Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-25
STATE LEVY
IS 5.57 MILLS
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
COMPLETES WORK AT BOISE
SATURDAY
Sc PER CENT FOR EDUCATION
Only IL Per Cent of Levy for Govern
mental Purposes.

mills was determined Saturday by the
state board of equalization as the total
general state tax levy for all state
purposes. This levy is reduction of
approximately five-eighths of mill
under the tax levy of 1920, which was
six and one-eighths mills. A compar-
ison of the 1919 levy of seven and
eight-tenths mills shows that the
1921 levy has decreased more than 2
mills.
Members of the state board in COM
pleting their work Saturday finished
up the annual work of equalizing val
uations as between counties on all
classes of property on the real prop
erty assessment rolls, the assessing
of public utility property and the fix
ing of the state tax levies.
Board members completed Friday
the work of equalization as between
counties and the assessment of public
utility property. Tentative tax levies
were agreed on Friday, but it was not
until Saturday afternoon that an
nouncement of the final tax levies was
made.
How Levies Are Made.
Tax levies as announced by the
board follow:
The state ad valorem tax of 3.6 mills
set by statute and apportioned among
the counties ON the basis of the equal
lied valuation of 1920.
For the redemption of the second
issue highway bonds, tax levy of
0.2 mill was fixed. The same levy was
fixed for the redemption of highway
bonds of the fourth issue. A levy cf
0.04 mill was made for the redemption
of the state highway bonds of the third
issue.
Levy made for the public building
interest and sinking fund was 0.3
mill.
For the general interest and sinking
fund levy of a trifle more than 0.2
mill was made.
Under provisions of legislation en-
acted at the Sixteenth session of ihe
legislature levies of 0.9 mill for the
third state highway bonds and one
eighth mill for the Albion State Nor
NAL school was made.
Following is tabulation of the lev
les announced Saturday:
Levies in Detail.
State ad valorem ........... .003604
State highway redemption,
second issue ............ .0002
State highway redemption,
third issue .............. 10000
State highway redemption,
fourth issue ........... .OOO2
Public building interest and
sinking fund ..... .OOO3
General interest and sinking
fund .OOO2O1
Third state highway .,.. .00O9
Albion state normal ...... .000125
Total .................. .OO557C
No figures were obtainable on the
amount of money each tax levy will
raise, as the equalized valuation for
1921 has not been worked out by the
state auditors department. The de-
partment was busy Saturday appor-
tioning the assessments made on reil-
roads as between counties, and the
total equalized valuation of the state
will not be figured out until this week
Following is a statement by Roy l.
Black, state attorney general, on the
apportionments of the amount levied
for general state purposes:
SO Per Cent Education.
"Of the amount levied for general
state purposes, SO per cent is for edu-
cational purposes. All the depart
ments of the board of education, in
Guiding the state institutions, the Uni
versity of Idaho, Albion State normal
Lewiston normal, Idaho Industria
Training school, Idaho Technical in
stitute, School for the Deaf and Blind
vocational education and other allied
departments.
Seventeen and two-tenths per cen
is for general government, which Gov
ers the expenses of the legislature
governors office, lieutenant governor
auditor, bureau of public accounts
bureau of budget and taxation, The
treasurer, board of equalization, sec
retary of state, department of public
works, attorney general, supreme
court, district court, and for mainten
ance of the capitol.
What Protection Costs.
Nine and six-tenths per cent is fol
protection to persons and property
which includes the state constabu
larry, the national guard, bureau o
banks and banking, bureau of insur
ance, bureau of professional occupa
tions, bureau of registration of motto
vehicles, public utilities commission
mine inspector, the department of i'm
migration, and fire protection to stat
timber.
Nine and nine-tenths per cent i
for development and conservation o
the natural resources of the state
This covers the expense of the depart
ment OF agriculture, the department
OF reclamation, the bureau of mine
and geology, and the improvement o
the Snake river.
"One and three-tenths per cent i
for health and sanitation. This GOV
ers the expenses for supervision AM
control of all the public health worl
in the state of Idaho.
Eleven and ffve-tenths per cent /
for charitable and penal institutions
the Idaho insane asylum, the uortl