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G CORRECTIVE TAX MEASURES URGED IN LEAGUE REPORT State Budget Law Recommended, And Merger of Government Units in Multnomah Included. That there are 80 tax levying agencies in Multnomah county, that a state budget law should be adopted by the next legislature, that a torn fnlttee of 10 to 25 should be ap pointed to study means of consoli dating units of government in Mult riomah county as a means of pro moting efficiency and economy, and that this county should be protected from excessive tax levies imposed by the legislature, are outstanding as sertions and recommendations in a report of the Taxpayers' league, rnade public Saturday. The report calls attention to the fact that, with a 43 mill rate for 1920, the total tax load in Portland has Increased 118.63 per cent in 10 years, while in the same period the population has increased but 24.65 per cent. The per capita in crease in taxes is placed at 75.34 per cent. This Includes, ' of course, taxes levied for city, school, county and state purposes. . , TABLE SHOWS FACTS This general table reads as follows: Pet cnt ' iniO. 1020. incrwuw. Poirolation . . 207.214 258. 2S8- 24. OS ToUl taxea. . .(6.03 . K."S3 $13.18 000 11S.BS Tio pr capita 19.12 1.08 75.84 There are three other important tables In the report, which enow the taxation Situation of Multnomah county, school district No. 1 and the city of Portland, in tome detail : COCSTY OF MULTNOMAH. Per ernt 1910. 1911J. increase. Population 226.261 275,808 21.84 nea'd ral- nauon. uvi.g.j.uiii jjo.uiu.ouu ii.u.' jLTcr'ge tax i rate (inUla) 21.21 . 85.62 67.B4 Total tana leried., 6.401.427 12.007,732 87.58 Taaea per , i capita.. 28.29 43.S2 53. S8 ' The txe levied on the 1919 valuation Include the levies for interest and mairn tenance in-the water and drainage dis tricts. 1 Portland property bore iiearly 94 per cent of the taxes levied on the 1910 roll and nearly 96 per cent of the taxes levied on the 1919 roll, ' SCHOOL DISTRICT ISO. 1 X i Ter CMlt r 1910. 1919. increase. Aaam'd Tal- ' uation. S277.601.985 S315.783.285 18.75 t in mm.. 30 " 8.60 86.51 doll"ra. 1.748.8B2 2.71B.736 64.13 . In 1917 the legislature limited the levy Of the school district to 6 mills, excluding bonded debt and outstanding: warrants, and in 1919 it raised the limit to 6.5 mills, with the same exceptions as in the 1917 act. . CITT OF PORTLAND CITY OF PORTLAND v Population iLaaeaaed mine, raal eatata and public aerrr-e companies .p....... Awumaed value, other property... ............. Total assessment. . ..... . . . . . . ..... . JUtio of real ratata and public aervica to totil aaemment , . rity lery in mille - City leTT in dollars. .,.. ..... City tun per capita. Total millaica In nty. i ..... . ...... ....... ' ToUl lr in city Total taxaa r capita. City employ, January 1 ToUl annual aalarlet.... ELKS' !SHOW NEAR READY j I i -1 fr ; ihzJ zy ( - ''- - I V - . - - . ;u I . WS ' y I jy-'l mM - I it' v- - , Afb 1 I ' f ' ; 1 ARNO DDSCH TO TALK ON RUSSIA Proceeds of Lecture of Famous Correspondent to Go Toward -7 Statue for Pioneer. ' The Oregon Historical society will have a fund with which to erect statue to the Oregon pioneer, F. X. Matthieu, out of the proceeds of the lecture on "Russia and the Bolshe viki' which Arno Dosch-Fleurot will deliver Friday evening, Novem ber 26, at the First Presbyterian church house, Thirteenth and Alder streets. The basis of the memorial was made by the late Roswell Dosch, the speaker's brother, which the Dosch family Is pre senting to the historical society. The speaker, who is visiting his parents. Colonel and Mrs. H. E. Dosch, has taken this form of showing his interest in the Oregon pioneers, and will be introduced by Frederick V. Holman, president of the Oregon Historical society He is on the staff of the New York World, and is that paper's correspondent In Eastern Europe. He spent a full year under the Bolshevik power in Rus' si a, and has been-In various parts of the old Russian empire for the last four years. He spent a few months in Ire land' this summer, however, ana may have something to say on the Irish ques tion. Tickets on sale at Shermau, Clay Co. and at Meier & Frank's. WRITER WHO SPENT FULL YEAR WITH BOLSHEVIK! ! Ira-" -aw l Hiwwr ywwjptt l'; y- if f it y ' -j ' ih 5 ' j v ,A I 5 ' ?f V JT' '- 'l r ia : y ji Arno Dosch - Fie arot Friendship Council Of university Meet To Boost Y. M. C. A. University of Oregon. Eugene. Nov. 20. The Friendly council, consisting of representatives from every men's or ganization on the campus, met Tuesday awaar Four members of the cast of "The Mandarin," the Christmas benefit show to be produced November 23 and 24 by the Elks club. In the upper frame are, left. Miss Olga Ruff, and right, Miss Agnes Da vies. Below Lillian Holman and Mrs. Fred Ii. ! Olson. partment in 1910 was! 70 ; in 1920 about 150. ' j The report shows that the gross bond ed indebtedness, including improvement bonds of all units of government In Mult nomah county, on September 1, 1910 (city of Portland statement as of December 81, 1910) was ?15,260,489.95,-or J67.44 per capita, and that gross bonded debt in 1920 (city of Portland statement as of September 15, 1920) was J34.269.218.72. or $124.21 per capita. .Payments on princl- IftlO. 