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LATAW
19TH
WANTS FINANCIAL
STATEMENT OF CITY
TAXPAYERS WANT TO KNOW
WHY REPORTS OF FINANCES
ARE NOT PUBLISHED
Since last June there has been no
monthly report of the financial condition of the city of Moscow published in
the official paper. Taxpayers have wondered why this report is no longer made
public and many inquiries have been
made over the telephone and in person
by interested people. The following
communication tells how one heavy tax
payer feels about it. His letter to The
Star-Mirror follows:
"Moscow, Idaho, Nov. 18, 1918.
"Editor Star-Mirror.
"Why do we not have reports of the
expenditures of our city published in the
newspapers as formerly? Surely the
people who pay the taxes are entitled to
know what becomes of the money.
"For many months we have had no
report from the city authorities on the
expenditures for maintaining the city
government. The taxpayers are certain
not go to the city hall and get this in
not go to the city hall and get this in
information. We depend upon the news
papers for this, for the newspapers reach
all of the people.
"Why is it that the publication of the
expenditures has stopped? Are we not
entitled to this information? Let us have
it at least once a month. The cost of
publishing this would be very small,
probably less than one cent for each tax
paper, and I am sure that any one of
them would be willing to pay one cent a
month to know what is being done with
the city's money.
N. WILLIAMSON. 