Red Wing sentinel., 1860-06-13
COUNTY AFFAIRS,

w non the new Board OF Com .nisstoneri
met va resolved to endorse whatever the,
did that was right and condemn II We must
only when We thought they violated tn.
hest interests Of the county BY partizan and
illiberal acts. We choose this course a.
tho best adapted to promote the interest,
Of the county and because we esteemei
some members Of the board. We supposed
it itimpossiblo for the Board to distinguish it
self BY such series Of blunders as it IA.
done.
A few dollars expended lor roads snt
bridges and culverts in the back towns
whore the population was sparse and the ne
csssity Of expeudiinz . little money great
would have proved Of infinite advantage
Tho prospect now is, that our farmers viii
have an immense crop to bring to marke,
and any facilities furnished to promote the
case Of its transportation are positive bene.
fits, but the Board cody neglected and
overlooked the real necessities and wants
OF tho farmers Of this ccv,ty; the;
had no money for our real profit and i'm.
provsmcnt; no it must b lavishly appro
priatsd to political pets.
They could appropriate $2,ooO!!! Think
Of shas-s2,o00-for the County Auditors
yearly salary. Not that tho services were
worth it; bat a. political scheme. How
these gentlemen love tho county. How
they respect tho wishes Of the tax payer
We have no objection to Mr.. Mattson's
getting $1,000 . year. We presume he
will make good uso Of il. $1,000 is quite =
pleassn: little income these times. How
many dozen Of eggs At five cents dozen,
will it take to pay this $4,000? What We
nc have to sell, il low enough. The only
commodities that command high prices, are
county Offices, il . few votes are contingent
npoa paying tho prise.
Go Oh, gentlemen. This will bs lovely
record for the fall campaign. These watch
tul guardians Of the interests Of the county,
FASTENED home without even examining into
county sffairs-wi,hout settling with the
Treasurer or tho Auditor, or authorizing any
Of the Board to do So. They preferred to
hoe their I'm to stopping tho leaks in the
trsasury. and placing some wholesome check
up'r the many little dips into tho peoples
pockets. 80 common now days. Couldn't
you have waited day or 80, and looked af:
ter tho affairs Of the county? You arc
bad eggs, Messrs. Commissioners very bad
eggs. "H.'i.
Another brilliant move Of these Lill;puts.
They absolutely deprecated county orders
forty per cent. by their own action-admit-
ted that the county Was only four-sixths
solvent, when everybody knows that it was
In their power to make the orders of the
county par. Great mon these Commission
ers--" heavy dorgs''--but they did one good
thing; they adjourasd. This motion was
supposed to bs made BY our own townsm.n,
IS he had slch tender regard for his col.
leagues on the Board, that he could not
trouble their august deliberations by pro-
l"'";''s >h~ vital >..d al iuapertant subject OF
roads and bridges to their consideration
Hsw the psopleshould rejoice, that they have
such Board Of Commissioners and sucl,
excellent county officers, whose services arc
10 valuable. if it is only supposed that they
can control few votes. Pay your taxes,
Sonsleussn Walk up to the Office and set.
As. 1t is all for the good Of the party.