The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-10
]. |. WILSON LAMBASTS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS


~; IF the board Of commission.rs Of
rest of us are Inconsistent" said J.
Link ln,,n. Wilson when talking tG. the Ex-
ruary session cha commissioners al
lowed two bills in particular. one for
1920 aod for or bridge steel and the other for
not SATISFIED with tSis a. action they had haX
nis county officers TO economics in
the most rigid manner consistent with
needed those culverts and that bridge
ether eort Of unnecessary luxury at
sion. it Was not good business 3udg-
for either the bridge steel or The the .sis culs
for the time being at least. Now that
10 do with themy Perhaps It was nee.
for. the later transfer Of money to the
bridge fund to take care Of this new
equipment but such transfer I con.
tend would be contrary to provisions
Of the law.
"This latest episode of the county
commissioners il in keeping with their
policy to disregard the interests Of the
ling one hundred Thousand dollars OF
our money in attempting to build a
EyAVclGu TOdu lfOsv IjrOHuuS TO VnC
{as Custer ! county unity line: an strongly r. /!
lack confidence in tho present board Of
By ioiewng anae the preee
dent in other ROAD work and other
county. business transactions ] am of
the opinion that the read as proposed
Issue and tho federal aid also and
probably a big deficit would remain
after these funds had been exhausted.
II believe that t.e sentiment Of a
county Is strictly opposed to building
road at this time, perhaps for the same
etser ss FRS bsing true sshe the
beard of county commissioners either
90 not have their ear TO the ground
they have their "necks bowed.' and
will carry. on the litigation in the
courts at the expense Of the taxpayers
tc satisfy selfish ambition.
bonds both last year and this year
the commissioners have complied with
instructions from the small majority
lie official becoming contrary or as
suning an attitude of the public be-
ess sda fSr in saeK e sHs as
cent victims of expensive litigation.
Perhaps # the commissioners, had to
put up their own cash for this liti-
ether solution. but as the matter now
stands they should worry about the
costs @ for the public; Mill pay the bin
be used to "dght' me In = ,he suS:
brought by me and my two colleagues
selling the highway bonds. In this
action there was no motive of selfish
ness on my part or on the part Of the
xvot,, fr,y h11i
we were acting in the interests of all
the taxpayers of the county in insti-
tuting this action to thwart the COM
sts. in thH ha6way ayeYsa ar M
knowledge that one OF. the commits
sloners remarked that if the commis;
bonds he would run the county into
debt through another channel. that OF
structure by letting various con.
tracts not to exceed $4,000 each. Such
action would he a clear, evasion Of the
an opportunity. of voting upon such q
project, The commissioners seem te
The couny hy haEs nto debt free for ren enunRs ag
lieve authority for such structure
should be voiced by the people for tho
thar $4,000 must be voted upon b,
all. a new courthouse would be fin.
asset to this county of course. but
| will oppose il this year for we can gel
another year or urtir there becomes {
| considerable improvement in existins
,sfsn to this Of what atsy
dent an official witt take when he be
comes contrary and ignores the Inter
ests Of the people he is elected to rep