The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08


drunk, that violates only city ordinances, yet
become q County expense TOO often in their
reception, board and discharge. We do not
mean to be personal, if we did we might
speak Of abuses of this character at home,
and in sister counties, far and near, whose
County seat is located in any respectable siz-
ed city.
The editor of the Republican last week
says, "The plea that the two Counties, if
united, could be managed more economical
ly than either alone, because there would
be only one set of officers to pay, is speci-
Gus one" [ am not aware that any such
thing is claimed, and have not heard or read
of any one using any such language except
the aforesaid editor. We may be ''grees" In
the country, and "can't cipher 1oeH," but that
kind of chatfs throwing and school boy play, |
is played out" The feeling on this move
ment is universal, and almost unit. If the
desired object is not obtainsd now, the de-
termination is to work till it shall be Oh
tanned. We had no antipathy against Keno
sha, but many Of them, as we'll as we, know
that there is but little fraternal feeling An
agitation Of this kind carried to extremes,
will not lessen it, and any misrepresentation,
mean unfairness in thir matter by the City,
will lead the County to cut loose from her
entirely, politically and otherwise, and the
trade she now receives would In great
measure be carried to other points, to which
the projected r. RS when completed would
very materially assist. do not write this as
threat, but know the sentiment of the
people, and I wish the City prosperity, and q
better state of feeling between County and
Town. wish to quote again from the Re
publican of last week. After observing that
the expenses Of the County since 1855 have
been little less than S., 500 year, he
says: "To pay this tax, upon the
present gGZesetiou of the County for
taxable purposes, would require
tax which ought not to be onerous. In No.
vember 1871, the Board Of Super Tisors upon
an estimate of expenses for the following
year, CT $4,000, levied tax Of four mills on
the dollar" 1t is very fortunate that the
Board Of Supervisors understood the present
valuation of the County, for had they been
led to take it from the assessment roll of
the City for the City, the latter would have
paid but small proportion of what she just
ly should pay, for am credbly informed,
that more than one man of the City, worth,
and controlling property to the va 'uc of over
one hundred thousand dollars, gave in their
assessments at less than-or nealy eo,-of one
quarter its assessed value. Again he says
'The entire cost of poviding for the poor OF
this County was in 1871, S604,94. Let US ace
how that figures. Francis Paddock, Physician
fees, $3.50. The same again $4,000. Ward
ISilvernail keeping Miss Woolner $685. 90. N.
Burgess the same, SAB. John Lucas board
ing insane poor 1862 95. Same keeping tran
silent Paupers $26. 45. J. A. WILDER Paup er
account $50. John jaeger keeping sick man
81 50. David Salisbury Physician fees Sal 25,
John Gridiey examining insane person $500
Total 81, 261 81. To which is to be added
, County poor expenses 1874 making a
t total of 81 1866 % for County support OF
poor.
With access to the books of the County
Clerk, we can hardly understand how any
man could make such garbled statement OF
expenses for County poor purposes, we leave
; our readers to draw their own inference But
= the above is not yet the full account. In
this County the system of caring for the poor
is different from that in Racine County
3 Here each Township provides for it's owr
] poor, we have no County poor house, OF
farm, and If the expenses of maintaining the
poor in the Towns was added to the list, il
would still larger increase the amount of ex
penses as above stated. l am informed that
the figures Of the expenses of the Comfy
poor in Racine County, are quite as correct
as those given of the same expense in thi,
County, and Us he came within $3.50, 40 O
being correct as regards amount Of expendi
ture without adding Town expenses, getting
it too little by more than half, we may con-
cude that the expenses off Racine are toe
y little by half, but as that would spoil the
argument we shall have to take it the Other
way. Again he says, the taxes levied II
Racine County since 1855, foot up the enor
NOUS sum of $50, 72S.38. which according
F., to his close calculation mast be correct, and
r speaks volumes for the wealth an prosper.
ty of our sister County, for still its taxes are
less in proportion to it's valuation than In
, our County, and less burdensome to the tax
payers.
He concludes by saying that il united
: Keuosha County will be called upon TO pay
sum equal to about 81, 0oo.o0 year more
than it is now required to pay. If so we of
the County have not advanced that far in the
ooF, fn al,
that problem, anG as it is beyond our most