The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-18

overseers to transmit to the tax col
lectors a list OF persons delinquent for
road poll tax on or before the 18th
day of November be changed to read
mot later than the 18th of October"
We further recommend that the
levying of a road poll tax be LETT
to the discretion of the board of coun-
ty commissioners tie same not to ex
coed 81.
Section g. 1t is recommended that
the charge of nun-support be consid-
cred a felony instead of a INSIDE
meanor.
Section 6. We recommend that
widows have the advantage of the
exemption on furniture and house
hold goods in addition with the Wild
Owls exemption law.
Section Z. We recommend that the
board of county commissioners be em-
powered to appoint probation officers
and TO have absolute power in allow
ing of widows pensions.
Section s. Whereas, the counties
In which national forests are loca,eo
in our western states could receive
great and material benefit in making
Immediately available funds guaran-
teed by their resources for roads,
bridges and other public works; BE
it resolved that the Idaho Association
of County Commissioners IN annual
convention assembled indorse the poll
icy of David r. Houston, secretary OF
agriculture, wherein he recommends
that the national forests in undevel-
oped sections be made to yield at once
revenues that can be applied to local
development which will further assist
communities and aid in the settle
ment Of the country; Be it further
resolved that copy of this resolution
be sent to the president Of the United
States, the secretary of agriculture,
the chairman of the house and senate
appropriation committees and the con-
gressional delegations from each of
the interested states
Section 9. We wish to extend our
thanks to Rev. 0. p Christian, sup
erintendent of the Children's home,
for the enjoyable lunch served at the
Children's home.
The speech of the governor elect
was lin part as follows:
Reduction OF taxation is the para
mount issue at this time. | was elect
ed on that plank and ] imagine that a
great many of you are. Not talk but
action is what is needed. We do not
need more laws but only to use the
ones we have. | believe the counties
should be put on a cash basis.
I'm 1913 $226,000 was used by the
counties for warrant redemption pur-
poses Nearly every dollar of this
amount was wasted--a reckless eXpen-
diture Of the peoples money. The
way to stop this is to stop the is
sue of deficiency warrants, abolish
useless employees, check carefully ev-
cry expenditure and abolish the habit
of allowing any man in the county Of
flee to hire Il relative for any work
for which the county's money is paid,
publish even if it is necessary to pay
for it, every act of the county COM
missions there is no better way of
making public official honest, look
after the road and school districts as
to the way in which they are spending
their share of the taxes, all con-
tributions to fairs, state institutions,
etc, must be we'll guarded.
These institutions send their
smoothest takers to make their pleas
and it must be certain that the appro-
priation is for the benefit of the whole
people and not for few men. The
schools are looked upon as sacred
but there is nothing to sacred as the
peoples money."-Statesman