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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1914)
COUNTY EXPENSES VIEWED BY REPORT Auditor Compares Costs of Government With Bills of Last Year. MONTHLY GAIN IS NOTED Columbia Highway and Other Roads Form Large Share of Accounts Cited Total for 9 Months Reaches $766,085.23. ' For use of the County Commission ers in compiling' the annual budget. Auditor Sam B. Martin has submitted a lengthy statement of expenditures by all departments of the county admin istration under the supervision of the board. Expenditures from the general fund for the year 1913 are given and com pared with the same disbursements for nine months of 1914. It is shown that ' a total of $1,197,302.09 has been ex pended from the general fund for. the year 1913, while for nine months of 1914 $766,085.23 has been spent, or an average of $71,033 per month, as against $53,840.44 per month during- 1913. Expense! 'Are Itemlxed. These expenditures are divided as follows: 1913. 9 Mob., 1914. Soird of County Commissioners $ 11,025.74 $ 6,034.52 County Sheriff 32.867.32 27,170.16 Countv Auditor 7.153.42 5.612.02 County cleric 60,775.29 44.338.68 County Assessor 4O.951.S0 80.242.04 countv Treasurer ... B. 131.78 v,B.oa Countv School Simer- Inten-dent 8.B24.37 4.O0S.06 County Surveyor .... 4.0SS.22 2.434.40 County Coroner 7. 177.33 4.4S6.20 Constable 16.251.53 14.667.44 District Attorney .... 8,734.34 6.631.06 Purchasing Acent 1,693.95 Fruit Inspector 1.397.85 1,083.17 Tax Collecting; D- oartment 41,451.25 28,084.43 Courthouse expenses Hani tors, engineers) 62.422.54 46.0O1.1T Armory 1.2V7.12 4.605.77 County Jail 15.83A45 13,409.72 Detention Home .... 10.283.96 lu.U68.87 Board ot Health..... 2,518,62 8.811.80 Board of Relief 11.994.53 12.563.74 Indigent soldier ..... 6,734.03 8.471.82 Insane . 1,930.00 1.585.UU ScalD bounty 29.50 64.00 Multnomah Farm ... 55,343.12 86,686.87 IMultnomah Hosoltal. 80.781.83 19,517.63 Widows' pensions (6 months only! 11.815.50 22.215.09 Heal estate 1,492.65 2.292.79 Indemnity livestock.. 207.50 2,956.23 Registration and -elec tions 18.430.87 85.788.86 TVelgnts and Meas ures 488.97 796.82 Somers System 22,000.00 Fair appropriations... 500.00 3,639.82 Board of Equaliza tion 90.53 Bridges and ferries.. 172.872.64 116.661.02 Municipal Court 282.40 270.55 Justices' Court. Mult nomah District ... 64.20 B3.43 Justices' Court. EU Johns District .... 243.10 183.40 District Court 15.427.08 12.118.73 Circuit Court 98.126.88 68.444.09 Juvenile Court 13.387.01 11.7S8.0S Postage 3.100. 0O 2.600.00 Totals S766.OSfi.23 $639,026.80 New Courthouse build ing S361.677.SO $ 04,972.69 KOKQB ana oriages... a,do,ti Multnomah Farm, oil burner 3. 400.00 Kelly Butte 9,877.05 Llnnton rock auarry. 8,900.80 Roads 5,508.89 Special account 089.50 Justices' Court. Lenta District 184.00 Refunded taxes, etc. 120.56 "Veterinarian 232.31 Totals S 431.216.88 S 54.972.69 Grand totals ... ..8 766,085.23 $639,026.80 Grand totals for 1913 and 9 mo's 1914 $1,197,802.09 $693,999.49 Large Share Spent on Roads Road fund expenditures during the nine months of 1914 -up to October 1 have totaled $588,989.37. Of this sum $356,895.60 has been spent on the Co lumbia River Highway. In Road Dis trict No. 1 $172,644.41 was spent in building new roadways and maintain ing old ones, and Road District No. 2 Shows expenditures of $33,602.10. In detail road funds were disbursed as follows: Columbia River Highway Salaries $ 16,290.33 Iabor 178.041.14 Powder, .caps, fuse ....... 0.423.95 Orooerles and provisions 23.372.14 (Meals, etc 19.656.05 Drugs and supplies 140.98 Furnishings, clothing, shoes 2,530.53 Meals and lodgings 2,994.82 Carfare 18.40 fitationory 407.37 Material, supplies and repairs.... 102,418.28 Draftsman's supplies ............ 824.86 Freight 199.98 Injuries to -workmen ...... 482.25 Total Itoad District No. 1 $356,895.60 Salaries $ 10.439.72 Labor 115,236.26 Powder caps, fuse 926.67 Supplies and repairs 21,145.08 Meals, lodgings .t.t.u.u. 339.50 Carfare 8.00 Insurance 49.02 Auto repairs and supplies ....... 4, 560. SO Freight 5,678.13 Stationery and supplies .......... 7S0.91 Advertising 1.038.23 Gravel - 8.927.40 Road oil 1.292.40 Fuel oil, wood 7.2S7.59 Water 85.2o Total $172,644.41 Road District No. 2 Palaries . . .$ 1,000.00 I-abor 20,906.31 Powder, fuse, caps 626.63 6upplies and repairs ............ 1,069.79 Advertising ...................... 113.43 Fuel oil. wood . 