The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-18

OUulo tllu6 ago lu0 DdHutl lOOh III
stand endorsing all OF the presen
county officials for reelection, ant
with the primaries only about tel
uays away, we will try and give ou
readers and voters of McCone Count.
a few reasons showing why we thinl
they are entitled to another term.
We feel that if a set of county Off
GERS have endeavored to conduct the
affairs OF their office in an honest
conscientious, and economical name
that they are entitled to another term
There is an old saying that ''one goOC
term deserves another" and in our es
timation that should be the case IL
McCone this year. If anyone will De
fair and make an examination OF the
conduct of any of the offices, he will
find that we are not far wrong III
making the above statement. O1
course during campaign you will
hear most anything, but it is mostly
propaganda. But we believe in produc-
ing facts. That's what counts.
The best proof we can present to
show that the present county admin
istration has been an economical one,
is to quote the figures as given IN the
county clerks annual financial state
ment, and for the benefit OF our read
ers and all others interested, we give
below a comparison OF the cost Oh
conducting the various county offlces,
using the statement issued Nov. goth,
1920 as a comparison, being the last
year of administration by the old Of
ficers, and the one of June goth, 1922,
showing the cost of conducting the
various offices the past year. Owing
to an act of the last legislature the
date of the fiscal year was changed,
and hence we have to take the last
statement issued, or the one OF June
30th, 1922.
The comparison is as follows, and
may be checked if you are in doubt,
by getting the two statements re-
ferred to:
OFFICE 1920 '21-'22
County Commissioner:
Salaries and per
Diem 2,214.00 2,O02.25
Total cost of office 3,05O61 2,44O.25
Saving Of 6l0.6l
Clerk and Recorder:
Salaries 6,952.03 b,zol.fo
Total cost of office S,175.27 6,9Ol.ll
Saving of 1,274.16
Treasurer:
Salaries 3,954.O6 4,2441S
Difference of 290.12
Total cost of office 5,254.17 7,633.49
Difference in Total
cost of office 2,3I9.oz
Assessor:
Salaries 6,124S9 3,829.39
Total cost of office 7,965.22 5,469.75
Saving of 2,495.4i
Sheriff:
Salaries 5,46492 5,799.9z
Mileage and trav-
cling Expense 1,321.55 47l.41
Total cost of office 7,1SO.77 6,44468
Saving of 1860
County Attorney:
Salaries, attorney
and assistant 100000 750.00 |
Total cost of office 2,S15.15 2,2OS.36
Saving of 606.79
County Superintendent:
Salaries z,14l.o4 1,flo.1o
Total cost of office 4,705.73 4,467.22
Saving of 23851 |
In the above comparison you Will |
note that the commissioners office
has not cost as much to conduct as
before, although some of the stories
N circulation is that it has cost twice
rs much under the present board.
There are the facts. We might also
mention that according to the state
nent of November 30th, 1920, there
appears $3,35293 spent for inspecting
md viewing roads and bridges, while
he past year that item by tue pres
mt board has only cost $482.0O, diff
erence of only S2,870.93. Another
hing we want to give the present
,oard, of which Thomas Horsford is
hartman, credit for, is this: One OF
he first things they done in taking up
he duties of their office was to have
IL of the commissioners proceedings
rinted in full, showing every claim
llowed or disallowed, so that the peo-
lie of McCone county could see Just
ghere the money went and what it
yas expended for. And by the way, ;
hese proceedings have been publish
d free by the Banner since Decem- {
er 1st, 1920, and has not cost the {
ounty large sum of money, as some Is
eople seem to think. Prior to that
me only a small fee was charged, j
ut bills allowed were never publish t
d. We have never boasted of pub 1
SuluB LuoSo proceedings hOC, uuI
nce some are wont to make others i
elieve it is costing the county goo, {
cal of money, we want to contradict S
lat statement, and give you the facts a
1t has been no small job to be COM 4
lissioner during these nard times,
g have gone through in this section, v
} it naturally has made it all the t
arder to administer the affairs OF b
lie county Mr.. Horsford, as chair t
an, has proven very valuable mem
sr of the board. He is man OF abil- C
Y, and uses good common sense and f
les to do what he thinks is right. S
QUILL find Tom on the square, all the b
me, and you will make no mistake in c
seping him on the job. "
In the county clerks office it will Il
, noticed that a saving OF 1,274.16
Is been made the past year, which ii
'eaks for the efficient manner Mr.. u
awe conducted his office. Mr. Dave !
the only man who has no opposi-
IN in the primaries, and no one y