The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-11-21

Few SUGGEsTIOxs.-In ~ much - tneI'
Seems . probability that the incoming 'fs'''a
|ture may pass some reformstorT measure.
nothing can b lot, even if nothing y cameo
b. throwing out : few Suggestions. b they p
proved or disapproved By that body. The mrs.
thing to Be effected should be material rednc
tion Of taxation. To do this official salaries
and the Expenditures of the public eeoerai''
must be reduced A great saving can be msds
in this country at least BY funding the enfire In
debtedness at rate Of interest not exceeding
eight Der cent per anoum. which we thina
should be done. and provision made for the an
nual payment Of the interest and for the maj
extineuishment Of the debt A reduction OF
taxation will do more to increase the taxable
property Of Boise county. t6an all inducements
to immigration that can be offered; for a. soon
as our taxes are reduced to . moderate hgure'
men who hare capital to invest will come here
and see for themselves the advantages which
our mines Offer for the safe investment OF mon
ey. and seeing they will not be slow to avail
themselves of such splendid opportunities
A law requiring each voter to exhibit h's
poll tar receipt before voting. would largely
increase our revenue, and would detract large
" from what is now most Efficient and al
wars available electioneering fund: for whe'h-
er this tax 10 collected and used or whether ITS
collection is omitted, the effect 10 about the
same A mslority of those who escape the
payment OF their poll taxes, either by the Ia
ehes of the assessor or by bis especial favor,
viii vose for his reelection on the plea that
lone good turn deserves another"
The time for the meeting of the board OF
equalization should be changed 10 period az
Ter the assessnen; of the real property IN the
county las been completed instead OF before
tie work is half done, IS now. Under The
present law the meetings Of the Board are
about the broades; Of the many broad faces in
our county government; j, being impossible to
eoualize assessments before they are made.
and there is DO provision for the meeting OF
the board after August, while assessing con-
tinues uaiil October
TIE law should also be 50 amended as 10 re-
Quire voters 10 pay their per capita taxes be-
fore vc,ing. This rear there were 9so votes
cast n this eounsy and only SO poll receipts
sod: loss 70 the cogn;y Of 1855 This
sun. If every mar had paid bis Per capita tax
e. coald have been deducted from the
property tax. and tee assessment reduced 10
s. 90 the one hundred. instead OF 345, which
would be quite relief to the tar payers
4 usury las limiting irieres; 10 on- per
cent per month would no. be atniss. nor ~ould
il be objected to By any bg: the money sharks
of the county. Experience has demonstrated
To every business man that no business in the /
Territory can be made 10 yield profit, and
pay tao per cent. on money; and the rate j.
kept up nov from force vf habit The evil
should be, corrected by law.
Congress should be memoraiz-d concern
ing th. Bedrock Flume. as this is MEASURE Of
the first Importance to Boise county. With |
Grimes. More, Elk, Granite. Ophir aid Wolf
creeks opened up by bedrock eume. Boise
Basin would again give employment to two
thousand men more than at present. and in.
crease the gold yield of the Territory $4,000
per annum
And finally. though we hardly think it worth /
while to mention the subject now. voting
places should not be in saloons; and really |
ought to be some distance from such places One
OF the acts Of mans life which should be
done CONSIDERABLY and with bis senses and
Judgment free from control, is the act Of rot |
ing; and no man is free from excitement when
drinking. nor capable Of acting with o. good
Judgment as he would do If sober. Indeed, il
it be not true that there 10 in every mind
germ OF insanity, there is at least an unnatu.
s1cltabity in the mind Of every man who has
drank. and this. a few drinks which
IRE sure to De taken on important occasions.
VIII stimulate to unreasonsbleness; for this
reason 1t would not be amiss. where order and
peace ia desired to place as little temptation in
The way OF men on election days as possible.
WINNEMUCCA, New, Nov. 16.
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