The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-15

ent to serve civil papers, and these
officers were given half pay on that
account. When asked if they saved
the county anything by serving civil
papers, he said they did not, but that
it saved some expense to litigants by
making the mileage less. He admitted
that they seldom if ever attended to
any criminal business, that an officer
usually went out from the county seat
for that. He thought they had serv-
ed as much as eight or ten civil mat
tiers since they were appointed. Mr..
Carruth suggested having deputies at
those places without pay, who could
serve processes when demand was
made, and to receive pay when they
acted.
E. T. Malcolm, the assessor, asked
for one deputy at 500 month, and
said he thought he could get along
without any field men. He wanted
to try doing all the outside work him
self, and the law required him to
keep the office open all the time, so
he would asked for no others unless
he found he was unable to handle it
without help.
The retiring assessor, Hyrum Grim
NETT was sworn, and he said there
should be at least five field men to
serve for from 20 to 35 days each
in different parts of the county asses
sing, ct wage of $3.50 day and
they pay their own expenses. When
asked if he did not find it confusing
to have so many different men judg-
ing the values of property and send
ing in reports, he said the work had
been very satisfactory.
w. H. Stufflebeam made the state
ment that when he was commissioner
, and H. G. c. Rich had tried that plan
: of assessing, they had an endless
amount of trouble adjusting differ
ences, and especially where the terri
Ntory of the different field men Joined
One would assess and fix values on
one side of a road and another on
the other side, and there would be
marked differences for property that
was just alike, and it was source of
much trouble, so much that the prac-
t1ce was condemned, and Mr.. Rich
agreed to do it himself if possible
the second year of his term, but that
was prevented by the leash value
plan being agitated and instituted
and 1t delayed the assessing until
the month of May, and there was SO
little time left to get it finished tn at
Mr.. Rich had to put a number OF
men out as he had done before, and
they had the same trouble again.
Mr.. Grimmett said that he adjusted
such differences himself, and it was
very satisfactory. When asked how
he did 1t without going out to see for
himself, he said it was the assessors
business to know, and If he did not
know, he should go out and make
personal examination of the property
He thought it was best to use several
men.
j. L. Carruth said the numerical
method of listing the real estate
made that very cumbersome for the
man in the office, as he had to begin
at the north siIe of the county and
follow southwark by tiers of town.
SHIPS, and the logical way was TO,
one man to go out and work from
north to south and for the man in
the office to book it in the same
order.
Mr.. Gagon wanted to know how ht
managed about getting migrator,
y stock. Did they report to him as thu
law requires, or did he go out ant
chase" them. Mr.. Grimmett sait
8 ne usually had somebody report then
v 1or him. Mr.. Malcolm thought he
could have somebody living on the
4 lines of travel to look after that fol
: MIN, and pay them for their time
q when 1t was necessary for them to be
. out after them Mr.. Gagon said thai
! IL ne would prosecute two or three
8 OF them for not reporting, the other,
| would probably obey the law and re-
, port themselves.
| Mr. Malcolm said he expected te
: asses the real estate and the persona
property at once in some districts
and at separate time in others Mr.