, 1890-03-26
RATES OF ADvERTIsING.
TIE FIGURES CROW.

IHE Fff ChES On ".
The LEADER the other day presented a
tabulated statement containing thirty six
items, being a list of appropriations
authorized by the legislatures of 1856 and
1883 over and above the ordinary run,
ming expenses of the territory, cities and
counties. II this list the Sun disputes
the correctness of ten items.
There are four items which include
100000 in railway bonds, $25. 900 for a
filter bed at Cheyenne, $4,000 for a
Laramie county poor house and $40. 900
for a hospital at Evanston, a~ggregating
$500 which our Republican con-
temporary claims we're never OK
pended. This is entirely true. and
THE LEADER never alleged that thew
had been. We stated that the ~expendl-
lures were authorized by the legislature.
In the matter Of railroad bonds, laramie,
Albany and Uinta were authorized tO..bond
for railway building to 8 per cent of their
assessed valuation. An effort was made
to apply the law generally, but the re-
mining %c)unties would not stand it. The
sum which would nave been thus realized
is $4,000 Meanwhile congress passed
n law limiting the county Indebtedness to
/ per cent AMI Laramie is the only county
in which the railroads got in their work
before the congressional act became op
e~rative. The SIM considers the
coal mine inspectors salary
and contingent and the attorney
generals salary and contingent
amounting to $4,000 in the published
statement as ordinary running ex
penses." They were not for the reason
that both Offices were created by the legs
ture of 1856.
The Sun is correct in say ing that there
vas a bounty law placed on the statute
books in 1884, but the amendment
which placed a bounty on badgers, goph-
ers, ground squirrels and prairie dogs was
not passed until 1886. This was the act
which proved so burthensome that the
county commissioner of Laramie, AL
bany and Carbon counties had to actually
refuse to pay any further bounties Tor
fear Of bringing about bankruptcy. We
estimated the cost OF this piece of folly to
the people OF the territory at $50, 1000.
The San considers the figures outrage
ously high. What We regard as n much
more competent authority has increased
our figures by $4,000.
We claimed that the legislature of 1888
had authorized the expenditure OF $3.50,
927. The Sun claims that we are in er-
ror BY 1925, OJO. To prove this it states
that the amount authorized TO be ex-
pended for the penitentiary was $50, 900
and not 800, 900; for the poor farm s., 900
and not S2j, 900 and for a~rtesian wells s.,
600 and not $50, 900. On page GO of the
session laws Of 1855 the SIM may find
the following; Sec. 10, a penitentiary
building for the use of the territory shall
be erected in or near the city of Rawlins
III the manner hereafter provided at a
cost not exceeding 500, OOO."
On page 60 OF the same valuable book
may be found the following: Sec. Al
a suitable building tor the use of the
territory for the care of the poor shall be
erected at or near Lander, in the county
of Fremont, at Il cost not exceeding S25,
600"
Section l, chapter 10, of the same ses.
sion laws authorizes the county commits.
sloners OF each county to expend not
more than 1850 in each county for sink
ing a~rtesiln wells. There we're ten coun
ties, making an authorization for the ex
penditure Of $4,000. In some counties
there was over 1000 spent in this man
ner.
While on the subject of figures, sup
pose the following be added to the list of
expenditures: $4,000 in a direct appro-
priation to the university; mill tax
for one year, 5000. J mill direct tax for
two years, netting s32, 900; ! mill direct
tax, to go into effect this year, netting
$1,000, Tor the maintenance of he capt.
tol building. AMI $22. 600 realized from
premiums on the sale Of bonds.
1t will be noticed that The LEADER
has not entered into the merits of any
appropriations made by the legislatures of
1886 and 1888. 1t has simply shown to
what enormous lengths appropriations
may 20 when the food gates are we'll
opened. 1t is no fault of the legislature
that all these appropriations we're not
expended. They gave the necessary
authority, and an extraordinary amount
OF money was expended in a short space
OF time. That the amount actually ex
pended has not reached almost fabulous
proportions is due to the good sense of
the people them selves aud MT to the
legislators.
When the matter is viewed from this
standpoint it will be seen that making the
territorial laws is a rather important lob
and the taxpayers should see that the
men who represent their interests care
fully guard them or suffer the penalty at.
terward.
Bell Telephone COmpany's Statement.
Boston. March 25.-The annual state
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