The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-28
Condition of Laramie County.

Tax payers OF Laramie CnHnty have
reason to congratulate themselves,
above all other taxpayers In the Ter
ritory. on the healthy financial condi-
ton of its affairs. Its warrants are az
good as United States Treasury Notes
in fact better. There is cash in the
Treasury To pay all warrants outstahd-
ing. Such of them as were drawn
when there were no funds "a pay them
with, have drawn interest at the rate
ofl2cent perannum aud herein Is whore
they are better than grecnbacks. They
draw interest after presentation for
payment when the Treasury is empty.
Now the Treasury Is mll-and the
Treasurer notifies the holders that he
is able and ready to puy all warrants
outstanding, and thar interest ceases
from The da.e of his notice.
This condition of affairs is due to the
excellent officers that have managed
the adairs of the County during the
past six years-more particularly those
who have acted "a Commissioners.
TX ltSopil AlllH AtsAtllNN EllDult Nv
be lost. 1t Is of the utmost Importance
that each County should entrust the
management of its general business
the lcvying of taxes, the examination
and auditing Of all accounts against 1t.
10 the best business men in it. Men
who will guard the interests of the
public IA sacredly as they will their
W private Interest. Yet the diff
Guilty now is to induce business men
to accept the POSITION Of County
Commissioner. They 20 not want to
be troubled with it, and besides the
remuneration does not pay them. The
present allowances is we believe five
dollars ii day To each member, and
each is required to give-say thirty
days In the year, to the business OF
the County, and consequently, must
neglect his own business during the
SAME period of time. This is the mis-
cry ol the present system of rewarding
Competent men to attend to the BUSH
ness Of the public. 1t does not reward
them sufficiently, aud this defect
ought to be remedied. Those who at
end To public Interests well, should be
paid well.
We offer these sugg, stions for what
they are worth, hoping that some well
considered practical plan ma he devil
sed by which the right sort of men in
each County, may be induced to take
charge of County affairs. The great
mischief arises from allowing and uu.
diting e~Xtravagant claiIms against the
County. 1t is 10y treating every claim
presented, in the same manner as if il
was the private business of the Com
missioners, that the credit of the
County will be kept up.
There is not a County in the Ter
ritory to-day but could well afford to
pay II ought to pay the members of
h Board of County Commissioners a
fair salary-say six hundred dollars a
year-fOr leaking nut for its interests.
Beyond question they are the most
poorly paid officers under our County
organizations, considering the impor-
anc of the position. 1t is to he feared
that the failure to pay u fair renumera-
ton has resulted in having Indifferent
AMI incompetent Commissioners in
some Counties in this Territory in
times past, and that the wretched con
dition Of some of them may he traced
directly to either the inefiiciency or
dishonesty of the men comprising the
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