The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-03
lnTesllgaiion Of LeVse Board Records,

w. Aias,, Oct. 20, lse4
To The GREESvIILx TMEs:-I
have noticed with much regret N.
Disagreement between the Lsyes
Board and the Committee of inyesii.
CATION appointed BY the taxpayers Al
tue Augusl mass meeting. As Chair.
man OF that Convention, and one ,up.
posed to have understood the purpose,
and results OF The same, 1t seems prop.
er that | should give my opinion
touching the matters of controversy,
And respectfully ask space iu your
columns for this purpose. Neither
asserting nor assuming that the Com
mlt'ee has fallen into error In its con.
struction Of the powers conferred upon
II by the Convention; It 10 essential 10
the proper understanding OF the ststu,
Of afiairs-I might say to the uuinitis.
ted-that these powers should be dis
tinctly defined and understood.
First nothing mandatory could
issue from the Convention 10 the
Board which the Board would be
bound BY law 10 respect. All recon.
mendstions from the Convention 10
the Board must be construed as sdyIs-
ory or In the nature ofa petition. II
might be assumed that the convention,
an assembly Of the people, could dio-
tate TO the Board, q creature of The
people, but this would be only reps.
tition OF the error OF Coxey's army
and Congress. The law provides for
the conduct and government Of the
Board, but not by Conventions. The
Board Is q creature Of law, whose life
10 made perpetual; the Convention q
selfconstltu,ed body, which died q,
its adjournment. Ofcourse the Board
10 well advised m TO its rights and
powers, and unless the Committee
should show . spirit Of concession,
fear The work Of the Convention may
be TO q great extent annulled, II The
Board 90 determine. | do not believe
the Board thus inclined; on the con
trary, they seem disposed 10 meet the
Committee on halfway ground; bul
they aud their attorneys, being neither
destitute Of brains nor Of spirit
knowing their rights, will dare main
tain them Capable of judging as te
what would be fair compensation fol
an accountant as any other body o.
citizens, while at the same time held
responsible for any apparent cxtrava
| gance In the administration OF Leve,
affairs, their cooperation should b.
desired as . courtesy due them In thil
matter, even II 1t were possible to dis
penss with II legally. The copy o
the proceedings OF the Convention
which reached me contained NJ
provision for the compensation o
an assIstant accountant as | re
member IL. II the Convention dit
not ask II, then the Board must as
sunni the responsibility for such 81
allowance II made; rs this would, Il
appears to me, be all unwarranted &C
Of extravaganza.
| sincerely hope the Board and Com
mittee may be able 10 agree, that th'
work Of the Convention may no
prove abortive. regret now that NJ
one thought Of the State Revenue
Agent at the proper time as q persoI
upon whom all parties might hsv'
agreed, and whose services nigh
have been had by special arrau gemen
at q reasonable cost. Since duty snt
interest both would prompt him 10
thorough investigation, aud doubles
the people would be satisfied with hi
report; why may not an agreemen
be yet reached by which his service
may be engaged 10 carry out the OBJ
| ject O. the Convention In that direc
tiop? Yours respectfully,
WIN. w. MooRR