Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12


ond@x the constitution. .,........... si0a $50
Increase Of cost Of State government
over Territorial. ................s asa sao
Tosai net saving annual 10 taxpayers
By adopting the state and county GOV.
erumsnt proposed By the constitution 81. so
I'm addition 70 the above ia many
instances the fees OF officers will
amount annually TO a sum greater
than the maximum compensation al-
lowed them. This excess viii 60 In.
TO the County Treasury for the ben.
eft Of the tax payers"
10 the above language the commit.
tee certainly intended 70 convey the
Idea that there would be more than
enough fees collected TO pay each
county officer the maximum amount
allowed By the constitution besides
surplus 10 60 INTO the county treasury
which surplus would overbalAnce any
small deficiency which might occur IN
..fev instances" or At least make
stand-otf between them, consequently
all that Il necessary for me TO do is
TO ennumerale the several maximum
amounts allowed each officer which
are as follows, io-wit:
Tprsg-.ls shsssss 81 sa.ao per annum. !. sSs.oe
seoond--Is sAes4fss mlIsaEe At least
neoo each l&coO
Thirs-ssshsssa clerks at salon each pcr
Fs sSIS'-. Assessor. =, ss.oso e.eA per
aanam samO
nnA-p PrOsa.s Jaa~vs =, asn each
PER nnnum $50
slatA-is Tssasassr AZ rt.oso saeh per
srvsalls-is coroasrs az soosaeA per
annum @.oo
EassrS-i Is sarvsypr. a, s,oO each per
annom ihV1
Nlass- - County Commissioners az $50
each Per aaaua E.sW
TrasA- rs Deputy District Attorneys At
d .sp each average per anuum 1900
Eissrntb cost q state election not Ices
,nan -. looo
---
Total szpsoss of county government
nndrr egaSchood %s00o
Lrss expense % present county govern
mvnt ksVs0
Thus II win be seen that instead
Of saving s5s, 900 10 the taxpayers
By adopting the county government
proposed By the constitution Il will
cause an actual net increase per an
mum Of s2i5, $50, which amount add
c,l 70 the s2Oa, 604.36 the increased
expenses OF statehood over the present
Territorial, and you have the enorm.
Gus sum Of slI9,754.36 or full 2 per
cent Of all taxable property in the
Territory and nearly 90 per capita
for our $4,000 population II IL Is
objected that the above estimate oil
the county expenses Is TOO high ] sim
ply answer that the constitution sane
tons Il and also empowers the lcgis
lature 10 make the expenses as much
more as Il may choose; and whether
the great increase is paid in fees Oh
salaries can make no difference, as u
comes out Of the peoples pockets IN
either case. In regard to those var
,ous donations Of lands by the GEE
eral government TO the State of Idaho
which arc go nrtistically paraded DC
fore the public in the address they
are really too absurd and foolish e
deserve mn answer, and only for the
heneat OF those who have lately come
to the country do l think II necessary
70 say word in explanation, which
!. that there are only from so to q
sections, $4,000 acres at most o.
available school lands IN tne "no',
Territory that could possibly be sOl0
for siO per acre, which would all DC
disposed of in three years AFTER az
mission. only placing In the treasury
s4so, 900, while the other vast oalano'
Of more than 81 millions Oh acres
uointed TO with such flourish Is en-
tirely worthless, as tho committee wei
knew. for amy practical purposes
whatever, az It consists principally o.
mountains, lava beds and vast sag
nla,ns. and cannot DO sold a. any
lpt,oe for the next hundred years, un
less water is led on to 1T OF wmu'
there IL a very dull prospect az pres
emit. and eysp then no one woula pa ~
slo an acre for any OF It until All 'n'