The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-07-17
THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

We have already once or twice ia
ken occasion to speak favorably Of the
project Of increasing our county Board
Of Supervisors from the present num-
bsr Of three to larger one.
Al u doubtless we'll understood, the
Law Of 1870 creating the present Super
visor system provides - follows:
SEC. 7. The Board Of Supervisors Of
any county may submit to the quail.
ned voters Of the county at any regu-
lar election, the question, "Shall the
number Of Supervisors be increased TO
dve or seven," q the board shall elect,
In submitting the question. II the
majority Of the votes cast shall be for
the increase Of the number, then, at
the next ensuing election for . super.
visor, the requisite additional super
visors shall be elected, whose terms OF
ONCE shall be determined by lot, In
such manner, that one. half Of the
additional members shall hold their
omce Tor three years, and one-half for
two years.
We have no idea how much or how
little the matter of such change -
herein provided for may have been
canvassed or thought upon through
out the county, but 1t occurs to Us that
there are number of valid reasons
why 1t might be change for the bet.
ter. That the ] party declared In
favor Of such action is with US Ger.
tainly nothing against 1t. We believe
in acknowledging q good thing nc
matter where 1t comes from Sand hav.
Ing felt favorable to this idea before
the ! enunciated 1t, we naturally re-
main Of the same mind still.
The reasons why, In our humble
opinion, i've Supervisors in Cedar
county would be preferable to three,
seem very obvious ones. In the first
place, while experience has proved
too large bodies OF this character to be
both expensive and unwieldly, the
spirit Of American institutions, no less
than the lessons Of history, puts US on
our guard against too great centraliza-
ton Of power, even In such minor
governmental matters. The happy
medium" 10 what We need to find.
Again, In county like Cedar, full
twenty-four miles square and contain
ing twenty thousand Inhabitants and
. half dozen not uncomfortable towns
and villages, localities very naturally
require more direct representation
Of themselves aud their interests upon
the Board than can possibly be given
when only three members are to be
chosen for the entire county. One
section Of the county, about . fifth Of
the whole both in area and population,
10 cut OF from the remainder by the
Cedar river, and upon the fact OF
Ito isolation very naturally claims
constant representation on the Board.
This leaves but two Supervisors to he
allotted to the remaining four. fifths
Of the county and II is very easy to
80 that they never can be placed 80
- to give entire satisfaction.
With I'VE Supervisors on the Board
the situation would be very different,
and. % it appears to US, much i'm
proved. The four corners Of our ter
ritory could each have Q representa-.
Tive. and the central portion not be
lighted. We should then hear
much lees complaint about use OF
10 public money to bridge every little
Hitch IN one section while thorough.
We are left unbridged through an
thss. To-, &c.,-this only being one
many complaints resulting under
y present order.
70 any number Of the citizens Of the
|un4y ohall - this matter a. we do, !
- their feeling may b made
lsD6ae, b. petition or otherwise, to
y Beard, which will mot, We feel
., hoslea1o - oot In accordance with
ar known Wishes In the premises.