The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-03-07

Kansas City and New York aud
these deposits are Of Identical nature
with the county deposits.
Therefore basing my opinion on
the best knowledge I had, believe
three per cent compounded monthly,
is reasonable rate, and IL Gas we
hope, the legislature will reduce the
contract rate to ten per cent 10 H. ]
think ~ much a. the bank can sf-
ford To pay consistently with safe
and conservative banking.
As you see by the law the county
money may be drawn from the
banks any day, on the check Of the
county treasurer; therefore IL Is not
! aud should not Ice considered a time
I deposit, aud when we take into con-
! sideratiOu the fact that tie hanks
/ pay county interest ON large snounts
Of money that they get no use of
whatever, ] believe you will agree
with III that the rate agreed upon IL
reasonable. aud that this IL ~ there
can he but little doubt. This winter
our deposits at the clos. Of Drcem-
her aud the first part Of January ran
up to neat ~ eighty thousand dollars,
hut Knowing the treasurer would
have To have large amounts snon the
banks could not loan the money hui
paid interest on 10 all the same for
every day ID laid in their vaults. In
n short time the treasurer paid tO the
state treasurer, about sixteen thOGS-
and dollars, aud In few days after
that checked out la one day the
further sum Of about eighteen
Thousand, A. follows: Saliua city,
Sa,'10 school district, $6,Ua. BROOK
willie including school S2,OUD.
wish also to mention the fact
that the hanks furnish exchange to
the county free, and this item
amounts, n | am informed hy cur
county treasurer Iu about, $ln per
yesr.
Now Mr.. BRADY, you have INV
reason ia the uIsiu for agreeing Ia
the reduction from four To- three per
rent. Whether th' v are the reasons
that Influenced nv fellow members
ui the board or not know not.
They are "OT age" aud ~ you know,
are we'll able Ia speak Tor them
selves.
While I am writing on this matter
let me call NnuT rtirntiUn To- this slip
cut from III" weekly H'p"hiir"H uf
February -:
Most people object to paying live
aud six T','T cent taxes sud Ileu HAY
ing the surplus lOaurl out AT three
per cent. FOR shaIne, gentlemen.
! have IsI-n this one because 10 j.
the shortest m -rVrTal Paragraphs
in the -sInr pal eT Of like tenor.
take IL that you mean hy this To- tell
H. IhaI W. have done n shameful
thing Ia IrVyInY tsN Of tive aud
six per cent nrtrair 4 surplus that
Ne Iosn out at three per cent Now
What are the fSrIsH A. rule our
taxes in the county outside az the
towns are aI'uuI ihTrr per cent
know Of no place except possibly the
city ui Saliua. " here they are a. high
H. live per cent, aud ui that amount
the Commissioners are Tr-pOu ~ihl,
for Just the county levy of : l."
mill. - you srr IL have put the
right CONSTRUCTION un your I'aIs-
graph, YOU are thin sIuui Que
seventh uT the truth.
Now ! wish YOU would lee good
enough Ia tell uIr " hat Nuu mean o.,
"-uTplu~' aud here Il IL. Let III
rNsmInr the statement puhlis he'd 10y
the county treasurer ia the JUI ENAI.
at February lIth aud see IL W. eau
find IL there You see IL G"uIs up
more than tIutsD aud j. quite
large amount IrI ~ hunt GuT the
"surplus" Ia il. The first item j.
"-rnnOl and fund - that will hsNr
Io lee psid over ia Msy, think.
The nrSf - "T.drnptiuu fund 30
that will Ice paid un drnsnd uf the
psrti-- holding the tax sale rrrIil
rHtr- The urNIi- "Ssliur county
Tnd" NV h'I- h'Ir To zee
small surplus ri the rud uf the Nrat.
tut ~ 10 - nuI Wise to- count our
rhirkru= before they srr haIrhrd'
We had better wait until the middle
81 DrInlmr, Witch will hr - -nnu ~
We will kuoW. How MAS IL last
wear" TN account uI the Immense
court expenses cunHrrIrd With the
Ghill-nn trial. over sl",itaI. Insirsi
Uf there hriItr - surplus There Wa
an actual 'irRcii at SAGA. IL
I-u, nhrT right, ahd the county
TREASURER upon the earnest request
at the hnsId ui county rummiS
-i"utrs took the responsibility al
psyiuP the county warrants from
other Iund-. until the money rHnr
into the general fund In replace il
aud Ne made ~ 80 request
that the paths g." when.
the county owed m"n,N nttFhI get IL
" iihOut delay. aud a. :, "it county
warrants might H.. N"rtl, one hun
dIeh rrnt- on the dollar ~ they
ought T., lee You may gu through
the list ia like manner sud :uu will
iiud ne surplus there ml"uTiug tn
the county. They are all without
exception, school district. town
ship, ct rsIlw Nv damage funds, aud
may I've demanded ~ the treasurer
any day. just A. SalIna aud Brook
vide have done, ar the townships
aud school districts may have 70 In
the haud- at the treasurer aud draw
u only ~ nerdlul. Anyway this
money l. levied snd rnllerItd iu pay
running expenses this year and - uO
surplus Ia any -rnsr nf the wood.
10 explain this, will refer IT, my
own district uT which am treasurer
Il IL nun. Der ghi aud We are cred
tied with S:slS besides the interest
fund with Nhirh ! have nothing ia
do. since that Trpnri wa- issued, J.
have dTaMu $50 for teacher = wages,
and SO for coal aud In y short time
viii draw another t:h for the tearhrT,
besides some GoT incidental expenses.
We p,y our teacher every month,
aud ~ We only have two Install
mrnts Of taxes, ID fnIlow- that some
times Ne have more money "n hand
ihsn 81 others, aud I would rather
have our money ia the hands Of the
county treasurer than any where else.
Now I hope To- he sblr To- point IT, =
small surplus ia nur county general
fund AZ the close at the wear. lnt
assure you there - nu surplus any
where rlsr.
Ia my Judgment. the Law ronirm-
plates 8 partial r-Iief uG Tr-pun-ihil-
ity To- the county treasurer, THE re-
storing oG the county balance To- cir
culstiou. = profit to the county In
the shape at interest aud the ab-O-
lutte safety uf the money. together
with it, immediate availability when
needed Have Ne used ''KOnd cont
mOH -rn-e Judgment. ~ the lsn-
guaYe Of the Echo. or du yuu still
say, "fur shame. gentlemen 49,
remain. Very Respectfully.
ions W. RkE,
Gilman Hard 60. GOnIuI --i"urT-.
housekeeping.
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