The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-11-05
ABOUT THAT CIRCULAR.
/ Hard-Hsldsd Middleton Farmer
Peri0rates It.
II tho Estimates arc True Somebody Is
Rsaping . Rich Reward or Of Tax.
payers. n

Reaping Rich Reward on Of Tax.
payers.
EDITOR TRIBUNE-I received a cir
cular today, by mail, which 1 suppose
came from Boise City. It relates to
county division and reveals startling
state Of affairs in county matters as
now managed in Boise City. The cir
cular says In conclusion: aThis state
ment and figures have been compiled
from tho records Of Ada county"
The circular gives the estimated
expenses Of Canyon county, pro-
vided county division carries, and the
estimate is compiled from the records
Of Ada county.
We are glad this division question
came up or we might never have known
how we are being taxed and robbed to
carry on county government. Some of
the figures are startling. Take for in
stance this item: Cost of boarding
prisoners $4,000. This is the estimated
cost for Canyon county only. The
whole county as 1t now stands would
be three times according to the circu-
lar) as much, say $1,000 and, as this
item is taken from the records p we are
now actually paying $1,000 per annum
tor boarding prisoners. What do you
think Of that 70 who oppose county d.
visionP Take another item. Costs of
deputy hire in sheriff's, clerks and aud
itor's Offices, $4,000. This would be
$4,000 As the county of Ada now
stands. Ye Godl $4,000 for deputy
hire, where there is no provision Of law
whatever for deputy hire, except the
fees Of a deputy sheriff.
II the records show $12,O 900 expended
for deputy, to which they confess,
without any warrant Of law, how much
have they squandered that is not con-
fesSedp
Take another item. Care and medi-
cal attendance Of INDECENT sick and
burial of paupers, $4,000. In the un-
divided county it must be now $1,000.
1t is well known that the contract for
the care of the sick has been let for sew
eral years past at about $500, and as the
poor farm more than pays expenses,
this weuld leave $500 for the burial
OF paupers, which at the contract price
OF $40 per head would bury $50 pau.
pers, Great Scott! are we burying sec
paupsrs every year? Take another
item. Costs of assessors Office, $3.50
in Canyon only, in Ada as it now
stands, three times that amount, $40.
500. The constitutional limit is $1,000
Where does the other 81, 500 60 to. The
assessor can afford to put on airs. tt
sum it all up in one item, the circular
says it win cost Canyon county thu
first year, S43,250O0.,. AS this estimat,
is from the records, it must now cos
Ada county, which is thrice as larg'
and populous as the new count,
win be, 1926, 5000. Can it be possibl,
that we are taxed this enormous sun
to run the county government of Ad,
county. Such is the legitimate show
ing Of that circular. No wonder Bots
City is growing as never before. N,
wonder the farmer has to scratcl
gravel to pay his taxes, and wear a cot
ton shirt all winter instead Of a woolel
one.
The circular asks what we will gail
by forming the county of Canyon? /
I'VE" means Boise City, 'we' won't gail
much.
Now there are plenty of responsible
men in Canyon county that will TAX
the contract and give bond, good ant
safe to rnn the county for $4,000 th
first year and pay alllegitimate salarie
and expenses. Boise City might no
then revel in luxuries nor her count
officers wear such good clothes AMI
sleep 90 late Of mornings; neither woul,
farmers in Canyon county have 4
scratch gravel before daylight to pa,
taxes.
This circular estimates that OF,
taxes win be oAa0 cents per hundre'
with division. Canyon county esti
mates Il ut % per hundred and Their
are plenty Of men that will rive bond