The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-08-12
CHFLAN COUNTY
OFFICIALS FORM new
ORGANIZATION
WILL HOLD MONTHLY MEET
INGS FOR BETTERMENT OF
SERVICE. BUDGET CONDITION
TO BE DISCUSSED.

World: At a meeting of all Chelan
County officials held in the commits
sioners room Friday morning. it was
voted to form the Chelan County Of
iicials Association, to include all coun.
t. officers and their deputies. TIE
meeting was called by the county
commissioners for the purpose of CON
sidering the budgets and the general
condition of the county affairs in all
departments.
The general purpose of the new as
scciation is to enable the variou
heads of county departments to get
together and discuss methods of in
cIeasng the general efficiency of the
general administration of county af-
fairs. Prosecuting Attorney Sam r..
Sumner suggested that an association
he organized which would meet at
least once month outside the office
hours. A motion to that effect was
unanimously adopted, and Chairman
+ +. Cadman of the commissioners
named Prosecuting Attorney Sumner,
County Auditor A. " Sheppard and
County Engineer John Duff as a COM
mittee Of three to outline general
plan for the conduct of the new asso-
citation The next meeting will be
called for the latter part of he month
when the organization will be per-
fccted.
Meet at Lake Wenatchec Aug. u.
1t has been suggested that this
meeting be held at Lake Wenatchec
Aug. 2l, when the members of the as
sociation can combine business with
pleasure.
At the meeting of county officials
held Friday, every department was
represented and the budget question
taken up, and gone over. The uues-
ton Of reducing expenses to the min
Mum was talked over and the neces-
sity for practicing strict economy was
generally agreed upon.
Unexpected Drains on Treasury.
Some of the departments have
been compelled to spend considerable
money on work never done before. for
which no provision was made in the
last budget. One item is the compil-
alton of poll tax list and the collec-
ton of the same. This threw extra
work on the assessor, the treasurer.
and the sheriff. Tc be sure the coun-
ty has received over $500 in fees,
but this goes into The general current
expense fund, and cannot be credited
to the department spending the none =
Oh the job.
Engineers Office May Have Surplus.
County Engineer John Duff reported
that he would be able to run his OF.
fee at a saving Of about 5000 undc'
the budget allowance unless some un-
locked for emergency arises.
Sheriff Forsyth exceeded his bud
get for six months but has made NOR,
arrests than usual by great margin.
However the meals served to prison.
crs averaged only 80 cents per day.
since the county iail mess was estab-
lished compared with S5 cents per
day last year under the old system.
Cities Must Pay for Tax Collecting.
County Treasurer Buttes pointe,
out that the state law provides that
all Incorporated cities of the first, sec
and or third class shall pay into the
county treasury 81 900 per year as
clerk hire to defray expenses of col
lecting the city's taxes. This hae
rever been collected here, but it will
probably be done in the future.
1t was also suggested that some Of
the county's surplus funds might be
invested in warrants to bring a high
er rate of interest than per cent
which the banks pay on daily balanc-
ea. This applies particularly to thc
Sl50,00O county building fund whicr
may remain on deposit for years be.
fore being used
County Clerk Stevens suggeste,
that interest be secured on the lit
CANT funds in his hands, whic'
amount to from $4,000 to $4,000, ano
arc subject to check at any time.
State Inspection Fees Large.
Deputy Horticultural Inspector :
W. Usher explained that the colec
tions from the inspection of apple,
shipped out this fall. will probabl,
make that office self-sustaining 70
the rest of the year. 1t is expecte
that 5000 cars WI be inspected Il
81 per car.
The above are samples of the sug
gestions brought cut at the meeting
and it is believed that many NOR
slch ideas will be secure when tn,