The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-04
Facts. I
Jefferson County Finances.

Figures DO not lie put liars
will figure" This is absolutely
proved by figures given oy poth
the Globe and the Peoples Press.
They wish to make It appear
that the county is deeper ~ debt
by three times than the county
was when the Democrats took
charge. Here are a few figures
that may interest the taxpayers.
Outstanding warrants Decem-
Der 31st. 1908, $50, 651. 86. war,
rants allowed by the old board
Jan. 4th 1909 which was their
last meeting, SO, 6O4. 05: contract
| for the celebrated Bluffs bridge,
SIS, $4,000, bills allowed by the
new board that were contTacted
during 1908, $65. 90, makil& the
total Indebtedness $46 ESQ., 9l.
How does that compare with
SIT, 317.31, the statement IN the
Globe and Press?
To prove which board is
really extravagant, read the fol-
lowing: During 1908 the old
board issued warrants 70 the
amount of $79, 512.70 Oman ap-
preparation of $75, 600. 90 Or 81
512.7O more than appropriated.
And, as shown above, they bpent
$14, 409.05 of the 1909 sppro-
priation before they left. If
they were really anxious to do
the right thing, why didn't they
leave the awarding of the bridge
contract to the new board, know
ing that they would be sworn in
i side of a few days?
The total nd abtedness Of the
county when the Democrats took
charge was $45, 060. 81. The in
eebte dr. ess today is $42, 111.94, al
most three thousand dollars less
than at the close of the Republi-
can adm ristration. Besides the
d. mo ,rats spent ten thousand
dollars for permanent improve
ments while the Republicans did
not spend one dollar for a per
manent Improvement Of any
kind. :
The district court .expens6 ~.
ling 1908 was$2, 239. 60; Oi4ie
the district attorney and his d-
uty got $793. .35, more than De
third. The district court ex-
pense for 1909 was 81, 161.41, al
most doubled, while our Demo
cratic district attorney and his
deputy drew only $533.1 255.25
less with four times as many
convictions. Further, during the
first six months of 1910 the dis
trict court expense amounted to
S4,S62.05.
This will show you, Mr.. Tax
payer, between the real facts,
and figures published by the Re-
publican press, where some of
your money is going.
Further, some of these Repub-
lican papers are giving COM
parison of expenditures during
eighteen months of Democratic
rule and eighteen months Of Re-
publican rule. Instead of giving
the last eighteen months of Re-
publican rule they give the first
eighteen months of the last term.
Why this Juggling of figures?
Why do.they charge the $l4 474.
05 against the Democrats when
it was spent by the Republicans?
That it has cost more, and does
cost more from year to year, is
very natural and the present ad-
ministration has more to show
for the money spent during the
! two years past than the Repub-
licans have for all the years they
have been in power.
| The only two stee, bridges
they built on Clear Creek were
built on the sand insteld of on
bed rock as specified in the con-
tract, and the present b oard had
to spend $3S00 additional build
ing abutments under these two
bridges; spent $1,000 putting in a
steam heating plant in the court
house and what Republicans
would dare criticise their action
In round numbers the press. n
board has spent about twonty
thousand dollars on perwlnen
improvements which is twent,
thousand dollars more than tn,
Republicans ever spent, judici
ousaly or on permanent improve
ment of anykind.
Very truly yours,
F. A. EICKHOFF,