Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-05
THEY HAVE THEIR SAY.
supervisor Hall on the Boards Allowance
of Bills.

\ s,To the Editor OF The, Portland Observer
see IN your last issue YOU scriticse me ssome
what severely and say that III my political
ambitions are To be realized, / must keep my
title clear In this fully agree with you; ana
as 10 Your criticisms, II they were founded upon
GOOD sense and equity / should not .demuri as'l
/ belleVe criticism through the press the most
potent factor IN our system OF self government
tAcept strict integrity; and in the absence OF
the latttr Is tho Dulwark upon which we. must
| rest but 10 be effective IL must be fair-found
eu upon equity and Justice TO all wlthoul the
! talnI Ot malice
| think that careful study. of the reports OF
the board OF superyIsors for the last eight years
will satisfy any candid man that this board has
had some very diiiicult problems. 10 solve
That they have succeeded In any degree Is due
Jealous
IL hasalways been their desire TO protect the
Legitimate claims OF the individual as well as
the TAX payer Although there rs much more
whlch ougnt To be done, they point with pride
10 whal has been accomplished m the last three
years toward the abatement OF the tramp bus
mess.
The question of contagious diseases is OF "A
more recent origin, and mas received the care
tul attention OF united ana earnest board
with deslre under the law TO do justice, not
only 10 the claimant, Dut To the taxpayer.
AS you will see 10y referring TO report OF board
OCTOBER 1894, ana January, 1870, page ~, the
board believed this could De better done Dy
creating this committee. Would you have the
full board continue ln session whlle the lnyesu.
CATION was being made, or would you nave the
the countys expense. l believe good, souna
business Judgment will sustain the board Ia
this mater. / Will not discuss the wisdom OF
the halfman IN selecting this committee. But
having been created with stipulated duties To
perform, II seems that the matter OF compensa.
ton might reasonably come IN here 1t / mis-
take not here Is where you think my title Is
little laky. IL Is true that there Is no separate
provision in law for the payment for these
specified services; but 1 believe you will not
deny fne right 10 the board TO DO what they
Die limits 10 deny this is To reDuke the whole
board 70 ADMIT II Is To give this committee the
position ol the laborer before ms master, " 10,
m TINS case are the people. think need mol
quote 70 YOU the ola maxim, The laDOrer IL
worthy oi his hire, which forms the very best
foundation for "a case in court. And 10 may Dc
well 70 say 10 you that IL Is only necessary 10
prove the service TO sustain the case.
But perhaps you hold that the bills are eXces
sive, II SO, the whole board come In for their
share OF the blame, tor IL Is their duty 10 pass
upon these accounts Now | shall only under
take 20 defend myself in this matter. ndy work
took ire 10 the court house several times 10
investigate titles ana valuations (see report oi
the board OF supervisors for 1880, October ses
sion, pages ana - Tor which made no charge
Besides al trip TO Ronald, four miles To the
terror oi the township OF Otioco, twelve miles,
20 Belding, three miles, ana from Beldlng
nome, Welve miles, distance altogether ol
thirty-One miles. In this WORK spent one ana
one-han days ume, paid nifty cents for dinner
and thirty cents for horse feed at Belding,
sponged my supper, breakfast and lodging from
u ltlcLtL ufONc my own morse ana DuBBy ana
charged you 1880. since you seem 10 cut
things pretty fine will say that this includes
the wear on the horses toes as well as oil for
the buggy.
since you hold me mp before your readers for
dishonesty, ayarice or incompetcncy, 1 know
not which, | lake this occasion To tell them tDat
although nay duties upon the committee oi
county bindings have not been very exactng
owing 70 one member OF the committee being
located IA the court house, IL has required IA
good many meetings OF said committee, ali oi
which tfpice have made no account Of IL
WOW :. ~ thy one so Jealous for ~ Lice a.
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