Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15

tiers of public interest. Ii must be under
stood that We are in no way responsible for
the views, criticisms, plans, &c, which APP
pear in this column.-Ep. GUARDIAN.
MR. EDITOR:
In looking over the proceedings of the
Police Jury of Claiborne parish for May
last, | think the tax payers were astonish-
ed and crafty surprised NJ the enormous
allowance ma,b, to the Sheriff for convey
ing a certain prisoner to farmrrvillr. forty
miles frrn the town " Homer, if mis-
taxi not. The amount allowed wa, sI63-
-. Tax payers thinks this could have
been done for half the amount. si2J per
mile amounts - cNtortion in some way.
Mr.. !itnr. the proceedings of the ro-
TICr-Jury "f December l-;-. which ap-
pears III the Guardian of the 18th of De
ccmhcr, STRIKE, the tax payer with consid-
cradle force AT the enormous allowances
made. We viii mention some of them
The first j., Mr.. Ford's bridge lumber
seems to Ice too high: Int the allowance
made to simmons and Ramsey getting up
uua~scN>cd land s7jh.Id. amount sufficient
to pay i,'f .issTSyrug all the property in
Claiborne parish and rot only -. We have
an Assessor appointed, commissioned and
paid. aud sworn too, whose duty il i to
assess all the property in the parish. In
addition t. these facts the parish has gone
to considerable expense to procure maps,
Ac., for his bcntt so that the Assessor
c"uld obtain all the land in the parish
that Lad been entered and the law is sui-
tici,nt Ia enable him to make the assess
mrnt IN some way; if the Assessor finds an
owner asses, il in the name Vi the owner.
If not. assess tt To- owner unknown.
The neat item, Mr.. Editor is the allow
1ncc made to commissioners of Election,
$500. The Police Jury claim, great honor
for having bonded the parish debit and
brought the expenses of the parish To IA
cash basis and thereby having things
dome very low. Tax Payer rec"llcct- very
veil III the day OF good old Whiggcry
that they served H. commissioner, of
Election at our dollar per day, and IN the
DAYS of ancient Democracy they served
at one dollar per day; also in the days Of
Radicali-m Tax Payer has served H. Com
missioner of Erection at live dollars per
day, and m ~rrtfr7t ~ that, which had To h'
snld a; forty cents on the dollar. The
Clerk of Elections. a thing never heard of
before, appointed from their own body,
at >iN dollars per day. and returning officer
/ aud sheriff. and special deputy aS return
/ ing officer uf election, amounts 10 some
thing Of rN;oriion. Why, sir, tax payers
make that money At fifty cents per day
aul even less than that. Talk to taN
PAYERS about rcireuchmrnt and reform al
I the Democratic party. The allowance
made to the Shrrf for summouing juror
and witnesses for the last term of the Dis
trict court. sl0375. Each tax payer vrril,
thinks that the sheriff did not leave TN
public square OF Homer To summon hal
the Jurors and witnesses, and the othr
half were sent hy friends TN, allowance
made in the case Of the State ". J. ID
Gladury, S9l.U", aud nothing done, AM
the allowance for conveying Bill Thoma
to state prison, hdla'icr s-i.ij, We wondr
wha, the original vas
The allow aucr made -. Is. Hayes. Paris
Aiinrncy. extra services $1,000. II III
STATE allo~, any at all. Ii "" mi,tak
not the Police Jury employed Mr.. liayc
at the commencement of the year AZ
stipulated price; all" in N" allowanc
made in the case 81 tlc Claiborne t'Hti
dian publishing acts ot the rolic' Jury
+ the Guardian was employed At = crrtai
price.
Tax payers contend that II j. the dut
Of the Police Jury. OF select number {
them selected for that purpose. 20 rNamii
parties presenting elr.ms un3rr oath an
summon witur>sc, All make the ALLOW
anc-. according To- the work done.
TAN PAYER Of Ward >.
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