149.10 XVater 18.20 Riverside Drive 9.716.57 Total 1 83,603.10 Quarries Charged to Roads. The operation of Kelly Butte prison and the Llnnton rock quarry are also charged to the road fund, since both these places supply road-making ma terials. At the former Institution, dur ing the first nine months of the cur rent year. $18,196.66 was spent In oper citing expenses and upkeep. At Linn ton rock Quarry disbursements for a like period were $7660.60. This auarrv was closed down during the- Summer and Is not now In operation. Detailed expenses of both establishments were Kellv Butte Salaries ... 6.619.72 Material and supplies ............ 1,608 27 JFuel oil 1.446.57 Clothing, ahoea 08. 4S Water 471.30 Meals. guards, prisoners 5,8.17.61 Powder, fuse, caps 2,025.57 Iruics and supplies ....r. 52.12 Telephone service ................ 22.00 Total ....$18,196.68 Llnnton Rock Quarry , Salaries .'. $ 5.951. 82 Fuel 633.75 Lights 76.08 water 95.25 Clothing and shoes 184.69 Supplies and resairs 592.61 Transportation ot prisoners , 47.25 Crags and supplies 47.57 Telephone service ................ 22. 00 (Powder, caps and fuse 99.58 Total s 7,650.60 Other Receipts Mentioned. Kecelpts other than taxes paid Into the road and general funds of the county are Itemized by Auditor Mar tin as follows: General Fund Receipts. Receipts other than taxes Receipts other than taxes: , m3. 9 Mo's. 1914 Treasurer's interest on deposits $ 9.743.83 13.530.05 Sheriff's fees 12.868.50 9.610.45 County Clerk Circuit Court fees... 30,272.99 38,087.80 imniiili.l.il,iuiuiii u i i i i .. ji.j i . irl..i il i . i i mi i u ji .1 i i i i 1 1 jtiw-Msiis u . i wmui.i mi i 1 1 . ' "" ' ' '-- '"'- - We must be out of tlie old store and into trie new one by November 15 Down down go the prices on this entire stock of Good Furniture! Buy now at prices never before made here! Buy now at savings absolutely unmatched! Buy now! It's the economy event of the year! Mi. $16.25 For this $25.00 Dresser A splen did dresser of quarter-sawed oak, with 21x42-inch top and beveled French plate mirror. Two roomy drawers and two top drawers. For this $50.00" Buck's Steel Range A fine 6-hole range, with sani tary base and roomy warming ' closet. Porcelain back and nickel-" plated trimmings. If you need a range, buy this! - The el,l0.3 43. 858.651 Recording fees Miscellaneous ..... District Court fees. . . 21,150.65 10.488.30 Assessor's sale or blue prints 78.00 14.73 Assessor's p e r a o pal taxes 1.634.75 2,437. 1 Miscellaneous. rents. etc 23.985,23 4.913.83 Totals S104.832.83 $121,215.21 Average per month. 13.736.07 13.46S.36 Road fund receipts other than taxes 1813. 9 Mo's, 1914. State auto license 21,217.06 Sale of rock. gravel. etc i.bit.sz e.ws.ai District Court flnea.. 416.00 859.50 Assessor personal taxes collected . 203.8T 617.49 Totals . ... 2,327.69 $ 29,653.86 FOUR YOUTHS ARE PAROLED Judge McGinn Urges leads' to Make Good to Aid Clemency Plan. Judge McGinn paroled four youths brought before him yesterday on rather serious charges and solemnly advised them to observe the terms of the parole, both, for their own good and that of the parole system. He asked them to make good In order that the parole system might be upheld by public opinion,-without which it would fail, so that others as unfortunate as themselves may profit by it In the lULUje. ihb ia.ua pruiximcu iaey wuuiu do nothing to cause the court to regret the clemency extended. William Anderson, charged w,lth ob taining money under false pretenses, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve from one to five years In the penitentiary, being paroled to - Mrs. Florence L. Crawford of the Apostolic Faith Mission, who was interested In the case. She also stood sponsor for the good conduct in the future of Fred Davis and John Anfer, charged with larceny, whom the Judge also paroled. Pedro Helo, a Filipino, charged with having passed a bad check, was al lowed to go on his own recognizance. upon promises to conduct himself properly In future. He was given Into the care yof a. brother countryman, employed in a local hotel, who vouched for his oenavior. $37j!o HENRY TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, rORTLAM), NOVEMBER .1, 1914. $3.70 For this $5.50 Sanitary Conch A most convenient article to have when there 'is extra "company." A solid, all-metal coach, easy to lower and move about. May be used for a lounge in daytime. $20.00 For this $37.50 Roll-Top Desk A desk for