Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-11-01
WHY MR.. BIXBY SHOULD NOT BE
ELECTED.

ELECTED.
Some days ago we stated that we
had some reasons to give why Mr..
Bixby should not be elected to pub
lie Office We will now state them.
In looking over the County Treasur-
er's books, a number of warrants were
ascertained to have been issued to Mr..
Bixby which, in our opinion, We're SO
issued without authority Of law. An
open letter, requesting an explana-
ton, was addressed to Mr.. Bixby.
That gentleman replied. stating that
the warrants numbered so, IA and
147 were issued to him for salary and
mileage. That is entirely satisfac-
tory, as far as it goes. But other war
rants remain to be accounted for, to-
wit: Nos. 46, GA, al, "a and 1871.
No. 46, Mr.. Bixby says was drawn in
favor Of Swanholm & Bixby, for sup
plies for the Bellevue branch jail; No.
"a was for the burial of a pauper, sup
plies for county hospital, and Bellevue
Jail; No. al, for 800, was for the
purpose of removing the county re-
cords from Rocky Bar to HALEY; No.
ia, for $500, was for thirty days de-
voted in the removal Of records, secur-
ing Offices, etc.; and warrant No. l9l,
for $500, was to convey an insane
person to the asylum at Portland.
Now, all this looks straight enough;
but every one Of those warrants lif our
understand Of the statute is correctly
was issued in open, undisguised de-
fiance of law. Here is the law bear
ing on the subject. 1t can be found
on page 527 Of the Revised Statutes
of Idaho, and is as follows:
They 1.-THE County Commissioners
shall make no contract for any pur-
pose on behalf Of the county, = y
in which any member of the Board is
directly or indirectly interested, as a
party thereto, and any contract or
grant made in contravention of this
provision shall be void.
According to our understanding OF
this section, warrant No. rs is not
worth the paper that it is written on.
Warrant No. 81 is in the same con
aition.
Warrant No. ia is also worthless.
There is doubt in our mind as to
the legality Of the other warrants OBJ
jected to; but there is none whatever
as to that Of warrants Nor. 46, 81, and
ia.
But, it may be urged by Mr.. Blk
by's friends, he doubtless had right
to sell goods or to do some service for
the county, provided he charged 70
more than others would for the same.
Unfortunately for them, yet FORUM
ately for the taxpayers, the law steps
in here also aud forbids his doing this.
Here is the law;
Each member OF the Board OF Coun-
~ Commissioners shall receive for his
services, 5000 annually, aud he shall
receive twenty-five cents per mile
necessarily travelled in going to and
returning from the county seat to at
tend the sessions of the Board.
This section can be found on page
$50, Revised Statutes.
Warrant No. ia, for 1900, s.for 80
days time devoted for the county in
removal of records" as stated by Mr..
Bixby, was issued to him, Gilbert Blk
by, for his own use and benefit, in de
iancc of the above quoted sections Of
the Revised Statutes of Idaho.
Other charges could doubtless be
made aud sustained. But the above
ought to suffice.
Mr.. Bixby is up for Office again.
viii the people Of Alturas county re-
- - = 1k:ss ;eaassar his aiEeial