The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-11-30
SCHOOL FlID
IS ENE .ARGED
SCHOOL CENSUS SHls IS INCREASE
AnBuals Tax Budget Pr deS Increased
Fund for Education Boat Road
Bridge Provided For

The tentative tax budget as set last
Thursday by the budget board and
county court provides for an approx
innate S2l, 900 increase over the total
appropriations Of $254, ,098. "a last year.
The board will make its final appor-
tionment Thursday, December %.
New items in the levy of this year.
if the budget is adopted as drawn will
be $1,000 for comfy school fund, $4,000
for county high school tuition and
$4, 600 to supplement like sum appro-
priated by the United States Forestry
Service for the Lost Lake Highway.
County School Superintendent Gibson
stated that the general school fund
would have been increased from $780,
600 to $32, 900 the coming year because
Of the increase in students. He de-
clared that school districts of the Low
er Valley were now behind about So. 900
in high school tuition to the city school
board.
81 also have before me at the pres
ent time, ;" said Mr.. Gibson, "a letter
from the Portland School Board, which
warns US that sons of East Side FAM
lilies, who are attending Benson Poly
technic school in Portland, will be sent
home unless this county pays their tut
tion. Under the law, students of dis
tricts not having high schools may at
tend any institution in the state, their
tuition being refunded by the county
in which they reside"
While Sheriff johnson suggested that
his office should be provided with an
automobile, which, he declared, would
be an economy in traffic law enforce
ment and in making illicit liquor raids,
the committee opposed the move. de-
claring that it would be setting bad
precedent. The sheriff. however, was
allowed fund of 81 300 for Office ex-
pense and special deputies. The sal
aries of traffic officers were increased
from So, 600 to $2.400.
1t was developed at the budget meet
ing that the cost of caring for poor
here has jumped from So, 500 in 1919 to
more than $6, 900 for the current year.
The sum of S. 600 was included in the
budget for the coming year. Judge
Hasbrouck and Commissioners Black
man and Sheppard stated that Hood
River county gains many indigents
through the dumping Of poor families
here during apple harvest season. 1t
was cited that river steamers had
dumped indigents here the past season
in a number of instances.
The budget committee denied the
appeal of G. A. Bell. one of the direct
oTs of the Public Welfare Committee.
an amalgamation of local charitable
institutions, for $500. While the bud
get board commended Mr.. Bells or
ganization for its work. it was declared
that funds for its administration should
come from private donations.
The Salvation Army came near gain
ing the $3.50 annually given by this
county to the Portland Boys and Girls
Aid Society of Portland. Judge Has
brouck stated he had recently been de-
MED commitment of a girl here be-
cause her parents, who wished to Sc
cure home for the girl. declined to
turn her over entirely to the institu-
tion. Judge Hasbrouck stated that she
had been gives shelter by the Saliva
tion Army until home was found.
The board at first eliminated the Boys
and Girls Aid Society appropriation
from the tentative budget, which
would have resulted in its final elm
ination next year. On consideration,
however, it was included with the rec
ommendation that the matter be thor
oughly investigated before Deem
Der 28.
C. II. Vaughan. of the County Health
Association. appealed for the retention
of 81, 800 now utilized in employing a
county health nurse. Hestold that the
work was highly efficient and that
word Of recommendation for its contin-
uance was received from all parts Of
the valley.
j. w. Morton appeared before the
budget board and petitioned for an
appropriation of $1,000 next year for
constructing a road from the Columbia
River Highway to his farm below
Ruthton hill west of the city. The
special fund was not included in the
budget.
Next years budget will include a
fund of 81, 900 to be utilized in con-
structing a toed-in viaduct along the
canyon Of Hood river where the boat
road passes below the o. W. R. & N.
tracks. The roadway at this point.
despite heavy expenditures. has been
washed out several times the past few
years, and County Roadmaster Nichols
declares that the expenditure will be a
wise investment. He declared the old
makeshift work as dangerous and lia-
BILE to result in serious accident.
Members Of the budget committee
were: Truman Butler. s. j. Moore,
A. W. Peters and c. c. Walton.