The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-05-29
REDUCING THE TAXES
Rapid Disbursing Of the Peoples Money---ln-
ueasng Expenses Of the Judiciary---Gs-
tict JudgeIReceives $3.50 a day lnclud-
ing Sundays and Holidays.

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Chapter Twenty-
The grating spirit is not altogether product of civilizations
but it one of the cuures that always striving for place. and
grows with the Individual Men become graer by associations
and opportunity more than by inherent tendencies
Good Material for County officer
Three weeks ago small boy who does the jantor work
the Republican Office from school one afternoon and LAID
nickel on the writer's desk and said he had found in the press
that morning when he started the res We went together
to INQUIRE if any employee had lost and the foreman re-
membered that just when were starting the printing OF the
papers the evening BEFORE somebody had walked in and taken
pape and laid nickel the washstand while everybody
busy with machinery and he had thought get it when
he had chance. The boy happy having brought 1t to
LIGHT and the men liked the boy better for his loyalty few
evenings later he made engagement to tend the folding machine
up to nine o'clock which his bedtime his mother said
Desirable for Chief Clerk
There was delay the composing and the machines did
not start until Just nine o'clock The boy wanted do the work
and looked troubled when the curew rang The writer told
him all right for him to quit us to keep faith with his
mother and offered him the coin he would have earned we
had not delayed He politely but firmly declined to take the
money and leave US do the work. He plain natural
character with spirit of graft him and took pride in rend
eng full value for whatever he received When he receives his
weekly pay Saturday he always satisfaction and usually
asks there errand he can do He seems to like to give
good measure With proper associations and training he would
ecome fine type of for business position OF public trust
Our public officials do all the spirit and we give
you the show how they differ We leave to the reader to
operate his judicial mnd and find the points of difference If
there any
Some Expense of the Judiciary
Since taxes have become very high people have kept asking
where the money goes and for several months have been
planning We have covered many departments without giving any
thing about the judiciary, the district court 1t has often been
said that about hundred dollars day to run the court
and this does cover if all things are counted
Court Costs Tzventy Dollars Hour
There are fixed charges amounting to about SIS day
when there is jury and if there is jury of IS men serving
So day that makes the total of $780, and there all the
expenses of witnesses meals for the when they the
ody of the ba hers expenses tegaphng teephonng and
travelling witnesses and various other things which the
county has pay and may may not recover from individuals
tigants. An enumeration of the expenses follows
Over Five Thousand Year for Judge
The district Judge receives $4,000 year, and $1,000 year
expenses if there are three counties in his district This is paid
of the treasury but the counties composing the district
levied upon the money into the state treasury to cover
in general way their share of expenses paid out OF It, Inc
enographr he total
expense of the officials about 22 day throughout the year
including Sundays and holidays Apporonng this among three
counties makes fixed charge each county of about $3 day
besides the of court court chambers seno
grapher's room light heat water furniture stationery tee
phones printing baf at So day from the beginning or
the term until adourns whether court actually session every
day in the week days and taking the rest
If the week. the clerk of the receives about $5 day. ncud
ing Sundays and holidays and the county attorneys salary great
deal of the year charge When jury given case
for decision special ba and if they have the case
hand at meal time they taken hotel restaurant
\ at public expense
u Judge can Haze Deputies
! 1t will be noticed that the district Judge allowed lump
sum expenses by this he relieved of the trouble
of keeping accounts taking vouchers for his expenses and in
every way relieved of business He may work when he
chooses take vacation when he elects appoint referees to hear
tedious cases like and have the referees paid price
agreed upon dollars day. and they work when they
choose begin early late take adjourn early work
chambers or take leisure they may wh and nobody in
al position to press matters.
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