207.214 230,028,05.00 44.24'J.O70.O0 274.266.03S.00 1 83.87 .006 1,645,596.00 7.94 .0'2 6.033.859.00 2V.12 1,225 1,866,696.18 1020. 25S.288 $254,110,540.00 58)561.245.00 812.671,785.00 Per Getit Increase. 24.65 10.74 32.37 14. 81.27 Decrease .014 133.33 377.405.00 1416.08 16.05 113.47 ,03680 67.27 11,506.321 OO 90.60 44.55 62.98 1.913 56.16 8,280.022.61 130.99 CITT SALARIES G1YEIT ; October 1, 1920, number of city em ployes, 2221; salaries paid for month of September, 1289,296.07. i City of- Portland levy for 1920 includes the dock commission. Prohibition and other causes have low ered the receipts of the city from other sources -than taxation from $637,751.20 in 1910 to $182,425.75 in 1919. :" The number of policemen In 1910 was 199, snd in . 1920 it was 418, an Increase of 110.05 per cent. The cost of the police department in 1910 was $260,964.24, and the estimate tor ivzij is ti,.Ztt.li, an in crease of 322.54 per cent. ; In 19j0 iho fire department had 291 men, arid "all: the apparatus was horse drawn, i In 1920 there were 429 men. with motor-draWn apparatus, an increase in the personnel of 47.42 per cent. In 1910 the cost of operating the fire department was $157,225 87, while the estimate for 1920 is ?991,591.04. an Increase of H6.82 per cent. The adoption of the double platoon systems .by the voters within the teriod Under review is responsible for much of the increase in the personnel and cost of operation of the fire depart ment. . ." JPARK 1XCREASE SHOWS f In 1910 the number of acres in parks under the direction of the park depart ment was 6S0.26 ; in 1920. estimated. 1560. The number of employes. In the park de- pal and on gross bonded debt amounts to $3842.13 a day in this county; and the report adds : j The requirements for principal and in terest alone in 1920! were $86,000 more than was levied for all purposes of pov trnment in Multnomah county in 1902. The report which was prepared by committee consisting of Henry E. Reed, Henry L. Corbett and Forrest S. Fisher, recommends : ', ' Reenaetment of the uniform county ao counting- law of 1913, which was repealed by the legislature in 19 lo. Enactment of a competent budget law applicable to all units of government. Delegation of adequate power to the tax supervising and conservation mission. Serious consideration of city, county and school district consolidation jby a committee of 10 to 25 persons. Appointment of a committee to additional tax legislation having purpose the distribution of taxes cordance with ability to jay. Corrective legislation to prevent position of excessive tax levies ,by the legislature upon Multnomah county. draft for I n ac im- ! Don't Remember Chicago, Nov. 20. (L N. S.)4-Two men in the county hospital are expected to die from stab wounds that followed an argument over some subject so pnim portant the victims do not remember what it was. They are William McNab, 40, and George Bain. 40. I GAS HEATERS 1 ' yTfW -rN Painless lieDendabl t -Hi ' i l U ; l I'M h ur -1 ' 4 l it ft 's-i -I Jl If i f v Costs lc Per Hour to operate DA- DO Gas Radiators Over One Thousand in use in Portland From $3Cto $60 to install , NO FLUE OR VENT NECESSARY Heaters for Immediate Delivery THE HEAT SHOP v 27S Salmon Street . Main 1914 e Dentistry DR. A. G. AtrPHnTD, MGR. Always on the Job We Are Open Evenings Till 8 o'Clock A Dentist Who Really Serves! 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My low fees are within reach of all; merely a fair profit on your1 work. night and discussed plans of the T. M. C.A. executive committee. The bis feature as planned thus far is the procuring of four well-known men to speak during the months of January and February. These men are William M. Sweet, president, of a large Denver bonding concern ; Sherwood Eddy, who has just returned from Europe and is prepared to give some interesting side lights upon the political, situation over there; Fred B. Smith, vice president of the Johns-Manville company, and iNct man Coleman, former president of Reed college. A number of speakers, representing -various organizations, such as the Cos mopolitan club and the Workingmen's club, spoke. A Thanksgiving party is. planned for the near future and other activities were discussed. Roy Veach was elected president. Art Campbell. vice president, and Elmo Madden, secretary. , . . of 85 acres tn Lake county. " By William C Paxton of Madras, for water from the Deschutes river for the irrigation of a small tract In Jefferson county. ' By James Johns of Pendleton, cover ing ttoe right to construct a rese.-voir on Travellion Springs creek for the storage of water for Irrigation of land In Umatilla county. ! , 6 Applications for Water Rights Are l Filed With State ! Salem. Not. 20. Ray W. Angell of Boyd has filed -with the state engineer's office an application covering; the arr propriatlon of water from Eight Mile creek for the Irrigation of a small tract of land and fer domestic and stock use. Other applications for water rights have been as follows: By Grover C. Curtis of Willows, for water from Wallow creek for domestic use and the irrigation of a small tract In Gilliam county. By John Jackson of Glendale, for water from Cow creek for the Irrigation of 60 acres in Douglas county. ' By John Ohman of Lakevlew, for water from Hay creek for the Irrigation Why Read Law? 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