The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-01
DEPLoRABLE CONDITION
OF COUNTY FINANCES

a condition depl1rable from The
taxpayers point Of view II not peril.
Gus FOR the management in the Of
nee Of TIE commissioner Of Lemhi
colnty is shown in the published re-
ports 81 their recent proceedings.
~ first we Rad II by the report
that hY their action in I1ckeying The
sale of county bonds last summer
The county stood the loser to the
tune Of more than $4,000
Then afterwards there were favor.
lite county officers Ia need and the
commissioners proceeded to raise
their official salaries. although - *.
press inhibition Ia the Law said that
sort Of thing could not be- done.
Then again there was one OF the
commissioners who needed some
plowing done a. public expense and
The burrows in the whole field were
turnei by the employment OF the
county tractor on the job
Then again one OF the commission
eTs needed some repair lumber In
thess times Of the scarcity OF lumber
~ ans price and he proceeded To
haul away 10 one 81 his farms lot
81 somewhat used but SIN very good
material
Then again his business partner
needed some money for his own use
ana the same commissioner employ
cd him 10 work the roads and the
taxpayers at the same time
The result shows up Ia the recent
report OF the commissioner offici,
al proceedings wherein that partner
drew down among other items the
snug sum OF Si769.Sl for commits
Nlons" on road work performed be
sides thousands of dollars for teams
and fence pOsta There are other sug
kestive items. including many thous l,
ands of dollars drawn BY the part
her of the partner and one or two
more thousand BY the partner hin. l.
self besides his Commission "
u y feared from one cause AMI an
other the Investigation JUST under.
taken BY the business Mems asaocla.
ton may fail ~ the very proper oh
lect In putting stop Ia this sort Of ,
Thieves In all the ages have held ,
AZ the same time The Recorder "a
mighty glad 10 have enlisted with
II this association of business inter
.stH. II is poor business indeed to let
Ro unrebuked this msmanagement I
IN the Office Of the county commits. J
stonera Those reHuCnaiblle for It's {
longer continuance are the people I
themselves, Who see their taxes al q
rvady beginning TO pile up aa the In, :
eyitablc result Whoever undertakes !
TO halt such wrong doing must ex. !
pFct To pay the penalty for his pains a
but We all know that II should be c
halted u there are TO remain any OF :
the public road funds or any other !
public funds G
Here are few suggestive itrms {
81 the recent drafts on the LemhI &
valley highway account; &c
n H. UoomeF iu per cent on cost g
al work performed si.TGaSI
"a n Boomer, lumber. phone cllla .
eie Gin Pioneer bank accounts ,
sts4Ga G
II II, Boomer talzo Ia Pioneer bank
accounts) freight, e'e S2s 20
" " Boomer. also In Pioneer bank !
. ccountsl for fence posts S2t6s2
VI II Boomer, team work taiso In .
~ bank accountsl $3.50 10 q
" " Boomer. team work (aian {
In Pioneer bank accounts S5ISo0. =
Watts WAddinEton talao la Pioneer ]
hank acc punU other miscellaneous I
items saGi97i.
The Boomer "commisaiun" seems
20 be his rakeeaff or bonus on the lob {
for the summer with some pickinga d
that have gone before In other quar- y
tera and others 10 come hereafter. :
nice fat plcklrga they may be too, d
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