The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-01-13
THE TAX LEAGUE
HAMMERS EXPENSE
Asks Powell to Reduce Expense
Of Assistant Hire-Would
Abolish One Office


Luke Powell, County Health Officer.
F. M. Crosby, County Purchasing
Agent j. B. Clements and the office of
court commissioner were the targets
upon which the guns of the Tax
League were trained at meeting in
Prosser last Saturday. .-
The league asked Mr.. Powell to keep
his assistant hire within the $1,000
mark, criticized DR.. Crosby for charg-
ing S1.75 day for the care of indig-
ents, raped Mr.. Clements for pur-
chasing culvert pipe without calling
for bids and asked Judge Linn to abol-
ish the Office Of court commissioner.
The minutes of the meeting follow
in full: -
E. L. Saulsberry, chairman Of the
committee on better publicity report
ed that he had communicated with
both the Prosser papers, and that the
Republican, Bulletin had offered free
of charge column week for the use
of the Union, providing that there was
nothing libelous in the matter SUBJ
mitted. The Independent Record
asked for merely nominal sum, as
a dollar column, that the matter SUBJ
mitted might appear as "paid adver-
Using" and relieve the editor from
any form of responsibility whatsoev-
er. Moved that the matter desired for
publicity be handed both papers.
Moved to amend by paying the indie
pendent Record one dollar per column
and accept offer of Republican-Bulle-
tin. Amendment lost. Motion carried.
Moved that all matter desired for pub
licity be submitted to all the papers of
Benton county for their use as de-
sired. Motion carried.
Communication from Spokane Di-
rect Legislative League, in response
to news item in Spokesman-Review Of
November 81 meeting read and re-
ferred to the legislative committee.
Communication was concerning work
being done in the way Of securing COM
mission form of government for coun-
ties.
Want Powell to Cut Expense
Two resolutions were read and
adopted.
Resolution by the Taxpayers I'm
ion of Benton County, to Luke Powell,
horticultural Inspector.
That whereas the commissioners al
lowed you s2375.0O for assistants for
the year 1916, and that
Whereas you used $1,000 for the
same purpose in 1915, and that
Whereas the taxes are almost be-
yond the ability of the producer to
pay, and that
Whereas if the office of horticultural
inspector is to be perpetuated in Ben
ton county, the expense thereof must
not be increased, therefore be it
resolved by the Taxpayers Union in
Benton county, that it is the wish of
said union that you keep within the
81 100000 for your Office and assis-
tants, and be it further
Resolved that copy of these reso-
buttons be sent to Luke Powell, the.
county commissioners and also to the
county papers.
Resolution, to Judge Linn, Super
ior Judge of Benton county:
Whereas the residence of the SUI
perior Judge is in the city of Prosser
and that the said judge is absent only
temporarily on various occasions and
Whereas the office of court commits
sioner is unnecessary, and a needless
expense, and
Whereas majority of the attorneys
of the city of Prosser have said that
no real inconvenience would follow the
abolition of said office, therefore be it
Resolved that it is the opinion of the
taxpayers union that this should be
done, and that copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the superior judge and
to the board of county commissioners
and also to the county papers.
And for which we will ever pray.
Crosby's Charge Criticized
Reported by the committee on coun-
ty expenditure that there had been
paid to DR.. Crosby, of Kennewick $25
for consultation fee concerning illness
If one of county charges, and that
such charges were to be cared for un-
der contract at the rate of 75c per day
for all cases not needing medical at