Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-01-22

inc this road or some other one near to
its proposed line. We are not able Ia
build it 10y private subscription or We
would ut once DO so : we are not able to
raise the money by levying direct tax
next year The whole county Will n4
benefited by it, and the future tax
PAYERS will lie the most benefited 10y it.
Then let the whole county and the
future taxpayers pay for it. We can
not see a particle of fraud about it, but
we can see most imperative need for
il, and We certainly hope it may become
AN accomplished fact within the next
! six months.
Now az to the building of a court
| house. right away, we are rather inclined
to Mr.. Rcno's opinion, that we might
get along without that for while. 1t
would be nice thing; it would he very
convenient. and would look well, and
all that bat We don't have any eXor-
btant rents to pay thus far and proba-
blN will not for Il year or two to come
70 build II court house would probably
cost SAY $1,000 the interest on which
amount Of bonds. would be 81 POO per
year. AZ au> ming like present prices
that ) 9O0 would much more than pay
rent for 4 year or two TO come. Still, if
the court house MAS built We should not
have one to bald afterwards and we
would save what rent we do pay, and If
= majority Of the people want it. they
can have it hy voting in favor of il, Int
SO far as the CiIRoNlCLE is concerned, it
would not. if it could, influence a single
man on that question.
Our iiguring on the assess ed valuation
can hardly he erroneous as Mr. Reno
SAYS. for the reason that that is the
actual assessment. Now, heretofore,
there has been 50 little value 10 any OF
the property in Custer county. which
vas asscssablc, that it was difficult to
collect any amount of it, but now
things are considerably different. We
admit that a small percentage of taAes
are never collected. but whenever prop
crty has any actual value. it can general
Is be sold for ut least enough to pay the
taxes and everybody knows that the
law under which taxes can be collected
hy distress, aS il is called. is indeed most
distressing to the unfortunate delin-
quent tax payer, so that it is reasonable
,,.ta ),l.
realize as great Il percentage of the tax
a. other counties are accustomed to do.
This, rs We stated last week. Will give us
enough to meet the amount we will
have To pay during the year within
from 81 500 to 1000. But even though
We should have To incllre the odium of
being considered invctcrate toner's here
in Custer, We shall have To persist in
our former statement. that we believe
that ii! dviic cucy will bc mace up out
of liquor licenses. Last fail, there were
eight saloons in Hayward, while the
flame WAS build, and AZ there will be
very lively times over there III the
spring when the tiumc is put in opera
ton. ii il reasonable to conclude that
there will be nearly as many start up
there again The same may be said Of
Junction city. which will have thirty
ice thaws out. kiddvillc, will have
twenty-five stamps running, and the
usual lubricating bug jure will have to
be dispensed there. Custer city will in
all probability have one or two more
saloons, and they have all got to pay
their 500 per quarter or they don't start
! We are really at a loss TO see anything
overdrawn III our statement of last
week with regard to the probable out
come in case bonds are issued except in
one particular which makes the ex-
sinking fund of 81, 800 for this year also
on $1,000 interest for this year, while The
| fact is We would nave not To raise any
sinking fund this year, and would have
not more than Is months interest to pay,
which would make ii diff renee oi at
most $1,000. this viii make Il very good
showing for 1851. There is bui one
more point which We care to discuss in
Mr. Reno letter, and that j. the i'm
prrsslou ttu, ccln 80 have taken cujirc
pos session. Dt h!u tn.,t Cp>lcr cIty, ur
rather 70, ciuIrns, are taking a course
that Wi.l render tnem obnoxious 10 the
remainder g.. ac cOun V. If this il real
Is the case Nc should feel most heartily
sorry, but we 10 not think that il l..
Custer city Is dependent for It's success
upon tie growth oI the county at large,
without hi, for a basis we might us
well give up the ship, but with it we
may look forward to Il steady improve
mcnt 1t therefore follows as a natural
sequence, that whatever is believed to
be for the interest oi the whole county
should be ardcntly supported by Custer
city, and We believe that a. the county
and city must stand or'fall together, hIt
the majority of the voters will agree
with Us, that out of the proposed i'll Is.