Butte record., 1856-09-20
County Affairs.

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cial affairs of the county, in favorable
light 1t shows the Indebtedness OF the
county, on the first Of July last, to be So
054 81, showing a decrease of the county
Indebtedness since January lst, 1896, ac-
cording to the exhibit then published. Had
it not been for the changes made at the last
session of the Legislature. in the law for the
collection Of Foreign Miners License, the
county wo1M now have been out of debt,
with a balance on hand in the treasury.
The Auditors Report exhibits falling of
in the revenue for the past six months, more
than sufficient to cover the present indebt-
edness Of the County. It is believed that
ting the expenses of the past six months as
a basis, the estimated expenses for the cur
rent year, are in round numbers, about
/ @47 900 co. 1t is believed that at the ex-
piration Of another six months, the county
will be enabled to pay its expense in cash
All who feel an interest in the county, will
+ be gratifed to learn Of continued financial
prosperity The citizens of the county will
be no longer to pay an accumulative inter
est; but will have means to invest in per-
manent county improvements
/ In order to free the county from indebt-
edness and te keep it so, it Is necessary to
guard its interests with watchful care. \
short time ago County scrip was so much
/ below par as to remain on the Auditor 5
/ Books unca led for 1t is somewhat different
now County warrants have become valu-
able, and parties are now willing to take
them on long time, if they can only obtain
them upon some trumped up and fanciful
claim. We regard the following as a claim
Of this description, and one that should not
be entertained by the Board of Supervisors.
The question Of title is now before the prop
er tribunal, for settlement and when it shall
be decided that the title is vested in the
persons claiming it, it will then be time
enough to pay the parties, by their attor-
Mes for the square. We have always re-
8aIuttl NiteSIS- Dliu y llpTTlS lllic is Tue
only legitimate one, and have so spoken OF
it heretofore. But the springing of this
claim and insisting upon itw with such tenacity
whilst the tit e is undecided, to say the least
/ looks as though there might be "a Gigger in
the fence" Why 10 Messrs Bird and Nor
ris-"by their Att0rnies" the Board
Of Supervisors that the county kas no claim,
either in law or in equity. and then offer to
deed the one-fourth of an acre to the coun-
/ ty, providing the county will release all
claims to the balance of the square! If, as
asserted in the first paragraph of the petit
ton, the county has no claim to the square,
why does the second paragraph require the
county to release all claims to it, before they
will comply with their agreement, and exc
cute a deed for the one fourth OF an acre !:
But the third paragraph in the petition is
doubtless the point which the parties, by
their Attornes," desire to make. 1t sets
forth that the parties are willing to sell the
square to the county for the moderate sum
of three thousand dollars! notwithstanding
the second paragraph requires the county
to deed it to them. It swould have been a
great mistake and spoiled the whole ar
rangement if they had not required the
county to deed it to them, before Offering to
sell it to the County. The lawsuit about
the kettle would have been precedent for
this petition, if the borrower of the kettle
in addition 10 other points made, had deman-
ded payment from the owner when it was
returned
Seriously, however, we have no desire to
keep back from these parties one single cop
per that may be their due. If they shall
establish their title to the square, We desire
that the county shall pay them the full val
ue thereof. But we do not desire to see the
county pay thu ee thousand dollars for moth
ing at all, according to the petition. The
whole affair looks to US like piecs of sharp
practice for the purpose Of raising the wind
If not, why should they decline giving a
deed for the ore fourth acre2 That would
n It compromise their right to the balance.
But no; they imagine the county archives
will not come here until their deed is pre-
cured. They know that the wants and con-
veniences demand that a removal should be
effected Immediately, and they imagine that
outside pressure will induce the board of
Supervisors to pay this swindling de
mand We doubt it.