The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-16
SEVEN REPUBLICANS IL
OUT OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
MAKE WAY FOR DEMOCRATS
AK Drops and We Get an Open
Air Demonstration of the
Spells System
CLERK SAUNDERS GOES
Mayor Thompson Approves List
/ Containing Many Names
Suggested by Himself
CLERK SAUNDERS GOES

The annual rip-up in the tax as
SCISSORS ofice was made by the board.
Monday, seven Republican clerks. in
icluding Chief Clerk Ed, Saunders,
being dismissed TO make room for
/ Democrats. Aid T.. f. Keusch. OF
the Seventeenth ward. was appointed
assistant to- Daniel Dilworth. the
new assessor, while James Cunning
ham, former deputy sheriff. was APP
pointed assistant 10 Assessor Nagel.
! Nagels term expires in two years
and consequently Cunningham ap-
pointment is good for that length OF
time. while Dilworth and Keusch
| begin three-year term The Office
Of assistant pays $1,S00, and is con-
sidered one OF the rarest political
sinecures the city hall affords.
John Scott was promoted from
clerkship To the Office OF chief clerk.
an Office paying $4,000. Scott pre-
ferred TO be an assistant. but the
board compromised with him on
that the clerkshlp paying more
money and requiring more work.
John Denne. probate clerk, Re-
publican. receiving $l,400. was re-
placed by Joseph Schultz, Demo-
lcrat. promoted from clerkship.
The other clerks to get the ak
were Ed. korte, who while Assessor
Plass was on the board was Mr..
Plass assistant Joseph Lorkowski.
Otto Dandell, Julius Rauss and Sig
bert Langton.
David Farmer. a Republican clerk,
obtained leave OF absence two
weeks ago TO accept another position,
but Mr.. Nagel stated. Monday, that
he was as good as fired at that time.
William Lane had been appointed to
take his place.
New appointees made, Monday.
beside those named above were as
follows: Jacob Malkowski, James
A. Burns, Matthew Burns. William
.Crudder, +. C.. Charter and William
y. Lee. all clerks. Matthew Burns
is related to James ID. Burns. former
sherln. Lee was formerly clerk OF
the board of education.
There are &c clerks in the Office.
or whom about 16 were Republicans.
The order OF things has Just been
reversed.
The appointments were all passed
on by Mayor Thompson and in several
instances were made at his request.
Nagel and Dilworth were in favor OF
keeping Ed. Saunders as chief clerk.
because Saunders has had consider
able experience in the office. But tie
mayor thought $4,000 job was TOO
valuable at this stage of the polit.-
cal game for any Republican to be al
lowed TO hang on to. The civil ser
vice idea received a severe jolt; there
was no concealment Of the appllca-
ton of the spoils system.
Assessor Nagel voted with Dilworth
10 permit Nagel to held or TO the CEN
trail district for assessing, while As
essor Marx was returned to the east
vern district and Mr. Wilworth was
given the western district. Marx was
very much dissatisfied when the Dem
ocrats shuntcd him OF to the eastern
district.
"A wear ago when the Republicans
we've in ccntrcI Nagel asked ~ be
siven the central district" sad Marx.
We gave II 10 hum with the under
standing Tint would have the lis-
trct this ar = his year when the
Democrats get in control, ne throws
me- down. | don't like it."
Consider lble prestige goes with as
Fsssing the central district. Nagel
coCets the office OF state tax commits
sioner, and he is trying to make
record as assessor that will eventual
ly elevate him to the state job. pro-
vided the Democrats are successful IN
the state.
The board decided to adopt new
system In assessing buildings. assess
ing them per square foot. as archi-
tects and contractors figure the cost.
The board will use the New York
system and adjust the valuations 10
suit local conditions.