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Show Gommissioneirs 1 Statement (Ldltors Note The following ar-tide ar-tide by Duchesne county commls eloners, is in reply to an article puby lished. recently in this paper. A re-'j ply "will be made in the near tulufrtf Onslderablc has been eald'lu th? three basin papers concerninthc action ac-tion of county commissioners publishing the financial 'statement in the Salt Lake papers, al60 ether statements made by the precs which pounds like mere boy play, and aro so ridiculous that they should go by unnoticed. Except that there several sever-al articles have attacked the honesty and integrity of Duchesne County commissioners over the shoulder o? tho county clerk. The facts in this entire controversy contro-versy are these: Prior lo the adver tising of the delinquent tax list for 1S2G the county never paid ever 52G0.00 or 2 l-2c per line, f.o let us sec how -consistent the claim of tho basin press is when they say that "If you gio back a few years you will find that the delinquent lax list ruus from thirty to forty colums, and last year it was nearly sixty tohimiis''; two qu-ote from the Free Pr-;.-s and Courier in the issues of .March 15lh.) i.o publishing the delinquent tax list in basin papers In 102-1 tho number cf lines was, 50-10 at 2 1-2 per line, $226 00; in 1025 the number of lines was OZdG at 2 1-4 per line, $235.23; in ly-'J tho number of lines -was 100S0 at; 10c per line, $1008.00; 'in 1027 tin-j number of lines was 0457 at 10c p-.r; line, $045.48; In 1928 .the number cf j lines vas 9920 at 10c per line,: 1992.00. j Now, Mr. Basin Press, whore is tliaj consistency, is this not unmistakable I evidence cf a comhine, to force "the tax payers ruouoy from the county i treasury, u the coffers of the pre.;-.?.' You aiktfl in your issues of Maiur i If.t'n Do you want to use this el::t! noi;y fo slap into your own s;'I.-;- lies?' tlic.ferriug to the Si. JO .saved .sav-ed -fin advertising the linr.ncial st;!'e- mcnl in the Salt Lake Tribune.) We! row a1-.!: the pooplo to be tho judge as to who has slapne-d this c.vtra mojiey into their salaries, the couiMy otiieiahs or the basin press. Aa'n you said in your "r::t article ion triis qu t ion : Why take froui basin papers and give lo Call Lake Tribune, because the delinquent tax payer is required to pay the cost of advertising. Put why require the delinquent tax payer to ppy 10c per Pno Instead of 2 l-2c or 5? Liii'i the delinquent lav payers money worth as much to him as to the pre-::;", especially as tbe delinquent payer only pays whot it costs to advertise, I the amount being prorated? The law requires that the coun'y publish in only on& paper havia jt neral circulation fa county, the rato not to exceed 10c per line, but you, Mr. Passu Press, forced Uu j hcs.ve county to pay at least three tin e? what should havo hern paid ciurfng the last three ears. Did yon wan: the $1000.00 back which you fay you paid in tares? If wo hae forced th? i-.suo now n publisrhing tho llnanclal statement in the Salt Lake Tribune, it wan done beeauoo there wai no other wa.v to jret tho basin presn to eor.tcut to "got together and pass the pip? jpeac.V (Sc.o Standard -March 14ih.) jiYhy xlidn't Mr. Harrison of the' Roosevelt Standard stand hitched ..... vten he met the comnxLseiorlers in . . 1S27, at their reiucet, to try i. -Pt thlE matter on an honest basis? Whj; didn't this same gentleman meet the commheionerfi at March 1929 meeting meet-ing as he promised Commiseioner McConkle he would do, to discuss , this much talked ct question? nep-rescntatives nep-rescntatives of the 'baein press, or nyother taxpayer, are now invt ed, as-they . always have been, tc v comein and Jiscuw these or any '. other Srob!cme. Represent your bids pc-rsonally. '. Ccnii,ty commisfciof-ers are only .A representatives of the people, and ' are glacto have constructive sug- v 7 gc-stlons.is it Is our aim to reduce county expense to a minimum. V Your critciim c our action as to deputies in county offices, we arc sure is not made with an understand- ing of conditions, in said office?,, so v why try to L.'d$ your graft on public ) printing bebindu, accusation on of- Ccials, tho claim jof wliich you have not substantiated! The clerk's deputy dep-uty Is his wife, th clerk's office has always had a depuf jand the am nt ; of work required in that office is such that leuo person cannot do it without help, or longer hours than required umicr the- salary allowed by law. The v.nmo condition prevails with the rtv.orilcr'a otiice, so if the com-miiSioncrs com-miiSioncrs can save two -thirdj oS oue salary in one place, and tho work can be do::e by oiic man and wife i.s deputy in another, without extra co', to tax payors why make au issue ouo t.H this to befog the real one. (The; UOOO.OO delinquent tax publication.) publica-tion.) Basin press say there "aro iuojo Items they could point out if they would take the time" please take the time. Come to our meeting: April 2nd, we would bo glad to hav you tell us some of them. Honestly now, Mr. Editors, in youij iv-nes of March lo.ih (Free! Press and Courier) you say "w positively re-C re-C r.:.-re t:j puldish kal i;otkes for the f.-.r L-St than wc would for ait Individual.'' wou'ii your bi.l o:i a lO.OcO ii:.-' job for an individual be I'ic per lii:.-., cr would you bo a eon-, I -slitt-.iit husinosij id n u ajul lii.l r.t' a :'U';o!i?.bI-3 rate, viith fair rt'iurn for i your Iiihi. r, am) a safo profit. The present hoard :' co.mr.tission-a::i co.mr.tission-a::i "dyed in tho '.vool'' for home patronage, but not at tho "pound ait ile.sh' pnieo dc niaii'Jerl by basin prea combitJo. And when you oake your bill al a reasonable rate then and only then will V.vi present boavd change their J policy. - f DCCHKSNH CO. COMMESIOXBKS- S |