The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-14
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TACOMA, Ds4- izs-srsoizl---The uasrn-
e>re o6 she Pierce ccunss delegation 20
- stnse iegsaiAturs viii tnkrcdaos ssHss
vary Important b1ils Haxfng the coEaInE
neesson- Amon9 ths MEASURES that VII
emanaxs fron this county viii b ems der
sirnsd 70 oompietsiy shanxs the system
Of Mountaineering soanty government
ehroush host the state n this nasassfs Ds-
comes : law. swssptns aaAngss vii -
made Ia tho powers ard dates Of syssY
sounsy oz5sc1r aside from fhs Judiciary
NenaxW H. w. Taylor. 81 tie TNsnfiefa
dtsty.os. has draftsd th> ia~ rsfeTrec 70.
Il via be ~nt1tied "An act 10 establish
: uniform systszn Of county governments
Ia the state Of wAShinxt ton Nj. Isyaor
has ioag had an6sr sontempsation meas
urs Of this nature. designed 10 siIapssty
the form Of county government and there
~ reduce The expeases. Hs estimates ua@At
II ghs bill IL placed upon Chs statute BOOKS
u win result In decraAaiug the cost OF
9oyexnnent la counties NJ Least . 10 PEI
cent
10 ths Post-fnteilsxsncer correspondent
SENATOR Taylor this afternoon outlined
ahs salient features Of ths progoasa Dill.
Said hs: The purpose OF my bill viii Ds
70 ssaabsish uniform and xinpisiisd fsE a
II county government. The main features
viii be the making Of tne board OF county
commissioners = Legislative aad judicial
body exclusively. taking Awsy al admin
1stratsys or executive powsfs. IHd~T tfss
presauk system. each county governments
Is 4 hydrA-he2dsd institution. With 40 osss
responsible for the way II ls ADMINISTERED.
ana with numbsriass chances Tor dishonest
and incapable officials to plunfer the Tax
payer and 10 make expensive 1aanaeIss
Ay bin, liz enacted into law. viii make TIE
counky auditor the responsible head OF ths
county govsrnmsnt. and auditor ~ TAT
~ well az Ia mama lie Will % tns sos sos
purchasing agent Of tbs county, AID vii
Be- required to keep sn account with eaen
branch and Official OF the county govern
u<xat. He will advertise for ell bids ana
viii Lot contracts. suhj~ss 10 TIE agproyai
~ TIA county commissioners. for the gir-
esaaso II supplies aud this construction o.
improvements All supplies o. every na-
sure win b purchased under she eustlA1A
systeu. and IN quantities 20 THAT the tax
payer viii receive the benefit Of pur1naA~
1ng ut Wholesale
SEAnA ofsosr or tSad Of department. in
64Se xstssTty 0overumen& viii receive MS
ssarpss~s dsr-eot from she county asssitior
ard Will seve reoatyts for everything -
r4cebvot- Each department. viii mere
FORE bs charwed direct with What con-
~
tasns,A exactly what thu oost OF mafHs@si-
fng svxry branch Of tsas County Gosessa-
ssTs,e oovysy auditor VIII a;sc BE- directed
ard empowered 70 fsay<sexate sad exam
~ eveyY book asA paper n Al sise oSsser
departnusufs. and 80 bs n = posi- tson 70
know exactly what - giving ca X VIII pc
s<1Sd sxpssstisarss Of each of Ne county Of
0xxfain
.incuyposussd IN sne bon WI be pro-
v4u&un 41nxnferr1nx the duty Of rscoriins
d~eds. mortgages. etcv from the auditor
70 che cpunfy clerk. Tho audzsor VIII have
ussf<r hsm only such clerks - are diress-
" needed cor s1he conduct Of fzz ofslce "a
audhfuw u Sho county.
~InuAuaA It e,1Dr1ng = s~n~sA sup~rvsssori
a ~ - county property. eseiudinG rcsatis.
ono boasd Of soaaasy corsssnlssnonsrs VIZ. -
Hxrkted n power simply 10 esfs app-cval OF
csnysnsts entered into BY tfss ssssltsr. II
WA Of cus1rnA NAjsast Chains, bat ~ du-
don va ~ ~ausost exclusively legislative
- x,l,ara0tar nxd uoE adrntnstzat.sa
s.1yhe r~osrx.ty azzlater will 10 put In
ohssrs q al sros1ks of a puslia nature
ana supervtse fhe building Of roads. ere.
T.,ls WA make . large sAvssg IN mileage
ard ror daexn 70 fhe tNxpayers. 80 = Will
r,~a,rs<~ only tina vfmtt Of the surveyor 20 y
brsia~ with the mileage s4suwed BY law.
sustnad OF mileage and Peg dem Of shf~'
coumty commissioners. a. ~ we~sNI
.sTsss eosr,ty corznvr will - nsaie public
n.1assssr~tur ard win be paced in charge
Of sfaa esouray hos1etas ard poor farm,
the sts~r.fY VIII havo charge VI me osrifssy
s..rsl.fsraxr and viii appoint and c<satroa sae
tasfsx,sqs. electricians and oFl&tns~gE
.sone OF the important features Of tha
bln win De that providing fer tAe extsf'
sfon OF taxes upon the Assessment res
~ ~ IA MsfN fNa
raarea win be carried forward NJ total
ans not Distributed In tho various FUNDS
included in the levy up9n the books. Fsf
srasareas III Msn as#eNsad 30 taxes.
nay that amount ard fesenEss . receipt IN
eall. the amount being credited 20 me N
lump SUM upon the books. Nhaer ne
p~vseng arrangement every payment 81
saxen. from IS cents % 81 .essA = appoTtlon-
81 separateiy among the different fsne4
s,nan The h0oRa. This requires large
~mouut OF altogether unnecessary boot
kVsplnw III the srsasureF's ofiee. y =
nv purpose 70 10 sway wlsh this cusss'er'
some ard expensive method - Aeefsns tas
backs III the treasurrT's Office.
AT present tae various county officers
ss.~oawhestt the state keep their books
Zach in the syainFn that best suits ht'
fancy or views Under the 'aw which
WITH try 20 have enacted. the eeess and
records IN all the counties vii be keY'
BY the same system
Another important measure that ssNat,'
Tnylcr will Introduce viii be one aivhs'0g
s1,e state into congressional Gistfiets. Al
attempt wsa made fenr Yesfa ESQ "a 81
shs#. bns IL failed. Senator Taxiar SAYS tas
state should be divided inte sse eca%ree
ssonaf districts without delay. His itea
IL that there sAculd Se a NeftAera aud I
southern district The ira wcgla y
drawn east snd vast through TIRE state
ard tho following counties wuald b th'
narther,y ter cf ths Saathora district
Nason. .rhurstcs. Fierce. kitasss. Yak
ira. TAaoaln and NhsSman.
Rogers Amendment.
ssav.-sssef ]. n. RaHe-s VIII advocate =
che spnroaoasnx session sf the isgiasstWFs
shs .nNrs=~sur 90 constitutional suiend
mend ~x~rnpfirE from al tASatasa horre
staaag ara improvements net Sceeftas
A waite 81 sos Nv. Rogers hse mailed &
each Of the nsasneegs.Tls-t a cory 81 ~
,,ampnist recently sxsumd eatil5ea ~Fre'
Land Incorporated IA the hseS Is
craft Of tn amendrsat Tesarfsa e.
The Cstyss Financial Taasis.
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