Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-30

As Judge Fogarty hes paid ad IN
our four papers eIJlaining to the ta.-
payers Of Lincoln County how he has
reduced the indebtedness and therefor
should be elected County Judge, THIS
being Z subject In which every tax.
psyer Is equally Interested, ASK space
70 rev!ew same, as the Judge omits SO
much that is history. / feel il due the
taxpayers and public TO know the
iact3. At the time Mr. Fogarty was
elected Commissioner the county was
practically out OF debt and taxes for
all purposes was only $37.6O7.GO
Everybody was happy during his four
years In court We bought q say we
because we pay the bills) all the ex.
pensiYe road machinery that is rusting
cut over the county ard had the most
expensive reign. getting The least re.
suits OF any time IN the history of the
county and when he retired we had a
blessed Indebtedness Of near $lOO. 900
with little To show Tor it In bstter
reads. Governor West appointed him
County Judge a5 lie says, here Il Is.
Was appointed Judge February. 1913,
found tax for 1911, collected ia 1912.
lad increased to $1Ot,53S.G2, the big.
ge5t ever known. For year 1912
amount raised ami expended by the
Judge $lSS,3y6.l3. For year 1912
hae increase each year. The Judge
relies on his reduction OF indebtedness
without a word on economy or giving
any credit to the poor tax payer who
had to dig up the big Increase. Now
what has become o. the surplus of
S220,2l5.lj over the years 1910 and
1911 which were more than double any
Two preceding years In the history of
the county, yet ne goes to the trouble
to advertise his little reduction but
IeVcr has taken The voter into his con.
lidence as to where their money went
except the S22,O62.5S raised on state
taxes. The taxpayer is entitled to
know this and to know why IL cost so
very much more to run the county
now than before. They are more In.
terested In this now than horse trading
Why did he not explain what econ.
0my his court has ever praCticed. His
hrst act was live wire getting his
ana ether O.Hcer's salary raised, the
judges salary to $1,000 per year.
county commissioners 81 per day for
each day employed IN the transaction
OF county business. Session Laws of
N9l3, page 100, was SO and mileage
not allowed mileage by bill but are
by court, September bills allowed show
total for court 1857 including auto hire.
for surveyors $450.SO. Court created
Office of road master for harmony I'm
camp on condition that Beezley would
not file his petitions for county sur
veyor, easy, as the people paid the
bills. Please look over the court pro.
ceedings and sec the amount paid out
Tor supervisors each session, then see
the roads, satisfy yourself whether we
are getting ten cents on the dollar
value received. The great question Is
where are the taxpayers to get the
S214,590.43 annually TO keep our court
road supervisors and contracts going
for the next six years to say nothing
OF the various bridges promised ali
over the county in the last few weeks
In TACT so many would bankrupt any of
the older counties and where are we
10 get the money, In fact whatever re.
duction In indebtedness has been made
the poor taxpayer has paid Il not the
Judge single handed and we have simp.
iy paid same as penalty for poor
management. Also the October report
OF 1914 shows our Indebtedness over
s66,000.
The Judge closes by quoting from
the Immortal Lincoln" poor man is
dead, surely II he was living he would
readily see the difference between us
owning our own horse and using n
pony furnished us by Governor West,
not on recommendation of the tax.
payers, but on account of him being a
Democrat.
Year Amount raised