The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-16
1T MUST BE PAID.
The Court decides that the Lake Shore Foundry
Company Shall re Paid


Company Shall re Paid.
The adjourned term nf the Iron
county Circuit court was held ln this
Aiy lust Wednesday, with Hon. j W.
yone Circuit Judge. presiding. The
hearing OF the application FOR writ Of
mandaInus liled 10y the Lake Shore
Foundry company against the common
council, assessor nnd treasurer of the
village oi Crystml Falls 10 compel the
latter to include in the amount oi
money. which j. 80 br raircd by tax "n
the taxable property nf the year lSos,
the sum of $S22.OS, WINS the first matter
brought ON to h' heard II anpearlby
the applicatipn Of the rclator that ~
1891 the Lnkr Shore compnny obtained
judgment ia the circult cttIrt of this
county against the village 81 CRYSTAL
Falls and that the sum ~ S,,9 2l was
spread on the assessment roll ni That
year and that SGOl - Of that sum was
rrklrned by the village treasurer ~
nuuent and that since the return 81
the same 10 the county Treasurer there
was only collected aud paid over 10 ~
L,tor the sum Of S39O5. That ia 1896
al IA hearing oi lie auditor generals
petition for tie sale of certain lands
delinquent for taxes for the year 1891
a large number OF citizens who refused
TO puy their taX filed olirctinns 20 the
validity 81 the tax, for certain Irregular
tIes ia the levy aud assessment thrn of
aud the court decrccd the taN vor inr
various reasons, one OF which wns Tint
the common council of the villnge did
not provide by ordinance for lie return
to the county TREASURER of lands dclin-
qnent Tor taxes.
There were no further sters taken hy
the common council af ibc village topaN
the balance of the judgement aud many
expressed themselves as though tile ~.
lntor should be- satisfied with tie s,up
of money which WAS plnd 20 il There
ls s,n cxcuro Inr al expression oi this
knd coming from men Who wish to br
considered honest aud men who are
honest 30 far an their individual mat
ters are concerned, but il i, the sorrow.
iul truth, that there are men living, not
only ia Crystal Falls but also in every
village in the county who hook upon a
public debt with Indifference
Judge stone lind reason tn shy, in
granting the writ 81 maudamus n this
care thnt thr public credit must bc
x1nunintnincd, tina, the pcoplc oi this viii
ililisi undcts,nnd that when they
Dv0htrnct n debt II is n public obligation
aud il must bc paid, and il lhey do not
uay il voluntarily they will bc forced
GO pny it regardless ot their desire 10 be
relieved Of a public duty Of this nature.
The court further held III ths ease that
the amount remaining unpnid ON tins
judgement must he spread IN with the
other taxes 81 he rnisrd on the usscss.
ment roll of The village and pail out uI
the first moneys collected BY the village
TREASURER and that the whole amount oI
the debt must bepaid before the peonle
can expect To be released from the debt
they incurred
This holding ~ the court Is right and
just aud should bo applnuded 10y all
good citizens. Let ~ pny our public
debts M cheerfuIly as we pny our pri.
vate ones and not otrepudiatctlan lctus
bu,ld up the credit Of this village, aud
pay every obligation that we owe Let
~ unite in this honest purpose aud an
work for the accomplishment oi this end
Let us pay our public debts lie ale ave
want to pay them and not because we
are compelled To puy them. II the
members of the council do not want to
serve without compensation, ~ the law
requires, let them resign and give way
to men who will-men whonrc interested
in ti,c welfare of the village and wi O.
believe public debt should hc paid and
that an obligation contracted hy their
predecessors Is not void When the
Jpropcriy owners oi tho village awake 10
clliza,ion Of this Iact aud rlect men
because they are men and not bccnuSe
they will draw a certain vote, then, and
sot until then, will our public credit bc
maintained and again established