The record-union., 1891-04-29
TROUBLED SUPERVISORS.
A Day Spent in Worrying and Doctor
ing Minutes.
The Printing Rates Again-Bates Down
on LawyerS-That Lawsuit
VIII they Appear.

The Board Of Supervisors held special
meeting yesterday for the purpose OF
transacting business which could not be
attended to at the last regular session.
The reading of the minutes of the
March special meetings, and the regular
April meeting was first taken up, and it
was found to be more difficult job than
had been anticipated. Either the Super
visors wanted to repudiate most Of their
transactions of the sessions referred to, OF
else the minute book was full of blunders.
AT all events, Clerk Rhoads was kept
busy during the greater part of the day
doctoring up the book to suit the mem
bers.
The first trouble occurred when the
minutes referring to the resolution fix
ing rates for county advertising was read.
1t was found that the word continuous"
had been used instead of the word sub
sequent," with reference to the payment
for insertions after the first. This mis-
take virtually defeated the intent of the
measure
After some wrangling this was cor
rected and the reading ran along smoothly
until the entry regarding the allowing of
extra deputies for the County Clerk,
Sheriff, Auditor and Assessor was reach
ed. The record showed that Mr.. Bates
had voted for the Assessors deputy. Mr..
Bates ''kicked" and said he did not vote
for Mr.. Irvine's extra help and he wanted
che record changed.
THE CLERK GETS MAD.
Clerk Rhoads was considerably exas-
perated by this time, and intimated that
Bates spoke an untruth. He said the
minutes were right and more than that
he recollected distinctly that Bates voted
as he was recorded.
Mr. Bates insisted that he did not. He
said that he had voted for the Sheriff7s
deputy, and he had been laughed at
cruelty on account Of it-haVing previ-
ously voted against every other extra
deputy.
The other Supervisors were divided III
their opinions as to how their colleague
voted. But the dispute was finally settled
amicably and the reading resumed.
The clerk had not gone far however,
before he was pulled up with jerk by
Chairman Greer. This time the trouble
was over the entry Of motion to transfer
$1,000 from the general fund to the road
fund so as to pay the Indebtedness OF scy-
eral road districts. The minute book
showed that the motion had been carried
unanimously Mr.. Greer said he remem-
g bered having left the chair to make that
motion, but he also remembered that
nobody seconded it, and that ended the
matter.
Clerk Rhoads again defened his correct
ness and declared that the Chairman was
wrong.
Then there was more wrangIing.
Supervisors Jenkins and Bates said the
Chairman was right-that the motion had
not been carried nor even voted for. The
clerk was equally positive that this was
not the case, and thus it went on, until
finally the Chairman ordered the entry
stricken from the record entirely.
After correcting several other unim-
pOrtant breaks the minutes were
approved.
THE PRINTING BUGABOO.
During the forenoon session Supervisor
Bates called up the county advertising
cOnundrum again, and said he wanted
TO offer an amendment cutting down the
prices established at the last session of
the board.
Nobody else seemed disposed to take
up the subject at that time, however, and
the subject was dropped.
But at the afternoon session Bates tried
it again, and was more successful, having
brought Jenkins and Black into line to
stand in for a reduction. The rate adopted
at the last regular session was as follows: I:
One square of 240 ems nOnpariel, first in
sertion, 81 80; second insertion, 81, and
third insertion, IS cents; half rates to be
paid weekly publications.
Bates at first wanted them changed to
read as follows: First insertion, 81; see
Ond, 70 cents; third, and each subsequent
insertion, 80 cents.
Jenkins thought this was grinding the
matter down too fine, and, at his sugges-
ton, Bates raised the figures to 81 % and
70 and 30 cents and 81 and 70 and 80 cents
for the weeklies.
Chairman Greer thought this amended
rate was even too low and warned the other
members that they might find themselves
IN a bad tiX-that the daily newspapers
would simply refuse to publish the
county advertisements. 1t looked like a
scheme to give all the advertising to the
country and other weelllies, as the Bates
Jenkins rate gave this class of journals
more than the usual propOrtiOnate rate,
which is half of the daily rate.
Considerable time was consumed in de-
bate on the subject, but the following rate
was finally agreed upon: Dailies-Sl %,
81, 75 and 50 cents; weeklies-one-halt
of the rates..
THAT LAWSUIT.
Before adjourning Chairman Greer
asked the Supervisors what they pro-
posed to do regarding the suit which had
been brought against the board by re-
former +. y. Burr, regarding the adver-
eising bill of the Bee.
Don't want to do onothin' about it,
growled Mr.. Bates. "All they want is to
see our records, and they are all ready for
1hemn
Mr.. Greer suggested that, inasmuch as
each member of the board had been
served with summons. they would be eX-
pected TO be in court next Friday and be
accompanied by counsel to defend their
interests.
There's nothin' to Defend" replied
Mr.. Bates. "We'l get along all right
whether we go there or not We don't
need no lawyers. I'll do the answerin'
myself I'm teetotally down on these
here lawyers, anyhow. They've got no
cousciences.about their charges"
The Chairman pleaded again, but it was
no use Bates said there was a little
funny business on the side" going on
quarrel between law firm and news
paper-and the Supervisors need have
nothing to do with it. lie said he didn't
intend to go into court unless he felt like
1t, and he didn't care d."
Clerk Rhoads explained TO the board
that il would be necessary for the mem
bers 10 be in court, otherwise there would
toe serious trouble.
But this did not worry Mr.. Bates a
particle. He went first 10 Mr.. Black and
then TO jenkins and Miller, and after
holding a whispered consultation with
each, suddenly moved to adjourn-and
me motion was carried, thus putting an
sod to the discussion.
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN