Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-12

ficlent reason for SO doing.
Generally they are misinformed bu
In this case we believe they were un
informed, or at least not sufficient,
informed except as to the fact tha
.iimore county was In need of cour
house, fact which was already quit,
thoroughly understood by at least
ljority Of the citizens of the count,
who possessed the intelligence to vot,
and took enough interest to do so.
This paper has no unkind criticism
OF any of Elmore countys citizen.
who thought different from us and
vot' against the bond issue, mol
would We be discussing the election
We're 1T not for the fact that Gilmore
county Is still I'M need of a court house
lid has got to have one, and is
GOING TO HAVE ONE.
When we say Is going to have one
20 don't mean it as a threat or a
. boast, but simply stating a plain
and simple fact, (the law making 1t
obligatory to furnish suitable OFFICE
and JAIL Accommodation. This be.
ing fact, and without entering into
any lengthy argument as to whether
or not 1t would be more approprlat e
20 have the prisoners occupy the
court house and put the county off
GERS in the jail, let's get at the best
cheapest and Quickest way to get it.
The only difference of opinion is as
o cost or as to when the cost is TO
be ascertained, whether before or
after voting the bonds.
One OF our citizens put the matter tho
other day thusly; If In your own pri.
'ate business you wanted to erect a
set of flats or block of buildings
and had to borrow the money to do II,
sou would most assuredly get plans
and estimates of the costs and then
proceed to borrow the amount of
money estimated you would need to
erect the kind of building you had
Il ,cided on. You would not first bor-
row $4,000 or 100000 at s per cent
and then decide whether you wanted
l building that would cost $25, 900.
$4,000 or 100000.
He said further that the people
Elmore County are borrowing this
money from the buyers of bonds to
1Iild their house. If the bond holder
were taking the court house as Sc
curity for the debt, the people would
not be so interested in the cost or
kind OF house built but the people
are bonding tmortgaging) every dollsr
o. property of theirs In the county to
pay for this house. The bond-holder
Is amply protected. All the people |
have for their money is the house.
and 1T is up to them as to what kind |
of house 1t is going to be. When |
Quilt, will 1t answer the needs. or
1t liable to be condemned In a few |
'ears because prisoners are kept in |
he basement, when they should he
n the top story of vice versa, or be-
,ause there Is no woman's ward or
thousand and one other things that
PEOPLE paying for a building would
IKE to hear discussed befoore the
money is borrowed or expended.
When asked how he would suggest
,etting this information before the
'eople before the house was built
md shown to them, he said there
we're at least two ways. One was,
hat If the people Through their com
niss.oners) had a favorite that they
wanted to play, they could promise
he favorite that If he would furnish
lans and estimates he should have
$500 for drawing the plans and su-
ervising the building If the bond
lection carried. This would get
lans and estimates from only one
rchitect. But if the people did not
ave any fayorite to play they might
nnounce that in the near future |
here would be bond election called,
nd with the idea In view of giving
ne people some data from which to
rrive at the kind of building, the
osc etc. that was needed, they would !
lvite plans and estimates and In {
eturn would agree in case of the
ond election carrying, to let the
lperintending of construction to the
'west responsible bidder He also q
that before the kind and 1
)st Of house was decided on that +
ldge BothweIl of this ditrict be con-
Ilted, also Judg Stockslager and =
ialters, as these gentlemen from
leir present and past connections
ith court and court houses, would v
? able to give the people of this Ii
,unty many valuable suggestions v
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