anaheim-gazette 1928-07-05

What Supervisors Have Accomplished Willard Smith Makes Report to the Associated Chambers Supervisor Willard Smith presented a report of the activities of the county board at the meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce Thursday night. Following are extracts from his report: At the beginning, it may be said, the board of supervisors has approached the administration of county government with a deep sense of its responsibility, not only for the financial prosperity of the government, but for the treatment of such activities as education, highways, agriculture, and horticulture, conservation, social welfare, recreational matters and the host of other items, in a broad sense compatible with the needs of a progressive county. Our task, as we see it, has been and now is to meet the demands of our people for modern improvements and up-to-date methods at a minimum of cost. We have kept ever before us the problem and the desire of combining efficiency with economy. Whether we have succeeded is a question we prefer to leave to the judgment of the people. We are offering this report of facts and figures for whatever aid it may be to them in finding their answer. That desire to combine efficiency with economy impelled the board of supervisors to adopt the budget system of government several years before the state adopted it as the law of the counties. We are now about to enter the first year of operation under the budget law. And we will enter it with a cash surplus in the county treasury amounting to nearly $300,000. This report desires to discuss that surplus; to tell where it came from and why it is there. A surplus can be the result of either one of two things; either because of an unwise and unnecessary tax levy; or a reasonable levy, savings in various ways during the current fiscal year by approximately $170,000, the balance on hand at the start of the year being $119,910.66. It has been built up by holding down running expenses despite an increase placed upon the various county departments by the state legislature last year, amounting to $93,000." There is thought in connection with a surplus in the county general. A surplus is far more comfortable than a deficit, particularly when it can be made to save money for the taxpayers. It is unnecessary, of course, to state that the $290,000 surplus will be applied upon the tax burden of the people for approaching fiscal year, and that the new budget will be required to raise just that much less a sum. In reciting the list of governmental accomplishments that this report contains—the buildings that have been erected, the highway system that has been built, the various projects that have been carried forward—the board would like to respectfully point out that the county has "paid as it went" and not a cent in bonds has been voted. The improvements have been met from the normal tax levy, with no future tax burden involved. The saving in interest thus affected has cut the expense of such improvements as much as two anud a half times, depending upon the period that would have been covered by bond issues had they been voted. What this fact has meant to the taxpayers of Orange county may be illustrated by the fact that during the five-year period just ended, the county has erected buildings, and acquired ground costing more than $222,000, all necessary and permanent improvements and all paid for from the normal tax levy, without a cent in bonds. The normal tax levy has been made to provide facilities and equipment for growth of our county and its government business for courts and county offices, for law enforcement, for hospital service, for recreational and advertising activities, for increased care of our citrus industry, particularly in line of the pest control; for each and every other phase of government. The various tax levies have taken care of the two major activities of govern- that of the owein which no Special district includes road development and ment districts. A total of 720 known as low-income been added to one year, at a cost includes oil amending and decommissioning and oil. I therefore improve. The good rote $720,380.78, hail building and wards of the pay tracts amounts been already Alamitos, Ocean vards, Yorba avenue, Placeen Newport avenue. Agriculture At Davie The University at Branch culture, two agriculture graduation. A school graduate of age or old equivalent of fication, are eligiti is so arranged who can spenders in college practical train they desire to agriculture. Not be in residence may register. A large part degree courses torkes, fields, s The purpose is to increase dents in agrifitting them for own enterprise position as tru to broaden tha sciences under production; to We are now about to enter the first year of operation under the budget law. And we will enter it with a cash surplus in the county treasury amounting to nearly $300,000. This report desires to discuss that surplus; to tell where it came from and why it is there. A surplus can be the result of either one of two things; either because of an unwise and unnecessary tax levy; or a reasonable levy, savings in various departments, coupled with provision for a fair reserve fund in the budget to take care of emergencies. This surplus, estimated to be $290,000, represents the saving accomplished from the budget allowance fixed by the board of supervisors at the start of the fiscal year. It should be explained that in fixing the amounts to be raised for governmental purposes at the beginning of the year, the board receives estimates from various department heads, and provides allowance for the normal needs of various funds. It then provides a reserve fund to take care of any emergency that might arise during the year. All that, of course, is approved business method. At the start of the present fiscal year the board provided $50,000 in the reserve fund, which, considering all the possibilities experience has taught, such as flood damage or epidemic, was a very moderate amount. The further sum of $50,000 was provided for the expenses of the Orange County Flood Control district through the period of preliminary investigation and the holding of a bond election, the board desiring to provide insurance against interruption of a program so vital to the interests of the county, and basing its estimate of the possible outside expense upon the best available information on the subject. But the board was fortunate in selecting, as active director of flood control work, Engineer Bailey, who has been able to carry on his operations to date at a cost less than $35,000, and it is now estimated that the entire preliminary flood control program, including complete engineering plan and the expense of calling a bond election, can be carried out at a cost of less than $100,000. For a project of this magnitude, we believe that this record is remarkable. The saving in flood control and reserve fund items was augmented by a fine spirit of co-operation from various expenses of their departments under the allowance provided for them. The board of supervisors, also, has managed to pare and trim at many points, further swelling