The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-22
A BRIEF REPLY.

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Pursuant to its policy of anything
to pick a row with The REVIEW, the
Bulletin publishes a half column of
accommodation of this paper.
We care nothing about this. We
are still of the opinion that for this
republican town the board should
have selected a republican justice.
We repeat that it is lesson to re-
publicans of how little they may ex-
pect from democracy no matter how
generous republicans may be.
The only statement, made by the
Bulletin which amounts to enough to
raise any resentment is that THE RE
VIEW cover estimated the cost of the
court house by 65,000."
This is important, if true.
The REVIEW said that before the
court house was paid for with all ex-
penses incident thereto, and with the
interest on the bonds issued, the peo-
1 pie would pay approximately $780,
L 900.
The Original contract called for
$75, 600. This does not include expense
OF extra sessions of the board, tour of
investigation made by members, ar
chltect's fee, temporary court house,
etc. $4,000 additional was voted last
fall. Ont Of this amount contracts
amounting to $44.356.5O were let in
January. Thus nearly Sl2O,OOO is ac-
counted for. AS stated in The RE-
VIEW OF January 18th, no provision
has been made for grading, cement
walks, rehabilitating the grounds and
for the numerous odds and ends which
every builder knows will amount to
no little sum. it will easily be seen
that $4,000 is a very close, and not
an exaggerated estimate of the total
cost, which is more apt to reach the
$l35, 900 line. Now comes the item of
interest. 1t will be many years before
the bonds will be paid, how many we
do notsknow and so an estimate must
be indefinite. This we do know that
at present the county has $50, 600 of,
court houseamoney Flying idle ups1nn
which it is not drawing cent of in
terest, but on which per cent inter-
est is being paid.
Will the democratic officials who
are responsible for this state of affairs
tell uskfrankly how it happens?
To go Eback to the question of cost:
there is fevery reason to believe that
hecourt house bonds will run an aver
age of fifteen years before they are
( paid. At per cent the county would
pay 60 per cent of the principle in in
/. terest. Thislwould amount to 1868. 900.
Thus we have:
q Contracts let. .......s 1886 so
Architect, temporary court house,
grading, walks,iwalls etc., esti
mated. ..........., $1,000 90
interest," estimated. ................. 5000 90
Total......... ............s 2o3 1856 so
In all this there is no criticism of
the board. When the bonds were
voted the people knew there would be
interest to pay. The cost will, how
lever, exceed by from $4,000 to
@2O, 900, the amount voted by the peo-
pie. For this the board is not to be
blamed except for accepting and
adopting plans which could not posi-
bly, be completed within the appropri-
alton. We would also call attention
to the fact that the board has now
81: isAed to Fpay Marker and Rokahr
jt. Vt $1,000 more for the completion
II 45he court house than was the
6 punt of their first bid covering the
@ me work.
We do not care to indulge in war
of words with the Bulletin or with the
board.
If the writer of the Bulletins editor
ial will point out wherein The RE-
4 VIEWS figures are wrong we shall
/ gladly rectify the error.
4 AT the same time we would ask the
same authority to explain just why
the county draws no interest on the
$50, 900 of court house money now ~
ing idle, and just why it is worth
$5, 600 more for Marker and Rokahr