Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-03-15
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
CONCERNING COUNTY DIVISION
BeLov viii Be Found Some Interesting Data
Which Cannot be Denied Pertaining to
the Creation of the Proposed New Pay
cite County.

Ia county government Of your OTl
and receive all the othsr many cen
veniences Of living in small CON
pact county.
Another one OF the problems which
seems to be bothering the Eiitcr o.
the Sentinel and which he ASKS the
.'Payette Pneumatic Club"to expl- Il
10 him is the question Of the amount
Of Indebtedness that Payerte County
would have 10 assume from Canyon
County should the enabling act carry
On May 1lth. This seems 10 Us 70
De q very easy question TO ausws
and one which should not be wor-y
70 the Editor of the Sentinel Can
yon County at the present time IS
in debt approximately s256,050. It
will not make any difference 10 the
people living within the 6OIniari :
OF the new proposed county as 10
whether or no the new county Is
created as far as the inde6tEdn IS is
concerned. Suppose We reman in
Canyon County. If We do the Peo-
pie living in the territory comp rising
the new proposed county VIII have
to pay their pro rata share OF the
county indebtedne IS in proportion 10
the valuation OF the property within
the proposed new county L We be
come a county of our own We will
have to assume our propoEJionaIe
share of the Indebtedness of 'oId
Canyon County according to our
valuation just the same Therefore,
Mr. Editor, II makes absolutely no
difference because We viii have 10
pay our proportionate share OF this
no matter whether We
remain in Canyon County or become
q new County. You know our yalua-
ton as compared with the Ell
tire valuation Of old Canyon Com.
ty'' al the present time. Il would
be easy for you to figure il out, but
seeing that you desire Us 70 figure
it for you we will give you the hg-.
ures approximately.
The Indebtedness OF Canyon Com
ty, as above stated, in Mound figur $
is S266, ,00O The valuation Of sn re
Canyon County in round figures is
s21 COO GOO. The valuation Of the pro
posed new county of Paystte IS
$, 500 .0OO. Therefore, We would have
to assume approximate ons 70 nth
OF the Indebtedness which would
amount to approximately S65,50o. .
But before leaving this subjsct, we
wish TO call your attention to the
other side OF this matter. The ap-
proximate valuation OF the prop ry
owned by Canyon County at the
present time is S26S. 900. House Bill
los, the enabling act which gives us
the right to vote on the creation Of
Paystte County on Nay 18th. 1917, F.
provides among other things, that
Canyon County shall retain the
county property situated Wi hn that
part Of the county remaining in
Canyon County, and the new CoCnty
shall retain that portion OF the couu-
" property situated within the new
county. That the county proper Y
shall be divided between the two
counties in proportion TO thSir val
nation, and that which ever corn.y
s found to be indebted 70 the Other
county shall pay the other the differ
snce. Psyette County, at the max
mum, does not have within its boz-
ierS more than $40, ,O0O worth of
county property. Now if you VIII
divide s26S.OO0. the valuation o. all
the county property by four it will
give YOU the amount OF county prop
erty which Payette county should re-
,eive in making the division or au-
$50 600. Therefo if
you viii subtract from this amo1nt
he valuation of the property which
we have within our borisrs II will
siS- YOU the amount which Canyon
County must pay us by reason of
her retaining more than her thrse
.ourths share OF the County proper.
y or approximately $4,000. Not only
hat but on examination OF the sc-
iogSts We believe tha< y0s VIII find