The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-03-06
THE TAKES
Chapter Fifteen


For three months and three weeks have been discussing
the affairs of state and county for the purpose of
accounting for the high and point the remedy and
people frequently and say showing and proving
what wrong and of them keep asking if is going
be any better if any good going of having the
formation
That all with the people; if they do enough
about their political affairs correct mistakes when they
them they do apply the remedy when the way
clear then they will what all peoples have received when pat
rosm low there pride government and banded
effort for good discarded
-Four weeks ago stated had material for several chap
ters county before could take up the munich
pal Mistakes and there material hand for the
subject than there then grows faster than dis
pose of it, and propose following it through if it takes all
which think it will We have given much attention
the department of education and probaon the sers depart
and the county commissioners that the msmanagemen of
other departments has been put aside in the attempt to finish
lated subjects This week giving attention the
department. and obliged return again the inspection of
the prison and care of the county property.
For three years much has been done simplify the methods
of the assessors office and get the laws into operation
such way that would be equaized those who had
been paying much would find theirs reduced and those who
had been spared would have pay their just proportion
In practice eveybodys have gone up and some have
doubled in year, years and many in three years
When people feel this burden growing they to the
and he pleads that his fault and he goes and talks
about the and the levy the levy and the rate until he gets
the fellow off of his hands, and probably talks himself into the
belief that he has done anything raise the BURDEN but
in this county he has.
Our assessor Hnmbug
Our receives ST 500 year, and allowed deputy
at $Ioo month until January 1914 when this cut to $50
month This made $4,000 last year. and most of the taxpayers
carried the idea that the expense of that office is low
with what four years ago and very much lower than
years ago when the allowed deputy
but by getting and hung with his work he could clean
up something like $4,000 year, if he did to work
hard he could hire help for few weeks and still make
about $4,000 He charged up travelling expenses to the
county in addition the price he received salary.
Present Assessor Most Expensive
The present incumbent in the assessors office the most
psve have had this county He takes advantage of
the law comforting upon the commissioners the right to pay
for such additional deputies may be required do the work
and he employed during the year deputies or assistants
in addition to the employed to stay the Office All these
deputies 60 and work when they please keep their me
receive So day and expenses and simply turn in their bills and
they allowed without question The in chief
high distributor of the patronage of the Office and goes
the road times and increases the expense bills because he
charges the county for all his meals board fare and livery
when he the road while he stands of the board and
lodging himself when he in the office when ne lives at home
and shows up at the office for part all of the day.
Like Bump Log
Whether the assessor in the office at home or on the
road makes little or no difference the progress the work
He not an office man. could possibly take years work