The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-10-28

ty to work in the County Trssausess
Office, and one Thousand dollsrs extra
pay allowed and paid to the Auditor.
and also extra pay allowed to the
Clerk Of the Courts.
The subscribers believing tho Law.
full fees and perquisites allowed to
these Offices ample compensation for
the services performed and that con.
pstent men are plenty who would
gladly perform the duties and labor
Of those Offices without extra pay and
who now get less pay for the same
amount of labor than the lawful fees
of those officers.
We therefore, respectfully protest
against being taxed for Clssk hire
and extra pay to thsss dkosss Ard
insist that they shall do the busiasss
and work Of their Offices without ex-
ira pay. for which We haus to b
taxed or give place to men whs will.
We therefore respectfully rsqssss
your Hon. Body to infor. those -
GERS who are now in nomination for
reelection that no clerk will be hired
for or extra pay allowed them or either
of them without our consent.
| Dated, Sept. 18th 1871.
Signed, A. D. Wright, J. DeNoy-
slles, s. M. Cole, and others.
The following Resolution in regard
to the foregoing Protest was adopted.
Whereas in the opinion o. the
Board the above protest was origi-
mated by parties politically or per.
sonally hostile to the present Board
and officers.
And whereas it has been represent
ed to this Board that large portion
of the siguers were induced to sign
said protest by importantly, and
misrepresentation Of facts and with.
out examination 40 to the merits Of
the case.
And whereas the law 6xes the pay
of the Treasurer At $500, with the
necessary clerk hire, which clerk hire
is limited in this county to three
months At $500 per day.
And whereas there is no fees o.
other pay 6xed by Law for Clerk oe
this Board. .....
And whereas the pay Of said clerk
az Auditor and Clerk of the Board
does not exceed including all fees
$3.50. .
And whereas the pay Of the clerk
of tho courts including all fees does
not exceed $1,000. n
And whereas said pay il smaller
than in any Of the adjoining eosn-
tics for the same service.
TuEREFoRE RESOLVED, That In
the opinion Of this board the pay Of
said officers is as small as competent
and reliable men caa he procured for.
To conduct the business of said Of
fees and under the above considsra.
tions we doem farther action - t.
salaries unnecessary.
On motion it was ordained that
in cases of necessity for tho i'm medi-
ate relief Of paupers, the Auditor be
authorized to issue warrants for same
on presentation Of bills, recommend
ed and signed by the town trustees
of the town where such pauPsr re-
sides.
The following resolution WAS
adopted.
KEsoLvED.-That the resolution
Of the Board adopted at January
session, 1871, aad recorded in Rec
ord b, pages 60 and 81 be amended
as follows: After the word claims"
on page 81, 9th line of said page in
sert the following worlds land in the
name Of tho county to make all
necessary locations Of the same -
provided by Law and to execute oil
necessary conveyances and aequit-
tances and discharges necessary to
carry out the spirit and tenor Of
said resolution.
The following bills we're allowed.
D. Il. Potter. Supervisor and
Clerk service, lS "a
G. II. Wood, !" F" 9 ~
A. Kimbsll, - +" 8 90
Minutes of the day read and ap-
proved.
On motion adjourned.
G.. 8. THURBER
Clerk Of Board.