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Lear MT. EQltor:-
Forasmuch as others have taken
in hand to tell us what the County
Commissioners should do; 1t seems
to me good also: having some know
ledge Of the things that have come
to pass among US, to give my views
on these things. First, / am re-
minded that in 1888 the Republicans
elected a majority of the County
Commissioners. Then there was
some spoils to hand out which meant
something to party. Not so much
now. Many were the suggestions Of
fered, one l remember well, 1t was
to put sign boards at every cross
roads in the county. The support
ers said it would make their homes
immortal. Although a good thing
it was not done. There may have
been good reasons for it. Our High
School building certainly Is not in
keeQing with our neighbors, even in
our own small towns, our High
School building is way behind, but
if We go TO other counties we feel
Inundated. II we play the part ''of
keeping up with the Jones" We will
build at once, at a probably cost OF
100000 and put the Commission
ers names over the door or on tab
let for the purpose. 1t seems to me
with our present financial CONDITION
the place for the names Of the COM
mtssioners would be in the base
ment. We not only would have the
building to pay for sometime In the
future but have the interest to pay
for the same length Of time. About
=; Snfy
agitated and think vote was had
end voted for 1t but largely through
influence Of my son who then YVES
student there; I think the ne;i is
more urgent now than then
The roads are a very important
matter also and I would Ike every
road in the COUNTY improved. That
seems to me to he impossible. Our
roads are bad only by comparison;
we have some very good roads now
and then some not SO good. We
can't help the Ice and mud will fol-
low a freeze or dirt roads and no
remedy has been discovered to pre-
Yent 1t.
The engineer spoken Of In a re-
cent article is good thing. Every
road built by the State Aid or by the
state has an engineer who goes with
the Job, beyond that the euginee
seems to me to be a superfuity. Any
man with average Intelligence can
round a road and dig ditsn IL
we 4ad an engineer and he would
stay in the of2ce and write an draw
plans I e woul1 not Se SO eG1e,ls:I T.
hut be has to have an Automobile.
then gas, tires, and then repairs:
many Of US LOW what that means.
IL fIst was AL We might stand il,
that would nos add much to our tax
rate. II he cDly did that Ws would
get no immediate results, but he
must have a force of men and teams.
he could proceed to build dirt roads
which would still be dirt subject tc
freeze and thaW as before.
There are many things not men
toned in these former letters which
ere badly needed. One Is addition
to the Court House; some say 1t is
reeded badly; don't know: but one
thing they do need at the Court
House and that is steam heat. In
enc of their fire proof rooms they
now have a stove. l can't see what
the fire proofing if forunless 1t be
-
the Court House takes fire.
That great source of information
'hearsay" or ''they say" says that
our bridge across the creek is badly
in need Of repairs or in need OF q
lumber as well as trouble will get 1t
some time. When that time does
come hope that another bridge as a
vzyH Al ~ no hut
build concrete walls from the draw
to' either shore as wide as may be,
fill in with dirt from the bottom Of
the creek with suction pump, when
dry, cover with stones what road
builders call No. /, about one foot
deep and cover that with fne stone
screenings. If that work Is proper
ly done it will not need even repair
to Gabriel blows.
II these walls could be built wide
enough apart there would be room
for a County wharf that might be a
source OF revenue some day. The
draw would still have to be replaced
as time demanded hear some
thing Of abandoning the old site for
another further up the creek.
There should be an answer to the
question, why can't we build and re-
build as needed and when needed?
from this same source Of infer-
nation I draw this conclusion; that
the Commissioners of the past were
too considerable Of the tax payers to
put up the tax rate to cover the in
creasing expenses they were also
very considerable Of demanded i'm
provements by delegations that did
come and are still coming.
Mr.. Editor I hope that / havn't
been too extravagant with your time
and space.
g 6 andrews