Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-06-21

THURSDAY. ....... .........JUNE q, 1888.
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VIZ WANT A NEW COURT HOUSE
AND JAIL.
In former years efforts have been
made to have new court buildings con-
structcd for Nee Pcrce county. But
those efforts have always been stifled by
reason of division Of sentiment between
the :people Of the northern part Of the
county and those of the southern portion,
on the question of permanent county
seat. Many in the north were unwill.
ing to vote to have county buildings
constructed at Lewiston, the present
county seat, and a majority vote could
not be had Of the whole people Of the
county to be taxed to build building
such as would be q credit to the county,
and, at tho same time, be such as would
DO commodious and convenient for the
court business Of the county. The
opposition to building generally came
from that portion Of Nee Perez county
which has now left US and organized the
new county Of Latah. Those who
advocated the division Of the county
have no longer any excuse to offer why
they should not put their efforts forth
to build court house and Jail. They
will have to DO taxed little heavier
than they would have been had the
division not taken place. But they will
no longer be hindered by those who
we're termed obstructionists, and there is
capital enough left in Nee Perce county
to build a courthouse and Jail, such as
would do credit to a county Of 10000
or 10000 inhabitants. What now is to
hinder the effort to inaugurate the con-
struction Of these buildings at once, but
the tardy disposition Of our remaining
tax-payers3 All the real property and
buildings belonging to the old county
remains with MS, poor though it may be,
yet it may be converted to some use to
pay = small part Of the expense Of new
buildings, and in that respect We are
better of than the citizens Of the new
county Of Latah, who have to commence
everything new in order to have county
buildings. The men who have found
fault with the rural districts, because
they would not come up to aid in build.
ing commodious buildings, are now free
% build a they may desire, as good and
permanent buildings as the credit and
exigincies Of the old county demands,
and the would-bo obstructionists have
no power to interfere. Now let us see
what those who complain Of our present
courthouse and Jail will do to remedy
the evils that We have suffered. We are
no longer hampered in our emotions TO
build on account Of tho hostility of the
northern Taxpayers. We are informed
that the town-lot spectators Of Moscow
are exceedingly jubilant over the division
and the probability is they will
contribute literally towards paying the
expenses Of courthouse and JAZZ for the
new county, and thus tighten the
burden Of tho common taxpayers of
Latah county. II they don't do this
they will be ungrateful, for they seem to
DO the only persons who derive any
benefit, in Latah county, by the division
OF the county. We are tired of per-
petual hearing Of the wrongs and selfish
grasping Of the citizens Of Lewiston in
county matters, for in this respect we
firmly believe the citizens Of Lewiston
have been more sinned against than
and they can't be blamed for
accepting the condition Of division a. a |
relief from the constant strife about
advantages in county matters. We have
oftcn been coguizant of the fact that the |
people Of Lewiston have been charged
With being too graspiog when they have
been disposed to give way to the north
THAT Lewiston was really entitled to in
rider to preserve amicable relations
'etween them and northern citizens
Now we are separated it becomes neces-
AIRY that each division to endeavor to
maintain amity and good will among
henselves and to strive to co operate
q all public matters that will tend to the
Fowth and prosperity of the people Of
'ach division. We owe this to the good
i the common cause of this whole
eetion Of country, embraced in the two
ounties, and We look upon it as a
uicidal policy to fan up and pcrpetuatc
feeling Of contention and strife about
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