The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-01-25

OIh AA111s
.,itu,ed. The Committee on Assessment and
Finance, as named by the Chairman and ap-
proved by the Board without dissenting
voice. was in the following order: Schmidtz
of Newton, Touhey (not Reardon) OF cocpers-
town. DAIMLER of Two Rivers, Walllch OF
Maritowoc City, Stoker of Franklin After
ward A Wittmann was admitted a MEMBER
of Comfy Board in place OF A "aiilch' anu
II was decided that his n anne should be suo-
s,i,nted Cor Wallich in the stan ling commit
tees. with this change n. above committee
remained as above until the annual session
of the County Soar'i Il month afIeI-, instead
Of the next day. when II. II. Smith, beinc
Chairman pro lem 81 motion of Wm. Dan
forth, nominated aal Board by vote appoint
ed, VIM Danforth n additional member Of
said committee. The reason assigned was
that each Of the Assembly districts had two
members on this committee, except the
First, and the chairmen Of the several towns
composing the First District unanimously
chose Mr. Danforth. l should
add that soon after the resolution
of Mr. Damler-that the Chair
nominate and Board elect standing commit
tees offered the llth of September, the
Board adjourned till 9 o'clock a. m the
next day, and r. Donovan went home. some
eight miles, | believe, out Of tie city, and
made his list at home, where it was imposs-
bic that he should be subjected to any undue
solicitation or influence in making up com,
mttees That he made good selection, or
at least one that was satisfactory to the
Board. is attested by the unanimity with
which his choice was approved. With this
plain statement of facts before your readers.
will they not see . even more than malice :;
in the attempt of Supervisor = to falsely
lay what he terms 50 lhe fault of the high as
sessment of Manitowoc Rapids, AMI some
other towns, to the Chairman of Manitowoc
Rapids, who vas Chairman of the County
Board.n " Supervisor" says the work
ingmen Of that committee re Messrs.
Smith and DAIMLER" The fact is that while
early and late in their efforts to bring about
n needed reform in the assessment of proper
~ i'll this county, sending for several + the
assessors and showing them how much they
injured the county by their criminal nege:i
Of duty. there was no one Of the commlttea
who worked more indefatignbly than did
Ad0lph Wittmann This 'SuPervisor" knew
very well, from the fact that every word AMI
tIrn nf I HON l.,n npt tIrt tir r..
mann. But it suits the malice OF Super
visor = 10 represent that the Chairman APP
pointed Wallich knowing that Wittmanu
would succeed him aud prove Il nonentity.
What other construction can you give his
reasoning lie first charges that the who.e
fault lies with the Chairman Of the town OF
Manitowoc Rapids, who is Charm N Of the
County Board. ana then attempts to prove i,
by representing that Smith and DAIMLER, in
manipulating the rest Of the committee.
found it necessary to ccuciiate all the othe
members except one Of the most intelligent
who represented a city owning nearly one
fourth of al the taxable property Of the
whole county.
- Supervisor after giving cert IN fig
ures which contrary 10 "a long established
rule, are made to lie, rs is shown by certified
statement Of County Clerk below, procet..>
70 state thIt I" two days after report of coma
mittoe was adopted vote was 10 TO T.
Mr. S:ahl = moved a reconsideration
and, on putting Mr.. stahl's re4o-
luton, it was found to De u
tie vote, and the Chairman Of the Board
Mr.. Donovan. of Manitowoc Rapids, voted
against Mr.. Stahl's resolution to reconsider
and it WAS lost" Aside from the fact which
is apparent throughout the article that he is !
after the Chairman in particular, it is hard
10 tell what Supervisor intended by thus
stating the circumstances of this vote. 1t is
fair to suppose that all readers of the III
b1ne are intelligent. and of course know that
there is no such .hing as the Chairman oi
the County Board of Supervisors havin. the
casting vote. The names ot Supervisors
the Chairman,s with the rest--ar,
Sflled in the order in which
they arc placed on lr;a:ol sljt 5.
and they vote aye y or NJ. ~ the case
nay he. Nr. Donovan name j. nearly
midway i'll h" list nd OF course c.uII re-
have know. whAt he r,s 1t would be uul
the whole list w. c.lira, and WIS no NOR
responsible for IL. re'oiution's failure by !,
tie vote than als other member votin-
thereon This undoubtedly known I.
T." Supervisor, al 3e animus Of the whole
article can b" e. " conceived from thi-
little outcrnrine Of = Supervisors - = NAL
ice.p Again the tie vote was not on Mr
Stahis mOlon 10 reconsider, but on Mr.
Stahl's petition to reduce the valuation OF
the town of Eaton :. Supervisor " says:
" No~. through what influence was MIR
Donovan induced to appoint Mr.. DAIMLER
Chalrman!" 1t has been shown that the Chair
man dill not appoint the committee, and that
Mr.. DAIMLER was not nominated or appointed
Chairman of SAID committee by any one,
Fred. Schmidt occupying that exalted posi-
ton and Mr.. DAIMLER being third best
This being the case what becomes of ''Super-
visor,s" personal recollections of Mr. II. II
Smiths interference in the formation Of the
committee In the language of the murder
ed Fisk, gone where the woodbne
twineth.n But . Supervis r. says the most
barefaced transaction was, they, the com
mittee. had the impudence to get resolu-
tion through the Board, giving them $500
per day for the whole time they were in ses
SION In the published proceedings it will
be seen that for working night and day they
were allowed one dollar per day for commit
tee work. Without characterizins the bad
taste exhibited by one who will rush into
print to attack the motives actuating mem
bers of body to which he belongs, thing
that, by all parliamentary rules, is inter
dicted and would be ruled out of order in de-
bate, | will leave Supervisor " to wrestle
with this expose of his article at any holt
he may choose. TRUTH.
EQUALIZATION AND APPoRTIoNAENT OF
NANlTowoC COUNTY TAXES FOR THE
YEARS 1870 AND 1871.