The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-03
KIMBALI. SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY 8 1908



through the water commissioner we find that
the gentleman, Mr.. TiDan, for the year 1902
paid into the city treasurer for water for honse,
barn aud lawn tn sum of $3.50 and the writer
for the same privilege paid the city $3.50, and
in addition to the above Mr.. Tinan has for
years past from time we know not when been
able to keep an open spigot running into his
pasture to supply all the cattle he has pastured
therein. We know not what he raid before. but
last year he paid nothing for this privilege,
and ut the same time charged extra for each
COW. claiming that he pays the city for it, but
in fact shoves it down his pocket. Now this
same moral {7l editor is and always has been
beefing and blnffing around to beat tho band
to avoid paying his taxes. = So For last years
water lie now owes the city q balance Of So and
the pasture privilege ut least $40 ts+ This is
on line with what we have repeatedly said
OF hlm-that he proposes when he deals with
anyone to get from 20 to Is per cent the best Of
1T, and if with the city or county, why get
everything in sight, if it takes till after dark.
We .hall stay by-pretty close too-as
long as our duty is to look after city matters
until he comes down the pole and pays his
share of the city, county and state taxee.
''ln the line Of his Duty is good
just what we've been looking for
somebody to father and stand respon-
sible for the most unjust, unreasonable
and iniquitous system of water tax in
existence in any town or city in the
United States today, as we verify be-
lieve. 1t gives the opportunity Of
reiterating what the GRAPHIC said
about it last summer and of acquaint-
ing the people Of this town and out
siders not directly interested with
something of the condition of things
as they exist in the Kimball water
system.
In passing, it is we'll enough to say,
now that C. J. Maynard, sin the line
of his duty" as member of the Fire
and Water committee Of the board OF
aldermen of the City of Ilimball, has
got after those who don't pay their
water tax and who violate the pro-
visions Of the -ordi finance governing the
use Of water, it would be a good
thing if he'd follow it up. There is
no danger of this, however; he might
lose a subscriber or bit OF patronage,
and as your Uncle Chauncey is on the
council for the graft he can get out Of
|it-as he worked the school board on
two school houses he's not going to
lose anything.
Alderman Maynard knows sin the
line of his duty" that there are those
who have refused to pay a cent Of
water tax in all the years they have
used the water. Why doesn't he
! write them up, too, s'in his line o1
! dutJ?" Why doesn't he make then
"come down the pole?:"
i Alderman Maynard knew s'in th.
line of his duty" that city otficia
last year allowed his water to rul
after the prescribed hours to the ex
tent that the water commissions
shut his connection Off with tn
mains and that he had to go to tn
council and have it turned on again
Did Editor Alderman Maynard writ
him up to the extent Of a column? !
not, why not:
Butwhen G. r. Tinan turns hi
hydrant onat and shuts it off a
10 (uses it two hours when he
allowed from S to 81 he's stealth
water from the city, !" Giving on th
earnings of Others" getting til
best of it from the city from 20 to 2
per cent.'
Is Alderman Editor Maynard ac
5E ing from his sense Of DUTY as an aide
man or from pure deyiIishness as
publisher of another newspaper ]
this town? We leave it to the publ
to Judge. So much in passing. Nov
let's get to his last sore spot
breaks outin a now place as fast ;
: the GRAPHIC shuts him up.
Asa member of the fire and watt
committee it will be noticed thatf
sets his own assessment as a basis III
on which others should pay. Let /
see how he comes out. He says
paid into the city last year. $3.50 i,
water and we paid $3.50, therefore v
owe the city So. ltWill be noted tn;
he does not go back Of 1902 ibis ''lil
of duty" suddenly ends. Take IL
year 1901. for instance. Here are son
figures taken from w. 4. Lunbard
report as water missioner s11oWit
amounts paid by the indiyidua
named:
q G. ID. Rose. ''.3....... 4 /
III. w Hlnrichs. .z..s.. 81. !. So. .s.......
IL b. e. Ochsner. 81. j. $1,000. .s....
NJ. a. Willy. .s..s. ...... ....... 2
g. j.. Maynard Z. y. 3. ..g.s....
John Parker. B. &c. !. Z. I. !. !. 12 4
Il. A. Foote .s.s. !. J. i. 3. II
A. c. Whitbeck 6 mo !. !. &. &. 49,.
Z. "A. Berry 6 mo :. ..5. !. y.
la. NJ. Bowles. ...3. !. 3. s,