Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-02-12
The County Judge Replies.
ILALocK, Or, Feb. 9, 1897.

Your paper Of the 9Th inst, written by a
Rowe Creek party, signed II. H., pro-
ceeds TO say that he is not the only one
who condemns the county court for con- |
soIdatihg the road districts. lie next
SAYS that no one seems TO know anything
about the new regulations, and requests
that the county judge or one Of the coun-
ty board explain BY answering certain
questions. without waiting for an an
swet The correspondent proceeds to crit
icise and condemn the new system
and among other things says I'VE
believe" representing, so he says, the
voters and taxpayers in the south end
Of the county that 'our roads han
died under the old system with the as
sisiance Of two road machines can be
built and kept in shape with good deal
less expense TO the taxpayers than under
the new regulations"
This sounds rather queer just after ac-
knowlcdging that he knows nothing
about the new regulations. At the jan
nary term the county board authorized
the county judge to work up the details
20 govern the putting In force Of the new
road system. Since that time, rs re-
suit OF consulting with numerous citizens
aud after submitting the main points by
correspondence with the commissioners,
the undersigned has prepared an article
| In the form OF notice To the public, 10
/ be printed IN all Of the county papers,
giving all concerned general idea Of
i hat the county authorities will attempt
to do in regard 70 the subject in ques-
tion. The article will answer, 10 the
main, the questions asked by the corre-
spondent.
Perhaps the county authorities have
expended as much thought on this sub
ject as has III. H." Their work may
not be perfect, but judging from his ar
ticlc, IL IL based on full more reliable in
formation. We know something OF
4 Clackimas county. having talked recent
/ " with the county judge Of that county,
aud can say that they are well pleased
there with the cash road system and
have levied for this year 4-mill road
tax as against a lIs-mill tax by this
county.
We are not liable just at present to
pay our supervisors IS a day TO "oversee
1.-The work +" and since the correspondent
has called attention to the danger OF
working roads too much near the towns
We will try TO steer clear Of that fault
, then, possibly, We may stand some show
ot "re-election.n The Grant county
; court has also been taken with bad at
tack OF "coyote bounty fever" This fe
YER is evidently contagious, as sherman
Wasco, Crook, Morrow and Grant coun
Z ties have all caught 1t from Gillian
b county. Morrow county we understand
\ has recovered.
4 II il true that Gillian county took thu
I lead IN Offering bounty on coyotes, anc
e equally true that the adjacent countie
. followed suit; and il Is also true tha
o what we have paid is almost throw
q away unless a large number Of those re
9 manning are destroyed before being al
:. lowed to increase. The criticism regard
y ing the slowness OF the sheepmen il
= coming up with their part Of the bount
u IL we'll taken, and no doubt large nun
q ber OF coyotes owe their present exist
Ir enee to that fact. But II. H." mus
Y remember that this county has pa
y nothing until after the sheepmen hay
.e actually put up their share. We consit
It er our sheepmen to be honorable, consC
4 onently expect that we will have to pa
!. our portion Of the bounty on scalps Il
u ready taken, which viii pro5abl
N amount to about l.mill tax. II wi
re here be noted that the proposition TO d
n vert the ll6.mill bounty levey is NJ
NJ practical, since il would result in i
IL creasing our debt to the extent OF abor
ye two.thirds OF the amount.
"a ~ A far more practical proposition Il
n those who are 20 extremely interested
the matter Of educaton, and who ha'
been noting depletion in onr popul
tion as a result Of the action Of the cou
H. ~ court heretofore, would have been
's- have brought this matter up at u tin
when it might have done some goo
ed The tax collected on the strength OF I
up estimate TO meet coyote bounty, II II
To- ex pended, will remain in the gener
u fund, available to reduce our indehte
,g, ness. Gilliam's debt averages less TN
iv- that Of her neighbors, and the same G
tie he said Of her levy.
wn We do not know who III. HI" is, b
rat will say in conclusion that We do not {
ne. ject to having onr attention called to a
~ matter that concerns the public intere
with which we have TO do. Criticisl
Z, bring out defects In any plan and giv'
chance for Improvement; but we obj
~ to having Judgment passed in such Y
,,s orons language about matter OF viii
M, the writer Of the article reviewed Is
80 poorly informed as he acknowIedj