Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-06-08
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISION Ann
THE DELINQUENT TAX LIST.

In the last issue Of the REGISTER we sub
united pr position 20 the Board of Surer-
vIsors and the County Treasurer. agreeing 70
publish The delinquent tax list of WoodJur,
county for the year 1866 for Eve cents for
each description. As the law directs the
treasurer to charge against each tract OF
delinquent property the sum Of twenty cents
to dei'ay the cos, Of printing the list, t GU,
proposition had been accepted it would have
resulted in clear prof, to the count v of
fifteen cents on each parcel of land adver,i-
sed. The delinquent list for 1865 contained
about $500 descriptions. Now, if the list
tor 1866 should contain the same mum Der.
the acceptance Of our Offer would have saved
to the county the very handsome sum OF
eight hundred and seventy dollars.
On Tuesday the proposition, as published
IN our last issue, was submitted to the Board
OF Supervisors by the publisher Of this pane,
IN person AT frst all The me mbers exc,n,.
ing Mr.. Woedfo'd favored the excep,anee Of
the otter, but before any fuaI action was hsd
"po" 1t, L Pendletou attorney for the 3 ard,
yielding to his mania for sreecL-making
whenever an opportunity offers, made "few
bret remarks in which be " ;rpre hended /"
that the Board had no control over the mat
ter, DC, DE-, SO. Then followed con sidsra.
bic whispering, winking and nodlips betv
the attorney and the republican members. a,
the conclusion of which Mr. Graves. of Ger.
tectionville township, (~ho at first favored
the proposition,) stated that lie had received
some new light which had charged his
miDd. I'VE may here remark that thi. is
not The hrst time this fellows mind has
been changed after be has received what he
s~s's snow iish.."} After som. further talk
p''hc'pnly conducted by the attorney. the
matter was postponed uali! the fo,lowi,c
day.
On Wednesday Mr. Lewis, Of this town.
ship presented to the Board the fo1'ow;,o
preamble and resolution and moved their
adoF1on. the motion being seconded hy Mr.
sq''res' of Little Sioux township:
!, y" HEREAs, William Frenzy, publisher of
"e Sioux City Register, has submitted i. nro.
f's'''on 20 this Board agreeing to print tn,
ue'ihqnent tax list 0: Woodbury. coun,v r.,
.ce year 1866 for FIVE cents for each desrr;n.
Ton ; AID, whereas, i, is the duty Of the a.
GERS OF the county to take advantage of AL
lar and honorable propositions to reduc.
'he expenses Of The county; therefor. he il
HesoIced, That We hereby respectfullv ra-
quest lbos. j. Some, Treasurer of Woodbn
~ county, to give the printing Of the delin-
quent tax list Of Woodbury. county for III.
year 1866 TO William Frenzy at the nr;ct
named IN bis proposition, to wit: five cents
ior eaen description provided, the publisher
o. The journal does not agree to do the work
'or an equal Or less price. -
Mr.. Woodford said that he believed ,bs
proposition was made for political purncses
to give the papers something to blow about
that It "ond not result in any advantage
20 me C'unty, for he reason tia, the County
could no. collect any more for the COS, #
printing than it was obliged to paw ON, s,a
'ba' 1t would no! have the feet of defeat;ne
stone Tor Treasurer, as he was informed that
he (o'one) would not be candidate for re-
election and consequently 10 would vote
against The proposition.
Nj Graves said that that twas 'zae,,v bis
oE'"'on' while the attorney talked all
around the question without commit,;ry
himself either way
The vote on the proposition was taken,
when Messrs. LEWIS and sQvlREs voted ave
aud Mr.. WooDFoRD and New Light"
GEAVfs voted NO-thus defeating the
question. By this vote Messrs. Woodford
and Graves have placed .hemsel. cs upon the
record a. opposing economy in the manage
ment OF the affairs Of the County, and in
opposition to the language of the resolution
that at is the duty Of Tie officers of the
county to take advantage of all fair and
honorable propositions to reduce the expeuses
Of the county,
Without further commcn. upon the action
OF these gentlemen, we will briefly alude to
one.of the reasons given BY Mr.. Wnodford
tor opposing the proposition and lhat is,
Mat the Coansy cos,d no,. collac. snors aost
for printing than it paid out In this he ia
entirely wrong. The Law auhnrzes the
Treasurer to collect 90 cents in addition to
The tax and interest on each tract Of land
advertised TO- delinquent taxes to defray the
expense Of advertising, but it does not pre-
vent him from getting the work done at
cheaper rate, and placing 10 tn, credit OF the
County the difference between the amour,
collected and the price paid. We contend
mat the acceptance Of cur proposition would
place in the County Treasury the difference
between i've and twenty cents on every tract
OF land advertised. Our offer was made in
good faith, and We stood ready to give ample
security for the faithful performance of the
work. As faithful guardians Of the interests
Of the County, it should have made no differ.
encs TO Messrs. Woodtord AID Graves wheth-
err the proposition was made for political put
Foses or not. 1t was enough for them to
know that il would save to the county eight
or nine hundred dollars in the one item OF