The producers news., 1930-08-15

to take care of a coun-
tv one-third as large, or $12S0
for each one greater than is need |
ed in the larger county. This one
item is very important as it shows
clearly the attitude of the commits !
sioners toward economy, which
should start in their office first. |
The county commissioners can
perhaps dodge around some of the
other amounts by claiming they
were beyond their control and were
not of their making, but the COM
missioners' office budget cannot
be denied. Remember this fact.
Take the item of roads, which
call for a large outlay of money
each year. The Valley county COM
missioners with three times the
area to cover allowed S67,050 for
highway and bridges; Sheridan
county allowed $1,000 for road
building and bridges, and let it be
known that besides the federal
highway, there are several roads
running to the north of the Great
Northern railroad in Valley coun-
ty for so and so miles and also
south-a huge amount of road to
be cared for, but they realize they
must economize because of the
hard times at present.
The Board of Health in this
vastly larger county of Valley
calls for an expenditure of S1,010;
Sheridan's Board of Health calls
for S1675. A matter of economy.
The county assessors office of
Valley calls for an expenditure of
$500; Sheridan's assessor $1,000.
1t costs more to assess Sheridan
county with one-third the territory
and less population than it does
Valley with many of its towns ly-
ing so miles apart and with a
populace in some parts over 100
miles distance. Economy again.
Sheridan county hasn't got it.
Again we have the County Sup
erintendent of Schools office in
Valley county with a budget of
S6,520. In Sheridan our budget is
fixed at S6,S00. Just think of it.
From Glasgow to Glentana is a
distance of about go miles with
numerous schools in that vicinity
to be visited and clear up 10 Hins-
dale and not very far from Vol
Point, then south of the river many
miles. And Valley county does
this for less than Sheridan will
its comparatively close countr!
schools.
And 50 it goes until in a fina
total we find the budget as pub
lished last week for Valley count!
to be S2S6,966.S5, while that O
Sheridan amounts to S341 1886. 90
Only a difference of $54, 1868. Il
in favor of the Valley county tax
payers who live in count,
three times as large as Sheridan.
Now, the County Commissioner
would have the taxpayers burdel
themselves still greater by addinl
5 mill road levy for 1880 an
1881. French and Iverson ar
going haywire and dragging Ank
er along with them. Economi
! judgment does not seem to be on
of their virtues. They run tn
] affairs of the county as thoug
the taxpayers were rolling /
t wealth, good crop and high price
3 instead of just the opposite wit
! many of them wondering how the
: viii get through the winter.
lverson is up for reelection i
the fall. French wants him be
: cause he makes a good runnin
0 mate. How about you Mr.. Ia,
payer. Are you still willing I
i have your home sold for taxes bt
n cause you are not able to rails
E the money to pay the hug
. amounts levied against your prC
!. perty because of the recklessnes
!, OF the county commissioners wit
! your finances.
n You will have an opportunit
- --~-N~ AO4A ~ say NuGlH6T YOU INK
7 7 an economical administration, {
one of reckless spending as &
present,
Note: The Board of Count
Commissioners met Monday. afte
= the exposure of the budget in la.
weeks Producers News and revi.
ed the same in a very remarkabl
manner, cutting $4,000 out of I'll
. bond redemption fund, and owe
$4,000 out of the commissioner
= budget.
This story was written and pr
: in typt before the revision wa
+ made. Corrections will be foun
K IN revised budget published in tht
t. issue. The approved budget
a Monday is now only $4,000 unds
d Valley county.