Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-08
0oop WORK or COUNTY
seMmissionlRs PaaT rEAr


years gone hf. Had The f3snocrrt
been the one inyostipsfIia II wsule
have taken ths uord ~ Tom ciet
and Harry as % what Bad iab.r plscr
the SAME ,s a is doing IA ia daily
mouthings aui The Heiald il sftsr sb
soluts iacts spa % ms en5 Das gene
ever the rsegfds and n. statements
that foliew eau be ssriAsd sat Tbs
Herald is wiling 70 iesss II ~nb The
taxpayers IA The sfst Place #nep
the present board OF county comnis.
yionsrs we're nJaoted i5to of6os they
found ths ardinary -duDts rsrsnue
and road Muts exhausted WITH war
rants sutslandlug drawing INTEREST foi
several yosrs Tney also discovered
judgments fhat had been ofs wing io-
terest and allowed 10 gts1d for some
years 10 stArt win 10. wsiorlty
knew they we're ny sgsinh Bsf6
proposition The county IS potter
OF political graft had se.n employing
Chaupcey Nioisan Tar ou~bst Of
years as 3sunfv attorney ~ wss
paid regular saiary at Saw sas siot
tips sucb az EXPENSES 10 DssysT Two
or three times y4ar sed eStrs nos
ey for Divers yurpofes Ia rmts
county j. Jig FfOpe4iti1U soO
Messrs, Charlton ana Logan rssli7ed
this. Thay reBliled tbst sound less
advice WA reqnifed ana wbst w0ulc
they do 3. private individuals II they
.aa,i..A t.a.I .I..a. fH.N ..ul, etarD
the test Noula tnsy e. snd consult
Chauncay Morssn VII" h7d 90 cit
ents and MOI eRarded as IN sitorueS
OF even ardiusry ABILITY sy my sss
And The Hgrtld F,H sos Just long
enough 20 ssR 1hy 0i its rssdsrs IL
they wonla employ M aoIssU From
the lack Of business ar hGfgsS eU
joyed We guess NOT ,til' Mr. Bradley
kept him 10 'Be suug biftA aUd there
by made d p0snblo fnr INN 10 ok.
out Az eyisieueS The new board
wanted advice wita .hr usii cut ont
and by nainE t17 SALARY ,r0W 1860
TO $1,000 we're able is secure he scr
vices OF hiiref 4 SuChaHgh, Asj We
desire DO alsn state thsi ii AaesIt
Ritter 4 Burhtnsa had nor scesptsd
the position would have heen stsfsJ
to w. Reese wilson 4 MrCioshsy
or some olbei repnfahie otiorusvs Of
long experience IN sceeptuE the
81 ,0a9 salar, II Wa7 Win ibs upjsr-
standine nat there Nsnld oe 0s side
charges. ta,l hey wuuiJ stteua to
the Legal work n ihe csput,. whether
In La Plata county ~ psny.i for til.
amour stinuiate THIS couay there
fore. ha- paid lilils II suy. escess for
ATTORNEYS sslsry more than
was pad Nj Morgan Aod
the selection " Fusr & su
chanas vas greeted win ssus
faction by he lssmncrai especially
the 81 aae y-sr p,rt iet every
property holder aud .y-iy taxpsyei
stop and consider he question ssd Il
they do RAJ onurlgde hey ~suld dc
the same ming cuttlos out s9gt-
and pa,moRi al political deb~ pol
Icy thai Dep, Motnan IN orace
Now then ~ lave eives tbr coodi
tion Of he treasury a. he hes,uoiuf
Of the Charlton lslsan sistratioo
The f0rmci hoard sra5ley IN barge
had made g- lew tn fne nf~ aa,td
to work az u c0uiI 10 b- lowered
or raises NON b. result Al t~el.e
months sl6ce rVsry out.tansiua
warrant With possibly aSc,ptioa.
amountias W Sl00 Nt-fe -bs owDsrs
have no 1ern reached. ava every jusb,
msnt against the county paid an.rnt
ing to, win interest. IN IN, neishtsr
hood of 500 -vsry hill incurred Ter
the year '905 ns,a and valance In
the oroiuAlv county revsnu. fund 81
over S8,ncu s0d balance IN The road
fund OF oysf ~ 600. Thus. II per
set OF comm ohers had been irJuc,-
ed into Office IN January sstssJ OF
facing a dcfoii u 81 ,0a rOuut,os OUT
standing warrants nud Judgment tbsv
would asvF started p. DO business
with abeui t40Gso in he treagui>v
II will he ememb-iss tDsi Mtssrs
Charlton aud l.ogsa promised tbe sev
pie ana tsAPay-fs a .usineSs id0ieis
tratiou. Do he shave aE,us. iudicste
they have ;~ilsa te carry cut sheu
part of 5ac sresf4gg Do rb.S ioii
cate graf ana fsssritism1
Abatement 81 rspes
During tHe year 1905 fhs fsuawin Z
abatement. I'll taxes In la Plata
county. sy hs Dsard OF conw'ssiou
ers, appear la 'hs four austtsrly 8.
ports, three af Wbieu have besu p,rb.
nshed, The ruuh nan svi1g IN pro
cess of publication.
February ~ !se. su tsslsp neut
by resolution u the Lssrd war or de
TO Rsess ucCioslisy Of tax sal. cert
ncats No 1872, issned December 1898
for the nuihUast quarter ,0u tbs
soutleast quarter section O. iuwsshl .
IA north raugs w.st. tGs-thsr sith
taxes On said laud fnr IA. rssrs 1897
and 1888. fsr ihs sup 3f tlts4. VIA
vided the purchaser shall EnS ~
taxes for he years 1899 % 1864 il
elusive. WIN interest and p-gslti--
amounting 10 tLAS5.0G. provided ih,
payment .e made baior. EsD 5 1905
March 81 isa5. an sbstsm.ut lu
the same msnuer was mud. 10 The
sum of yle0 gstnst th. Florida CANA
compsn, toT ihs Isasan that ibs com
pany IL arPauiyed !oI fsg lifLoss Of