Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-27
FACTS THATEFFECT CRAWFORD
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This county being regularly organ
lied is subject to the provisions of the
Statute, which provides, in Chapter
16, page 1884, that Each organized
county shall, at its own cost and ex-
pense provide at the county seat there
of suitable court house and suita-
BILE and sufficient Jail, etc, and keep
thesame in good repair"
What are the facts in the county Z
We have Il court house which may be
deemed suitable within the meaning
of the Statute, but we have no Jail in
any possible sense OF the term. True
there has been circumscribed room
in one corner of the court house ironed
of in which prisoners have been con
fined and by a lively stretch OF the i'm
agination we have called il Il Jail, but
the officials of the State board of
Charities have condemned il, aad the
Circuit Judge has condemned it, and
we believe the county would be liable
for the incarceration OF a prisoner
therein except for a temporary con
inemcnt or safety, the same as the
sheriff might employ any room in the
place.
With these facts, ana tbs law before
them, the Supervisors at their last SEES
son, after due consideration of the
matter, and urged on by petition
signed by the heavist resident taxpay
ers in the county, decided to submit
the question 10 the people ut the an
nuai spring election, TO raise SS, OO0 on
bonds payable in four annual pay
ments for the purpose of building n
Jail and sl,erifs's residence for the
county. The amount was fixed after
full and complete consultation with
architects and builders, anti careful
estimates made, their idea being not
to raise more than was necessary, but
TO have enough, so that no additional
tax would be called for TO complete
the work. We believe it can be well
done with this appropriation but that
ii is not too much.
The time is near at hand when the
question is to be decided by the high
est power, the ballot. Some opposi-
ton is being developed and we ask
every citizeu of the county to weigh
well the character and source of the
opposition before allowing it to in
fuence them to vote against the loan.
Some Of it may be, and no doubt is
entirely honest, though we believe
mistaken. but the large majority Of
the opposition comes directly from
nonresident o,oners Of pine land,
Through their agents, ,ohs desire to put
of permanent county improvements
until they haze stripped their tcealth
from the county, thus leaUing the bur
den entirely on the homestead and
iaborerS Of the county.
These men have no interest in the
future of Crawford. All they desire is
the profit on the investment made,
and for all they care the entire county
might remain for all time barren
waste, after they have removed their
wealth with enormous gains. We con-
tend that these are simple stub
born facts that cannot be re-
futed, and that as self preservation
Is the first law of nature" il is the duty
of every settler in the county to vote
for the loan, thereby compelling these
men to bear their just and true por-
portion of the tax.
A moments thought will convince
all that each year the tax of the settler
who is making imprevements.a and add
ing TO the material wealth of the coun-
ty is increasing, while the tax of the
speculator and lumber kings, who are
each year removing their wealth from
the county Is diminishing.
Sooner or later the Jail must be
built. Ii can never be done at less ex
pense than now, and again we urge, in
| the interest OF the permanent good Of
! the county of Crawford. that every
true iahabitant. who has its interest
at heart, look well to the source of the
upp Dsitibu to this measure. decide that
if from purely selfish motives, std
Surs ron fiB LOAN.