The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-03
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ASTORIA. May S-Edttur Astorlan;
/ am pleased with the several able lot.
trrs from tho pen ~ Frank j. Taylor
and amused at the a,,cmr, - "raSpay
er.' or property speaking. TAX eater 90
To confuse tho public mind by MS mis-.
statements OF the actual situation con.
fronting every ptrson In the county \
county with a population % not to cN-
y,rd ii.Ooo population. wlth debt NJ
over t,cnoo paying lntrrv., amounting
60 nearly 81 per year tor ryvry man
woman and child with NO effort on the
par, ~ those Ia power TO make rrduc.
lions. and rconomrr SO that sc may
have lower tax rate In l&9'
Tho Taxpayer League has called tho
attention % tho dircrvu, departments
og ,hr government 20 the situation WITH.
out result Why Is this iu u because
those Ia power are afraid Jhat lnry will
not receive the support ~ the ,axcolcrs
when they seek reelection II so. 10,
them remember there Is greater power
behind tho throne when Taylor VAS
mayor. he. with the council made an
honest effort to rctrcnrh and 1.-Two within
our means. bu, everything tha, was done
has been or attempted TO Do undonc.
why should VA with no, to exceed
ZOO population within the city. pay i156
per month FOR electric lights Why
should We keep up police force OF
seven men. when a city Ike Salem, with
q population OF over L. .oD and twice
the acreage can run with two patrol.
men with a salary II less ,han 50 per
month each, and with one hundred no.
boes or iramps whore ~ have one
Why do We have 90 stand thc bargain
under which our police salaries were
raised from SO per month 20 So
IN they would support certain uras-
urcs last juno Remember. taxpayers
that you are paying 81 per month or
$50 per year Tor this graf, alone Po.
llcsmen and lights may be- a necessity.
bu, call them - dear luxury why
should school clerk be- paid so per
year when Salem pays SlooT Two hun.
dfrd ana nfty dollars is enough and the
honorable school board can nni plenty
u competent persons tha, would think &
Ia wind fall at these figures. why DO
we pay t260 per year each for sheriff
county clerk and recorder when the
same man could not grt 81 2o0 per year
FOR any place In tho county outside "
"a political graft. which tho taxpayers
must pay FOR the benefit Of a few
wish II distinctly understood that I
have nothing against tho present In
cumbcnts In these offices and would vote
Tor them II they were candidates f,r the
positions: but DO blame th- taxpayers
and the powers FOR allowing these con.
1tions 70 exist also contend that
every depnI- m"nt Of the county can
be cut by compelling Tho same hours
and requiring the same economy that
every merchant and business man In
this city uses In his business There are
more men around the court house than
the county can support. ana the tax
League has called for a reduction and
should have Il. They represent over
one half Of the taxes Of the county
There Is no use in being mealy- -mouthed (:
the situation confronta Ne and we should
not vince at the severe course Of mcdi.
cine required 10 effec, cure.
ANOTHER TAXPAYER.
zone who has put a second mortgage
on ms property to pay the 6Iz-cont taxi