The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-01-09

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rHUn JANUARY ., 1858
The Supervisor System.
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0eatlonns%Hear correspondent n, y
- h1s 1lrban1iqls agninss the Supervisor
eysesab 6ls11Ainna ~ III feeling toward
ny - - ssf tn Beard. Well
- mayt0hs - hsea tts recipient Of
thsdf asg10 h a4vsrtiaing, It = very
kiod IN. Al1 = sppsss, - strsnuously,
thssystans h tAinks the Commission
- systs0 and the ''almighty DOLLAR
the REPRESENTATION. He might
with eqsAl propristy and - good reason
advocate Tho SEDUCTION Of the reprssen-
tation iAsAhs Legislature and In Con-
gress, anA. nero 70 his reputation II ut.
tended wiGhr success, for all his Objec-
tio0s wG6sd IN asultiplied array against
our wha1sAyGfem Of republican govern.
msnt Hsya1Sisss that the Commits
ei0negs wosld b elected by the county,.
and of aass than township reputation.
This II ths,very idea that we have been
endesvoftag 70 oppose-that unless a
citizen = of great notoriety, In short
celebrated character, he 10 not capable
Of attending TO any Of the affairs that
sslats . our government. not even IN
the Transaction Of common county BUSH
usss-whsn most or the business should
relate to the rural townships. We think
that this dose had better be sugar-coated
or It will not be relished very well In
Deacon AOlnespun's chimney corner.
People Of the rural districts choose to
elect members from their own townships
who ars supposed to have celebrity
enouglStO take care Of tire interests OF
the township they represent, and hav-
Ing suulcleut capacity for that, it Is
suppOsed That their united counsel is
sufficient to attend to the county busi-
hess, WITH the advice OF their constitu-
ents and the directions of law. They
have little relish iOr cliques or monopo-
lies designating aud ciectng county
reputation to the townships, too smart
for their interests and too likely TO
tighten their pockets by excessive taxa
ton, for unnecessary objects.
commissioners might be elected sue
cessivety, - it is with the present sys-
TEN; 0Os-half are Old members all the
time and they are expected to know
their duttcs, and peform them; they
submit bssisssss u committees as Con-
gress does, according to parliamentary
rules, and act on their reports in com
mitteeb OF the whole, with courteous and
commendable scrutiny. Possibly il the
boArd contained some polished city
gent, Of city reputation, their time nigh.
be procrastinafed, whether profitable or
not, tile experiment would decide they
are AN expensive luxury. "D'' conf
pIainso Of tArdy action in road matters.
The law requires thirty days notice be-
fore action by the Board. Papers being
an due form and stamped, then they
appoint commissioner who must have
time to investigate. They are required
70 report, then comes o final hearing,
which the law limits to ninety days and
not less than sixty days tif we mistake
not, 70 you see it is the law that makes
road matters SO tardy. There il also
often great difficulty in locating roads,
on account OF heavy damages or claims
Sor damages, and an inclination to liti-
gate ~ property becomes more valuable.
These difficulties would no doubt be in
the way AS much, were the change
made, - they are now.
We in this county have had some
public business done by Commissioner
And we venture to say that all the UNI
necessary expenses and lame acts of the
Board sink into insignificance when we
review the history OF the expense and
soolislaness Of some of the proceedings
o. that sample OF the Commissioner sys-
tenn. AT least We hear the views of
thnse In the rural townships and they
are unit in opinion. Perhaps not so
10 the county seat; perhaps it would be
more agreeable for them to be the head
oentre OF every political movement to
eeiect, oiock out, and have ready sea-
sohed timber to supply all the machine
needed i'll the whole political ma
chine. But the supervisor system in
terteres with this monopoly, and gives
all chance The Board have been la
boring to free the county of n debt con-
tracted by y Commissioner. which to
the people, who are not of the polished
type, seemed very unnecessary. Til,
Do@'u nave nnaliy, ny extreme taxa
ton, arrived near to its liquidation.
we Will freely aud earnestly Join .D'
III exposing all unnecessary county ex
penses, and advocate strict economy in
the management Of our finances, unit
taxes are some reduced at least.
Your readers will no doubt remenlbe,
Lhat the Supervisor system was called
10 account for some incongruous acts
f5y your correspondent ID, and in all
thls expose of the weak points in thu
y system. he has failed, in MY opinion. tt
SHOW 3ne point in which the Commits
Alouer system has any advantage owe,
sthe pieseat one. We claim that tn,
Board did got go beyond their limit.
when they Instructed the Legislature
mat the goHRrned hare right t,
ADVISE what laws are for their good
that the B0arG here nat Heightened ON,
uelr quarterly terms longer than neces,
sty required; and that those in the
Iural townships are honest and capable
70 govern them selves, which are the
only tests bssnt 'niion,.,s Jefferson pointed
OUT 10 IA iR1elli1en. pe.4,,le in choosing
their Officers. That cliauSs aud monon.
Oiies nore engineered the affairs OF yov.
eminent, IN counties and elsewhere. to
1ne injury OF the laboring class. and we
claim That the Supervisor system :aa.s
une preference over any system wI.icl.
removes the power from the agents.
with whom the people in every Tow H.
snip are Intimately acluaintea. and
gives Il to those lhowever polished ana