The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-05

been deceived, and if we have not wall
the Commissioners explain why!
Again, when in town the other day,
one of our oblising county officers
pointed out set of patent abstract
books, which he informed me the
Commissioners had purchased at cost
of eight hundred dollars to the county.
| asked what in the world we farmers
wanted of abstract books, and was
told that they were good to have OF
course, that the most of the lawyers in
town and q few persons in jackson
vile, Illinois, were in fav or of the pur-
chase, and besides, it might bust some
body else.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if these are facts,
(and hope they are not as | did not
notice any record of such purchase
in your last paper) viii our Hon. Board
of Commissioners explain what right
they have to cxpcnd the peoples
, money for such purposes, and besides,
have since learned that the purchase
was made in the face of the decision of
our Caunty Attorney, that such a pro-
cecding was Illegal and in direct VIC
lation of our statutes.
And again, will our Commissioners
explain how it is that our County At
torney is receiving his salary at the
rate of nine hundred dollars per year.
understand that the statutes of last
winter allow but FIVE hundred dollars
for counties having population of
less than ten thousand and over seven
thousand. We have few over eight
thousand inhabitants, aud therefore,
this being tho case, our Commissioners
are making an Illegal use of the pco-
pies money.
And again, l notice Chat there has
been allowances of county funds to
different attornies i'll town, fer prose-
cutting various criminal cases, amount
ing in al to upwards of sixty dollars.
Now we look al this matter in this
way: We have an attorney elected to
perform these duties. and should think
that with his allowance OF nine hum
dred dollars per annUm, he ought to be
able to pay these attornics ont of his
own pocket, and especially should he
do SO when he happens to be attorney
for the defendant in some ofthese cases.
III remember rightly, Mr.. Editor,
you are doing our county printing for
little or nothing. | ask our Hon.
Board OF Commissioners if it is right
that you or anybody else should do
this work for nothing. / believe that
there is not farmer in our county
who wants our county work done for
nothing, and all believe that in your
business as well as ours, 'The laborer |
is worthy of his hire" If they desire
to be so saving of the peoples money,
why do they make these illegal and |
foolish appropriations and draw their
own salary so very regularly?
These are questions which are asked
at nearly every gathering of The farm
ers, and which thini, we have rig LIT |
to ask through the columns of your
paper and which can probably be sat
isfactorially explained. AS for myself,
being, like neighbor !Iartwell, home
steader and not over two or three dol
lars of taxes to pay, and three years to
perfect the title to my land, | am not
as much interested as some of nay
friends in the Usage lands, who have to
foot the larger part OF the county cx-
penses. Net promising to let you hear
from me again am, Truly Yours.
CROCKETT.
tN0te.-We will explain to our cor
that so far as the county
printing is concerned we bid to do a
large portion of il for nothing, and
although it is q very heavy burden
and we were forced by circumstances
to do it, we do not begrudge the peo-
pie that advantage these hard times.
Ed