The Red Cloud chief., 1889-01-11

N EDrToR:
With yenr permission | N~o'athke
make . few su.se,tions IN regard
y The statutes Of Ne5,ss... iGe o.
ice o. toxuship treasurer a. it is nor
Is almost An office without
Eur ctions. and it is difficult to obtain
, 6,s,.class maa yho will serve IN that
capacity. The Office At present goes
begging. or is sl.ed b. inferior men.
[ .ay this without meaning any offence
to the worthy men, who, in a spirit OF
elf-sacrr6ce. are filling Office, calling
for a Is, 900 lond, in which, from $50
70 $1,000, is received and disbursed
annually, at 3 per cent, which IS Oil
the law allows, making q salary OF
from 81. 50 to $50. The county clerk,
in counties under township organisa-
ton, is obliged to make out . dupl''
cate tax list, for each township. In
some counties the clerk receives !
cents Der line for the duplicate, the
same As for the original tai list. In
Others land Webster county is q OF
them.) he receives nothing for the
duplicate. In this county, l think
only one township collector. took out
a tax book last year, though duplicates
were made out for all. The conven
ton Of delegates elected BY county
boards Of counties under township or
ga~ni.ation, held at Columbus, Platte
county. on Nov. goth and 2lst, sus
gested some excellent amendments II
regard township laws, o Of which II
that each township collector take ou'
tax books on or before the 18TH o.
November, each year, and collect al
personal taxes and q much Of tn
land taxes as possible and return T.
the county treasurer, on the 18th o
the ensuing September, for collection
BY him, all delinquent land taxes
All state and county taxes to be pal
into the county treasury. and al
township and district school taxes I
be retained in the township treasury
In this way the Office will be q payin
, ono, and will secure the best talen'
l suggest that the school laws be s
amend d as to abolish the office {
district treasurer, and let the dIstriS
school board consist Of three director
whose powers and duties shall be I'll
same, except that the board shall al
point one Of their number as clerk
Let the said district board draw 4
orders on the township treasurer f
=, school money, and credit his accoan
annually, or oft"ner if they deem
necessary. Let all state appor''o
mcnts Of school funds be paid By Il
county treasurer, TO the townsh
. treasurer. To make it agreeable
G Ill interested, the township treasure
should reside in a central part OF I!
e township, as nearly as PRACTICABLE
However, the vstcrs will take th
point into consideration. The 9TH
h Of district treasurer ia no, needed
IT is ~burdenscme to the treasurer, as
Is obliged to give a heavy bond,
some cases even in county districts
high As $500. He is expected
draw from the county treasury,
!, person, and disburse all money |
longing to his district 10 ma
schools, teachers draw their r
monthly, which csuses the treasu'
to travel, in some cases. 20 OF
~ miles from home, in all kinds
weather, to the county scat, every
days, withou, pay, or the teacher nj
be put to the inconvenlen:e OF writ
for b.. money. Whereas, if the sch
ID money vas in the township 'rcasu
ng the district board could give
teacher an order on the town treas
or er, on Friday evening At IN" exp
ch ton OF each month. and he CO
draw his money the same event
and spend II. all the mex. day. Il
convenient. Then. IL he w,s moi
debt, he could start even With
world the following Monday morni
~ Il xoul, save the trouble and anr
ance Of the district treasurer givin
q, bond, and Of going to the county
X. on purpose to draw money. OF Vt
lao he dares not spend = cent, for 'her
. severe penalty for him to use
e., himself, the school funds, an'
uwould save the teacher the della
awaiting the convenience o! the
a, trict treasurer. 70 50! nothing Of