The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-07-28

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o9ice-specifies the following:
1--we find the total amount allowed
; against Boise County by the County
Commissioners sincei is Organization
10 be ,l9S d
That the total amount of Co. warrants
marked redeemed on the County Aud.
itors book for the same period to he IS 628 a
Amount of outstanding Indebtedness,
per examination. TO be............. 68,569 8.
This then was the amount of County war.
rants out on January Isl, 1865. It does not
however, include, the. whole of the debt,
Those warrants were bearing ten per cent.
per annum interest. Adding tbeintefest due
on the lst of january, 1865, to the principal
would make the county debt at that period
something over $4,000. sa e4sFf
1t is claimed thatthe present debt is in the
neigbborhood OF $4,000. It. is possible,
though we believe that the estimate exceeds
thereal debt by. several Thousand dollars
Since the Hospital contract let by the former
Republican Board expired in November last,
CouBty expenses have been materially redu-
ced. The amounts allowed by the Board
I s~ r - + 8 Il 81 r - = =
have been less since that time than at any
period previous On the other hand large
amount of warrants have been redeemed
The repoftof the County Treasures whith We
published lastweek shows that nearly $l4 900
in warrants have been redeemed since the
25th Of Januarylast and that there is now
cash on hand in the General fund So. 70
awaiting the presentation Of warrants: ST.
445 aa in the Redemption fund to lie applied
on bids for the surrender of warrants; and
ST., 1873 SO in other funds. The excess of war
rants redeemed and cash on hand over the
amount of warrants allowed during this peri
Cd exclusive of warrants on the IS per cent.
fund to meet current expenses) has at least
kept the interest down, if not reduced the
principal. The county debt probably does
not exceed $ll5, OO0-ifit equals that amount.
The amountsofahe outstanding warrants,
when the Republicans left office, was $685.
$50 90. Mr. Wood has paid OF warrants
re gistered as tar back as theel2t of April. /
1864. Taking the middle of the year as an
average, fhese warrants have now been run
ming two years at ten, per cent interest;
That is at an annual interest of $6,856 90
two years interest, $i3,7l3 80. Add this
interest to the outstanding warrants on the
FIRST of January, 1865, and we have the pro-
portion If the present debt, for which the
are directly responsible,
to- Wit: -'1s+ ~
Warrants :. ....s! ............. sos 569 81
Interest. s.si ....... ..s..s.... I5.H5s gu
Total Republicanldcbt on warrants, $50 1888 u
We lhaveF shewng in another article lthatf
Dser $40, o0O,oi The debt has arisen for the
payment of Hospital expenses; and that
hose expenses were Incurred UNDER CON-
rRAcT LET BY THE REpUBL1cAN BoARD OF
CoUETY COMMISSIONERS short time before +
hey went out. of office, to wit: On tbs, 9Th
lay of November 1853, which contract did
rot expire until the 9Th, Of last Novem Der.
rAe Democratic Commissioners cauno. be
Deld responsible for the warrants. issued
auder this Republican coRtraots They had
10 power except to issue warrants in confor
nifty with the agreement with which their
had bound the county. This
s42 coo then belongs to the RepubRcan.side
# this political account. It foots up as5
ollows; s.. ~
Warrants issued BY Republican 500 %
1arrants on Hospital KspuDlcan contract. $4,000 90
Total,..,.. Sl24 2SS Y
These facts prove beyond dispute that the
democratic officials have bought Hospital
'uiding, Record Books, and paid all the
expenses of the County, and at the same time
educed the Republican Indebtedness several
thousand dollars, during their term. 4vv@ Il
It is this Republican Indebtedness of over |
ne hundred and twenty-four thousand dol
ars, which the Democratic officials have had
0 shoulder. TO make the matter still worse
hey have been forced tolmeetthis indebted
ess, and to pay the expenses of this county
uring their own ADMINISTRATION, 3during a II
ear when by Republican legislation, county
already dspreeiafe Sin value were
lade receivable for taxes. Is it any wonder
hat the indebtedness has increased, notwith-
landing all ths economy and good manage. /,
nent eEineed BY the Board Of Oommission-