The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-11
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Burleys ClBm
To CounlSe
From Ths Burlsy Rulietin.

A'oioH Is WltnOut " - w
county seat. This fass shown
by an article publisA in the
Albion Nugget" last ck, The
author Of the article has absolutely
no regard for the truth, and his
work in attempting e mlkepresent
tho facts is so coarse ~ his whole
argument Is ridicnlov W. print
the entire article below
Burley seems to be7vAry much
afraid that the camotflage they
expect to blindfold the voters Of
Cassia County with Will be seen
through. Why should yhe people
Of this county give any 6redence to
what Burley sees fit to call their
good faith in prediction prom
ises'? Have they kept this good
faith in the past?
What are the preelection promises?
First: Burley promise, to give to
the county the south halt of the
block on which the city hall stands.
Is this any great gift? ~ it suffi-
cient? The people of Cassia county
know, and Burley does not deny
that il the county seat ID moved to
Burlsy, in two or four years the
voters will be asked 10 pass a
5000, 100000 bond to build a Few
court house. Who wantsla 5000. 900
court house built on = mIeasley half
block? burley knows the half block
would be given back and ! full
b ock or two blocks purchased for
the site. Even though the county
saw fit to keep this half block, is Il
such 9ift7 Wouldn,,tNNkky, Dee
Ac~ MaltR or my @fl,er .srs il
Cassts County b. kt1sNan9 "a Kfes
half a block or 100 acre field fol
that matter for the county seat
with the assured fact that in f.
years 5000. 10000 building would
be constructed.
Second. Burley offers the free
use of the city building for term
of five years or longer. Isn't it a
fact that the part Of this building
which Burley offers the free use of
is not completed? All there is, is
the four walls of the building, no
petitions, not finished in any way.
1t would cost the taxpayers IS 900
or more to put this part Of the
building in condition to hold the
county offices. There is not ade-
quate vault space in the Burley
building to hold the county records
another cost of SO, ,00O 90 to build
vaults. The people of Cassia county
are not going to have the records
pertaining to their property where
there can be any chance of fire. By
the time the tax payers of Csssia
county finish the Burley building
and build these vaults, which would
undoubtly be given to Burley upon
vacating the building, wouldn't they
have paid an exhorbitant rent for
the use of the hall? Any town in
Cassia county will give the same
proposition. Besides the present
council might make this arrange
ment and the council elected mex,
year could tell the county officer
to move on, for one council has ne
right to make contracts of this ma
ture for longer period than theil
term Of office
Third. The citizens of Burley pro
pose to appraise and sell the presen
county property located at Albion
Seems to ME the people Of Burle,
are assuming a great deal of au-
thority to presume that they have
the right to appraise and sell prop
erty belonging to all the people o
Cassia county.
At this time when our govern
ment's life depends upon its mai
power and money, and Uncle San
is urging every man to giAe to tn
utmost Of his ability. to the grea
causes that sre necessary to carr,
on the war. We read that citi
zens of Burley are voluntarily Civ
ing money to wage a county sea
fight. what are they?
We expect to raise funds to car
rY on the educational work of tn
campaign but we mill have to d
lit by an assessment and every pei