The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-12-14
FORTY MILL TAX LIMIT LEAGUE
HOLDS IT'S FIRST STATE MEETING

One hundred and fifty taxpayers
representing every section and in
terest of the state, produced out
Of their state taxation conference
in Tacoma last week the State Tax
Limit League, and a platform de-
claring for rigid governmental
economy and elimination of several
state tax levies, tax on personal
income, a business income tax, a
gross earnings tax on all public
service corporations, and limita-
ton to 40 mills on so per cent
valuation the total tax to be paid
by property.
The conference heard proposals
that sales tax be adopted, but
refused the measure.
Represented at the conference
were: Washington Coal Producers,
Farm Bureau, State Grange, Hor-
ticultural association, Berry Grow
ers association, Manufacturers
Assn, Lumbermen's Assn, Single
Manuf.. Assn, Federated Indus
tries of Wash, and the Associat-
ed Industries of Seattle, Tacoma
and Spokane, Tax Leagues of al
most every county were also rep
resented and in the meeting were
Senate and House leaders, county
officials and others.
The following state officers were
elected: E. S. Goodwin, Seattle,
president; S. C. Sawtelle, Seattle,
secretary; L. S. Booth, Seattle,
treasurer; trustees at large, John
A. Gellatly, Wenatchee; Thomas
B. Cole, Bellingham; Julius c.
Hubbell, Ellensburg; Harry G.
Austin, Tacoma; George F. Meach.
am, Fred J.. Perine, Roy j. Kin
near, Seattle, E. B. Arthaud, Ho-
quiam.
Vice presidents, who will be iden.
titled with local units Of the Tax
Limit League over the state, were
chosen as follows: G. M. Elliott
Tacoma; L. E. Miller, Bellingham;
Andrew Danielson, Blaine; Frank
Carpenter, Gle Elum; John C. Den
ny, Everett; E. B. Arthaud, Ho.
GUAM; Nils Anderson, Mabana; j
e. Calder, Montesano; Donald Nc.
Innis, Port Angeles; Oscar Sword
Port Orchard; D. NJ. Donnelly, Sc
dro Woolley; Alden C. Bayley
Shelton; w. S. McCrea, Spokane;
r. D. Neselle, Snohomish; Jud 81.
Ter, Vance; C. C. Tuttle, Vancou-
yer; E. C. Burlingame, Walla Wal
la.
In brief, the program of the
State Tax Limit League, adopted
at the meeting, proposes the fol.
lowing:
Budget law, with office hol-
der liable on his personal bond for
excess expenditure; requiring the
county commissioners to annually
adopt road building program for
ensuing year, which shall not be
departed from.
Pay scale for work done for
municipal bodies shall not exceed
pay scale for private contractors.
8 Serial bond retirement plan;
compulsory formation of sinking
fund to provide for retirement on
such bonds according to their
terms.
4-Extension Of Consolidated
election law to all counties, as
well as those Of first class.
Estates permanent highway
levy to be optional with counties
and public highway levy repealed,
to be replaced by one cent addition
al gasoline tax.
6-Repeal Of half-mill state levy
for capitol buildings; repeal half
mill levy for reclamation fund. this
fund to be turned into the general
fund, with exception of amount
sufficient to maintain hydraulic
engineers office.
7-Consolidation Of departments
of government, to prevent dupli-
cation.
State wide school survey to
eliminate waste.
9-Reduction Of statutory limits
on certain millage funds, as illus
tration: State General. 5 to 2z
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