The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-07-13
,,.vd Of Columbia District
'e,n announces Reduction OF
s1.65 an Acre
c.nAL SYSTEM IS
n GOOD CONDITION
r,sre is Every reason for
encouragement Says
Manager Muldrow


IN. n Irrigation district have COM
~, ''...d the annual grind OF making
..,t wears budget and determin-
!. : ~ assessments necessary to meet
:. = .rneuditures. In spite OF the
.. That next year reserve fund
- b started because of change
,A.,l,v which provides that irriga-
=. t.Yes must become due at the
90. time as general taxes, the board
. ,ble to announce that next years
;..;,.t;ou costs will be $1.65 an acre
- than this year.
!, erplanation Of next years bud
y Manager Muldrow submits the
tlloving comprehensive statement:
b making these levies the follow
- matters must be considered: inter-
Il On bonded indebtedness, principal
md intrest on local Improvement dis
trict warrants; maintenance and op-
Grafton for the coming season; and
any special construction work.
The levy made for bond interest
i the same as last year, and must be
the same for some years to come. II
will be as follows:
Nom water-right lands, $4.90 per
acre.
Water right lands, $3.50 per acre
Partial assessment lands, 2, S1.4C
per acre.
Partial assessment lands, /, 10 pei
acre.
On each local Improvement district
the levy is somewhat reduced by cut
ting off interest on that part of it's
warrants which were redeemed during
the year past. One-fifth of these war
nnts are paid up each year. l.. 1
district Nos. ! and 2 will be entirely
paid up in 1924 and Nos. 8, A and
WI end in 1926. The levy for this
budget on these districts will be as
follows:
district No. l, Reed pipe line, north
Of Finley, ss.O5 per acre.
District No. 2, end of lateral One
ASo per acre.
), District y No. 8, Section Z pipe line
Nso per acre.
- District s. No. 4. Hitchcock pipe line
Ao4o per acre.
District No. 5, city lots in Kenne
n1, 5000 per acre.
1he total cost of maintenance an,
VIBRATION for the coming year is es
saa'ed at s2S,S75. practically tn,
u. . Tue actual cost during tn,
~. 49, year. which is about $4,000 les.
~ 49, sne budget provided last year
:. ~ covers the whole cost of keepins
y. aua operating the system and i
M, 0uls Item Of the budget that il
70 change. All the rest ar,
80 Oy law and the necessity O
s 'ng outstanding obligations. Th
~. ers OF the board feel that the,
o,s:. u' snls item to the lowest poin
! s's'ent ss'' 4 with satisfactory servic
b seem seems impossible for some peopl
~ alle how many small trouble
MS instantly arising among the near
t.,.s hundred deliveries that are scat
,as 's' = along fifty-one miles of cana
ths.. 'a'eral, that is, unless one O
o,,s;., ,st troubles happens to affect thei
f,or ~ delivery. Then we hea
,s;., u 'nem, quick. The small amoun
lt,ls A n. might be cut out would hav
NH :. .i,ect on the total assessmen
, W.. u s7S,oOo, but would soon hav
ard as y decided effect on the stand
ruD,ia i water service. Part of thi
i,an, ar'ns cost is met by water rental
tbis pumping lands and the levy fo
Tbs 1.. Lusp0se is set at $500 per acr,
part 'ssy ~ last year was $500 per acr,
irom :, ~ which went to cover a defic
a M. the year before.
ac,a .4t !. Special assessment of 81 .s5 Nc
icallv "a last years levy was automat
eope,..' 81. :. off. This money .paid f.
IN + ',e ,aal inning in the m ain canal. D,
pieces ,sSi. - Altho there are certai
some Sons :. q construction work that wi
them DAY have to be done, none . .
very urgent, and the boa,