White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-20
Benton County
Expense Budget
Has Been Filed
ESTIMATED TOTALS AMOUNT TO
Sl12,297 AGAINST S104333
THIS YEAR

Expenditures amounting to S1l2,-
9749G are estimated by the heads OF
~ departments in Benton county in
the preliminary budgets furnished the
press last week. The budgets for the
three road districts and for the gen.
eral bridge and road maintenance
fund have not been compiled.
The budget for the treasurer and
assessor is the largest. with the esti-
mated expenditures for INDECENT re-
lief being second. The treasurer-as-
SCISSOR has presented budget of $2l,-
$40, with 5000 for his salary, $lO.68O
for salaries of appointive offices, $6605
for supplies, $235 for other expenses
and $2270 for new equipment The
budget for that department during
1881 is $18950, buts included only $3.50
for new equipment.
The INDECENT relief budget asked for
$1,000 for doctors salaries, $l8O50 for
maintenance and operation and $3.50
for the care of insane. Last year the
budget for the department was $18,950
with the maintenance and operation
expenditures set at $4,000.
| The engineer asked for $7lO4 COM
pared with $6496 last year Items on
the new budget are: Engineers sal
airy, $1,000; salaries to deputies, $500;
supplies, $500; other expenses 500:
transportation, $500; repairs, $3.50;
gasoline and oil, $375 insurance, SIG;
car, $733; and transit, $500
Expenses for operating the court
house were estimated at, $3.50, with
sl75O for wages, $4,000 for maintenance
ment The courthouse budget last
year was $4,000. The commissioners
budget was the same this year as last,
with salaries listed as 5000 and main
tenance and operation set at $3O5O
| The health department asked for
$3.50, with 500 for statistics and $50
for maintenance and operation. The
budget for justice court was placed at
5000 and was the same as last year
Salaries amount to 500, witness fees
total $50 and maintenance and opera
ton $50
INDECENT soldiers relief asked for
an allowance of $3.50, compared with
$500 last year. Rent in the budget
was set at $500 and other expenses
were listed at $500. With elections
coming in 1882, the registration and
election budget was filed at $3.50,
while last year it was only 5000. The
clerk auditor budget was the same as
a year ago. Salaries amount to $3.50
supplies were listed as 5000 and other
expenses were set at $780, with the
total being $4,000.
| j. K. Mcfarland, sheriff, filed
budget for 5000. Salaries amount to
S5720, supplies, $3.50; other expenses.
$2750; and new equipment, 500. The
horticulture department submitted q
budget of $75l5 and asked for an adj
ditional $2450 to give frost forecasts,
do orchard cleanup work and enter an
exhibit in the fair. Salaries in the
budget amounted to $3.50, supplies to-
tailed $780, other expenses were filed
at $3.50 and new equipment expendi-
lures we're listed as $25. The budget
for the department last year was
S76l5.
The superior court budget was esti-
mated to be $6245 and was divided
with S705.96 for the judges salary,
$500 for court reporter wages, $500 for
court commissioner wages $40 for 4
jury commissioner, $l050 for witness
fees, $4,000 for jury fees, $500 for other
expenses and $50 for new equipment.
The equalization department asked
for $2505, with salaries listed as S705,
legal assistance at $500 and supplies
at $500. The budget was the same last
year. The superintendent of schools
asked for $39lO, compared with 5000
last year The items we're: Election
salary, $780, appointive salaries,
$1,000; board of education, $3.50;
eighth grade examinations, $40; sup
plies, $50; other expenses, $500; and
new equipment, $40.
Advanced expenditures for this
year we're given in the budget as $1,000,
compared with $1,000 last year The
nurses budget was filed at $2825. Items
were: Salaries, $4,000, other expenses,
5000; and new equipment sos. The
prosecuting attorney asked for S4130.
Items on the budget were: Salaries,
$3.50; special attorney, 500; supplies,
$780, and other expenses, $1,000 The
state examiners budget was $3.50, the
same as last year.
The budget for the same 20 depart
ments this year was Sl04,333.96
Miss Jessie Burch, who graduated