The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-10-17

alarm the increased taxes this year. For the
benefit the following information is given:
From proceedings state board of equalization for 1907
page 49, Thursday, Sept 10, 1907
he abstract of property assessment not having
been received from Stevens county, it was, motion
ordered that 2 be added the of personal prop
ery equazed by the county board of Stevens county fo
the 1906 and said be taken the equazed vau
of personal property in Stevens county by this board
The value Of personal property sent in to the
state for 1906 was 81, 393 568. Through the negli
gence of some Stevens county official the repor
for 1907 was not sent in, and 2096 was added tt
the 1906 valuation as the valuation for the yeal
1907. But personal property did not increase 300
The natural increase was only 1919. (The 1907
valuation was 81, sol, 587)
Stevens county has to pay to the state 300 in
crease when it should pay but 1919 increase
Some official thus cost the county considerable
money.
The state levy which is paid to the state this
year is 6.93 mills. This in itself is sufficient
burden upon the county taxpayers But when
through inattention to business, a county officia
forces the county to pay nearly double the per
centage OF increase in taxes to the state, it is time
for the people to take notice.
Who was this official? This official was the dep
uty auditor, L. E.. Jesseph, who has been in the
office four years, and now wants to remain foul
years longer The rest of the courthouse ring
want him to remain, too, and are quite mum
about the facts connected with this unsent report
Last year Mr.. Jesseph said that the fault lay
with Assessor Bottorff because he did not prepare
the report in time But Mr.. Jesseph also said that
there was no hurry about sending it in, for il
wouldn't make any difference. Mr.. Bottorff says
that it was not the fault of the assessors office al
all; that it was prepared all right, but was prob
ably lost in the MAIL" Auditor Savage states that
this extra assessment was not enough to amount
to anything
Of course a few thousand dollars of the taxpay.
ers' money would not amount to anything to the
auditors Office for the office does not pay 1.-THE
dear people pay that The duty of the officials in
the courthouse ring is to receive their salary regu
larly and to remain in office. Any other little
matters connected with the office may be handled
as time and inclination permit
Stevens county was the only county in the state
which did not send in this report on personal
taxes. AS result the taxpayers are paying an
unjust increase of $50 on their personal taxes this
year. If you like it. keep up the rotation in Office
make the auditors office an hereditary one-et the
deputy become auditor and the auditor become
deputy. You will pay for all you get, even though
you don't get all you pay for.
S~S
Mr. Sutherland, one of the republican candidates
for county commissioner, makes the statement
that farmer has no business being county COM
missioner Since this statement is vouched for by
three gentlemen to whom he made this startling
assertion there can be no doubt but that Mr..
Sutherland believes the farmers position is back
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entirely of farmers, and this board has reduced
the net indebtedness of the county 900 in two
years. Who created Stevens countys Indebtedness?
It wasn't the farmer nor it wasn't democratic
board
The average farmer is not only resourcefu in
holding down expenditures, but when taking
charge of city or county office is in the habit of
using this same ability in the office.
Mr. Sutherland also made the statement that if
a county commissioner would tend to business he
ought to get $4,000 year out of the job. HoW
would he get it2 A county commissioner receives
Sd day and mileage. If he gets more, it must
come through the transom or be slipped into the
side pocket. Would you have it thus?
The following from the Cincinnati Enquirer one
Of the country leading republican papers, shows
how the wind is blowing in the east:
Any man who can foretell to certainty the re-
suit Of the national election, and is able to demon
strate with mathematical precision that his fore
cast is correct, should come to New York and
make fortune. There is at least 81, ,OOO 900 in it
for him. and he can find it all in this town, where
splendid opulence brushes elbows with abject pov.
erty, and general delirium regns supreme over all
Six weeks ago, even more recently than that in
fact, it was the opinion of the average man whose
Indictment WAS worthy of resnect that Mr. Taft,s