Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-02-09
MIR. KENSLER HAS MANY
GRIEVANCES.

From two articles in the Troy Trib-
une, sponsored by Mr. L. c. Kensler,
the public may receive erroneous i'm
pressions. Therefore | wish to make
few statements to clarity the situa-
ton.
One article complained that ! would
give Mr. Kensler no assistance in To-
eating the county equipment. | was
perfectly willing to help him had he
given me time and would have done
So However, be that as it may, when
I became commissioner was handed
a key to the county warehouse and
/ rounded up the tools and equipment
as best could. receiving no help from
anybody. Nor did ask any. Mr.. Kens-
ler's committee only listed a part Of
the equipment, in one instance fall
ing to list the tools that were in a
truck that they listed They also said
/ had So grader blades. That's bunk.
Never had anywhere near that many
Mr.. Kensler, over his own sigma
ture, printed a statement to the effect
that I had left the Troy district IN
debted something over $1,000 90. This
statement may leave wrong Indkoes-
sion in the public,s mind and they may
think the county is indebted that much.
That is not true. The Troy road dis
trict Indebtedness simply means that
the Troy district has received more
than its share Of county road money.
aud that eventually the excess will
have to be paid back to the other dis
tricts in the county. II will be possible
to clean up the Troy road districts
indebtedness after the next tax pay
ing time and | had planned to do that
had / been reelected. This apparent
Indebtedness of the Troy district does
not mean that the county has been
run in debt that much.
Mr. Millegan was elected his
road fund was seven or eight thousand
dollafs behind And he had a cater
pillar tractor and grader to buy
SO he could work. He made no holler
about 1t Just did the best he could.
1t IS not an uncommon thing for the
road funds of each of the districts In
the county to be in debt to the other
funds, and whenever that occurs the
district in debt has eventually to pay
it back.
There is, think, a reasonable ex-
PLANTATION for whatever money / ex-
pended in the Troy district. The first
year / was commissioner | had six
bridges to fix up all on one creek. All
were about to fall in. Very little work
had been done in the district for some
time before took office. At the pres
ent time, all bridges are In first class
condition. much new road has been
built, and miles of old road have been
improved The roads and bridges of
the district are now in very good con-
dition. About all that should be neces-
sary for long time will be mainte-
nance.
The bill last December was rather
large, but in order to return the grav-
Ell machine to Mr.. .Millegan, whose dis
trict has half interest in it, | worked
hard to get all the gravelling possible
done, before the machine was taken
from here. This I know-the county
has value received for every dollar
spent in last four years, on roads,
bridges and machinery.
Lincoln county, in the last four years,
has paid off one hundred seventy
five thousand dollars of its debt and
also cut the last tax levy q per cent.
Of course, this doesn't mean anything
to some who pay no taxes. Lincoln
county is in fine condition financially
and judging from the experience !
have had with the other two commits
sioners, think it will be while they
hold office.
GEORGE J. MONO,
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