SAFECO TAXABLE BOND TRUST
NSAR-B, 2000-02-22
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SIGNATURE   DAVID F. HILL
TITLE       PRESIDENT



                Report of Independent Auditors


To  the  Shareholders and Board of Trustees of  SAFECO  Taxable
Bond Trust

In   planning  and  performing  our  audit  of  the   financial
statements   of   SAFECO   Taxable  Bond   Trust   (comprising,
respectively, the SAFECO Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury  Fund,
the  SAFECO GNMA Fund, and the SAFECO High-Yield Bond Fund) for
the  year  ended December 31, 1999, we considered its  internal
control,   including   control  activities   for   safeguarding
securities,  in order to determine our auditing procedures  for
the   purpose  of  expressing  our  opinion  on  the  financial
statements  and to comply with the requirements of Form  N-SAR,
not to provide assurance on internal control.

The  management of SAFECO Taxable Bond Trust is responsible for
establishing  and maintaining internal control.  In  fulfilling
this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management  are
required  to assess the expected benefits and related costs  of
controls.   Generally, controls that are relevant to  an  audit
pertain  to  the  entity's  objective  of  preparing  financial
statements  for external purposes that are fairly presented  in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United  States.   Those controls include  the  safeguarding  of
assets against unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.

Because  of inherent limitations in internal control, error  or
fraud  may occur and not be detected.  Also, projection of  any
evaluation of internal control to future periods is subject  to
the  risk  that it may become inadequate because of changes  in
conditions  or  that  the  effectiveness  of  the  design   and
operation may deteriorate.

Our  consideration  of internal control would  not  necessarily
disclose all matters in internal control that might be material
weaknesses   under  standards  established  by   the   American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  A material weakness
is  a condition in which the design or operation of one or more
of  the  internal  control components  does  not  reduce  to  a
relatively  low  level  the risk that misstatements  caused  by
error or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to
the  financial statements being audited may occur  and  not  be
detected  within  a timely period by employees  in  the  normal
course  of  performing their assigned functions.   However,  we
noted  no matters involving internal control and its operation,
including  controls  for  safeguarding  securities,   that   we
consider to be material weaknesses as defined above at December
31, 1999.

This  report is intended solely for the information and use  of
management, the Board of Trustees of SAFECO Taxable Bond Trust,
and  the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended
to  be  and  should  not  be used by anyone  other  than  these
specified parties.


                                         /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Seattle, Washington
February 4, 2000




Shareholder Meeting (Unaudited)

A joint special meeting  of the Funds' shareholders was held on March 30, 1999,
at which time the shareholders voted to approve changes to the Funds'
fundamental investment policies and approved an amended and restated investment
advisory contract, including a change in the fee structure.  Shareholders
elected the Board of Trustees and ratified the selection of
Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditiors.  The results of that meeting are
presented below.


(In Thousands)

Proposal                 Trust/Fund           For   Against  Abstain

Elect Boh A. Dickey
		  Taxable Bond Trust              9720      505
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust          33179     1204
              Money Market Trust           170,319    6,116
              Managed Bond Trust               625       12

Elect Barbara J. Dingfield
		  Taxable Bond Trust             9,687      538
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust         33,206    1,177
              Money Market Trust           169,394    7,041
              Managed Bond Trust               625       12

Elect David F. Hill
		  Taxable Bond Trust             9,725      500
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust         33,202    1,181
              Money Market Trust           170,290    6,145
              Managed Bond Trust               625       12

Elect Richard W. Hubbard
		  Taxable Bond Trust             9,710      515
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust         33,205    1,178
              Money Market Trust           169,808    6,627
              Managed Bond Trust               625       12

Elect Richard E. Lundgren
	 	  Taxable Bond Trust             9,715      510
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust         33,232    1,151
              Money Market Trust           169,870    6,565
              Managed Bond Trust               625       12

Elect Larry L. Pinnt
		  Taxable Bond Trust             9,716      509
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust         33,224    1,159
              Money Market Trust           169,699    6,736
              Managed Bond Trust               625       12

Elect John W. Schneider
		  Taxable Bond Trust             9,717      508
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust         33,202    1,182
              Money Market Trust           169,829    6,606
              Managed Bond Trust               625       12

Selection of Ernst & Young LLP
		  Taxable Bond Trust             9,790      147      287
              Tax-Exempt Bond Trust         33,312      470      601
              Money Market Trust           168,894    1,937    5,604
              Managed Bond Trust               624       12        1

Fundamental Investment Policies
		  Intmediate-Term U.S. Treasury  1,275       25       77
              GNMA Fund                      2,426      132      294
              High-Yield Bond Fund           4,389      275    1,333
              Managed Bond Fund                599       12       27
              Municipal Bond Fund           20,932    1,908    2,648
              California Tax-Free Muni       4,549      188      699
              Washington State Muni            394      260       47
              Intermediate-Term Muni           799      241       40
              Insured Municipal Bond Fund    1,317      208      153
              Money Market Fund            113,201    5,139    7,603
              Tax-Free Money Market Fund    46,632    1,920    1,940

Investment Advisory Contract
		  Intmediate-Term U.S. Treasury  1,214       84       79
              GNMA Fund                      2,401      151      299
              High-Yield Bond Fund           4,226      466    1,305
              Managed Bond Fund                594       18       25
              Municipal Bond Fund           19,449    3,305    2,734
              California Tax-Free Muni       4,406      254      776
              Washington State Muni            401      270       31
              Intermediate-Term Muni           770      251       59
              Insured Municipal Bond Fund    1,307      218      154
              Money Market Fund            110,460    7,606    7,877
              Tax-Free Money Market Fund    44,775    3,422    2,295

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