the office or den; made of solid oak, with j high roll top; width 4 feet 6 inches. Equipped with full sets of drawers and pigeon holes. A bargain! $23.25 For this $36.00 Princess Dresser A swell-front Dresser of quartered oak, with "oval French, plate bev eled mirror. Roomy bottom draw er, two center and two corner drawers. A handsome piece! Tf-' Home of Good Furniture 4 m nil I I 1-1 111 nnnnini rlsaid to have been held down as low as f- 11 I I r-IIY PHIlKnKl U I f HULL. LLVI I llUUnULL REDUCTION OF' ESTIMATED EX PENSE FOR 1915 3S2,052 SO FAR. Proposed Assessment Also to Cover 165,000 for Dock Purposes, Which Is Not Included Usually. With part of the public works de partment and the city health bureau budgets still left for consideration, the City Commission sitting as budget com. mittee hopes to complete its work of fixing estimates of municipal expend! tures for 1915 before the end of this week. When the work Is completed it is expected the entire amount to be raised for next year will not require a levy -of more than 7 mills. This will be seven-tenths of 1 mill, or about 210,000 less than the le' ' assessed against the taxpayers of Portland for this year and also for 1913. In two sessions last week the Coun cil lopped $51,849 from the estimates of the department of public works. This makes a total of 38Z.0oZ cut out of the estimates since the budset com mittee started Its work. It is expected there will be about $50,000 more elimi nated this week, which will bring the total safely -within the bounds or a 7-mill levy. This will Include ie&,ooo for dock purposes, which the Council does not have to Include in its levy but which will he included this year. In pruning the budget submitted by Commissioner Dieck many proposed! special appropriations for Improve. ments have been eliminated and a number of reductions have been made in employes. Practically all proposed salary Increases have been wiped out. In handling the budget the Council has figured that there will be less street improvement work next year tnan in several years past. It Is estimated that the total amount of paving for the year will not run above $1,000,000. It Is not expected there will be any material reduction in the estimate o the health bureau, as the estimates are For this $8.50 Cofl Spring A strong, serviceable spring, thor oughly braced, spring sides and ends. It goes at half price during this Removal Sale! IrJr ca in ii w - $13.75 For this $20.00 Dining Table A solid oak 6-foot extension table, with 45-inch top, in either fumed '; or golden wax finish. A Removal Sale bargain you should not miss! Forty Per Cent Discount Possible. NATIVE OF OREGON DIES Arthur T. Workman, Son ol Pioneer, Passes at Age of 58 Tears. Arthur T. Workman, a native of Ore gon, born September 27, 1856, died Fri day at the Portland Sanitarium. He Is survived by his widow and two daughters. Ruth and Beulah, who live at 773 Roosevelt street. Mr. Work man was a lettercarrier in Portland 80 years ago. At the time of his death he was engaged In contracting and building. He had been an active member of the First Baptist Church for many years, and was deeply Interested La clvio affairs. Mr. Workman's father, David Work man, came to Oregon from Iowa In the early- '50s. He settled at Sublimity. where Arthur Workman was born. Funeral services will be conducted from Benefiel & Wilson's, East Sixth and East Alder streets, today at S o'clock. Interment will be In the Mount Scott Cemetery. NORMAL SCHOOL IS HOPE B. C. Sheldon Has Active Week of Campaigning In Portland. "I have found the people of Portland fair and open-minded on tnese matters. said Benjamin C. Sheldon, of Medford, who haft passed the week in Portland in the interest of Southern Oregon's NOT' mal School- "If we had a fund that would permit our getting a simple state ment of facts to the people of this city, 90 per cent of them would vote for the measure. Mr. Sheldon has talked normal schools early and late. He addressed the Ro tary Club on Tuesday, the Ad Club Wednesday, the Progressive Business Men's Club Thursday, the Mothers' Con gress and Republican Women's Club Ij'rlday, the Civic League yesterday, as wen as speaKing at irom one to tnree political rallies each night. $9.85 For this $15 Library Table A neat table of solid quartered oak with 26x42-inch top. Bottom shelf for magazines. A welcome addi tion to library or reading-room. ii For this $3.50 Dining Chair A strong chair, made