The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-09


and for some ,ilAe to como there IL
no, business enough In that office Il
require tho services OF ono eempe.
tent clerk onc-half the .iMe, ~ hut
Tow taxes se received during the
summer months; yvi for some uh-
accountable reason this Unnecessary
expense has boon imposed uroa TIN
taxpayers during his whole time Ii
oiliee, hut ii seems that - iorg u
the ,aspayela will patiently submit
10 this state of Affairs 50 long will
their officers, Instead Of helng the
servants ot the people ~ the law ae.
SIGNS they should he. arroEs,e u
themselves thc privilege OF having
thu work that they Wero elected IL
perform done hs clerks Paid hy tho
People 1t appears u me, Mr., Ldl.
Tor, that II matters not how u person
may IL employed, whether hy til.
day, manth, Il: year, ng oven for IA
eltltial term, especially II he Il II,
c,lNins salarN of Sl,lNa Il year ~
mer>. that Il should be iaeasaeat
Oh him 10 devote his whole time IL
the latles ii hi position, ,na ahuaia
he absent hsnselI from hnsia,sa L
would IL hu, simple justice a. both
parties that he receive iay tor tbs
time served only, 'ut where TIA
officer ahsen's nmssll from official
duty Frequently AMI even for several
weeks III a tine and las tie aaiae-
ity not to say dishonesty Of drawing
I AL IA kt4A* -
seem to be but little II any better
than u species OF larceny, Surely
in such cases there Il neea II
deputy. Some say that the board
OF supervisors are a. MGvh Ii, fault
for this Illicit use OF the the peoples
money, rs the officers referred 10, II
not more 10, and il seems diillrult
to eNonera,e them from aerelie,ion
of duty in the premises. 1t seems
ilesrs rs Well IL other claimants
should he required IL present their
bills III the sessions Of tie hoard u
supervisors aud receive pay only
FOR the time actually spent in the
discharge OF their aailes, | fai, Il
Sec auy good reason for making tx.
ccplious in their favor, | have ~.
Gently taken the liberty of remen.
straiing With one ol our ,oNaty IT,
,scers in rcgaf,, IL this extraordinary
expense, hsiag under I'll, impression
that public officers are public prop,
cr;y and suai,s u criticism for ta,si
commissions or omissions in ,heir
public duties; lat the said official
hseame quite Indignant I'll tie iM.
peftinenee al NY Interfering with
Ills pr,fogatiyv, leaving your cor
respondent 40 redress but Ia sub.
sid. aud state the case ss lest h.
might IL his fellow sufferers. the
taxpayers " the county. being i'm
pressed With tile idea that tie large.
the salary IN officer receives nov u
days. ;aua tho longer H. remaius In.
usslee, ihe n.sse laaolea; hs Iesomts,
A fox yeats sED all tic uficiAl au.
ties 81 eaantS auditor and clerk sf'
tn courts were performed hy oae
ps...sr. isat Il, salt Ctsicsg Ns,s
virls IL iae hoafsl 1T supervisor
r1rg fo.assy II what II Ii u soGu
- 'a,difar i.nd eierk ~ Tie eani,s,
AMI tito aisast-t salary pail for tl.
performance of Ill those duties was
twelve hundred dollars u year. t'egk
hire Included. sail officer ro.si its
tat little ~ az elstk assistance. .N-
Cept uHe year Nle0 lupt3 stse tx
haaks Mere n4.ae fag township cel.
l.etag~. bat ol.teefs Hi those days
were Asn II Industry. tue time tr