The Arvada enterprise., 1922-01-19
SAVES MUCH MONEY
.l FOR THE TAXPAYERS

SAVES MUCH MONEY
.t FOR THE TAXPAYERS
When Guy Juchen,, cf ARMADA
'an for county treasurer his slogan
vas efficiency First" He hss
made good. Taxpayers all over the
county are highly pleased with hi
'apable management Of his Office
,ut the real good news to the tax
payers is contained in his report, n
summary of which is given below.
The following statement, showing
he volume of business in the County
office for the year 1921
to eight lines, may be of
interest to Jefferson County taXray-
RS, as may also the comparison
;hich follow it.
!. Cash balance December
81. 1920 --------s 500 .41A.54
). Collections 1920 tax 6
interest ----- -----45i, ,539.07
!. Collections Prior year
tax and interest ---- 3,52i.37
|. Miscellaneous cash col
lections ------ - 9O,927.74
!. Total sGiS,404.72.
!. Cash Disbursements s531.109.67
;. Cash Balance Decem-
Der 81, 1921 --------ll7,295.O5
!. Total ------ SG4S,i0l.72
We claim, without fear of dis
,ute. that jefferson is the leading
county of the State in its percentage
# collections of 1920 current tax
hown in aboye statement Us item 2.
The figure there given is 99.i per
cnt of tax levied in the 1920 As
essment Roll and Tax Warrant.
We know that never before in JET
,erson countys history has so high u
been collected
Tie statement aove is made mere
Y to shlw the xs!ums-oS l92l-besi-
less. By comparison with formei
cars, we find that since the clos
# business in l9lS-a period oil three
ears thc volume has increased ap-
20 per cent. In the
'ear 1918, 1879 individual tax re
ciDts we're issued on GOO sched-
lies, and IN 1921, 1922 were issu %
N G700 schedules, being m !ncrsa
# 1925 in receipts aad 500 sched'
lies.
The earned casn fees snd com
Missions OF the office for 1921
to S1O,326.6G. The in
cscsJ earned and collected from
,arl5s an ruHds deposited Jm t ,
n 1921 to $2,639.3S. tn sum o
hese two items, being Si2 96G.0i.
vas transferred on December 81
.921 TO the Ordinary County r.
,enue fund. The combined snlarl
# all persons employee in this q
,artment. (being the Treasurer, d
,u.y and Chief Clerk) amounted &
Is. 10000 for the year 1921. t..
.fficc has, therefore, earned S7,56s.
u in excess of salar!es paid.
Il 1918, the office handled t.
aymcnt of interest coup-ns an.
,cads Of Schol Districts on he ba
f s2T 10000 outstGnding bonds
)ur'ng the the year 1921, the ba1
as been s2i750000 outs.anding
,un5G. In addition to this We hand
ed Si20, 10000 Of the cash derive
rom the sales of bonds in 1920
Wien sch ol building. were in tn
'oursa If construction.
Several school districts IN ths
cun.v hav- been forced to rcgi.t
mir nts fer various rca on, bu
we have so handled these matter
.hnt no school orders have been di-
.cunted and in this matter We Wis
o give full credit TO THIS Rub y
National Bank of Golden.
All county warrants are cash war.
ants. there being comfotabl-
urplus in each fund.
We also wish to state nt this tim
hat although the business Of thr
,fficc hJ.s increased In We v d d1ra-'
ront, the office force has not beer
at any time ever the fore
isel In 1918. We contemplate ,.
Increase.
4 report in detail as furni'hod I
he e'ata Auditor has. been fled !.
70 rffic- nf tho County Clerk nm
will soon he Published n required
5y law. We sholl be r!aasfd t
'urnirh further detailed 'n'ormnti p
-olativc g. county bu inrss upon re.
quest.
An efficiency First program
las been justified
GUY +. JUCliEM,
County Trea u"cr
Bert Jonea forror ahcrirf f r-f