Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-29
The Milk in
the Cocoanut

but that they have not as yet received
that matter of S605.57 from John p
Coston or the La Plata County Alb
stracts of Title company. whichever
you want to call 1t.
The Herald also finds that John p
Coston. as county assessor, has pu
in bills during his term OF office fol
deputy hire and other little trifles
amounting TO S2,iG0.
Now the laws OF the state of
Colorado provide that the assess
or's salary shall be $1,000 per year
and that he shall receive no other
pay for such other duties as the
office requires.
The Herald has shown in pre-
vious article that the entire work
of the assessors office can be done
in three months by competent
man.
This would allow nine months
OF each year for Mr.. Coston to
get out and wage a warefare and
holler "smeIter," SO that the tax
payer would forget that ne, Cos
ton, had not paid his own taxes,
which amount at this time to
$6o5.57. Coston also thinks that
the taxpayer would overlook that
$4,000 a year which he has sent
each year to the state.
But he never forgets Coston and
Coston's interests. II he can do all
of the work of the assessors office In
three months, then why does he need
a deputy? To help him as assessor
in visiting the smelter and other prop
critics and get just valuation on
them? No; but to have the county
and you, Mr.. Taxpayer, pay for man
10 do the work of the La Plata County
Abstracts of Title company, which is
Mr.. Coston's other name. He wants
to get out and yell "smelter" for nine
months each year and some one must
do the work of this abstract company
and he wants the county to pay for
this also. He gets his salary. his rent
his lights. his heat and janitor serv-
ice but he wants you also pay for
his clerk hire.
The "smelter" Is +. side issue wltK
him. If he was not assessor he would
have to hire an office, and pay for
his heat and lights and his janitor
work, SO he yells "smelter" hoping
that you Will help him out with his
abstract company.
But the county commissioners very
properly refused to pay these bills
Then what did Mr.. Coston do? He
asked permission to file them and
MIR. Voter and Taxpayer he did file
them and they are now on file in the
office of the county clerk.
And now we come to the meat
sist on filing these bills and hav-
ing them as matters Of record2
Don't you see now why he is ask
ing for a third term2 He still
owes that s6o5.57 in taxes; you
have furnished him with rent, fuel,
lights and janitor service but he
still wants that clerk hire SO that
every cent derived from the La
Plata County Abstracts Of Title
company will be clear profit to
John coston. You have given him
much but he still wants more. He
wants you not only to re-elect him
but also to elect Tovrea and Scou-
ton so that they may allow these
bills which Logan and Charlton
refused TO pay. Public office must
be made to pay and he wants that
money and he wants It badly. II
Tovrea and Scouton will not pay
II, then he has another little trick
up his sleeve. Tovrea and Scou-
ton may be wise and say to Cos
ton, I'VE cannot allow these bills
because II would kill US political
w." SO Coston starts a little
friendly suit for the money and
they do not fight 1t very hard be-
cause II it goes through they can
say "the court allowed it." Is
this not a fine scheme2
The herald makes these surmisei
MIR. Coston. but the columns OF thi
paper are open for your answer.
II our arguments In regard to thes
$2,460 of bills is not correct will 20
tell the people why you insisted upo
filing these bills?
What did you hope to get out of
by fling these bills?
Have you given up all hopes OF ha
ing these bills allowed and II not, ho
do you hope to get them?
VIII you tell the taxpayer, Mr..
coston, about the $1,000 map that
you wanted to make for the coun-
~ and which Charlton and Lo-
can refused to allow you to dot