The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-03-15
County Sued


hope to tie up public Improvements
in Prowers county and more espec-
tally to present $1,000 of the tax
payers money to Attorney Camp
bell of Pueblo. This proceeding of
course come from Granada ano
from the men who have hung like
q mill stone round Granada's ne
and kept the town in the cross
roads class in spite of its splend-
Id natural advantages. They would
like to do the same to Prowers
county but fortunately their abil-
ity fades when they reach the cor
porate limits of Granada and they
cannot frighten anyone outside that
limit. There are many public spir-
tied citizens in Granada but IN
fortunately for them the knock
ers brigade" have established head
quarters there and turned loose
an anvil chorus that browns out
their voice
So long as the matter was con-
fined to knocking alone little at
tention was paid to 1t as the rec
ord they have made for over TWEEN
ty years in that line is SO well
known in the county that no one
expects anything else. Even their
suit would create little comment,
but when they ask to have the COM
missioners forced to pay ISL 700
to a thirty cent attorney like Camp
bell, even the most mild manner
ed christian would naturally rebel.
Mr.. Manville, chairman OF the
board. fully explained the contract
and the reasons for making the
same to a meeting of the Good
Roads Association composed of a
large number of citizens and heavy
taxpayers OF the county and the ex-
PLANTATION was satisfactory. but the
men making this fight care little
for good roads and less for taxes
IS most Of them pay verylittle.
The contract was entered into
for the purpose of replacing the
bridges across the Amity canal
which were in q decaying state and
were costing the county large sums
each year for repairs with struc-
lures that would stand the strain
OF the heavy traffic upon them
and minimize the expense OF the
county for maintenance OF the
same. 1t is in line with the bust
ness policy adopted several years
ego to stop expenditure constantly
Of large sums for just temporary
repairs and give the taxpayers
something permanent and sub
stantiL for their money. The
commissioners have had some ex-
perience In the past with the pools
formed by bridge combines and
have found that where the law
will permit they get better work
aud better prices by handling the
matter direct with a fair concern.
The contract was let by the
board composed of Messrs. Rey-
nolds and Manville of the pres
ent board and Mr.. Gregory of
Granada. and the work was delay
ed to enable the Amity Co. to
enlarge the canal and thus the
county would get the additional
saving of the amount which 1t
would have cost the company to
replace the old bridges as well as
the amount for the increased
length of the bridges which the
company would have been forced
to build under the law. These
bridges were all. according to the
records made up long before the
commissioners who made the con-
tract had anything to do with
county government. declared to be
county bridges and the company
could be held in no way for more
than this extra length. The Amt,
Co.. in addition to the amour
thus to be paid by them. is the
second largest taxpayer in the
county and will pay much more
toward the cost of these bridges
In taxes alone than all the kick
ers put together. The company in
common with all the large tax
payers of the county realize that
the greatest need of Prowers coun-
~ today is good substantial and
permanent roads. and this IL what
the commissioners are trying tc
give them in so far as the limited
funds available will permit. They
are not afraid of the fullest DOS
sible publicity. and have always
willingly explained this matter to
all who inquired in a decent man
ner. but they are not scared by
windy threats. and while not inyit.
ing Law suits won't be deferred
from doing their duty by such.
The contract was for $1,000
and part OF 1t has already been
pad. It was published in the
November commissioners proceed
ings, but sad to say these heroic