The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-12-26

Ma. DEANS BlLI~-A bill has been lh.'o
a,csa nv Mr. Dean. Of Boise county. ana
nov pendins before the Legislature, en1i'i's
A .ct Fixing the Salaries and Fees OF Ger
tain officers of Boise county. sA'hid IL DC
come Inv. we think the tax payers woiid Ut
~. n.rtias "fx.d" hy it, Til: object oi tht
i,.y !. r. a:iaw III. Sheriff "A SALARY OF t"'
t,ousaul d .,l..rs a year, I" be paid out oil th'
County Treasury, in addition to fees etc. a"o
:, ,un,v him still further remuneration oi
6r.. dollars per day for jalor. whether 1t Is
necessary to have such an officer or "o'' anu
,wo dollars day, each. for keeping prisoners
MI Of which is made payble quarterly, out o'
the County Treasury, whetaer this "o"ia H.
.r..,s. mr. lessen the pay of Sheriff we have no
means Of knowing; but it is bad policy 10 pa!
salaries and per diems outof the Treasury ana
should not be resorted to except IN cases "heFe
T. cannot he avoided The second section oi
the bill reduces the pay of the Auditor ana he
co-ler 70 one thousand dollars PER annum'
with fees allowed. This we think rather TOO
W
low figure. The man who performs the duties
.of Auditor and Recorder of Boise county
must be possessed of fair ability and eu"ca'
c,t,on. and must devote his whole Time 10 Inc
office. or employ deputy. He should receive
;rS. and sufficient compensation The third
,lIovs the Treasurer the sum OF eight hundred
dollars = wear This should De reduced 10
six hundred The duties OF the office al reas-
urer Of Boise county are By no means arduous'
nor do they occupy, altogether, m"hth oil Tue
Treasurer's time in n year; and We dare say
any business man in Idaho City VIII readily as
sumo the duties aud responsibilities oi thr o.
ice Tor the sum we have mentioned; therefore
we think il enough; and we kn"" IL IS All We
can afford II pay. But Il Is 10 The i"ur'h see.
ton OF this bill! we desire particularly |" call
attention. Ii declares that the Assessor al
Boise county shall receive twenty per ccI'. al
all nou or ,Iey. CAPITA taxes collected, and ten
per cent Of all other taxes assessed and col
ieet.d. &c" Now, ANYBODY who will take the
,rnubl, II refer 10 the Assessors books. Will
see that that officer vas paid for his services
the present wear more than fire thousand dol
La,. aud Mr. Deans bill. instead Of reducing
that enormous sum rs il should b. reduced,
one-iialt or more. Is il seems 10 Us resorts I" 4
sGh,rrflgc 10 blind the eyes Of tic people.
while their money is being takea Ia enrich 4
tarorite whose services are ~ no wise proper
iinnaI Ia the amour, given hIn. and the duties
of whose Office one oi the most responsible
men 10 Ger COUNTY ias repeatedly told Us liz
wouli cheerf;Ipy perform for five per cent 81
the taxes collected We are not "Ec al those
who would require the services Ut mn officer
Tor less than their actual cash value; but Ne
can -re no reason nor justice in collecting taxes
from the people, that the, may be turned over,
bodily, IL ~ individual. and We therefore OBJ
irct 10 the passage "f 4 bill which from our
oil Mr. Deans character. Va ihlnk
he has introduced without bcstn~Ing upon il
that cons!dcrationto which II was "utillrd NJ
his hands and which the people have right
10 expect their legislators viii give Il errrt
bill! which comes before them.