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

Vet Patrick liaHe yNil called the Attentions III
The taxpayers yoa love a. we'll 20 this TACT and
asked ban how ~ liked th~"or,lcr of business
And this too and none OF the different funds
oysnlsawu
iAtr,rk when person Performs labor don't
that carey utn Il lee expectations AZ pay
And u Il DOES Why should person be classcd
as Is criminal for asking for ltg Net isn't this
precisely what yen dos Patrick I've committed
no crime except the making ~ tax ron
that even taxlodger could not dodge and
Patrick l intended 10 commit this crime no
matter how MUM labor 10 took aud ] am
satisfied With iheiresut. Now. Patrick. am
going 70 sly 70 You Cant even ynu don't think
my bill Il loo high lan know better. ] ann
going to say 10 that you dont think that
either the clerk or myself nra criminals. You
know better am gaius e say 70 yon all yonr
moath.nss aud rawlings are made with y view
10 political advantages. ailyoue protestations
u love fos the dear Taxpayers are hollow
m0cscr.es and III order 10 show YOU this ]
must ask you 60 roll back the wheels OF yoGr
memory @ the year 1891. 1 select this year
for tis ne lson that yOa wcfa township clerk
aud soT no other reason whatever. I notice by
vow rstOr H. Patrick. m q o. tls eghth Of May
there " a. "a order allowed - tn, tlsn sl2'r-
I Visor oi si5DpO fOr work on the assessment
roll on the 18th day 90 July following there
Ans an0lherfil allowed ~ SiOOoo making a
total of a25D.OO. Remember, Patrick, this was
on the l7ih OF jay. months before The
county board 81 equ ,lization met and couSe
quentiy 40 taxes could have been extended
NoW Puir'cs. Il & rs a crime for the supervisor
10 ass Tor $4,000 the present year when al.
the labor hai been performed ala when th'
labor Of The present wear represents twice tie
abos 81 SOL why was il not a crime thcn'
| Inot5, by the records Patrick that there
were oniy lhrec members of the board pr'seu,
It those meeting. ANA Patrick II it was a
crmo then why did You not rush from thr
room Tor tae purpose OF breaking the quorum
ana c,li tn, attention Of The beloved taxpayer.
% tie affair, AMI dil yon do it2 Not at al
Patrick You voted for both those Bills ana
yonr vote X rscori,d ia Sour own handwriting
ana the records OF the procaeiugs are written
IN Your own handwriting ana signed by your
self NOW Patrlcs since you voted for ihos'
bills the last on the 18th oiJuly-I wilassnn,'
t1at you considcrsi them proper anl Patrick
| Il v.r proptrto allow the Supervisor S2op'o
fbr work on rolls threc months before anything
,oaid he doaecgept 20 pac, the assessment
on them ana ten months before The expiration
IL t'e yrpr how does it become crime Tor ID
supervisor tie present year to seek - e.
| $4,000 when $50 The work ~ done aud onl.
his tt,b months % srryeG Remember Patr8
{ nia nnt crit'csirG that blll criticisa yon'
consist .mcl ia the MATTER Again Patrick dl,
You n1t ~ one Of the ir.t meetings o. thu
present board advocate The passage OF bil
allowing the treasurer $4,000 for making hi.
delinquent returns Wien Won were the onl'
member of thc board that knew he hnd made
no eturas? AMI al you not aflerward-
! botst GA the board that ths treasurer h d
made no r.turns - An anl b,cgnse h. hao
madeno r,.ins tn, county treasurer' war
rant wls Voh ana because The county trens
ur,l warrants WIS void the personal property
tax conl not bacoiestel} kni Patrick II Il b.
robbery of the taxpayers for the supervisor
| 20 Ak Tor pay when his work Il done and
athrlly done 80 I this Labor u benefit 10 ~.
taxpayers VIVA, kinl 81 robbery was It C
compel Che taNpiyerS 90 pay $4,000 io'
nothng AZ p'i aul Il CHS bill was robbery WHY
iii Won bring {, up Anl advocate it, pass''gc'
Why dmn't yoa rush IRON th' room shouiin
ouora =, quaru Why didn't yol col th
attention 81 .ls ttxplyers All ask him hoy
he liked the order of.busIness'
Patrick don't t seem with yon and yom
associates a, IN it,r 81 WHO has "a BIZ deter
mines vii .tlerit i rsht or wrong Patrick !
win az ,in ask yol tura your attention 70 tn
year 1891 II appears by the record
that it cost the beloved taxpayers to run ihe
clerks onto dnslug 1921 s56DOl ani Patrick
you wore clerk II seems by the lerorl
Patrick that there were held dnriny the ycaf
1901 twsnty four maetus % the township
boari. Iwl!l average thr time consumed ~
these m ,etm.s mt three hours day which j.
more than WAS actually Ia. case. anl this Won
won,d have Co your credit twelve days Labor
~ ak hours each NDN Patrick diVila 500 lop
by twelve anl you have the modest sum .
SO 90 ana more for each days work OF sis
hours How comes il Patrick ,Ant the present
supervisor shpu'd bc cln~~e ny pnbli'
rohberf,r sc,kua aapl day iar work
! Pate,i, ,aas Ii require greater ail 60 iot dow
| tn p..ess9ings 81 tho township boari thnn e.
mak,a yaNd tax ron and Patrick. DIDN'T
make 4 ron 81 valid thtyon. even, couldn't
! iuipsitl patrick yoI are man oi techn.
calllcs md hrim fall 81 law and may claim a
! fn day. pay for each and every meeting VERY
we'll Patrck viii give you fun dny. Then
dyhc s3GpaO by tNenfyfour and you vi
4 have tNH NO Hest sim nl NifNtlii~ 81 N-f'' iHi
| lny ATM and ther, ARE NJ records TO show
| that y0l rishel from ihc room shouting
1uYr,iu quorum, and ihev, are no rcaord- 20
/ show That yon called the attention ~ the tax
payer to til, matter and asked them ho"
\ thcv liked .ins order 0i business" lou max
say Patrick thai Won had q deputy aud shared
with him True Patrick Won had H deputy bat
/ NH,n you appointed deputy you appointed ~
person pao was already member OF tie
bolr.i ANA c0n'l not net a- Justice ana deputy
c',ri az H. same time. BESIDES Patrick there
ar, 40 le.oris e. show that yoiw deputy ever
actc ~ deputy clerk aul ifhe dld no work
Why should tie township pay him wages And
beside Patrick your deputy "a appears by the
record. liuisr.f drew over $1,000 ior services
on tlie township board. Ma further, Petrlrt.
I gov rnkci Go besides nll t1ls about $1,000 =
publishing your own proceedings.
Now Patrick the present township c',rk
has rc,,ivel. as ypn know, si25Op in dept,-
cinte,i ur,ler- anaou'v one month icft of h 3
! term nnd set for TIT. you have him classcd ~.