The producers news., 1930-08-15
THE COUNTY BUDGET
pv HANS RAsMIISSEN


Since this article was written the
county commissioners, panic-strtcRen
over the article in our previous issue
exposing the heavy budget, met and
slashed the total approximately SSos-
600 but they took good care not 60
inf1ict a great reduction ON the gen
eral expense of the county. Oh
course this reduction Is 81 pest
only a postpouement of the newt
able. The taxpayers viii have 70
pay thru the nose, IL not now, iater
on. Verify the Business Admtntstra-
ton is doing its stuff-edttor.
1t is surprising what lot OF
money it takes to run county with
about 10000 people in it. $S41,SS6,0O
for only one year. Most people
would think a whole state could be
run for that amount. $500 for each
Imam. woman and child in the coun-
ty lust to have the county admins
trated. If that was all the taxes IL
would not be so bad, but we have
School. City, State and Federal taxes
/ besides. No wonder so many OF us
give il up as a hopeless JOB ana quit
paying.
County Commissioners SS.tOO.Oo,
kind of help yourself proposltloh-
Don't look like they will be working
without pay like they made me 90
/ for about two years.
: Care of prisoners $2,25O.0O. At the
rate of 75c per day which the sher-
iff is getting for feeding prisoner,
he can feed one man 5000 DAYS or
s men the year around. A httle
feed is all the care a prisoner gets,
so they must expect a lot OF them
4 and will probably get them. Feed is
getting to be quite a problem.
County buildings $6,45O-0O Looks
very much like they intend starting
huilding a rev court house Inc
idea is not bad at all.
Board of Health $1,615.e0. l new
ler have been able to find out JUS
; what the county received Tor tha'
amount of money. but 1T IS nice 20
have a doctor on the payroll who Is
willing to go out and boost Tor the
county commissioners.
County Library $4,S25.0O, so we
! can exnect a lot of new books tell
ing us all about Calvin Coolidge
Hoover and Mr.. Legge. 90
County Agents office S4'OoO.vU
Funny why we should spehu hiIilSs ~
on hiring someone tc tel us nov Low
. to raise more when Legge an.
Hoover tells us to raise less. ISM
care of Poor-Contract and Out
sida-uhateve that is-Sl2, ,S5O.OU
, Most of us viii need it.
Interest on bonds, warrants ~,
$1,000. That's a lot of interest Z
: nav. The farmers administrator
tried to get the county on a casi
basis and get away from paying IN
f, terest. but the people didn't INK
that either, so what are you golhi
) to do about it? .oo r,.
I is another $57.0O0.G0 our banks ca
{ borrow at y 60 interest while IN
7 county is paying Sc: -
. Levy for money lost M Slos' Sas
{ hanks SIS. 100000 The ooNasNeS y mas
Z Judgment against county commits
e sioner Frank French for part OF tina
l money. but what is the use of beln
county commissioner if 70
{ couldn't squirm out of your opligs
G tions and levy it on TO the taNpay
: ers. Leave it to Frank.
Tax Deed Expense $S,50O.OO. The
u sure must expect to get lot 2
e tax deeds. BY and by the count
h will own the whole county. Wh
: will pay the taxes thenE
Gopher and Insect Pest $l,5Ou-u'
: we have no bounty on gopherS an
: people buy the gopher poison froi
the county. In this way, all IN
taxpayers pay for the poison, whlc
e is fair enough, and the persons Wn
e use the poison pay for IL tWic'
: which isn't so fair.
County Fair $S20o.00. That wi
y buv a nice blue ribbon and give
Il small prize to every man, woma
: and child in the county, so Jus
bring in your exhibit and get you
II nrize. You pay for it yourself S
you might as well get It