Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-18

County Treasurer Nicholas submitted
his report to the board of county COM
missioners at the meeting on Wednesday
of this week. The report covered the
work for the quarter ending September
40, 1902, and showed that the earnings of
the Office were $773.45. The expense for
salary and clerk hire was $Soo.oI, or def
icit of $40 for the quarter. This shows
that the county treasurer has to be on
the lookout less he does not make his
salary. The records of the Office show
that for the nine months ending Septem-
Der 80. the treasurer lacked 1916 9I of
making the salary allowed him.
County Clerk Walker appears to be
the man who does the business at the
county seat. He is busy at all times and
his offices are constantly visited by peo'
pie who want to donate few dollars into
the county treasury.
During the quarter ending September
30, it was found that Mr.. Walker had
earned his salary and then had surplus
of $S4SLs. His expenses included clerk
hire amounting to $I,o2o.6o. For the
nine months the clerk donated into the
county treasury s2,477.
County Assessor Meyers was unable to
make his report for the reason that the
state auditor has failed as yet to submit
his levy. This is not as 1t should be, but
Mr.. Meyers is not to blame for the delay
as he has beer anxiously awaiting the
returns from Denver. When they will
arrive is not known, but at any rate 1t is
delaying Mr.. Meyers in his work to a
considerable extent.
Taxes are coming in pretty slow at the
county treasurer's Office, but since the
tax list was published it is thought this
will have tendency to bring in the cash.
idaho Springs broke the record for their
promptness in paying up. When the
fact is taken into consideration that the
taxes amount to more in that city than
any other place in the county, and that
the entire amount was paid with the ex-
ception of something like a thousand
dollars, it is pretty good record.
At the meeting of the board of county
commissioners held this week, the Colo
RADIO & Southern Railroad company was
notified that they must at once remove
the obstruction recently placed on the S.
H. White placer directly west of Idaho
Springs. The obstruction, it is claimed,
interferes with the travel of the public
and it was deemed best to have it re.
moved at once.
The commissioners did an act of chari-
ty this week. They ordered the county
treasurer to draw a warrant in favor of
Mrs. Battasi in order that she and her
children might be able to go to their
home in Pittsburg Kansas. 1t would
appear from the above that Mrs. Battasi
must have very large family and that
tickets had to be purchased by them in
large quantities. But then the commits
sioners sometimes do queer things.
Jesse Harris has been appointed an ell
ection Judge in precinct 1. Thomas May
who was originally appointed, declined
to serve, and Mr.. Harris was notified that
he could fill the vacancy.
During the past week an effort has
been on foot to compel the county COM
missioners to re-district the county At
the meeting of the board held on We'd
nesday, Commissioner Coppard intro
duced resolution calling for the re-dis-
tricting One insisted that the matter be
postponed until the spring meeting. Up
on a vote being taken it was found that
Mr.. Coppard was the only one in favor of
having the matter taken up. Hence the
delay.
It has long been contended that the
upper end of the county is not entitled
to two commissioners and in order to
have the representation as it should be,
the lower end of the county would be
entitled to two members of the board.
But there seems to be no way of putting