The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-24
DEMAND FOR TAX
CUT IS VOICED
Local and County Organizations favor
Proposals Designed to Lower
District Levies.

We favor reducing the county and
district road levies one-half for the
next two years, and the maintenance
Of local roads by local road clubs.
We favor future legislation which
will permit either the commission
form of county government or the
county manager system.
We favor such legislation as will
permit each tax payer to make his re-
turn in the future through the use of
blanks sent to him for the purpose,
making an affidavit as to the correct
ness of same or having two RESPONSE
BILE persons sign as witnesses.
We favor the readjustment of all
real estate values, believing that our
assessed values in this county are
higher than elsewhere in the state for
the same classes of property under
similar conditions.
- We favor reduction on the asssess-
ed valuation OF farm improvements.
We recommend that the Okanogan
county taxpayers league affiliate
with the state federation of taxpayers
associations.
We recommend that the 30-10 plan
Of taxation for the maintenance of our
schools, or a higher state ratio, be
adopted as; more equitable form of
taxation and one that should result in
Il reduction Of the school district levy.
We recommend that the directors of
the high schools in this county hold a
joint meeting with their superintend-
ents and adopt uniform and modi-
fled course of study.
We go on record as opposed to the
agitation now being carried on in the
state for the reestablishment of the
Womens Industrial Home and Clinic
at Medical Lake.
Whereas, Sheriff Eli Wilson and his
Chief Deputy Bernard McCauley have
conducted the sheriff's office in an
efficient and cOmmendable manner
against great Obtacles, with particu-
lar reference to the handling of boot
leggers and whisky runners, that it
be the sense of this meeting that we
indorse their work and commend them
for their efforts and pledge the sher-
iff our unqualified support.
Appreciating the difficulty exper-
fenced by public officials in their eff
forts to economize in public expendi-
lures, We advise that a careful exam
inatiOn of county expenses be made
and separate reports and recommen-
dations be prepared and published by
the advisory committee of this league
and
We further recommend that each To-
cality name committees to take the
same action regarding school. NUM-
cipal and irrigation district expenses.
The foregoing resolutions were
adopted by vote of the Okanogan
county Taxpayers League, at it's meet
ing Wednesday at Okanogan. The at
tendance at the meeting was not large
but it was fairly representative of the
county and the agreement that con-
tinued action to insure lower taxes
must be carried on. was unanimous.
Northern Okanogan county was rep
resented by d. Fl. Hart of Chesaw, A.
r. Sanger, of Nelson, r. l.. Picken of
Tonasket. F.. J. Samson, Ernest Riste
and Frank NJ. Dallam. Jr., of Oroville
F. ]. Samson was chosen chairman
Of the meeting and George ]. Stewart
If Okanogan, secretary.
The most interesting and illumin-
ating discussion was offered by N. E
Whitworth Of OkanOgan, who read a
thoughtful paper he had prepared on
educational expenses. This paper was
supplemented with charts showing the
percentage of the various taxes raised
in state and county and their distri-
button, comparative costs over a per.
iod of ten years and proportions OF
expenditures for various purposes.
Among the interesting facts he pre-.
sented were the following:
Il find that the daily attendance has
been increased from 156.964 in 1910 tC
212,534 in 1920, an increase of &c.
per cent The school term has in
creased from 7.67 months per year t.
S.S months. The total expenditures
have increased from a little ove1
$11. 100000 to s20,73O.720. Teacher.
salaries have increased from $4,9S0.
726 to $11.s31 ,432, an increase of 1871;
per cent. Other expenses have incre