Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-03
MANY CUTS ARE
SUGGESTED FOR
COUNTY BUDGET
Tax Levies viii Be Reduced
in Many Instances if New
Budget Is Approved; In
tereSt Fund Boosted.

Reduction of operating ex
,enscs for nearly every depart
nent of the county government
will be the rule for 1928 if tn
budget suggested yester
lay at the meeting of the coun
V commissioners is adopted an,
by the state tax com
mission.
r. f. Asplund, of the Ney
Mexico Taxpayers association
Who has been assisting in prepar
ng the budget, attended TIL
yesterday. The budget
t summary of which is given be
ow does not include the schoo
budget which has already bee
and sent to Santa Il
or approval of the state ia.
Summary of Budget
The summary of the tentativ
budget follows:
Court fund, to be raised,
SI2,300; levy, is mill; APP .
preparation last year, same
amount; levy last year, same;
this item is subject to the ap-
prevail of the district court.
Court house and jail fund,
to be raised. 81 $50: levy, .O7
mill; figure last year, S3,4OO;
levy last year, rs mill.
Wild animal bounty fund,
to be raised, $1,000; levy .05
mill; figure last year, $1,000;
levy last year, .0o mill; the
larger figure for last year in
ciuGcs IL balance coming over
from the previous year.
Agricultural extension fund,
to be raised, 5000; levy, rs
mill; figure last year, SU,720;
levy last year, 10 mill; the
county only raises about one
third of the cost of this
work, as the state and federal
governments pay the rest.
INDECENT fund, TO be raised,
$l1,00U; levy, ID mill; figure
last year, S10,S08; levy last
year, ID mill.
General county fund, TO be
raised, S22.69G; levy, d mill;
figure last year, S25,910; levy
last year, IL mill.
General road fund, to be
raised, $50, 900; levy, % mill;
figure last year, S23,7OO; levy
last year, Ii mill. The figure
for last year included the ex-
pense OF building road
warehouse.
Salary fund, TO be raised,
SCI 100; levy, .95 mill; figure
last year, $4,000; levy last
year, 1 mill.
Health fund, to be raised,
S10,4o0; levy, As mill; figure
last year. $1O,195; levy last
year, - mill.
Interest fund, to be raised,
$1,000; levy, - mill; figure
last year, S16,42O; levy last
year, 81 mill; the fund to be
raised for next year Is based
on the carrying out by the
county treasurer of the re-
communication of the board
of county commissioners that
about $4,000 worth of coun-
~ bonds be retired.
Sinking fund, to be raised,
$4,000; levy, 1 mill; figure
last year, $6,29S; levy last
year, .3 mill. Ii was pointed
out by Asplund that the
county is falling far behind
in sinking fund, now being
nearly 100000 behind what
ii should be. He recommend
ed that this levy be increased
from thrce-tenths of a mill
to one mill for several years
TO catch up with what should
be in the fund.
Flood fund, 10 be assessed
against lands for five miles
TO each side of the river, the
levy will be reduced from IS
mill to a mill, on the recon-
mendation of County Flood
Commissioner Don Rankin.
May Contract Road Work
The county road departing 4
ngle which has resulted through
lie expenditure of all of the
nds allowed by state law for
'cr-head and which has had the
feet of stopping the department
ork through lack of a road
lperiutendent, was discussed a;
10 meeting. Chairman Albert G.
lnms suggested that the county
ohlnue ITS necessary road repair
.ofE by letting contracts for tn
'ork. There is still $4,000
valuable in the road fund which
e claims can be used in this
manner. The suggestion will
iobably be taken up at tn.
MEETING Of the commissioners
his morning.
AL the special meeting this
morning, final check Of tha
uditor Of the finances Of the DE-
'artment will be made.