The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-30
REDUCING THE TAXES
Continued from page one

And he BlackOot OptmSt the Wfhng
rotten outfit.
OphmiA Wants Some More
In its last issue the Optm stated that expected to make
another effort the $50 that cut from its October BILL
and said that the disagreement at best only difference of
judgment between Dooy and the commissioners Since the
papers have become the center the rotten political sua
ton this county, becomes desirable to know which
disappearing things the people, For the purpose OF
forming the public as to Dooley matter of Judgment copy
the contract under which he bound his paper the
for the year.
His Printing Contract
In the minutes of the commissioners proceedings for the
14t January 1914 when the board acting upon the bids
for printing and had accepted the bid of The Bafoot Opmst
and had recorded it, they stated the minutes just what covered
and then called Mr. Dooy if he agreed to it as was
written, and this is the way it reads:
1T further ordered that this bid all legal notices,
of whatsoever kind and nature including calls publication
of notices of election and officers be voted for at such elections
notice of superintendent of schools and other county officers
William NJ. Dooey publisher of said Backoot Optmst appear
ed before the board this time and accepted and agreed the
foregoing order"
The minutes were signed by James Christensen chairman of
the board and the October meeting he signed Dooes bib tor
$4,000 for publishing notice to electors when the contract rate
would give him only $3.50 They cut the bill the demand
of Byrd Trego and Dooey abusing Trego for making
him observe his contract and Dooy he still hopes to
vince the board that election notice does not come within MS
January
Auto Expense Still Increasing
In the month of August directed peoples attention to
the way the bills doubling for livery and the auto ex
revealed startling conditions We predicted that the expenses
of the county would be substantially increased for the current
quarter of the campaign activities and the herlHs
using for private purposes Sheriff Jones hooded the county
with circulars defending against what he denomnated unfair
and warranted attack upon him. and especially bitter on
account of what predicted that being matter that could not
be determined until after the primary election had passed into
history He devoted great deal of to publication OF imam
ca reports show that he making his office pay expenses
and that was self sustaining We reminded the public that his
prisoners saving of jail while he was sending out
this literature.
Now appears that things worse than we suspected or
predicted The prisoners opening hole the stone wall
too and he could discover them after Miss Lloyd had
directed his attention the noise of drilling The list OF bills
allowed the October meeting showed bill OF $9o tor repair
ing the prison DOORS there expense bills galore tor kilograms
telephone messages livery and special deputies included he
shes report of the expense of conducting his Office and
with all this excluded from his statement of office expense he
lacked $353.5S of making it pay expenses.
The expense the county for the previous quarter had
mounted the of $I65, and prediction that would
be higher during the campaign verified for $685. and
that did include all of his hire and livery While Jones'
making his protest against work and telling how ve
economical he his expenses mounting higher than ever
1t all goes show that hard glng OF this official wei
gave him the best of it, conditions good repre-.
sened Them and very generously cenSed for being tool
harsh 1t time for the conservative fellows to wake up on these
matters and face conditions they and quit dreaming OIL
what they would like them be and hoping that they are so or
that they will become by patiently waiting This county needs
cleaning up officially and the live fellows have Gut wide swah in
the work the primaries.
We stated last week. and repeat it, that the commissioners
manifest fragrant generosity towards their friends bills In the
beginning of their administration they penurous but after
exercising that trait for few weeks they memorphoed and
came out butterflies fitting high and uncertain Each launched
out to get as much for his district he could each became
so eager to get the bills allowed his district that he opposed
little nothing asked for by the Others Soon they had taken
such position that they afraid to take stand ordinary
questions and that things have riot Other officers have
taken advantage of that condition. and have presented ap
proved bills that should have been allowed Bills pre-
send without dates and without figures show how much
furnished when furnished whom delivered and
filed that condition Last meeting
the sheriff o. KID bill for Sc hours work repairing furniture
without showing when the service rendered. and the board
did send the bill back be drawn in proper form did