The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
FaIk'S Store Bridge Damages Paid
i'm Defiance of Action of Board
Suit will be Started for
Recovery of Amount.
The "IncOrruptable COmmOner" i'm Trouble
Again---"AppeaI to Taxpayers" Exposed.

have to pay $14S.O0, or 1910 per acre
on an assessed valuation of 100000. |
No improvements on the 40.
That Julia V. Finney of Caldwell has
lis acres of farm Land and city lots
assessed at $250OO total assessment
$325O.OO. She will be asked to part
with $441.19 for tax receipt this year.
That w. D. Potter will pay $4.32 per
acre on his 80 acre holding near
Nampa.
That the total Caldwell city tax is
$50 per hundred of assessed valua-
ton, not including specials (sewer,
sidewalk, paving, curbing, etc. Pro
gressive Administration.
That Nampa people donate $40 per
$4,000. Emmett folks pay $3.50 and
poor folks all they have.
That the Falks Store bridge col
lapsed; that claims have been filed
against the county for damages result
ing from neglect; the fallen bridge lies
where it fell; that claim for $421.7S
was allowed, every dollar asked. Per-
haps they felt that an action in court
would mean publicity-and that would
never do.
That a county official was denied a
much needed new typewriter-he has
an old relic that ought to have gone
with the old court housewife the
powers that be bestowed a gold badge
upon the sheriff's Office.
That the foregoing is based upon the
records of your county. Call at the
court house and verify them.
Such in substance is the Appeal to
the Taxpayers of Canyon County" and
such charges as were capable of Verifi-
cation have been investigated and II
has been found the records were pre-
yerted; that the facts were misrepre-
scented and that honor or honesty was
not In those who compiled, published
and circulated the Appeal to the Tax
payers of Canyon County"
This reply to the Appeal" is pub
lished that the taxpayers, propsrt!
owners and voters may know the exac
status of affairs in Canyon county
Wherever the Democratic country cen
trail committee selected a taxpayer a
an illustration of high taxes, the per
son selected In every instance held nj
property in independent school dis
tricts and of course the county woul
in no wise be responsible for the hig
school tax, although the tax would az
pear ON the county assessment rol
In almost every instance the propert
selected for illustration was located
an incorporated town and OF cours
thu county officials had absolutel
nothing to do with the city or Villag
tax rate. Your attention Ii called I
this matter in order that you may
once see the unjust. unfair and aos'
= lutely prevented methods used in con
pillng the Appeal"
3 As an illustration OF the methods eli
ployed let us look into the case OF MIS-
Julia v. Finney of Caldwell The eli
9 administration of Caldwell Is absolute
; ly non- partisan. The Republican par
n Is not entitled to any credit for its a
complishments and Is not liable
u censure for any mistakes 1t may ha'
made. The city council consists OF s
II members and three of the six are Del
4 ocrats and three are Republicans. II
Democratic members are M. A. DeVeI
70 lanes Harris and ]. G. Gartin. WI
;s this explanation We will proceed to
investigation of Miss Finneys take
y Miss Finney owns 115 acres Of far
!. land. WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS {
~ THE CITY OF CALDWELL, six ci
lots in the highest priced and most d
NJ a,rable section Of Caldwell; and