The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-31
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aDle 10 Dulld up AID Keep In good
runaias orGer. for political purposes.
political machine under and by vir-
tue OF the assessed valuation of the
property Of this county. at the same
.aiuation which had been sessed
prior to their iacumbency. in the year
1901 raised the assessed valuation of
all the property in the county from
a valuation OF S2,197 .445. 90 to 50, ,043,-
$1,000. thus making an increase in
the assessed valuation OF 1868, s65. 90
and at the sane time increasing the
tI4es, wnich the people Of this county
would have to pay. averaging about
thirty five per cent over and above
wat they had paid in prior years
And Notwithstanding this increase
in the valuation. and increase in the
{ lxes. they increased the Indebtedness
that year about six thousand dollars
| The assessed valuation for the year
| 1901. under the Democratic admins
tration was higher than 1t ever was
before. or ever has been since.
When this Democratic board as
suned their office, all mining claims
were assessed at the rate Of $50 per
acre. During their incumbency this
Democratic board increased the as
sessed valuation Of all patented claim
one hundred per cent During their
entire time they kept up the valuation
OF $40 per acre on patented claims
The present Republican board has
reducd the valuation to $500 per
acre in 1906. and $4,000 per acre for
1908.
AS general thing the taxes on
other real estate has been reduced
about fifteen percent. these reduc-
tions occurring In proportionate man
ner in 1906 and 1908 There are
few exceptions to this. such as tim.
Der lands. which were raised In some
cases in assessed valuation. Yet with
these reductions the total Of the as
sessment roll has not been changed
taxable properties. such AZ getting pat
ents on mining and timber claims,
improvements on mining properties
and real estate and the building OF
several concentrating mills.
Today II the tax payers Of this
county will take the pains to examine
their tax receipts. they will find that
they are assessed for . less amount
than they were under the Democrat
ic administration.
Tho nomnrraftr Tnuptv Cnnvnpt;,p
passed the following resolutions -
Resolved. That We condemn the Re
publican administration Of county
finances in this county by F. A. Max
we'll and W., H. Jones. who. by an In
crease levy OF three mills raising the
levy from seventeen to twenty mills,
required the people Of this County to
pay $1,000 year more taxes durinf
each year for which they have levied
the county taxes than we're paid at
the time that the Republican party
obtained control Of said administra-
ton"
At the time that Messrs. Maxwell
and Jones assumed the duties Of com
missioner there was an outstanding
indebtedness against the county am
ounting to $4,000. all Of which was
contracted and incurred by the Dem.
ocratic board OF County Commission.
ers.
Instead of denouncing Maxwell and
Jones for paying this Indebtedness. 1t
would have been more honest and sin.
cere II the said Democratic conven-
tion had denounced the Democratic
board for running the County in debt
to the above amount
On January the first. 1898 when the
Democrats were elected on the board.
there was cash on hand amounting to
$19O5.58 On December 81. 1904 the
County was In debt to the extent of
SAC. 900.
The above shows that the Democrat.
ic board OF County Commissioners
during the period of seven years ex-
pended over and above their receipts
the snm of $41.905.5S.
Were 1t not for the fact that the
Democratic board had run the county
In debt to such a large amount It
would not have been necessary for
the tax payers to have paid. as the
Democrats allege, the sum Of $4,000
per year.
The fault does not lie with Messrs.
Maxwell and Jones, but is to be
charged up to the extravaganza and
mismanagement OF County affairs un-
! der and by virtue Of Democratic rule.
The present Republican board under
and by virtue Of the Increased levy.
which became necessary on account
of the large Indebtedness contracted