Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-24
THEY SHOULD BE BETTER PAID.

THEY SHOULD BE BETTER PAIL
County Commissioner Fuller, in a
interview with reporter of the Belle
>vue Herald, stated that he would nc
be candidate for re election, fc
reasons which he stated as follows:
Repor;er.-Will you be a oand
date for reelection?
mo; l can't afford 1t. Not Ion,
ago l 6gured up that had draw
something like $500 from the count
for my services, while my outlay fo
that time in connection with the Of
fee had been 5000. l am willing t.
st epdown and olt. But tie sen
law is mistake. There ought to b.
At least one hold.over commissioner
A long and short term feature woult
secure this. You see an entirely new
board, while they may be perfect,
honest in intention, would cause tbs
county . great expense because q
their want of knowledge of thu
county's business and experience ir
handling it,"
Mr.. Gillette, the Chairman of the
Board, has also stated that he would
not be q candidate for reelection.
This is his second term on the Board.
Two years ago, he did not wish a re.
election, and only consented to run
after being urgently requested to do
so by large number of taxpayers Of
both parties, who, approaching his
worth, knew that the complicated
business Of such an extensive and
comparatively unorganized county as
this would be safe in his hands.
Were Messrs. Gillette aud Fuller to
consent to accept a denomination,
they would be reelected by more sed
majorities; but they are positively out
Of the field.
The disinc!ination of these gentle.
men to longer serve the county in the
capacity OF Commissioners is not diff.
icult to understand. The duties of
the office are Of such a responsible
and arduous nature as to require a
con siderable portion of the time of
the incumbents to discharge properly,
while the pay does not reimburse
them for their actual cash outlay, not
to mention tho time lost in attending
the sessions Of the Board. Then. too.
1t is actually impossible for a commits
sioner, or Board of Commissioners.
to give general satisfaction. In such
new county as this, so we'll watered,
there are so many new roads needed,
20 many bridges have to be con.
'truoted, so many expensive improve.
ments are required-all seemingly
land particularly SO considered by
tho parties Immediately interested
equally important to the public wei.
fare, that much that should be has,
from the nature of the case, to be
left undone. Those citizens or
neighborhoods which do not succeed
In securing all that they ask for nat.
urally complain, imagine that they
are unjustly Disseminated against,
and criticise the Board. Ifthey have
any business they are very careful
not to give it to members of the
Board-if for no better reason, to
''get even" with them. All this.
and much more which is equally un.
pleasant, combines to make of the
office Of Commissioner of Alturas
county one OF the least unremuner.
alive and most disagreeable on the
face OF the earth.
This should not be. Men who
manage business of $4,000 to
100000 per annum-and a public
in which every man, woman
md child has to have . "s.y" a.
hat'-should at least be paid a sum
quail to their necessary expenses and
he regular, "going" wages of So. so
'er days work while actually in SEES.
ion or looking after the county's bu.i. !
ess. II the county we're out Of debt ]
ne TIMES would advocate that the j
commissioners be paid at least $4,000
'-r annnm. As the county is in
ebt and we cannot afford to be very
hsral, we believe that their annual
Alary should be fixed at $1,000 each.
Furthermore, the law should be
hs"eed.i" the direction indicatsd BIZ
Dr.. Fnller; that il to say. provision
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