The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-04

the newspapers, or even released 1t
for publication; what would they do
about it?
Nobody made any reply to this in
quiry. The chairman said, Gentle
men, what is your pleasure in this
natter" and the committee sat in
silence for some moments and then
entered discussion of the best way
to operate cars under county man
agement or to have the officials fur
nish the transportation to go about
their official duties. Not very much
interest was manifested, still they
talked on and on for an hour and a
quarter. Then George Cobbley,
chairman of the tax commission, said
that he believed 1t was all right to
have the report published. He said
1t was the peoples business they
were dealing with and he saw no
reason why the report should not be
published and he therefore made a
motion that 1t be released and copies
of it given to the press for. publica-
ton. Then the committee sat for a
few moments and Mr.. Dickinson
seconded the motion. Members of
the commission had already ex-
pressed the belief that 1t was up to
the OF her members Of the Republican
central committee to say what should
be done with the report and those
who had brought in the report hesi-
tated about making any motion to
dispose of 1t. The chairman put the
question and three or four persons
voted in favor of the question and no.
body voted against it so there were
three or four men on the Republi-
can county central committee, who
were in favor Of letting the press
have the report for publication so
the people might know what had be-
come of the question.
In the course of the report and the
talk it had been brought out that
the county was losing the assess
tnent and taxes on the major portion
of the migratory stock and heavy
losses on exepmtions that should
never have been granted, and miss
ing the professional men and vari-
GUS tradesmen, who ought to have
been assessed and who were not en-
titled to exemptions excepting under
the certain cases that they, had
Chairman Buchanan
tried to put some kick into the situa-
ton by asking the assessor if he
would be able to assess all this prop
erty and get more money into the
treasury for the county commission
ers to spend. Mr.. Malcolm was
evasive and Mr.. Buchanan pressed
him as to how much Of this he could
add to the list. Did he have some
idea of how much could be added to
the assessment rolls and Mr.. Malcolm
replied that he did not have any idea
at all.
A. J. Snyder Speaks
A. J. Snyder, who had been wait !!
ing to see what would happen after
the reception of such report as this
got up and began speaking in a way |
that clearly indicated that he had |
on his chest. He said he
lid not approve of the chairman's re-
mark about getting more property on |
he assessment rolls so they could |
get more money for the commission
srs to sDend. He said the spending
dea had been overworked already |
md he wanted the money gotten into
he treasury for useful purposes or
eft in the hands of farmers and
)thers who had been overtaxed so
earthly that it was an outrage. He
aid he wanted the commissioners to
earn how not to spend mony and
low to stop the squandering of the
money rather than to devote their
tudy to the matter of spending
money. He said he had been much
disturbed over the statements in the
IDAHO Republican that the deputy
Issessor E. D. Hines Of Aberdeen had
raveled 270 miles and spent ten
lays salary for the county in assess
ng the Springfield country. He had
,iven considerable study to this
question and had decided that man
With vehicle should be able to as
ess that country in two days or he
ould do it in four days going afeot
lie thought that If the report of the
IDAHO Republican was true, it was an
outrageous situation and now the tax
commission had reported that it was
rue; he wanted to know what was
DING to be done about such things.
Editor Trego rose and added, as he
aid, for Mr.. Snyder's information,
he statement that when Hines was
ssessing in the Springfield country
nd in the country between Spring
ED and Pingree, he drove to the
'ccles hotel at Blackfoot every even
ne to spend the night. 1t was
arther to Blackfoot than to his own
ONE at Aberdeen, yet he drove to
|lackfoot and charged the mileage
p and back in addition to his salary
or driving up and back. Mr.. NAL
ON had indicated that Mr.. Hines
'as his best deputy assessor. Mr..
'rego said that members of the tax
went into this matter
cry thoroly by following thru the
ally mileage slips and that men,
ers of the commission could correct
i'm If he had not stated it correctly.
[r. Dickinson Immediately arose and
aid that the county had paid $34
)dging at the Eccles hotel for Hines
lille he was assessing down in that
ountry. That may have included
,dging while he was working in
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