The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-24
REDUCING THE TAXES
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prompnes with which the board gathered around the attorney
when he got back into his Office furnished good ntmaon of
how little they had studied that before They are now
in amusing predcamen they institute the system it
will be an acknowledgment that they had been overlooking
thing If they disregard they may lose their expense bills
the quarter for there considerable talk among the farmers
OF forming taxpayers committee test the law if the violation
repeated whoswho this county and why Under
former conditions the officials felt as free and easy as quart
Iof cigar smoke"
Entitled to Notice but Didn't getH
The statute requiring the give notice taxpayers
that he will apply for deputies certain meeting of the board
needs explanation He elected do that work. and when
he puts extra public expense the people who foot
the bills are entitled to opportunity object they
his was not given and when people paid their 1913 and
were informed that the had paid about $4,000 for deputies
their estimate of the assessors department suffered shock We
contested the payment of that kind of bills just get anow
edmet from the board whether they propose giving the
people any chance in such matters did Vanderbilt he
people be ID And they chose the Vanderbilt method.
School LasOs Conflicting
Laws governing the county superintendent office
cng They have been enacted various times the develop
ment of the state and the Office and provide that she shall visit
each school the county year and half day
She shall designate what days she will be her office for the
transaction of business She directed another place to keep
her office open days the week. and another provided
that she have deputy only when she is absent from the
county, and that she employ assistance exceed $2 worth
at 81 day, in conducting examinations.
Making the Jobs go Round
pain tnat all these sections cannot be followed
would be reasonable consider the needs of the school business
and keeping the office open part of the week and closed the
rest of the time making known to the public which days
would be Open If this found be mpraccab serve the
needs of her department. would then be time enough employ
deputy to keep open other days every day. This experiment
has been tried notice has been given the public
certain days they could find the office open and after the confusion
and following the practice of leaving closed times
and information obtanabe when would be open the
present incumbent adopted the practice of keeping open all
the time whether there business not and charging the
the county The probation officer fills in the time when
the superintendent away, but exceptions made when she
has any probation business look after that takes her away FRONT
the house. and nuch the office is closed and mol
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Plans to get the Money
The probation officer gets fifty day more for probation
work than for keeping the office open and her expense bill for the
two jobs doveaed dates suggests careful planning
fill all the time possible If the pressure of probation work
her close the office she usually leaves on the door
to tell when she will be back but that poor satisfaction for
the who has driven from distance and has to make another
trip If there any rule work by he would come in the day
the office known be open As the people get all of
the expense bills and part service and part dsappontmen II
plain that wherever there for choice between two
that taken which affords the employment for
body We charge that great deal of the money paid to the
ssan superintendent for simply unlocking the office and taking
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