Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-19
Charles City, Iowa, Feb. 10, 1863.
The Supervisor System.

The Supervisor System.
The Linn County Register pronoun.
ces the Board of Supervisor system a
failure in that county. The editor
says that Linn County is entitled to
seventeen members, and it operates
like so many men trying to milk COW
all at one time.
From the local columns Of the Wa.
terloo Courier we cut the following
IxyoRMArros WAIVED Editor Waterloo
CUrier Can you tell why the doings of the
Board of Supervisors of Blackhawk County
are not publshedf In other Counties In this
State their doings are published, and should
think that II there were any legislation in
which the people Of this County are interest
ed, Il Is the Proceedings Of the Board of Su-
pervisors. Now, IL tits because of the trifiing
sum II would cost 10 have them published, it
looks like a penny.wisc and pound foolish oh
lection Or Is it because they love darkness
rather than lights Are their deeds evil For
one, should be glad to pay my portion Of the
tax 70 have the proceedings published In both
of our county papers. Il Is very singular that
when any retfenchment is to be made, the
pvintcr Is always foremost to feel the benefit of
soch fettcnchment. Why is this believe
that printers work rs hard as any class of men
n existence. They are entitled to all the pat
sonage the county can justly give them. Now,
II the tax payers of this County would like to
know what our /" Honorable Board of Super
visors" are doing, let them call for the publ
cation of tIfsir proceedings II not. let the
conclusion Of every session Of the Board be to
dig grave and bury all their acts 10 oblivion.
Obey all these acts without knowing what
they are, and pay them without a murmur.
- TAX PAYER.
Remarks. Our friends questions are
pertinent, but we cannot answer them.
The cost of publishing the proceed
ings of the three regular SESSIONS, in
both papers, would not exceed $240
per year, at the highest estimate At
any rate we hold ourself in readiness
to publish them at $3.50 year, and
we persume the Gazette will do like
wise. This sum would neither make
ne rich nor the county poor. But It
il . lamcntable fact that our State and
County legislators have always shown
a disposition to break down the press
by withholding that patronage to
which it il entitled. We have now
given the public the cost for publish
ing the proceedings, and we leave it
to sensible persons whether it is not
cheaper for the county to have them
published at once than to "legislate
q few hours on the subject at each
session.-Ed Courier.
The editor Of the Intelligcncer is
often asked why the proceedings Of
the Floyd County Supervisors are not
published. Our reply is, ask the
Board and not us. We have been
told, however, that the canting, burly, |
rcd-faced man who "runs the machine
the only Democrat on the Board
has given out that the object is to
"kill ont this damned black Republic
IN press "--and the eight Republicans
associated with him appear to act as
IL it were their sworn duty to obey
his bchcsts.
At one time, last season, we had q
contract with the Board to publish
their proceedings, financial reports,
&C., at stipulated rates, "a contract Of
their seeking). When our bill was
sent in, made out at even less than the
stipulated rates. no fault was found
with the work done but, instead of
allowing the bill, the Board, in viola
tion of their contract. and apparently
through pure cussedncss," cut down
the bill some fifteen dollars. The
price we charged was not 1.-THE of
that named by the Blackhawk county
papers.
At the time of the January session,
1868, one of the members of the Board
Of Supervisors called to ascertain on
what terms we would publish their
proceedings for the ensuing year. We
gave him memorandum of our pri-
ces for the varions kinds of work, and
he promised TO offer, and, if possible.
obtain the passage Of resolution
authorizing the publication of the
minutes and cmbodying those terms.
We do not learn that be did so. or that
any action whatever was taken upon
our proposition.
We are no beggar at the feet of the
County Board, but we will say that
our columns are now, as they ever
have been. open to the publication of
their proceedings on the most reason
able terms. II the press is Of any
benefit to the county, let the county
contribute towards its support. On
the other hand, ifthe people can afford
to support the Board Of Supervisors.
pay ell the expense they may create,
be held by their arbitrary and often
illegal acts. and remain totally igno-
rant Of their proceedings. We shall
try to survive" damned Black Re-
publican " though we may be.
A few days since, we were shown
the brass belt-plate worn BY Chester
N. Townsend Of this county at the
Battle d the Hatchie, and the CAMS
ter shot which had strsck and made Q
deep indentation IN the plate daring
the bsttle. Tie plate evidently saved
Young Townsend's lie still, he was
severely injured BY the sSo%. The
balt-plste and shot may b seen at
Mr.. Huntley's Office in the Court House.
G. G. Cole, of Des Moines. once .
flaming Democrat. has cut aloof from
the MahoDy cabal and is now doing
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