the surplus now on hand. The surplus has been increased due-cost more than $292,000, all necessary and permanent improvements and all paid for from the normal tax levy without a cent in bonds. The normal tax levy has been made to provide facilities and equipment for growth of our county and its government business for courts and county offices, for law enforcement, for hospital service, for recreational and advertising activities, for increased care of our citrus industry, particularly in the line of the pest control; for each and every other phase of government. The various tax levies have taken care of the two major activities of government: education and highways. More than half of the total public funds, amounting to nearly $8,000,000, which is spent annually by Orange county, is devoted to the education of its children. About 55 per cent, or approximately $4,200,000 is the exact amount, covering the sum raised by county taxes and appropriations from the state. About 13 per cent, or $1,000,000 is allotted to highways, not counting the money spent in road improvement and other special road districts. About the same proportion is spent on running expenses of government including salaries and upkeep in various institutions and activities. The remaining 15 or 20 per cent represents the surplus collected for and distributed among various cities, road improvement districts, county improvement districts and other special districts. The division of funds raised from the taxes upon the assessment roll alone, and not including state appropriations or the gas tax, is as follows: Schools.....$3,575,728 (or 51 per cent). Roads.....817,672 (or 11½ per cent). County general, salary, hospital and park funds and institutions.....1,056,310 (or 15 per cent). Cities, R. I. D.'s etc.....1,558,643 (or 22½ per cent). The board of supervisors is fully awake to the necessity of building up our educational system constantly to keep pace not only with the times, but with the remarkable growth of the county, its population having more than doubled since the last census. The 1920 population was 61,375 whereas the present population is estimated to be between 125,000 and 130,000. On the subject of roads, the board also feels that the people of Orange county require and expect that good roads will be maintained and constantly extended to meet the needs of development. It is a source of considerable gratification to this board that the expansion and maintenance of the good roads system can be accomplished without the necessity of county bond issues. The only county road bond issue outstanding is costing more than $292,000, all necessary and permanent improvements and all paid for from the normal tax levy without a cent in bonds. The normal tax levy has been made to provide facilities and equipment for growth of our county and its government business for courts and county offices, for law enforcement, for hospital service, for recreational and advertising activities, for increased care of our citrus industry, particularly in the line of the pest control; for each and every other phase of government. The various tax levies have taken care of the two major activities of government: education and highways. More than half of the total public funds, amounting to nearly $8,000,000, which is spent annually by Orange county, is devoted to the education of its children. About 55 per cent, or approximately $4,200,000 is the exact amount, covering the sum raised by county taxes and appropriations from the state. About 13 per cent, or $1,000,000 is allotted to highways, not counting the money spent in road improvement and other special road districts. About the same proportion is spent on running expenses of government including salaries and upkeep in various institutions and activities. The remaining 15 or 20 percent represents the surplus collected for and distributed among various cities, road improvement districts and other special districts. The division of funds raised from the taxes upon the assessment roll alone, and not including state appropriations or the gas tax, is as follows: Schools.....$3,575,728 (or 51 per cent). Roads.....817,672 (or 11½ per cent). County general, salary, hospital and park funds and institutions.....1,056,310 (or 15 per cent). Cities, R. I. D.'s etc.....1,558,643 (or 22½ per cent). The board of supervisors is fully awake to the necessity of building up our educational system constantly to keep pace not only with the times, but with the remarkable growth of the county, its population having more than doubled since the last census. The 1920 population was 61,375 whereas the present population is estimated to be between 125,000 and 130,000. On the subject of roads, the board also feels that the people of Orange county require and expect that good roads will be maintained and constantly extended to meet the needs of development. It is a source of considerable gratification to this board that the expansion and maintenance of the good roads system can be accomplished without the necessity of county bond issues. The only county road bond issue outstanding is costing more than $292,000, all necessary and permanent improvements and all paid for from the normal tax levy without a cent in bonds. The normal tax levy has been made to provide facilities and equipment for growth of our county and its government business for courts and county offices, for law enforcement, for hospital service, for recreational and advertising activities; for increased care of our citrus industry; particularly in the line of the pest control; for each and every other phase of government; covering the sum raised by county taxes and appropriations from the state. About 13 per cent, or $1,000,000 is allotted to highways, not counting the money spent in road improvement and other special road districts. About the same proportion is spent on running expenses of government including salaries and upkeep in various institutions and activities. The remaining 15 or 20 percent represents the surplus collected for and distributed among various cities，road improvement districts和other special districts. The University with buildings oratories shows yards an office; and here ing breeds o f poultry; aidthe stud as well as various phasesthe adjacent t orchards,and splendid oppo rtationand An illustrator more detail tha educational o fficeofthe College free on Branch of tha Davie California visors' office. Some follow unless they are money out off Scientists se locust is duction.D.C.,th Mr.Locust w women's style Oldest Exclusive Savings IN LOS ANGELES Keep your Reserve Money with this institution, offering the best bank tainable in California. ALL DEPOSITS MADE PRIOR TO JULY 10TH EST FROM JULY 1ST. RESOURCES Cash on hand, with Federal Reserve & other Banks.$ 134,583.54 U. S. Gov't & other Bonds.. 1,498,696.20 Loans..... 1,073,621.20 Furn. & Fixtures..... 33,486.64 Other Resources..... 18,489.48 Total.....$2,758,877.06 LIABILITIES Deposits..... Other Liabilities..... Capital Paid in..... Surplus..... Undivided Profits..... OFFICERS CARL L. SCHLOESSMANN.....President E. 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