The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-11-04
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charged that the present county surveyor has
been permitted to draw his salary of $500 90
per quarter while he did no work for the county
but spent his time in working for the City Of
Occur 'Alene, while other surveyors we're hired
by the county to do this work. and this charge
has not been denied 1t is a matter of record
that the surveyors office for one quarter cost the
taxpayers of Kootenai County $oo1.65. We
have charged many of the officers OF Kootenai
County openly and constantly violating the
law with reference to the presentation and al
lowance of their salary and expense accounts in
that they neither itemize their accounts ac
company them by the proper vouchers re-
quired by law, and in support Of this charge we
have cited numerous specific instances of such
violations, and there has been no denial.
We have shown that the assessors office dur
ing the last year of democratic administration
cost the tax payers less than $4,000 90 and that
the same office cost during the year 1909,
s1l,633. SO and the fact has not been disputed.
We have shown that two years of republican
administration cost the tax payers $50, 900
more than four years of democratic administra-
ton, and the republicans have acquiesced in the
statement
And we submit that the best interests of the
tax payers demand change Of administration.
We call attention to our county platform. which
pledges all of our candidates to an economic and
businesslike administration and to the strict en-
forcement of all laws.
Some of the less reputable of the republican
newspapers have been attacking Mr.. Hawley
tor receiving good fee from the state in con-
nection with the prosecution Of the Meyer, Hay
wood cases, and it would seem that they must
be hard up for argument when they will resort
to such puerile and childish attacks.
MIR. f1awley was private citizen and the
republican administration entered into contract
with him by Which he was to receive certain
fees for his services. He was not public Off
cial and had no means of extorting from the
state Of Idaho any salary or emolument to which
he was not entitled and if he filed claim for
anything to which he was not entitled, it was
the duty of such republican administration to
reject such claim, and we desire in this connect
ion to call the attention of the voters to few
claims which were allowed by such republican
ad nin:stration.
In voucher No lo,227 which was claim of the Thei
Detective Agency for services, we find the following:
II. B., Treating and incidental expenses IS; W. IT, S.
treating expenses with Goodwin and his friends in saloon
at Caldwell $lo T. H. NJ. treating expenses in saloon
and sporting houses. Sol 40 H. H. S.. treating expenses
ropng and securing evidence, $lo.3 Voucher No. H.
49, claim Of the Pinkerton National detecye agency:
June e. Tipped porter at Cheyenne, 25c June g. cigars
with Sheriff Corbet Csc; June 3, tip to porter, Soc
Voucher No. o855, claim of Pnkerton National detec-
tive agency cans sardines 3sc To- 20 turkey sand
witches, 20 ST. 20 chicken sandwiches 20 20 beef
sandwiches, l5c $3 20 ham sandwiches, &c. SO; quart
dill pickles. Zoe; S small bottles olives, lsc, 75c; one
snail bottle mustard 10 jars jam $l apples 75c; 3dz
hard boiled eggs Soc $l loaf rye bread &c. white
bread loc cheese 4oc u ID butter &c. tin plates 3sc
tin cups 45c ospoons 2oc knives forks 81 U.s. four
doz napkins 4oe salt Sc pepper SCI loo cigars 80
doz Budweiser $3 49, quart Old Grow 49, So
Feb. 6, Loan to Slim Huff SO.
Voucher No. 5252, claim of Pinkerton National De-
tectve agency: June "a, tickets theater s.; Tune g.
car tare to depot SC, June 20, fare depot SCI
June H. car fare during day, SC.
Voucher No. 1896, claim of Pinkerton National DE.
tactve Agency Dues to Federal Labor Union of Boise
Vs. Aug = union dues for August. S175, Aug Is union
dues for August 65c Aug 22, assessment for defense
fund OF W. F. of 81, Oct g. ticket to the fair,
ST..