The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-10-01
Boost for the Court House
Continued From Page 81

court house, but | do not believe that
there is man on the entire tract who
will say that we made a mistake in
creating new county; or who does
not see the absolute impossibility of |
having transacted the business that |
has grown up here had the new county |
not been formed The county record
err is receiving 600 instruments a
or fully 90 a day, and you can
imagine the confusion and inconven-
fence that would have resulted had we
been compelled during the last year
and a half to send out papers to AL |
bion At the very best they have ac-
cumulated in the recorders office in
Twin Falls. They would have accum-
ulated still more at albion and there
would have been great delay and loss
of business had we been compelled to
send them there, for by mail it would
take four days for the going and COM
ing of letter.
Public and private business has
grown more rapidly than any OF us
anticipated. Had we known that the
county would grow as it has grown
there would have been no opposition
at the time the question Of creating it
came up, I believe that the spirit OF
the people of the city of Twin Falls in
regard to its improvements should be
the spirit Of the whole county We
have done some things there we could
have got along without. We bonded
the city for $4,000 for a sewer sys-
TEN, and 100000 for school house. 1t
was not long before we were crowded
out, and while we could have put up
a temporary building, we voted 100000
for a new school house, making to-
tai of $4,000 of bonds for something
VIC can use every day. We are willing
to pay interest on these bonds, and we
have the satisfaction of knowing that
we have a sewer system that is an
advantage to the town, and to its
health that we have two splendid
school hoaees and are using them as
we go along. AS long as we must
have court house, why not have it
row for The pride and benefit of the
whole COUNTY? The total additional
expense FOR each forty-acre tract, each
y3ar would only be 25 cents. 1t is a
small amount for us to pay. We pay
S2.240 for The rent of the county Of
fees, and in the end that is a total
loss. Deduct this rent from the inter-
est on the bonds, and it would cost
man but 25 cents year on his forty
acre farm for the use of new build
ing. The records are not safe where
they are If they should burn now
even with the county less than two
years old, great confusion would re-
suit, business transactions would be
delayed and sometimes defeated. Many
instruments would need to be procured
| again and again recorded. The cost
| of executing and recording a single
| deed would pay the burden of taxation
on forty acres for fifteen years. At
one time | lived in a county where the
records had been destroyed by fire
and know from that experience what
such loss means. AS the court house
is coming some time it is but an act
of good business judgment to get it a.
the earliest practicable time so that We
may enjoy it's benefits and security
and that time is now"
Mr.. West then said that when Mr.
Sweeley gave the amount of business
as 20 instruments per day he did no
give the number representing the bus
mess of today. That during the las
quarter, 3S17 instruments were filed
or about 1900 per month, or an aver
age of So a day were recorded TIL
total earnings were $2,S25.2S, total sal
aries 81 400; net revenue to the coun
/, ty, $1,425.2S.
Mr.. ]. Warren White, of the "Pio
i neer,' was next to address the audi
ence. Mr.. White said:
: 81 am better on the paper than | an
on my feet. This is matter between
n the people of Bull and the people O
: Twin Falls. 1t is a matter ! am no
: as much interested in as most of you
q | am glad that the people of Twi
I Falls have come to meet with the peo
: pie of Bull and have endeavored t
2 enlighten us as to why the court hous
should be built. l would be more i
favor of issuing bonds to build road
on the tract before building a ecu
q house, and I am of the opinion that tn
I money could be used to much create
q advantage in this way than In buildin
court house. A court house wi
have to be had, and will have to b
built by bond issue, but 1t seems
me that there is no necessity Il
spending $150,000 when a fire proc
! vault could be secured for $4,000
q accommodate these records, and
away with the necessity for spendin
$4,000. l must concur with D
. Croker in saying that we must bull
for coming needs. So why do we NJ
l.. defer the building for five years al
10 build one for $250,OO0? For 1 belle,
% the time is coming when $4,000
!, court house will not be ample. tt
- argument has been advanced that
:. case Of fire we have no protection II
20 our records. I believe it is the du
!. - of the commissioners to provide amp
:. protection for these records. belize
- that a building of stone, brick,
:, even of concrete would not be abs
y lutely immune from fire. What Y
should have is f1re-proof vault pr
vided for the protection of the re
ords."
o. To this Mr.. West replied by saying
@ In reply to the gentleman's stateme
that it would be better to vote tn
$150,000 bonds for the building
roads instead OF the building of cou
r house, would say that II he and Il
G. people of Bull district are not sati
a fed with the amount OF money aval
f.. =