Mr
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L C I'EXTLAXD. Publisher
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY, 7. I WO.
Let us drop this new court house
question.
Mais street of Independence
should be raised at least two feet
and the bridge when rebuilt nnule
higher. This could easily he doue
now.
Ik the people of Polk county
should have to pay for building a
court house this year they have ouly
themselvas to blame. This is a
matt-'r in the hands of the people
entirely.
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Sii.KM with accustomed pluck,
will set about building a larger and
better bridge aeroas the Willamette.
This county should pay ' for part of
the bride, but should not have to
keep either end in repair. That
should be looketl after. Let Salem
repair the bridge.
Marios county paid for most of
the Salem bridge and now the
brid re is on Polk county soil, on
Kaiser's bottom. Polk county is
getting rather more than her share
of the ruined bridge. If it is sold
for old iron what per rent, will tleis
county get of the proceeds!
It will be noticed that we conic
out this w k in reduced form.
The truth is there are no 'trains
running, nor any means of com
munication with the outside world.
We are not sure that we have
paper enough to get out more than
two issnes of this paper. Our
readers will pardou our brevity.
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Let us suppose that the county
seat of Polk couuty were at some
other point than where it now is,
and it was certain to remain there,
would the people of Polk county
even then ask to be taxed to build
a new court house! The people
would say, let us get some money
in our treasury.
Mil.US get OUt 014
4ebt We have just sunk 15000
and more in the Salem bridge and
will be called upon to "pony up"
20,000 for the next feeder to Salem.
Bridges, culverts and crossings on
the county roads are damaged.
Repair them first, wa cannot get
along with poor bridges and roads.
THE COUNTY SEAT.
The Dallas Observer comes out
this week asking that our troubles :
in Polk county be settled by peti
tion and remonstrance. It says in
other words that Dallas mast have
a court house, that a petition must
be passed, and if the petition gains
the day it settles the matter and
will not enter politics. There is
no reason why it would not enter
politics then than now. Only a
few months ago it was settled in
that way, aud still it does not satis-1
fy the Obterver man. He wants it !
his way or he is not satisfied. j
If Dallas cannot submit her!
question of connty seat right!
squarely before the people she
should not live in hopes of gaming
her ends by tricks or chicanery.
If Dallas candidate in this matter
as much as she wishes to do she had
better say St onco that only voters
in Dallas Khali count and then it
will surely Kettle the matter as the
Observer wants it. That would be
as fair as saying that only the
names on the assessment roll or
poll books shall be counted. There
are only nine hundred and seventy
polls, and this small representation
is to decide the building of a court
house in Polk county. And then
just now is certainly a poor time to
try and burden the people of Polk
county with an expensive court
house. Our assessment lower than
ever and tax rate higher; onr
bridges gone with floods and will
need repairing. Such haste in the
matter looks in bad taste just at this
time. The Observer appears afraid
THE WEST
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; an enabling act which is fair for all,
but thinks if it can get a petition
of the right kind before the county
court it will be far better than a
legalised vote. The issue at the
preseut time must come up either
open and above board or else un
derhanded and through prejudice
aud infamous practices. It is better
that it be settled squarely in a fair
maimer aud an enabling act will do
that, and now nothing else will.
Is the flfwemr willing to submit
this question or will it stilt insist
that the petitioners alouo have tile
right to settle itt If it will
come squarely In-fore the people
and allow this question to In-sub
untied through another legislature
and agree to so allow it, then there
is no reason why it should enter
polities for than each candidate
wilt understand that he is to favor
an enabling act What is fair for
one, is fair for another.
Qt'AHTlitu.V MKlsriNO. Th fourth
quarterly nuvting of litdeppnitt'itott
charjo, KvmtKttllcal vhmvlt, will U
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