The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-02-27
REDUCING THE TAXES

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by the statute for the way they shall spend the money when the
expenditure decided upon but shall leave that subject tor
the present and continue the matter of salaries
Commissioners Sacrifice Private Business
The commissioners entitled defense in this matter
and being entirely fair shall defend them than
else will.
They devote great deal of time to county affairs shown
by the books They frequently called by telephone to
road and others about important matters and
sometimes these Interruptions material loss of time They
have to inspect all the roads their respective districts and have
supervision work being done planned Road matters that
up meetings referred to the commissioners in the
speve districts and while they inspecting things they
the road proposed road question and investigate the county
paying expenses In ALL this takes several days of their time but
order their wages down to the formerly paid to the
hghestpriced deputy whose salary they they would have
90 days piece this way besides the time they devote
the sessions the court house Or to place their work
par with the antor his present salary since the reduction they
would have to be busy with county matters S1 days besides the
sessions, and in fact it is only few days.
Campaign Trips Deserve no pay
But question whether they entitled to receive pay for
the supervision they give public affairs in this way 1t only
fraction of the amount of time they devote securing the nominal
ton for the Office to getting elected after being nominated
Members of the present board spent time cryng and comb
ing the county for in the sixty days preceding the primary
election than they have twelve months looking after the public
business election And word of complaint about that
They would get busy the telephone all times the day and
night get and plan for meetings and reports from
the precincts up the time the election finished and returns
completed and they have right to complain of the occasional
calls they have, that they are elected
Salaries Increased 200 Per Cent
The county pays three times much for its commits
sone did twenty ago when the county many
times larger but parsey settled lin those days they charged SIX
dollars day for their and county paid their
when they looking after public business just does
Ten years ago Joseph Jensen chairman of the board signed
for IS days meetings and when they met they sat down and did
business all day from the same side of the table No running
and out lobbying consultations with crones in quiet
between 1t of Nov you EN-, now
YOU don't EN-" 1t open where every could
take his turn being heard and hear all the argument and all e
talk and the board would settle the question IN session
open hand.
Hosv it Done Years ago
Twenty years ago. the year 1893, Charles Bunting and
John Baker, chairman of the board held sessions days and
the board worked and and swore checking up bills and
pairing bills with orders given when the goods purchased ent
bills back for correction summoned the grating offenders before
the board be heard and be roasted by the board he chair
man doing the swearg) and everybody that did business with e
county knew what they up against they tried to ore
than coming Bishop Watson janor them and if thngs
looked like they do now the bishop (obe) would hear from Mr.
Bunting and be supported the matter by Rocky Rounds and
Mr. Adams And that reminds that the present anor work
--~ The Comt House is Fright, Inside
Two weeks ago called attention briefy and summed it'll
up mildly by saying he furniture very fine indeed the antor
work suitable for barn. But at that heantor
the best of it, We did want to tell the whole truth but we
going to do it now.
Court was about to meet again. and wanted to see the
house put order for once the people who attended
ing their Sunday would pick up the dust from the chairs
and about with brand the seats OF the anaoon
on their backs and their sleeves wherever they rested
table The county had spent hryve dollars for fine
cleaner that by electricity and has, did have attach
nen for sucking up dust from carpets for reaching into
places like those behind the radiators with sucking for
cleaning the walls and shades and all hooks and There