Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1916 — TOWN EXPENSES ONLY $31.13 [ARTICLE]

TOWN EXPENSES ONLY $31.13

Dupont, Wash., Has Money In the Bank and Has No Indebtedness. Olympia, Wash. —Dupont. In Pierce county, has a remarkable record, according to the state bureau of inspection. which has Just filed Its report The Income of the town last year amounted to $31.11. and its expenses were #31.13, the community running two cents behind. It made no material difference, however, as It only meant the reduction of the town’s bank account by two cents, or to $209.09. The town has no paid officials, no debts, and the election officers serve without tray and There la money in the bank. . The town has never levied a general tax for municipal purposes and its only expenses are for supplies of wk rious kinds. .