The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-10-12
COUNTY NEWS

bers of the board of county com
missiOners actually showed heroism
In past years some of the commiss
toner's have held the levies down ~
low as possible, yielding to public
opinion, with the result that whil(
the taxes for the time being were
not increased, the Indebtedness kept
piling up, there being hardly enough
money to meet the interest dues.
Commissioners Fell, Simpson and
Kemper have taken different act
ion. They have started the ball
rolling for paying off the indebted
ness by going the limit of taxation in
several of the funds. Before taking
| final action the commissioners dis
cusscd the political aspects of the
matter They realized fully that the
people will be paying extraordinary,
high taxes next summer, just before
election time, but in the face of tle
danger of losing their political posit-
ions, they decided to do what they
thought best for the interest of
the people. Simpson will be up :or
reelection next fall and there is ;heI
other officials. The taxation luest-
danger of the recall for Kemper, and
ion should be carefully considered by
every property owner in the county
within the next few days, and the
especially should carefully
consider the conditions prior 10 the
Pomona Grange meeting at Van Wyck
On October Is and 49, Some of the
most enthusiastic supporters Of the
bond issue of a year ago
ire now commencing the plans ad-
opted by the commissioners of pay ;
ng off the Indebtedness within the {
ext ten years instead of refunding, I
nd paying interest on bonds Tor
mother twenty years. d
That court house roof is leaking d
adly and is to be recOated with Il h
atent preparation that will be guar
nteed for two years. The cOmmiss-
oners have let the contract for paint i,
ng the roof to the Gyger Roof COM I
any of Belingham, for $23S. Dur Il
ng the last session of court water Y
an down into the court room 10
no iii i'm pf tho lnuruarp iuIu
nd others interested.
The affirmation of the conviction -
# Harry j. Welty. the man who
wrecked the Home Security Savings Fl
'ank, in Bollingham, seems 10 have o,
net with general approval. The sup h
eme court of the state upheld Sho
Judgment of sentence of the What IN
ON County Court, on October i. n,
Velty is given thirty days in which Il,
o file motion for a rehearing in in
he appeal before the higher court. .,
1t the end of this time, providing. n,
he motion is denied, Welty will re n
oreed to surrender himself to the
''o'' vi tue iii ana start On ed
us way for the state penitentiary. ",
'here he Is due to spend the next
our years. Welty is under bonds. 90
otaling 500, ,O0O. -.
The report of County Health Officer -
'hupe, for the month of September
hows that there is not a bit of =,
of any kind in the county !,
Those experts from the state ac- l.,
board are still working on =
he books of Whatcom County. hal
lncing up accounts for the past seven
ears. If there had been any dis
'overes of graft made it is stated ;,
hat action would have been taken
ong before this time. The eynerts
Who are paid by the county, ut the
ate of eight plunks day, nave
'een at work now for nearly ;bree ''
months. About three weeks of this :,
ime one expert was working alone. :,
John Gillies, Tom Brown and Ilovd :,
harrison were before the board of a,
commissioners, last week. TALKING :,
'bout the proposed state aid goad II,
between Nooksack and Sumas. The :,
hree gentlemen announced that ,hn :,
'ight-of-way for the road has nearly
Ill been secured The Sumas nnd :
Nooksack people are determined n :,
get share of the state aid money
md work probably will start on ,bo
Dad in the early spring. The c,,,
nissioners agreed to order the survov
If the road just as soon as the right \,
,f-way is fully secured. :,