The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-07-20
TO
TRGEPROGRAM
OF REDUCTION
Cot ND Seven Point Program;
Declare for Education but
Ask Reduction in Costs;
Want to Abolish Road Fund

Unanimous Endorsement OF Z
S.v nropram was made at the re-
ant conference of the County
Tsrpayers' Association held at
Yakima under the auspicies OF the
washington State Taxpayers As
ISOLATION.
The conference went on record
relative to the costs OF education,
seeking to set aside ian erroneous
Nea.n as 1t was expressed relative
70 It's activities, and the attitude
Of taxpayers associations toward
school costs.
In q two-point resolution the or
eanizations asserted:
/. "That even the present diff
ficult financial situation should not
Be- allowed to prevent any child
from receiving the bentfits of adj
eQuate educational facilities"
2. "That the cost of adequate
educational facilities should show
. reduction in reasonable proper
ton to the universal reductions in
costs, values and revenues"
In the 7-point program the tax
payers went on record as favoring
9 state law which would bar nepo-
ism In this state and prohibit the
employment by public officials of
relatives to the third degree. This
Is similar to a law introduced last
winter at Olympia, but never act
ed upon.
A similar law is on the statute
books of Idaho.
The seven points are:
/. Relative to education.
3. Steps to prevent county Of
heials or taxing units from evad-
ing the provisions of the 40-mill
limitation act.
8. A survey Of the state to pro-
vide for cancellations Of counties,
public offices and the adoption of
. more direct and economical con-
duct Of public business and fixing
responsibility for county activities.
4. Abolition of road district fund
levies.
5. Vigorous opposition to furth-
o. legislative action placing more
property each session on the ex-
empt tax rolls.
8. A budget control statute,
2. Anti-nepotism act.
Throughout the state there is a
growing sentiment for the reorgan-
kation Of the commonwealth and
the consolidation of counties, re-
auction In overhead and the carry.
ing on of public business in a more
economical manner.
There Is no question of doubt in
the minds of many that the state
could very well consolidate MANY
Of the smaller counties thus end
Ing duplication of effort and waste
Of tax funds.
There is also growing senti-
ment that under the present state
ses-up for highway control and de-
seiopment the counties can well
AFFORD to do away with the road
district funds. N
Both of these proposals are the
sssuit OF a growing tax conscious
ness in this state.
IN opening the conference Pres
saent Dorsey Hill of Walla Walla
commented upon the fact that in
.s.ent years there had developed in
sne state all kinds of associations
and trade groups, each seeking
ssom , for itself. He called at
snIion to associations of civil
service employees, county officials.
;;sssyers, physicians, grocers. furn.
h lure men, and professional and
.u s activities of all kinds.
ro ne taxpayers groups, he said,
vho e GO composed entirely of those
s sno 1eit that unless there was
farn fare statewide organization. the
Ira mer, small home owner and the
,a age taxpayer would be without
representation. '''''"'