The Placer herald., 1856-10-25

The Treasurer estimates he
will be able to redeem. after
making up his account for
Sept, 1856, 4,SlS 81
Sc, lilo 65
Leaving the audited debt Oct /, SO SlO6,075 IS
Now. we know there is large num-
her Of accounts outstanding against
the county to the lst of October. inst,
in an unaudited state, at least 10000 90
Making the present Indebtedness l26.075 65
This item of $4,000 is based upon this calcua
tion and we placeit far below Nhat we believe it
to be:-From the lst Of June to the lst of Oct
1856, were accepted S16502, nearly all Of which
was accepted about the middle of August
when the Supervisors adiournnd-lhev all0, ed
all the accounts and ordered scrip to be issued for
that amount. Now, if this large sum accrued be-
tween the 2nd Of june 1856, and the 18th Of
August 1856 two months and half how much
will have accrued, at the same ratio, from Aug.
18th, to October lst. 1886. one month and half I?
Why, exactly $45,70l q u From This it will be
seen that our estimate if erroneous is far too low
for il is we'll known that during this last one and
q half months the greatest amonnt of business is
generally transacted. and during part Of this
time he Court of Sessions, the most expensive in
the County has been in session.
Let us now deduct the debt on the 2ul of June,
1855. (SGS.s21) from the present debt above,
which every one must admit to be correct. 1876,
UiO OOl anu we udNt uL IHCIpdSc pl luc Cbuutl
debt under the present administration. from the
2nd june 1855. to the lst of October, lS56-one
year and four months-of Sj7.254 IS. If they
proceed for the remainder of their term at this
rate what debt will we have. Let us see: II in
sixteen months they have created debt of S57-
254 4G. what will he the debt created by them at
the end of their term eight months hence-eXactly
the sum Of SS5.SSl SO. which. added to the debt
Of June 1855, will make the pretty round sum Of
Sl54,702 IS !!
The Placer Press says, that on the 2nd of June,
653. the County debt was .......... S5.135 90
We think can add to this. a little
larger sum. The first term of the Court
of Sessions, then acting as Supervisors.
held \ short time after the officers
elect entered upon their duties in 1853.
and nearly every cent allowed then
was for services rendered prior to the
l,t June, 1853. the sum Of ........ $500 90
For one quarter Co. Judges salary $50 90
Amount of Jurors and Election off
GERS fees. due for services prior to lst
June 1853 and issued after 1000 GO
Which makes Sl1.9Sj 90
and which admit was the then existing debt
Now take this sum from .S2l 2 and we have
S56S36 10. the debt created by the democratic
administration, which are willing TO admit
We might following in the footsteps of the Press
charge upon the first administration OF the county
the cost Of the present Court House. about SZ2,
decrease the debt of 1853 and 81 to S3G.936 10.
bat we will not. but are willing TO shoulder it.
and can prove that this debt was created not by
fault OF officers but by fault of the law by fault
Of the Fee Bill under which accounts against the
County were charged. But not OF this now, but
let compare our debt with yours. We made
debt of s56.S36 10 in two years, and built good
Court House. Ion, ia sixteen months make
debt Of 557 .254 46 aud build Jail. Our Court
House cost 522 000 and your Jail, you say cost
3l6,525 o. "Dost like the picture
In 1865. the people of this county paid a
tax Of 5l,G5 on the one hundred dollars
worth Of property, but this amount was not
enough to satisfy these Know Nothings they
wished to grind down the people and require
them to pay higher and greater tax If it
had effected any good the people would not
complain, but our showing above proves
beyond a doubt that it has not.
About the lst Of March. '56, special Act
was passed bY the legislature providing for
levvine an additional tax Of 81 90 on the
$4,000 worth Of property Ii provides that
half Of the amount shall be applied to the
payment Of the contingent expenses of the
County, and the other half to the General
Fund. Among these contingent expenses
ave included printing, board Of prisoners,
fuel, lights, stationery and books, and it was
contended that by paying for these items in
cash, the expenses therefor would be reduced
materially. Let us see how this has been
done IN 1858 and ls5l 5. G. Asin eharg
ed the County for board of prisoners at the
rate OF $40 each, per week, and received his
pay in County Scrip, although it was then
worth only about sirty-fpe cents on the dol
lar. In 1856, w F. Henson receives $40
per week, for board, for each prisoner, and
receives his pay in cash
In SO and 81, printing, per square was
charged against the county at Three Dollars
the first Insertion and half that each subse-
County Scrip. Now, the same prices are
charged and payment had in cash. Has this
benefited the people OF the county, No
sir
We now pay tax of a2,25 on the dollar
instead Of what we in 1854 and '55 consider
en- cxtravagaut, 81 ,65; and instead of finding
your debt decreased it has been increased
&57,254 46. Then as it has not benefited
the people of Placer County let us see who
it has benefited; The present Know Moth
ing candidate for the Senate has rece we'd
and claimed the distinguished honor Of being
the outhor, defender and log-roler for this
Especial Act" He is and has been the
County Printer. For hi, bills against the
county, prior to the passage Of the Special
Act" he had tn receive scrip, worth only 50
cents on the dollar; since then he has been
paid in cash This is quite an item to him,
and accounts for bis deep interest in its pas
sage He, and W. T. Henson, Sheriff, are
really the men who have been benefited by
it, They are paid for certain services i'll
cash, when before those who done what they
now do received their pay in scrip.
There is another item we want here to
mention, that is to compare the fees charged