The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-07-26

cheapest solution is to look the cas-
squarely in the face and meet it in ;
business-like way. These believe tina
since the people cannot long postpone
the building of new court house, tha
it is not wise, and not economy, t.
spend several Thousand dollars patch
ing up, nor good business to waste
money in temporary repairs. Let us
grant that those who hold to this
opinion are honest.
Now comes those OF another view
who propose $4,000 bond issue fol-
the immediate construction of the
needed Jail, and the immediate con-
struction of temporary vault, in
sisting that the present court house
can be made to do until the people get
ready to build new court house some
time in the future. And the fight is
made around the question of bonds
1t is pointed out that the people must
pay interest, AZ to 5 per cent, and
that a better plan is to wait. These
people declare they would prefer to
build their court house by issuing de-
ficiency warrants that draw per
cent.
After considering all the facts the
county commissioners decided to sub
NIT the matter to the people, and on
Tuesday, July 80, the taxpayers of
Latah county will have an opportun-
ity to express themselves on the ques-
ton of new court house at once on
borrowed money at a very-l low rate Of
interest. This will, if the bonds carry,
dispose of the question for all time,
and the records will be protected and
the county jail be what it ought to
be- This will provide ample room
for all the county officials. 1t will
save the taxpayers the necessity OF
wasting several thousand dollars for
temporary protection and expense in
cident to delay and piecemeal con-.
struction. For the county cannot build
a little at time as economically as
it can one large building and a jail
and vaults at one time.
Voting the bonds down will not dis
pose of the matter; voting az linst
them will not protect the record to
your farm, or the little home of the
man or woman that has but roof 1t
will not give protection to the title
to any mans property, and the people |
will be face TO face with the same |
escape the situation.
If bonds at very low rate of in
crest are undesirable, the people will
lot gag at enough to build a court
louse and swallow enough to build a
ali. If they do not bond at 4 u or 5
,er cent, then they must borrow on
at per cent, and it does not
axe very wise man to discover
hat there is more opposition to Z per
ent interest than there is to pc!
ent If the bonds are voted down,
nd those opposing bonds are forced to
ght for warrants it will develop, it
) believed, that the opposition will be
reater than to bonds. 1t is GER
ain that no proposition to patch up
ill pass. The county commissioners,
fter careful investigation of the coun-
z, find no policy agreeable to all. :,
hey want to do the thing that will {
arve the best interest of the people l
nd whether we agree with the plans {
let US be honest and fair a
lough to recognize the difficulties of t
lie case, and not demand that the
BARD pursue the plan that may suit :
). Remember that there is a differ
ice of opinion, and that the board
i'll, when the people express them
Ives, try to follow the wishes Of the
ajority. The coming election will
We the county commissioners an OPP
'rtunity to see just how the people
ell.
In a spirit of fairness to all, let the
ople go to the polls Tuesday and
press their sentiments, and lie. the
ople rule.