Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-10-06
COMMISSIONERS
TALK TAX LEVY
Taxpayers League and Cit
izens Attend Commissioners
Meeting Yesterday
CIRARD AND HOGAN MIX
Item Of $l43,ooo for Re-
cruise Of Timber is Drop
ped-Economy the Word

MONTESANO, Oct. 5.-Incrimina-
tions and even blows were exchanged
in the tax arguments today in con-
sidering the county budget. Deputy
Assessor Girard called John C. Hogan
a liar and the latter jumped through
the railing and struck him. They
mixed and had to be pulled apart. Ed
Rydings, Fords Prairie farmer, said
there was "even grating" in the road
work in district No. l., and Tom
Brown of the same district intimated
as much.
At that the meeting probably re-
suited in good for the county, though
as yet the net result certain is that
the item of $4,000 for recruising the
county is to be cut out and an item
Of $4,000 for rechecking timber
cruises is to be put in it's place. No
definite action has been taken on any
of the balance of the budget, which
will be made up tomorrow.
Economy Badly Needed.
There is no question, judging from
the talk before the commissioners,
that a large per cent of business
men and even farmers of the county.
feel there Is an urgent need of cut
ting down taxes-of making the cost
of government as low az 1t is possible
| to make It. The only opposition to
the urging Of economy came from
G. M. Powell, Mr.. 0oss and q few
other farmers who, because Of the
really great need of roads in their
own locality, are willing to pay the
limit in taxation and naturally and
honestly are urejudiced in favor of
road taxes.
Object to Hogan.
| Commissioner Phil Locke, when Mr..
Hogan mentioned the Aberdeen
school district had lowered it's levy,
i took the floor and told Mr.. Hogan
the Aberdeen school district had been
run Oh p6of business principle for
ears that it had run behind $685.
900 Cd that some $4,000 of that
sum va FOR illegal warrants.
Mr. Ho, an said there was nothing
dishonest in any of the transactions
referred to by Mr. Locke. He said
the levy made was sufficient to run
the district during the coming year,
and that one of the public accountants
for the state had gone over the mat
ter with the board and had said it
would be sufficient.
Must Be No More Debt.
Mr. Locke said he would have to
have the state accountants word for
that and would Investigate. If true,
we'll and good--if not true, the Aber-
deem school levy would have to be
made an amount sufficient to pay the
expenses of the district without pill
ing up more debt.
Assessor Wiley also tried to ques-
ton Mr.. Hogan. Mr.. Locke had re-
ferred to the tax articles published
in the Aberdeen World as by Mr..
Hogan, which he denied. Mr.. Wilson
also accused Mr.. Hogan of the World
articles and was particularly offended
at what he called the injustice of a
remark printed about rubber boots
bought in one of his districts with
out any explanation being given as to
why they were bought. Mr.. Hogan
informed the board he was in no way
responsible for the World articles.
He said the tax leagues had employ
ed Mr.. Quackenbush, public account
ant, to get some figures from the
county records; that the league had
voted to have them printed, and that
the World was publishing them.
Locke. Wilson and Wiley referred to
the articles as unfair.
Make No Recruise.
F. H. Lamb and Alex Poison spoke
against the proposed recruise Of tim.
Der lands, as was recommended by
the assessors office, and at the con-
clusion Of Mr.. Polson's remarks, Com
missioner Locke said he heartily
agreed with the suggested plan for
equalizing timber cruises and he for
ne had never contemplated making
Wy Of $4,000 for 4 new cruise.
Tsd. and Ftshel seconded the
y cut that item Of the bud.
$4,000 to slo.oce. Ttss mo.