Nevada County picayune., 1886-07-07

The matter of countT expenses is largely in the hands Of the com- ty Judge and no party ought to be hold responsible tor his acts umlcss they from time to time rc-elect iim.o
 This is a part of bis reply to the PICAYUNE's challenge of wasieful- ness on the part of Greenbackcrs while in office ir tho county, | take this the more uuAind of E4im; since of all men iu the county he was in tho most eligible position 10 know what neccssitated tho seen ingiY uawarranted increase in tho disbursements by the county court for the two succeeding years to 1881 which he cites and from whicn ho draws conclusions and
 the earnest effort apoa my part to limit county expenses aS far as in me the power lay to do so. H." knows that during this period we
 had tho most destructive UVeriioWs in the memory of our oldest inhab, itants, entailing heavy damage to coauty property; that many ot our most costly bridges were washed away repeatedly in the two years. and that each additional strain up
 on the couuty's finance. resulting
 from this cause, depreciatcd the | volume of Q r. warrants and there fore necessitated greater outlay
 for the replacing Of these same structures; and that it WAS duling this time that the period for which certain parties had undertaken to ] furnish tine coanty suitable build iugs expired; and suitable ones had to be hired and put in service able condition; and as temporary arrangements couid alone be made, changes were neccssjtateI and the burden increased; and furthermore that the paupcr listncarly doubled itself during this period.
 These are facts, as will appear from the records, and he was per tectlY cognizant of them at the time he wrote the above paragraph quoted from him, and could have made this explanation of them had it have suited his purpose as well
 10 do so, for 1t cannot be set down as lnadVCTtanCr, coming as 1t does
 from one who has had experience enough in newspaper life to freight his carcass t0 Mexico on 6 free pass as one Of the editorial corps of the State.
 Before passing to another branch of the subj8ct, 1 will say that if ! am at al censurahic for a too lib cral use Of the c0unty's funds. that that.Ceusure should not come from the source 1t does Ia th,s case, since he WaB one Of the largest bcneiicnricS, possessing as he did a facility for getting fees; whether allowed by Statu0tOry provision or implication, that Woull have start ed to life the dornnut envy of m expert. So superior indeed were his services in this rgard, that Mr. Christopher deferred to him en, tircly, and bestowed npon him the soubri4net of "attorncy general"
 When the present county off. ciala succeeded to office, there was indeed very little financicring to do. Our streams were nearly all substantially bridgcd, the court house was completed, the jail in good repair. Therefore there was littl" else to provide for except iu. cidental expenses, and as these gre matters regulated by our statues. l repeat it, there was very little room or necessity tor iinanciering. l say this in no sense to dctract from our county officials, for pre- snme they have filled their several places well, Particularly do dis claim any intention of retIocting upon tho county Judge, apprecia. ting fully tue trials of the etation and having the highest respect for his integrity and capacity.
 1 had not conceived that I was m anyone way, except they wanted to blow, for I am between the blow handles every day, Sun dave and rainy ,lcva o,..,,,,t | t