The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-05-06
WORK WILL START IN THREE PLACES
JUST AS SOON AS Possible
COMMITTEE ON BOND SALE
Will Get Propositions From Buyers in Open
Market al Once and submit 10 Board
Al Special Meeting

Those persons VINO during the cam
paign tor the good roads movement
circulated the story that the resigna.
tion OF Mr. W. J. Tully from the com
mission was fake and that IA soon
as the election was decided the board
would refuse to accept the resignation
and continue Mr.. Tully on the board,
have double barreled opportunity to
go away back and cit down. Mr.
/, Tully 8 resignation. which has been in
the clerk Office for over a month. was
presented to the board last Saturday
and Immediately accepted.
In accepting the resignation. the
board felt that Mr.. Tully had done his
duty faithfully rs a commissioner and
that he resigned ''fon the good of the
cause as his resignation was asked
only by some persons in his own town
VINO had personal grievances against
MIN and his continuing on tho board
would work to prejudice those persons
towards the good roads movement.
The name OF Finlay A. Morrison was
proposed and Mr.. Morrison was unan-
imously chosen to the position. MIR.
Morrison is one OF the very oldest resi-
dents OF Iron River. He Is gentle
man above reproaoh in every way and
his appointment ought to establish su.
preme confidence in the action of the
mmissioners In all the work they
have before them.
Supervisor Olson OF Bates stated tnat
the people Of his township thought that
the road commissioners ought to be
put on a salary and he thought that
the board should Immediately set some
fixed salary for the commissioners.
Commissioners Homes and Jobe were
present at the time and Immediately
left the room so that the supervisors
We're free to express themselves with
out em mbarrassment.
Mr.. Olson asked that information be
given him as to what had been paid
the commissioners last year, stating
that il was rumored in his township
that the commissioners were given
5000 each at the close of the year.
Chairman Richards stated that what
he heard was correct; that $500 each
were donated TO the commissioners last
year to compensate them for the ex-
penses that they had incurred in at.
tending meetings. inspecting the road
work and other items of expense that
men in that position are under. Mr..
Richards said further supervisors. when
they attend meetings. draw their mile
age and their pay per day; the com
missioners have meetings much more
frequent than the supervisors and il is
not fair 10 ask those men, all OF whom
are independent in their own means,
have work enough of their own to at
tend to and are doing this work for the
public only because they have the road
question At heart. to DO all these things
and not receive something to compeu
safe them for their expenses.
Further, Mr.. Richards said. "you
notice gentlemen, that Mr. Holmes and
Mr. Jobe left the room when this mat
ter was broached. feel confident that
you cant hold Mr.. Holmes one minute
on this board IL you are 10 set any fig |
ure as salary which this county can
afford TO pay, neither can you bold
Ahr. Jobe Those men don't have tu
work for us on salary and am con-
fident that they will not for one do
not want TO 20 on record as Offering
Mr.. Holmes any 5000 as salary for
his labors | would feel that | was in
Sulting him and what | say OF Mr.
Holmes ie true Ut Mr. Jobe also We
simply handed those men the 5000 last
year as a token OF onr appreciation OF
the service rendered. Had they had
anv inkling that that tender would
nave been questioned they would have
IL. ! am satisfied with any
action you gentlemen want to take in
his matter but my advice is against
aQering. such men as Mr.. Holmes or
Jobe any trivial salary and a big
'sIars we cannot afford to pay and they
,now IL just ~ we'll AZ we do What
We want to do is TO arrange this road
natter so that these men will not have
o-much detail work to DO so that they
nay not be tied down and compelled to
tive this work 80 much OF their per
onal attention. This is the reason
hat the contracts under a competent
ngineer are suggested
Mr. Richard + advice was talked over
nd every snnerNienr Arraed with him ,