Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-25
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~ i!i ~ III ts.iNbt REORGANIZATION "a /
The part OF the new board NJ commits /
..nasrs 20 i..s !. s.9p - Erafiifi1.
aud IL make at least u pretense ~ con |
Quoting county Affairs OH business
basis. something That iIas been foreign
10 customers during the past two years.
'i'ii- new ioard sounded the kpy
note 70 their policy when they refused
10 rcappoint n. l.. Carlton deputy
sheriff at Bonners Ferry al salary of
1880 per year and expenses, sine
cure which that worthy fusioner had
been enjoying during the past taol
years. Prior 10 the fusion regime II
had been the custom 10 allow outside
deputy shrrifTs no more than they
earned. which vas made up Of certain
fscn and mileage Tile payment of u
hsesi salary II si.rsi per anH;;Hi. be-
sidcs expenses, 10 Carlton during teo|
years was, with perhaps one exception.
the biggest outrage perpcrrated upon
The taxpayers OF this county by Tie
customers. Tile one exception was the
outrageous salary paid To ti,e probate
Judge, the wuuld-bc newspaper man
and postage stamp ilcnd.
THIS significant act OH the part of
the new beard appears % have ruiiled
the ,e,nrsrS ~ r..ttssn f.i=.a..=ss. sho
entered n protest against such Il poll
~. But the board appears 10 have
stood pat, ard instead or relaxing
inay are shnWii. commemorative
spirit III their efforts To do justice hy
TIE oyefhufdened taxpayer, and their
second act ~ significance IN this az
rrctinh is causing considerable uncaSI.
ness among certain fusion ''graftafs, .
who spent u great deal or money IN
The last campaign expecting. III course,
60 make tho taxpayers foot the bills IN
The end.
This second act ~ the beard To
which reference IL made, Ii am order
n,adr by them few DAYS ago, aud
which appears la another column Of
This Issue under the caption of Com
missIuners Proceedings. a" This order
MAS made In pursuance OF An opinion
asked oil and given BY the county at.
,ofRf,. II appears THAT tho new
hoard allowed certain bills presented
hs the old hoard, which bills lad not
hsen legally made out, bet were in
the form that the Old heard had FOL.
lowed IA the ease Of their own and
ether bills during their regime.
Early In the first fusion aaninistra.
lion notice was given ia these col.
doing business Id loose aud slipshod
,aanner and Tint the taxpayers were
suffering Ia consequence, During the
late champaign every phase Of these n.
legal arts by the old board was thor.
uushiy discussed and exposed Ia theSe
columns IL Is, therefore, most graft
Tying 10 THE Republican, which was
mallgned and yehemently denounced
tiy sach fasteners as jn0 C. Callahan
and that fusion CRATER tte pro-
hate Judge Tor exposing illegal at,s hY
The old board, - hayu the new fusion
h,ard. al their very ftSt session, rec.
,xnite he Importance u our critl.
eisnls. |, must also he very humliAt-
lng Ia thtuu two arrh fasteners Go ~
given the lie ha every statement
nade hy them IN their Stumplng tour
~ the cointy ~ one ~ the Yefs urst
nfielal sets II tlle beard which
they worked 50 hard Ia eject 1t Is
not Surprising that thefe Is gnashing
~ teeth. -tc.
Well, the order allowing these bills
@as invoked upon lhe identical ground,
heretofore pointed out by Tile kepub.
lican, ria that were net legally
,aasie cut. and the ex-eommlssinners
and the county TREASURER have heeu
notihed " such act0U rhc taNpay,
rgs will await the result With inter
rat, ts-rause tiiefv may s,sia ~ au on
Iestanity 10 haFp how i y that three
commissioners, travelling ,lferent lis.
sanr~s "a The county syas San alwa}s
uaatsag. ~ prescott tlle same slsesi bill
als,. le. . commissioned. whose eons.
I~nsltlsm IL limited w MW 20 sh.0
Ter siiem and actual and ucenSs4Fy "a.
ls'tsrs. can sgoage the county f0r
lrusn 49, e. ss'a vaeh quarter lor I
isa dasa' service.
IL his opinion furnished tie tsara
which = basasa upon supreme court
derision witch las heretofore bocn
puhilshed III tiess columns the coun
y attorney tales The stand that th,
bills arg ma, legal br,aase tiisy arc aos
ii,m,4ed
Here il cue fer sesne taxpayer wine
desires that IA. county shall be REIN
bunsed far the ..gaaglhsn that In,
been done ny the customers during III,
past twu years tnrun4h tee lls.sru
mentality ~ a Futisa hAati - cen,