The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-12-18
THE DOINGS OF THE COUNTY
BOARD.
To THE EDITOR OF THE P1Lor:

| 10 THE EDITOR OF THE PILoT:
Once upon time the sheriff received
$3.50 for one trip to the insane asylum
near Oshkosh-a trip that he accom-.
plished in q few short hours. If he was
paid according TO the statute in such case
made and provided, he would have re-
ceived just S24. Consequently S156 OF
the peoples money were generously pres
ented him for merely riding in palace
car to Oshkosh and returning the follow
| ing morning. When and where was this
audacious act performed Some member
of the board viii probably have pity upon
us and answer.
But it is urged that the sherifrs fees
as fixed by law are not sufficient for the
terrible wear and tear incident to that
| office. There may be some truth in this.
By the niggardly fees which the statute
now allows, his annual income, in this
county at least, can not be much more
than $4,000. 1t may possibly reach So
900, but as we do not wish to even run
the risk of erring. we viii place it at 81,
900. This is surely meager compensa-
ton and fully iustifes the board in
making him an occasional gift out of the
general fund of the county.
But we do not like the manner in
which it is accomplished. 1t is not manly
to paste it in the established fees. No
future board will pay any attention to
such silly proceeding. Our present
board is certainly renowned in many
particulars. but it would become astonish-
| ingly famous if it could bind an incoming
board to pay illegal fees or perform
illegal acts, simply because they them
selves performed these capers without
fear, favor or reward. But as we said
before, they don't make presents of the
tax payers money in a manly manner.
Instead of lacking them on to fees that
are VIGOROUSLY meager-- thereby stabbing
the devil in the dark-they ought to
adopt preambles and resolutions some
thing after this fashion:
"Whereas, we are we'll aware that the
sheriff his taken his Office as Beecher
took Tilden's wife-''with all that the
name implies"
"Whereas, we find his annual income
not sufficient to keep his head safely
above water, and
"Whereas, we greatly fear that none of
our fellow citizens will hereafter accept
the Office unless something extra is
thrown them as bait, therefore be it
"ResolVed, thst the sum of 6 be
and the same is hereby appropriated ont
of the general fund for the individual
benefit of the said sheriff, and if he does
not, after examination, find this sum sat-
isfactory, we respectfully invite him to
call again.
1t would be manly to vote for O meas
ure of this kind, it is cowardly to obtain
the same results under the garb assumed
by our honorable and enlightened board.
The people of the county would very
much like to see the proceedings of this
interesting board published U.r6atim as
taken down by the clerks. We believe
they had two clerks engaged in the good
work and consequently, nothing can be
omitted. Heretofore enc man was deem
ed sufficient to attend to the clerical
wants of the board; but pshawl of what
use would one clerk be to such q board
as we have now? None whatever. Con-
sequently they engaged two-the duty of
one being to record the illegal acts of the
board, and that of the other to-to-sit
by and watch them. Of course both
received good squire compensation" out
of the public crib No wonder that our
taxes are grinding us into the earth.
0. MOSES.