The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-03-10

this Sfi.t ma YET unr-. the oN'Ftlff WINS t''
All, eY.ry taxpayer IN the township VIII have
10 dag aDsn into his packet anl pay his pro-
lpottiou your personal property tax ana The
personal property Tax Of yonr associates Who
have not PAID Now Patrick, by what system
81 reasoning DO you Arrive az the conclusion
that every person who ownsa foot oil hand or
any taxable property "a the township should
De taxed To pay yDar personal property tax
ana the personal tax 81 your associates
patrck you preach lonlly 81 your loye for the
dear taxpayers YET you don't hesitate
10 have the beloved taxpayers STUCK ior your
private taxes. FAITHS true hove Patrick or ~ "
the esseuce OF hollow mockeryf Patrick, am
Inclined to think your love for the dear tax
payers Is ike tho paint on the cheeks OF gay
nirt--;t passes away whSa thf occasion FOR
whlei It was used X gone. 'some OF tbs people
who had personal property taxes paid them
Now would II be fair 70 compel these people
after paying their own taxes 20 contribute
toward paying yours and the taxes Of -yont
associates? Hash each individual enough 20
10 10 pay his owl taxes without being com
PEELED to pay the taxes OF O,hefR Odd any
honest township board allow th' people 10 be
forced 20 pay your taxes and the taxes OF yonr
associates without making 10 least an effort TO
prevent it9 Patrick you have advocated as "a
member OF the township'board that the people
a. arg. should pay this indebtedness eau ed
by Your refusal and the refusal OF your
associates 70 pay their personal tax. You
have publicly stated that the suit In question
was adjust nhere Is no way by which The
Peep can escape this burden unless through
She courts ana u the people throughout the
township are compelled 90 pay your private
personal tax aud the taxes OF your associate
II viii be n case OF robbing the people Of just
thu much money ami yet for seeking 90 g I
The benefit 81 the court To the end That tie
people might hc relieved from this bnrden T.
on ~ the reasons why you stignntizri tn
supervisor anh Clerk ts pubic robbers ana. rs
inGeudoes, betraycrs ot the confidence OF the
people Patrick ag an American citizen }
know no caste. know 10 degrees OF diglit,
and know Of no reason Why yon and yom
ass ociates should Doc allowed 20 escape the
the payment Of taxes any more than Other
people aRd IA oye an don't know Why tie
taxpayers throughout the township should be
compelled ID pay your taxes and the taxes oi
your associates and II | neglected any means
within ms power o prevent this then NoUlG
SAY betrayed the confidence az the people, but
haven't neglected the means Of relief aud Ia u
llfl 81 forty years have never yet betrayed
| the con d,nca Of any man Taere Is an item
81 $4,000 in this matter which you hav,
publicly stated was paid promptly when thu
attention OF the county board was called TO
/ 81. As usual with you Parck you.wcre wrong.
1 II is not paid Sc, aud nr,y not be for some
tme When Il 1, paih the township VIII get
The money OF receipt for IL. The township has
leithor yet Those we're the cases which wer
tic primary cause az calling The nesting aud
now Patrick Tor IN, quorum. lou admit
that the meeting was all right az first,
that you met thc other members of the board
aud discussed the merits OF dd bills bat
because IL yoag exceeding great love Tor the
taxpayers you lelt c0nstr.,ineA 90 vanish from
The room You did So Patrick you discussed
those bins aud a. the other members 81 the
board proceeded to vote on those bills You
walked away from the table ana went ont tho
door bat Patrick with ons exception those
hiils were allowed before you left the room
consequently there was a quorum present. The
exception which mention above was q small
Olii for tAe serving 81 papers which BY
iadyerlance had not been placed with The rest
aud had not been discussed with them which
viii mention later on. Bat aside from all this,
X ,
saye then, for the purpose of breaking a
quorum ana not m,ation u 60 the other mem.
Der, 81 the bDardl could you no. advise the
other members OF the board chat you desired
- Withdraw aud take no par, Ia the proceed
mg- or perhap. better still have refused 10
meet with them at all. AMI Patrick u 90 ~
vas no quorum present how does IL come that
you know Just whtt bills were passed since no
ptrson itsSel clthas tn supervisor or clerk FOR
information about what bills hal been allowed
. What had not9 Aud now Patrick we viii
dlScnss my Own bill Bicaasf oi tn increasing
attacks yon nal, on tn roll 90 last y,ar aud
brtuis, some at those who rsiased % pay their
tiNts last year asserted that they would have
paid only thcs considered the roll void com
s'dersd lt ~ the drst Importance 70 make IL
valid ron itit were possible Tor me ga 10 So.
The regular ycnry ron MAS ~ tis from table
81 seven didtrtnt per centis,s but because of
the rtlsscsssi tax u WAS necessary IN order to
complete tn, roll 90 use t,Dl, oi fifteen
ditercnt percentages. This enttiiei the same
labor practically as MAKING n tax r0ll for two
dIarrent years M Ia order 10 ip't the roll ont
ia time 90 give the treasurer ans Opportunity
10 collect tie take. IL biclmt necessary ior M
10 Wo4k nom eighteen 10 twenty hours day
whom could stand Ia, labor nnl les, when /
could not Before presented my bin % thr
township bDifd had searched the rerords TO
sca the usail bills other supervisor, had
received aui nowhere dN iinl ANY mention
.. lays Ia Any bin prtseat, hy ANY sIPtrt. ,or
Tie bills we're an mtie FORA linn? sum, !
mlIc ont ny bin is mtla ont hy all Saprr
v.Fors WHO preceded me miple Ont tArts That
h Tor a lump sam Ec.ng compelled 20 WORK
from eiehteen % twenty hours - day, sunday
ani other days. had for my own amusement
kept nn approximate account Oi the time /
spout on the rolls, This amounts 10 the
nambcr 81 days m question allowing SIX hours
the u.aal number ofhoars done ia oihcs WORK,
iar q days work Now Patrick did ! not eN-
plain az that meeting wheu presented my bin
that the seventy nvs days represented days OF
six hour- work each aud not the usual day OF
twenty -ionr lOars.
Has 4, come 10 pass that "a member al the
, township lard cm.t discuss With Ills ASSOC
clntcs the merits al % bill without fragments
ofit lelug taken and distorted for poi.teHi