Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-19
An ECONOMICAL
ADMINISTRATION.
Ssme Of the Rcsasss Why the Repub-
lican Ticket should be Reelected
at the CaaainS ElertiOa.

~ tho C00suS Election.
Tho Republiean and Silver Rcpubli.
snn county ecntral committees vill mako
the records OF the present county on.
cials aud their atncss for reelection the
Issue Of tho campaign OF ls99. They arc
prepared TO shov TINT every promise
made in tho campaign OF 1897 has been
fulfilled. and that ti.s expense Of running
the county Offices has been materially re-
duced. They arc prepared to show that
Notwithstanding tho fact that tho work
in all the Offices has greatly increased
during the terms OF the present incum.
bcuts. and that, in consequence, IL would
naturally be expected chat moro money
would have been required 10 run them
than wns paid in previous sdministrn.
tions, an actual cash saring OF thousands
OF dollars has been made. We Gull your
attention TO the following statements:
Tne sheriff's expense account for the
years 1896 aud 1877. during the Populist.
Democratic administration, amounted to
81. .4l 81, which was paid by tho county,
while Sheriff Barr's expeose account for
1858 and nine months OF 1899 amounted
to sSl5.l6, during which time OF twenty.
one months eighteen more prisoners were
handled ut tho county jail than during
the previous two years. The estimated
expense for the ensuing three months
will not exceed SlGO, including the No
vember term OF the District Court. max.
ing n saving to the Taxpayers OF 1906. is
The receipts OF the county treasurer's
Office iu fees and commissions for the
year 1896 and first half OF 1897 were
S43.62 greater than the fees and commis.
sions for the year 1883 and first half Of
1899, although much larger volume OF
business was transacted during the lat.
ter period. During the Democratic nd
ministration the total amount OF these re.
ceipts was used III the expense Of the
office, while during the first eighteen
months OF the Republican administration
SStb 36 was turned over to the county BY
Treasurer Beerbohm, the same being the
excess amount OF the fees above the ex.
pense Of conducting the Office
The amount paid by Otero county TO
the county clerk for services us clerk of
the board OF county commissioners for
the year 1896 and the first half OF 1897
Vas g., ,lO3 60, while the amount paid by
the county for the same purposes during
the yeur 1893 and the first half of 1863
was sl,032 81, n saving Of sl,O7O.S5.
During the last two years Of the Demo.
cratic administration OF the clerks office
there was turned over TO the county 826S
OF fees received in excess OF running ex
penses. while during the first year and a
half only OF Mr.. Winchell's administra
ton OF the same office, the sum of
sl,4!.6S OF fees received in excess of
running expenses have been turned over
to the county, and at the same time the
total receipts OF the clerks Office during
the eighteen months was only Sl25.7 10
greater than the receipts of that office
during the first eighteen month Of the
last Democratic admlstration.
In the assessors office for the wear 1896
and the first half OF 1897 the amount
paid the assessor and his deputies was
S4I.oO more than the expense of con.
ducting the assessors office for the year
1873 and the first half OF 1899. At the
same time the work in his office has
greatly increased, for the number of tar
schedules written in 1896 and 1897 were
o,o5S, while the number written in 1893
and 1879 were 6,S37, showing an increase
for the two years Of MIR. Adsmond's nd.
minlstration over the previous two yenrs
OF 979 tax schedules.
The amount paid by the county tn its
county commissioners for salary Guclud-
ing mileage and acting in the capacity of
superintendent OF poor for the YEAR isoG
and the first halt of 1897: was s2643 m
while the amount paid by the county for
the same service during the yenr 1909