The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-08-18

your assessor could do all the work
without any deputies in the field
Now let us figure about what sal
aries you will pay and what the
real cost of conuty government will
be in small, compact county
l find that the statute provides
that the minimum salaries to be
paid are Sheriff, clerk and assess
or, $500; treasurer, county attorney
and probate judge, $500; superinten
dent, $3.50; surveyor and coroner,
s50;; and commissioners $500 each.
l take it for granted that you
would pay more than the minimum
salaries after division. Let us say
that you will pay your sheriff. clerk
and assessor s14OO year; your at
torney, probate judge and superin-
tendent of schools 500 a year;
surveyor and coroner each 500
year; and commissioners, $500 each
year.
Figured on this basis, we find
you will be paying for salaries in
your new county $7,4OO per year.
there are three offices that era
self-sustaining; in fact, the county
clerks office took in $4,000 more
in fees than the total expenses of
that office last year The probate
judges office / find is also self-sus-
tanning through the fee system. We
have a right to expect that these Of
fices will be self-sustaining III this
new county. Under our laws the
county commissioners must require
the banks to pay interest on our
county funds deposited with them.
This is being done in Lincoln ocun-
ty; the banks are now paying per
cent on all moneys belonging to the
county. This will make the office
of treasurer in this new county
self-sustaining.
So we will subtract s2800 that
we have given the clerk, treasurer
and probate judge, and this leaves
the salaries for officers in Lincoln
county at $4,000.
Now we will give the sheriff, the
assessor and the auditor each one
deputy A good officer in the aud
itor' office in my opinion should
do all the work but l am going to
be liberal in those matters, so we
will add $240O for deputies. We
now have $1,000 for expenses.
We will also be liberal with mis-
cellaneous expenses, such as cost OF
courts, juries, witness fees and all
other expenses of county government
and will place this amount at $500.
IN my judgment small county like
Lincoln county would be after di-
yisit n, will never reach this amount.
In looking over this expense we
find that large part of this item
for miscellaneous expenses is paid
out in mileage for jurors and wit
nesses, and for other expenses con-
nected with the court.
But. we now have $4,000 for
current expenses.
Now let us see what your levy
for current expenses must be in
Lincoln county to raise this $12, 900.
Lincoln county there will be left
of $2,00OO0O, and that
there will be material increase in
this you will all agree with me. as
final proofs are made on our Carey
Act lands, and when the new rail
roads that are now under construc-
ion are completed; but | am sure
n valuation on final proofs on Ca
'ey Act alone will give you a val
lation of $2,500,000 next year. A
eyy of SO cents for current expenses
IN this valuation would raise you
$4,000, or more than enough to
meet the current expenses of Lin
;oln county after division. You
would be saving on the levy of last
ear 33 cents ON the $100. and in
ny Judgment SO cents on what your
evy will have to be this year.
| feel that you will all agree with
ne that there is going TO be great
development all over Lincoln coun.
Y. You people are going to come
n for your share, for the sun shines
n no richer land than that sur
ounding your little city. This is
rue of every part of Lincoln coun-
The question of reduction in
axes is not the only question we
re interested in in local govern
There is something in
aving the county seat where it can
e conveniently reached by all the
itizens of the county. Small, COM
act counties mean better govern
overnment for the people. 1t gives
our board of county commissioners
n opportunity to know all or their
ounty They are not strangers to