The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-07-11

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} vative genius, and saving, frugal
traits rule? Take, for instance,
these extracts from the April bill OF
County Commissioner McCune:
Cloth for desk. 81 80
Lumber. nails and tacks .. rs
WORK on uesK ................... z.0U
hopping floor Observation-Disclosures. 200
Fixing shades. $50
Letting contract for painting clerks
Office and fixing Jail windows and
supervising same. ...... 49,. 800
There's something in that to make
a showing on the everlasting fame of
"the careful business habits" of
commissioner McCunel
What other county commissioner
ever exhibited such sublime traits?
What admirable, homely and plain
American simplicity The desk in
the clerks office needs fixing. Does
the frugal commissioners squander
county funds on some heightened
upholsterer who hasn't anything to
do but make a living and has no
money out at interest? mol Wealth
does not render him too proud to toll,
and he heroically hires himself at
" 90 on the conservative ground
that man who makes that his bust
ness would not have a chance to
charge any more, at least. How
ever, the commissioner did not do
the 'moppiug floor" act himself,
out sent woman to do it, and the
Signal is sure there was no sswhack
up on the proceeds, or rake off on
the bill, as we have heard animated.
1t was simply to relieve the over
worked janitor of the building. The
county window shades are little
dillapidated. Does the talented
member of the board run any
chances of an overcharge on the part
of any unofficial person taken from
the bosom of his family. No, again.
These little unkering jobs. are good
exercise and relief from the labor
OF computing interest and the com
missioner hires himself at SO. So
just enough TO cover the wear and
tear on his sewing machine while
hem-stltching the frayed edges.
Letting contract for any piece of
county work, as matter of course.
is no part of commissioners duties
(whatever his duty is, it's not thatN
and the charges for this laborious
"letting are very modest indeed
And no charge was made for lettino
The contract to himself to fix the
desk and the window shades and the
jail windows and supervising" He
threw the '1etting" part in, in those
instances. When the commissioner
hired himself to fix the jail windows.
ne again demonstrated his I'M
nature. 1t smacks of the
simple traits of the Pilgrim fathers,
ma saves some poor mans back who
las nothing to do but make a living
md the picking up of a few stray
l'ckles through these little odd Jobs {
'bout the court house not only re.
leves the janitor, but, to that extent
aves drawing upon the profits of the !
commissioners bank stock for fam 7
ly expenses 1t is a worthy econ {
my which marks the superior quality y
It the careful business genius in
Which the people rest secure and
Which they wisely selected to con-
erve aud safe guard the interests of
he county.
How different with some of the !
ther officials. there's Sheriff
ADAMS, as shiflless spendtbrift as
yer walked, who will yet break the /
ounty up if his methods are allowed 4
D prevail There's story, which d
'e cant youch for, bat which is per- 4
silently told, that illustrates the 4
aerin s careless hnsncieriDg. The v
lerlh Was under the necessity of a
leaning up the court house grounds &
nd removing the weeds and rubbish r
Da' Instead OF hiring himself was a
POLISH enough Ia oiva fba ;ol, - a..