Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-09-30
NOT CLAMORING
FOR ALL REVENUE,
Paid Out Of County Treasure, Facts
Show that Broken Bow is Not
lIOging Everything.

! If the Broken Bow fellows are go
much interested in the welfare Of
the tax payers of the county, why is
it that they are clsmoring for all
the revenue in sight?-Callaway
| Queen.
III the above statement was found
cd on fact a man might be led to be-
lieve that he ought to vote for divis.
ion in order to change conditions,
but it is not statement of fact
Let us see what the facts in the case
srs.
What sources of revenue are
there for which the people Of this
city uay clamor? There is the bridge
fund. the road fund, the use of the
countJ's money which is dep ,sitGd
in banks, the printing OF the sup
plies for the county, and the publ.
cation of the road notices and board
proceedings.
What was the total amount of
money drawn from the bridge fund
in 1908? The stubs of the warrants
in the county clerks office show
that the total am ount paid out by
the county for bridges and repairs
was $l6,7580G. How much of this
amount went for bridges and repairs
in Broken Bow township? The
warrants show that only $68895 Of
this amount was paid out for bridg-
es and repairs in Broken Bow town
ship.
| What was the bridge levy for
1908? u mills.
What was the valuation of Broken
Bow township and city in 1902
s735,l20
| How much, then, did Broken Bow
city and township pay into the
bridge fund? $l837 81.
Broken Bow paid in $lS37.80 and
drew out $500 80, then how much
did Broken Bow pay towards the
building and repairing of bridges iu
other parts OF the county? $l147 85
The county road fuad is used to
pay the expenses OF plotting, survey
ing, advertising and laying out roads
in the county. What was the total
amount paid out OF the county road
fund for this purpess in 1908? The
stubs OF the warrants in the county
clerks office show that $l045.25
was paid out of the read fund in
ll9OS.
| How much OF this amount WAS
spent in Broken Bow township and
city? The warrants show that $28 80
was used in Broken Bow city and
ownship.
The county rad levy was / mills
in 1908 aud the valuation of this
city and township was $735, 100, so
that Broken Bow township and
paid $lS3 78 into the road fund and
and drew out $3.50, then, how
much wlnt to pay for roads in other
parts of the county? $l55.48.
The fRc:s then show that instead
OF Broken Bow hoging all of the
revenue as charged. she is getting
the benefit of only 50 per cent OF
the money she pays into the bridge
fund and only 10 per cent Of the
money she pays into the road fund.
She is helping to support other parts
of the county instead of making any
thing off OF them.
| How about the c,unty's money
where is it deposited? A statement
made by County Treasurer Cavenee,
on September 2lst, showed that
$50 1884 was deposited in banks in
Broken Bow on that date and $685..
TIA was deposited 10 banks of the
county located in other towns in the
county. Broken Bow was, On that
date, then getting the benefit Of the
use of only 80 per cent OF The money
on deposit and it will be noted ths,
: the checks in payment of warrants
r are drawn on the Broken Bow banks
= and the amount of money in them
Z. varies, while the money in Other