The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-09-15
COUNTY BUDGET TOPS
TOTAL LEVY FOR 1921
Exceeds Last Years Final Levy By
Many Thousands; Board Will Do
Pruning October 8

being scanned in all details prepar
atory to sharp pruning.
The county commissioners will con
slider the levy October 3, and at thai
time will act on the insistent demand
that Is coming from all sections OF
the county that taxes be reduced te
before-the-war economy basis.
Last year, the final county lev
w.Asor $16s.517, so that the esti.
niate OF this year is in excess of the
1921 tax total by some s3S,OO0.
Sums asked in the budget that die
not have to be met last year are SIS,
500 for elections, $4,000 for the
Lynden-Laurel bridge, $2,5O0 for 6
county tuberculosis nurse, and $17,
900 for the Mt. Baker road.
The following is the county budget
as submitted to the people:
Commissioners, $1,000 last year,
$3.50 and were allowed that.
Auditor, $17,7S0; last year, $751;
$50 and allowed $17,27O.
Treasurer, O,OOO; last year, s21,-
900 and allowed $17,490.
Clerk, $1,000; last year $1,000 and
allowed $3.50.
Assessor, $12,525; last year, s12.-
900 and allowed it.
Prosecuting Attorney, $6,430; last
year $1,000 and allowed $6,050.
Sheriff $685. last year, $4,000
and allowed $9,050.
County Jail, 5000; last year, $5,-
$40 and allowed s5,210.
Engineer, $1O,3OO; last year, $10,-
200 and allowed $1,000.
superintendent of County Schools,
$6,5OO; last year, $6,125 and allow
ed it.
County Physician, $3.50; last
year $3,650 and allowed it.
This year is tuberculosis nurse,
5o.
Agricultural Agent, $3,975; last
year, $4,39O and allowed it.
Coroner $1,000; last year, $1,000
and allowed $500.
Sueprior Court, Department No. l.,
$12,35O; last year $4,000 and al
lowed $S,4O0; Department No. 2,
$4,000; last year, $4,000 and allowed
1t; juvenile court, including mothers
pensions, $4,000; Hast year, $22,-
500 and allowed $4,000.
Court Stenographer, $2,075; same
last year and allowed.
Justice Courts, SASS; last year
$4,S2O and allowed $4,000.
Courthouse, s7,612; last year, So
S62 and allowed $5,462.
County Home $1S,53O; last year,
$17,975 and allowed it.
County Indigent, $15,S00; last
year, s21.5O0.
Elections s1s,500 last year, $500.
General Miscellaneous, $3S,SOO;
last year, $66,900 and allowed $685.
$50.
Following are figures on various
expenses, including the general
school fund:
General school, 165, ,130. Road and
bridge, construction, repair and main
tenance, cost, $6S,000; construction
Lynden-Laurel bridge (order super
Tor COURT $4,000; Guide Meridian
xsyoad bonds redemption), $4'ooo;
~ rthwest Diagonal (road bonds re-
demption), s4,350; construction ana
maintenance of Mount Baker high
way. $1,000, cities 5 per cent, S5,-
500.
Geneva road improvement fund
(highway No 13) assessment, S4'-
ILLS; DemingLawrence road I'M
proyement fund (highway No. l4)
assessment, $1S,015.69; Blaine-F'erh-
dale road improvement fund (hlgh-
way No. 16) assessment, Sl3,94o.1f
Ferndale-Lynden road Improvement
fund highway No. 10 assessment
s12,1O1.95; observation-disclosures road
Improvement fund (highway NO. lS)
assessment, $500; Blaine Ferndale
extension fund (highway NO. l9) as
sessment. S5,400: Columbia valley
roads Improvement luho
No. 2O) assessment, $7,1O0; Blame
Lynden road improvement fund
fbighway No. 21) assessment VA
900. Lawrence Nooksack road I'M
nrovement fund (highway No. ~
assessment $4,000; Glendale roao
improvement fund thighway NO. 2S
assessment, $4,000; Custer-Haynie
road Improvement fund (highwa!
No. 25) assessment s17,4oo; Lynden
I.aurel road improvement fund (high
nav No. 26) assessment, $42,452.72;
;n,arest ON highway bonds, $4,000;
river improvement fund sSo,ooo'
Dixie district No. /, $500; draihast
improvement districts No q sloo'
No. 8. s1,10O; No. 4, $1,000; NO. D