requested to answer the charge
made therein by publishing the ac-
tual facts and figures:
1.-THE Payette Enterprise, the paper
that published the rotten matter dish
ed up by Frank r. Gooding's paid
writer's during the last campaign is
out with the assertion that the UNI
precedented high taxes in Payette
county is on account of deficit
left by the last county administra-
ton.
Now paper that would publish
the class of Gooding paid matter
furnished during the last campaign
whether it was through ignorance,
pure cussedness or Gooding's dol
lars would not hesitate now to say
what was untrue.
The real facts are that when the
former county administration went
out of office Payette County was
almost a full year ahead. In fact
the report of the present county au
ditor issued January 8, 1920, shows
that on January IL, 1919, when the
old administration ended its term
there was S6,6363S left in the cur
rent expense fund and the last half
of the 1918 unsolicited taxes to be
paid in between that time and June
80, 1919.
For further proof that there was
really big surplus instead of de-
ficit Mrs. l.. Rudolph Hollenbeck,
treasurer of Payette County, states
that there was not single county
warrant registered for the want of
funds during the year 1919. The
present auditors report also shows
that there was total of 1000
in all Payette County funds when
the present administration took
charge. In reality the taxes raised on
the 1918 assessment was for the
purpose of paying 1918 expenses
and this claim of deficit, when the
county was practically year ahead
in its finances is not only ridiculous,
but shows gross ignorance on the
9art of anyone regarding county fl
.ances, in making such a statement
Just as an illustration of the way
II which funds are raised to defray
county expenses we will go back to
tie beginning of Payette county and
present the following:
Back in 1917 on July 2, when
ayette county was organized there
was no money in the treasury, but
2 tie an accumulation of bills incl
{ 1T to the election and organiza-
n. The first of July the tax rolls
ltaining the property and assess
nts were sent down from Canyon
Unity and the newly appointed Of
:. ials of Payette county started in
> wing their supplies, paying the
iaries and expenses with warrants
there was no money. In Septem-
1917 the board made a levy
ID having a comparatively small
y,luation and knowing that the or
Imitation period would be more
EXAMINER
Payette County, August
The following financial informatio,
taken from the records of Payette Cou
Assessed Valuation of all prop
Original Assessment Roll. 1918 :.
Subsequent Assessment Roll. 10
Total
Less Exemptions -----------...--
Net total 1918 Valuation TO
Rate and amount of Tax Lev
State, General ----.-----...--.-..------...-
State, Predatory-Sheep 80, other liv
County, Current Expense .-...--..........
County, Road
County, Interest & Sinking -.......
County, School -.-.-...--....--..-
Total for State and County for YET
Total for State and County for We;
Decrease in rate and amount
Abstract of Expenditures, Curren
Total
Auditor -----------------....-.--.-.- 5,708.27
Sheriff ---------------------.--.---.--. 2,528.99
Assessor ----.--.-----.---.,.-.---.--- 2,738.46
Treasurer -----.---..--------.---..-.- 1,901.34
Attorney --------------.--.-.-....--- 1,856.41
Elections -----------.--..-.-..-.--.- 2,125.49
Commissioners .-....-..... 2,3S1.4O
....... 1.37972
Health & Sanitation .... 1920
Charities, Etc ..... 1.762.88
District Court .--.. 1920
Probate Court ...... 1.O96.47
t,1'-ice Court ........ 31.75