The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-05-19

. AND AMI
Against the Bonds
Editor Times: Commissioner Stew
.ns has a communication in your last is
sue,,for the purpose Of correcting false
that he seems to think has
gotten out regarding the court house
bonding proposition. In my opinion
Mr.. Stevens has touched this whole
matter very lightly, and seems to fear
saving anything lest he say too much,
and give the'aeal away.
Dickey county certainly needs a
court house, and is able to buiid good
one. We also need a sheriff's resi-
dence sand decent Jail. For one q be-
lieve If the propositions were put
before the people to build these two
institutions, put before them in an
intelligent, open and above board way,
by publishing the proposed plans, with
a reliable estimate of the cost, there
will be no trouble in having efficient
bonds voted to build them 'if'the plan
suits the voters. But peoplegeperally
like to be consulted; they lire to have
something to say about what kind of a
building OF buildings the county shall
build, or whether they shall build any
or not. As far as they have gone in
this matter, the commissioners seem to
have acted On the supposition that the
people Of the county need mot be con-
suited; that the question ,of'whether or
not to build, and now xnd when, is a
matter for the board alone to decide.
1 am personally acquainted with the
members of this hoard, and if the peo-
pie of the county will vote to build a
court house, and decide what kind of a
building they want, and about what
it shall cost, I could not pick out'a
more competent body of fmen to saper-
intend the building than the uresent
board. They are :an 'right-for that
part Of it. But in the .present IDEAL
they are several lengths ahead Of the
procession
| In the 6rst 1lace, there are a!aarge
number Of people in the county who
would like to see 'the.eounty seat moved
from Ellendale to:a ,laore.centraQ loca-
tion. The people of Cakes are among
those who think this way, and while
they have no 7aea'of even tryingFto get
it at Cakes, If the people of Menango
want tcrsaaae q try forremovai weSwill
vote With them-oRce anyway. The
chances Of their sucasss ,yare sliaa, bu,
they are entitled to d,ave,a try nj it, il
they want to. an u u
The surface indications, Of the i,pres.
ent proposition are !thatit was sgotter
up for the purpose gilmore efectually
mailing down the ,countysseat at @llen.
dale. The good people of that city
need have no fesr .thatit will be moved,
but this deal to prevent tits, being tried
by having the commissioners putup q
new building, without asking the con.
sent of the people generally, ~shond be
turned down, and probably will be.
I believe the coMnty ,csn}d builf two
good buildings, fre4proof, one for the
:couhty officers and one for sheriff 's,res.
idence and jail for &l0Q,0eO. One, is as
necessary as the other, andiif the com
| missioners succeed in building one now,
they will build the other one a little la.
ter on. But the second proposition is
being kept in the dark, allowing the
idea to 60 forth that the present pro.
posed court house is sufficient for al
time,, and all that will be called for.
The people of Glendale who are behind
this scheme seem to beafraid OF show.
ing their whole hand. lest the &l00, ,00(
that asill be necessary look too big, and
be turned down by the voters. They
know aswell as anyone, and the farm.
ers know ;as well as they do, that only
half Of what is necessary is being asked
for, and the balance will be asked fol
later.
lam in favor Of building q court
house, but before ! will vote fol
il. i want to know what kind Of a court
hosse is proposed; whether there is tc
be q Jail to follow Or whether the
proposition is complete for county off.
ces, court room and Jail. / am in
favor Of building it from bonds, run.
ming twenty-five or thirty years, in
stead Of paying it out Of the taxes in
ten years, like the present proposition
before the people. If the people of the
county want the present proposition,
they are at liberty to vote for it, and |
have nothing to say. but for one will
vote against it.
Respectfully.
Oakes, May l6.
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