The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-02
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The Reporter takes exception to the contents Of =
letter which the editor OF the Independent Wrote to
Judge Mitchell OF Sterling, Ill.,. concerning IN In
gu ry about Miuot and the Commission form OF gov
eminent. The letter which we wrote MIR. Mitchell
appeared in the Sterling Gazette and somebody sent
Clark copy OF that paper. He dgnifed VI enough
to pr mt it in its entirety with trimmings. In the
letter we sa that Minot was satisfied with CON-
mission form of government because it placed our
city ON cash basis We believe that the plan Is
working out all right. We may net agree with the
president of the commission in evryth ng, and many
of our people may not agree with him on his closed
LID policy, but we will all have to admit that the
system is all right, and few of would want to
70 back to the old council system. LeSueur as
Mayor would be able to close the town up just as
1sht as he has done, in the capacity OF President
OF our commission. We said that under the old
council system the city running behind ten or
fifteen thousand dollars a year, and we DEFY MI.
Clark to prove this statement to the contrary he
cant do It. Minot being on cash basis, 10 playing
even. We "a d that under the commission plan'
the expenses Of the city were no lighter, but that
We are now getting what we are paying for. Can
CLARK deny this? Desiring to give Minot little
free advertising, spoke OF the water works
system that we installed last year at cost Of $780,"
OOO and spoke OF the sewer extensions de walks,
etc., but we did not think that anyone could be so
ignorant as to infer from letter that the CON-
mission form alone responsible for these I'M
provements Mr. Clark certainly does not object
to our saying good word for Minot whenever and
wherever we possibly can Perhaps it is not his
policy to speak well OF the city in which he lives
;,Ic&}o hvoth a
lis that he is sore He has not yet earned to for
ave and TO forget. He only remembers that he
was once Mayor of Minot, and that the adoption
Of the commission form of government in Minot
contributed to his undoing. We voted against it.
He certainly can't blame If we are satisfied
now with the comm ssion form Of government, he
ought not to kick A wise man changes his mind
sometimes-but a fool never does II Sam wants
tp keep up his eternal crouch, why let him. Mnot
n II continue in her path of progress even II Clark
does give her a backward Jerk and then.
Commissioner Hurd informs the Independent that
if the wages CT the county commissioner are rails
ed by Law from four to six dollars day. the county
Vail be out nothing in reality, because the commits
sfoners could push the work little harder accomp-
nshing more each day. In other words, If the COM
rndssioners receive but dollars day. they will
zee that the county gets but four dollars worth OF
hire but il they are to receive six dollars day,
they ". IL give more efficient service. That is a
oueer way OF doing business. Employers usually
wait to see that employees earn more than they
are receiving before they consider the increase OF
wages. We would suggest that If Mr. Hurd wants
his wages raised that he well as the other mem
bers OF the board show that they actually earn
more than they getting Nobody wants to see
the members OF OUR honorable board underpaid, but
the tax payers certainly should be shown beyond a
quest on Of doubt that they capable Of earning
more than they are getting, before raising their
wages Mr. Hurd's argument is very lame. We
might Just as we'll believe that if the Of the
commissioners are raised, they will endeavor to put
In that much more me- because the object is 80
much greater.