The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-04-15
Not Confirmed.
Continued from Isl page.)

word of this board. BY economy / de
not mean tn be niggardly or parsimoni
Gus, but do those things which need t.
be done and cut of all frills.
Pay labor just compensation. 1t IL
due TO every man who has labor to sci
it is his capital. Then To see to il
that every employee of this village gives
to the people the faithful labor it pays
for.
Pay each officer of the village a fair
compensation for services performed
and require every such officer TO do his
full duty, and insist that when the time
comes that any officer. under the jnrls-
diction of this board, does not do his du-
ty promptly to dismiss him.
Little joos and boobies are Just as bad
as large ones except the amount IN
volved No reflection on the past is IN
tended. Caution for the future is noted.
| shall do all in my power to carry out
these suggestions as to officers and en-
ployees of this village, and | am conf
dent that in this | shall have your loyal
support.
Among the officers to be appointed 10y
and with the consent Of the council is
marshal, a street commissioner and GER
tain other officers. The laws OF this
state and village charter provide for this.
The closing clause of the law authoriz-
ing the appointment of marshal, street
commissioner and other officers reads
as follows provided, that the marshal
may also be appointed as street COM
missioner.
1t has always been custom 10 this
village to appoint the same person for
marshal as street commissioner, and
the salary for the Office has been raised
from time to time from $500 until it now
reaches $500 per annum.
1t is we'll known fact that the person
who may make a good marshal may
make poor street commissioner. and
vice versa. Again, we have outgrown
the time when one man can do the
duties of marshal and street commis-
sioner. He cannot be in two places at
the same time and very often he must
neglect the duties of one position or the
the other.
/ fully believe the time has come
when the two offices should be .separat-
ed as is contemplated by the laws of
this state, and man be appointed to
each of these positions. am also salts
fled that it will be economy to do So
My observation during the past few
years in this village, and especially so
during the last summer, teaches me that
there has been much time absolutely
wasted on our streets. For example,
when it takes two men to move sand or
gravel with one wheelbarrow, one to
shovel the sand into the wheelbarrow
and one to wheel it, each waiting rest
ing-for the other, and this duplicated
in the same way and in other ways day
after day, it is time to call a halt and
put competent man at the head and as
overseer over the street and sidewalk
labor.
We are as before noted, paying the
marshal $500 per year salary. The gen.
tleman whom ! shall appoint as marshal
will perform the duties of that office for
$500. This also includes the care of the
engine house, council room, the collec-
ton of electric light bills, water rates
and such other duties as may from time
to time, consistent with the office, be
placed upon him by the board
BY placing the street commissioner up
on per diem pay with a compensation
commensurate to his ability, am of the
opinion that the difference between
what we are now paying for the one of
ficer and what we will have to pay for a
marshal proper will nearly, if not quite,
pay for the services of a competent street
commissioner; and | am further satisfied
that more than double the pay of the
street commissioner can be saved in the
accomplishment of work performed for
tor this village upon its streets and side
walks. The services of a street commits
sioner will be needed but a portion of
the year, and he will be by law, at all
times, subject to the direction and con-
troll of this body.
The gentleman whom | shall appoint
for the position of street commissioner
has had large experience in the handling
Of men and is competent in every way to
care for our streets and sidewalks.
The law provides for the two sepa-
rate offices and / am willing to take all
the responsibility of making the two ap-
pointments and divorcing the marshal
ship from the street commissioner.
In conclusion, gentlemen, | am sure
that the utmost harmony, good feeling
and confidence will prevail amongst us.
and that while our salaries are nil, some
thing that we were apprised of before
we assumed the duties of the office, we
shall so conduct the affairs of the VII
lage that large majority of our people
will be satisfied with our labors, and
when we shall, gladly, lay aside the
offices we now occupy, we may Go it with
the consciousness that we have perform.
ed our duty by this village to the best
Of our ability.
Respectfully,
LINCOLN II. TITUs,
President
In accordance with his ideas as above
set forth, Mr. Titus then made the fol.
lowing appointments:
Marshal-James f.. Bullard. Not con.
firmed, Trustees Whitman, Killefer and
Snow voting mo" and Trustees Ander-
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