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Show $180,320 Budget Approved For Duchesne County In 1954 The $180,320 budget recently" approved by the Duchesne County Board of Commissioners for 1954 is $38,743 less than the one approved a year ago for 1953. which was for $219,063. Approval of the budget followed public hearings. The total amount shown in the budget for county general fund is $68,270, or $9518 less than the $77,788 general budget figure for 1953. The 1954 budget bud-get amount includes a $5500 figure for general election. No amount was included for election elec-tion in the 1953 budget totals. According to' County Clerk Porter L. Merrell, the budget figures for the year are as follows: fol-lows: Clerk, $6000; treasurer, $6000; recorder, $8500; assessor, $6000; sheriff, $8000; attorney, $2000; commissioners, $4500; district court, $500; justice court, $2500; criminal expense, $2000; juvenile juve-nile court expense, $100; courthouse court-house and grounds, $2500; general gen-eral election. $5500; fuel, light and telephone, $2500; printing, etc., $1200; juror and witness fees, $2000; insurance and bonds, $2000; dues and conventions, conven-tions, $500; fire control, 500; inspection, $600; miscellaneous, $3000; public health, $1200; audit, aud-it, $500; bee inspector, $170 and total, general fund, $68,270. County roads. $74,350 (including (includ-ing class B funds); poor, $6500; noxious weed eradication, $8200; advertising and exhibits, $1400; agricultural agent and home demonstration agent. $4300; bonds, interest and sinking sink-ing fund; Colorado River and Great Basin Development, $500; total all funds for 1954 budget, $180,320. No amount was budgeted for the airport or courthouse this year. The courthouse fund last year was for $4100, and the airport air-port fund was $1000. Largest slashes in the budget figures were in the poor fund, which was cut from $10,000 to $6500; from the county road fund, $90,000 to $74,460, and from the noxious weed eradication eradica-tion fund, cut from $10,000 to $8200. Total county levy for 1953 was 10.95 mills. 1 Following is a breakdown of (Continued on Back Page) 1954 Budget. . . (Continued from page 1) the 1954 budget as compared to 1953: Department 1953 1954 Clerk $ 8,800 $ 6,000 Treasurer ' 8,800 6,000 Recorder 10,350 8,500 Assessor 7,700 6,000 Sheriff 9,700 8,000 Attorney 2,000 2,000 Commissioners 4,500 4,500 District Court 2,000 500 Justice Court 2,000 2,500 Criminal Expense 2,000 2,000 Juvenile Court Expense 200 100 Courthouse and Grounds 4,000 2,500 Fuel, Light and Telephone 2,500 2,500 Printing, Books, Etc. 1,000 1,200 Juror and Witness Fees 2,500 2,000 Insurance and Bonds 2,500 2,000 Dues and Conventions 1,000 500 Fire Control 500 500 Agriculture Inspection 800 600 Miscellaneous . 3,000 3,000 Public Health 1,268 1,200 Audit 500 500 Bee Inspection 170 170 General Election 5,500 Total General Budget $77,788 $68,270 Roads (Including Class B Funds $90,000 $74,350 Poor 10,000 6,500 Noxious Weed Eradication 10,000 8,200 Advertising and Exhibits 2,500 1,400 Affr'euiture and Home Demonstration Aeents ExDense 3.175 4.300 Borl". Tntprest and Sinking Fund 20.000 16.900 Colorado River and Great Basin Fund 500 400 Courthouse 4,100 Airport 1,000 Total County Budget for 1954 $219,063 $180,320 |
