The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-09-20
COUNTY BUDGET ADOPTED
BY SUPERVISORS SHOWS
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
increases Made In Allowances To Justices Of the Peace. Ex.
penses Of Circuit Court. Board Of Health and
Child Welfare and County Hospital

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has eunpAsiGd is badest Ter the
ensuing fiscal year starting octobx-
l. and extending Until Or1ub4r l.
1871 Increased expenditures :
antaclpated for that period Of the
ftEnAi year tnst ending. this belts
necessary becatfR Of the increased
growth Of the county and improve
menm contemplated curing that
period
A complete detailed report Of tne
budget and financial statement OF
the county appears elsewhere IN to-
days issue of the ChTontctp-StAr
However. It Il interesting 20 note
tlat the budget fer tne ensuing
fimA5 year calls for al anticipated
expenditure q e4EaS41 - which Is
an Increase Of SD Is In many
departments expenditures have been
reduced and the principal increases
are Tor road construction and main
tenaface and WPA weFk The latter
funds were increased $4,000 ard
funds for operating the toll bridge
and road maintenance was &20O0O
Increase. There was an increase Of
$4,000 for general road ualntea-
ance and patrol service
In most instances reductions were
small but there are soEne nottceahie
and substantial reductions p~articu1-
Rrly IN the operation Of the County
Assessors office. which was reduced
tI7O: $500 for supplies 70 the
ehenenrv rfnrke nfffna
Comparison ct Budgets
A comparison Of budgets for the
ensuing year and the past year be-
sides the above shows. 500 In
for Justice Of Peace offices.
Si160 for expenses IN the circuit
court. s2s4 for board q health and
child welfare s234 for county hos
pitaI
In Supervisor District No. l. there
is 3 1900 incre IN motor tax
and q decrease 81 sI.fs391 from
Assessments Of property which were
reduced seT3Is.
In Supervisors District No. 7 there
was an increase Of $1,000 from mo-
tor tax while 10 levy VIZ placed
against the sl.E27.2U valuation
This Is the only district IN the
county which has no levy for road
maintenance placed on the ynlu-
alton.
District No. 3 has $1,000 increase
IN motor tax and an increased vAlu-
alton Of Ez0e.4s ~ with the two mills
taken from the valuation. bringing
about a reduction Of G95a9e The
valuation Is placed at s2.lsss4o4
District No. 1 has $1,000 increase
IN motor tax and sis5B385 increase
for maintenance and construction
based on . valuation Of Sl9l5y26s.
THIS latter was increased 8zs1 soc
District No. 5 has $1,000 increase
In motor tax and $s4s increase from
the valuation Of s5z7 .46T which IVES
Increased sI3l .040.
Increases in other departments
were Si3570 for the Pascagouia
Separate school district. based on
s20s.04e increased *AlHation. ST.
4ii2 St. Martins school with
$4,000 increased valuation. Orange
Lake. $500. slight variations were
made In appropriations for other
school districts In the county.
Reductions we're made IN other
school districts including s2.Ilioo
for Lyon School the valuation Of
which district was reduced sI75,s74
Small reductions we're made II
vancleave. Daisy vestry. Escatawpa
and other schools A reduction q
SS6e.l7 was made in appropriations
% the County Superintendent of
office.
Operating Expenses
The financial statement Of the
shows that there was an In
crease IN expenditures and revenues
the past fiscal year over the
fiscal year extending from August
81. 1898 20 September !. 1875. The
report shows that the expenditures
for 1883 were s71Tsi6 while the
revenues from various sources were
s7627 os In the financial year from
August 81. 1888 10 September |.
1910. the revenues were s77585i8s.
an increase OF sis.1zs7l. The ex-
pendifureS amounted 70 s765 a.
which Was an increase Of g. 72g
During the past year the county
redeemed $4,000 worth Of bonds.
The year previous 80 400 bonds
were redeemed One Of the largest
Increases IN expenditures Was for
ne county hospital Of which S1I.-
4ls vas spent during the year Just
This vas al Increase Of
5000 but il Included the cost Of
addition 10 the institution
No appropriation was provided in
the present budget for the county
airfied fer which $500 vas set
aside the year before.