Willmar tribune., 1900-10-31

greatest schemes ever perpetrated upon
an innocent public. The promoters of
the same, whose private interests in
establishing the road .were great,
managed to establish the same by de-
ceiving the people and public officials,
before whom the petition was brought.
The dump was first filed in 1897.
In one short das the following spring
the whole road washed out, showing
the impracticability in attempting to
make an earth dump stand through a
quarter of a mile of clear lake. Moth ing
daunted, the promoters, by making
promises to the contractor and by a
large private outlay managed to fill
the dump again. This time piles we're
driven along the sides and double
thickness of boards placed on the
sides to protect the dump. In October
in 1898 the TRIBUNE first published
the cut which appears Oh this page,
showing the effect Of the waves on the
sides of the dump after q hard wind.
The TRIBUNE has strenuouslyopposed
this scheme from it's iGception. In
1898 we predicted that the cost OF the
dump would finally be demanded from
the county, to be paid from the general
fund, but this claim was ridiculed by
the county gang. Our prediction has
proven true. The law whi. had been
juggled through the legislature, under
which this road was laid out, was de-
clared unconstitutional as the TRIBUNE
had predicted it would be, thus leaving
the:road without legal existence.
Samuel Porter, the main legal ad-
visor OF the board on this bridge
matter, as we'll as the leading attorney
among the republican lawyers of Will
mar and who will undoubtedly be
relied on for advice if Charles Johnson
is elected county attorney, was retained
to argue for the dissolution of the in
junction against the issuance of bonds,
because County Attorney Frye was
known to be opposed to- the bridge.
After the supreme court had declared
the law unconstitutional. Mr.. Porter
made report to the county commits
sioners regarding the same and in the
same makes this significant recon.
mendatiOn.
II understand that there are orders
still outstanding that have been issued
by your honorable body III payment o1
the construction of the road, and II
seems but fair and honest that some
way ought to be provided for tho pur.
pose Of paying tho orders: 10 outstsnd.
ing and unpaid.'' $sz<v.
It will be noticed that#the learned
counsel does not say that this money
now called for to pay forfhis iniquit
Gus scheme MUST be paid by the
county. He simply volunlarily made
the suggestion that it would be fsi
and honest to do so. Did the people
of Kandiyohi county pay him for tha
opinion? The people 81 the county
would be glad to be able, to escap.
paying for this dump, particularly az
the parties who are responsible for th'
road have themselves 3cashed tht
orders. They raised, or promised tt
raise, about thousand dollars to as
sist in getting the dump in shape aftel
it was washed out; they have beer
spending q large amount of money tc
keep the road open and passable; the,
engineered the deal through on tn.
plea that the people who were interest
ed in the road would pay Tor it, Nov
the people Of the county will make
them q present of the whole thing ani
let them do their own paying. If the,
| don't like it, let them do their worst
/ But the people will not thank anybod,
for saying that fairness and honest,
4 demands that the public 60 down int<
its pockets for several thousand dollar!
/ to pay for this dead road. = il. u
But the above words from leadins
republican is not the only straw tina
4 shows which way the wind will blow
II you elect the republican county com
]. missio ioners, repre- sentative and count,
!, ttorney 1he leading republican bosl
lSin the county approached one of th,
7Ipopulis minis siopers at the Jul,
session and ssksd hlnI q Is would 10