The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-08
REDUCING THE TAXES
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only such duties performed by those serving other
departments of public fateal social service free of charge
If this true and all such service should be placed upon the
plane then the mayors salary should be fixed will
pnsate him for the time spent presiding meetings or be wiped
entirely.
Council Meeting Costs 500
Under present conditions he receives for presiding the
council meetings. 1884 hour $961 per meeting and it
is much Placing all the city officials this basis of
ing compensation for attending the council meetings make the
citizens $6967 salaries every time the council meets and
this does include police magistrate police officers any,
body required attend The chief of police usually attends
but does keep in touch with the work and part of his
whole duty the city, and without pay This of the
mayors office and his compensation does place the incumbent
the light of pnsoner neither there be any honor attach
ing the position when remembered that the has hold
financial consideration get accept it. When
remembered further that the consideration all of proportion
what paid for similar of time devoted other work
business fratenal social service the natural inference
to be gained that stigma attaches the position and the
town has to pay enough money such stigma Of
everybody knows this the sentiment but point
of the conditions of the system that ought be altered
to meet existing conditions In subsequent chapter shall have
say the subject of salaries and remind the
reader that he is surprised what the city paying for the
small of service required and received of its officials it
is him for have been publishing the list of bills
every thirty days and indicating what they for The
the salary bills did make much impression that people
we'll informed what the officials do such
salaries When we have completed the task of sitting and
ing and comparing with other commercial prices the
reader will be surprised but will have blame the Of
fcials; the fault is with the public for allowing it.
Elections Cost too Much
In the accompanying list of expenses for conducting the city
government for the 1911 the cost of holding city election
$780, and $216 of for clerks and judges and
stables election day. for personal services Over of it
for printing and pubshng the posters giving notice of
the nominate ticket charged the city instead
of party organization about $50 ward for registering
the voters If people sincerely wish reduce their taxes they
might forward with offers in of these capac
ties free of charge the theory that they the days
and willing render it. In 1911 and 1912 the city
invested $4,000 in street improvement and 1913 and 1914
they invested $4,000 1t might be advisable just keep the
streets repair for few years. and make only such improvements
found to be very pressing limiting the expense
$1,000 dollars year. In the following list the items
and work duplicated and of those printing
and elections appear in both columns The item for deputies
is also included in salaries
Expenses of the City Government From December First 1870
to Decenher Frsf