of quarter sawed oak; box style, with oak seat, finished in golden wax. An other of our Removal Sale bar gains ! on Three-Piece Parlor Corner Second and Morrison Streets CLUB TO PRESENT PLAY "COLONIAL BEAUX AND BELLES" WILL BE SEEN AT THE HEILI43. Multnomah Members Will Be Aided by Beat Taleat la City of Port land Society to Attend. With the minor details out fthe way, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club will go into active rehersals Tues day evening for their big musical com edy event, "Colonial Beaux and. Belles In Dixieland," to be offered to the Portland theatergoers at the Helllg Theater on . the evenings of December 14 and 15. , "It Is really surprising," said A. H. Allen, chairman of the entertainment committee, "the vast amount of inter est taken In this event.. The applica tions for places in the cast has been very, large, many coming in daily not only' from the club members and. the ladies' annex, but from entertainers who are prominent before the Portland public. This is the first event of this kind held, by the club In years past. They are firm In their endeavor that the undertaking shall surpass anything that has-ever been placed on the Helllg stage by local organizations. There is no doubt that the cast could, easily be selected from the club membership, which Is very large, but the committee in charge states that the selection will not be confined to the club entirely, but that the very best talent that is available In the city will be called upon for their services. The work of selecting the cast will start this com ing week and the result will be an nounced later." "Colonial Beaux and Belles in Dixie land" will be all that the name Im plies. The entertainment will be built along original lines, the action of the plot Is laid in Florida, and the cos tuming and special Scenery will be In direct keeping with that section of the country. The entire performance wiU.be one of dash and. brilliancy, full Forty Per Cent Discount on Parlor Sets $7.60 For this $12 Crib A neat, serviceable iron Crib, enameled in white; continuous posts a Removal Sale bar gain that will give baby a ' cosy sleeping place. Sets of tuneful music, good singing, dan cing and high-class comedy. The affair will be one of the socjety events of the season. Many ot the boxes have been spoken for and ap plications are coming in daily. Credit to AH Concerned. The Verstovlan, of Sitka. Alaska, a new newspaper to exploit the Interests of Southeastern Alaska in the Sheldon Jackson School, has been received, through the kindness of Miss J. C. Bourhill, a teacher in that school, and formerly of Piedmont, this city. The Verstavian is a monthly magazine newspaper of the tabloid type. It con sists of four clearly printed pages. The editorial department Is ably conducted. and the Verstavian is a credit to all concerned. Por Grip, Influenzas, Cough, Sore Throat For simplicity of treatment, direct results, and quick action, to break up a Cold, take Humphreys' "Seventy-seven" at the first sneeze or shiver. If you wait until your bones begin to ache, until the Cold becomes deep seated and hangs on, it may take longer. Two sixes, 25o and S1.00, at all druggists or mailed. Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co.. 156 William Street, Mew York. Advertisement. 13 $24.00 For this $48.00 Buffet A hand some quartered-oak buffet in early English style and finish, fitted with fine plate glass mirror. Re moval Sale cuts the price in twain ! $29.75 For this $50 Rocker A Limbert's Arts and Crafts Rocker in quar tered oak; fumed finish, genuine leather cushions. Quality furni ture at a bargain. Progressive Candidate for Governor Gill stands for Oregon and Nation dry; National equal suffrage; single item veto; Oregon System of govern ment; a living wage for eyery man and woman; prohibition of child labor; human rights first, dollar rights second; governmental assist ance to those at bottom of ladder instead of special privileges to those at top; strict law enforcement; le&s taxes, and economy. Gill opposes the assembly plan, ma chine politics, single tax, special priv ilege, useless offices and commissions. A vote for Gill is a vote for princi ple. A vote for principle is never lost. (Paid Advertisement.) TRUSSES should be fitted by an expert who un derstands the Technique. Anyone can sell a truss but it takes an expert to fit one. Laue-Davls Drug Co., at 3d and Yamhill streets are truss experts.