The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-07
WOULD ABOLISH
COUNTY BOARD
Commission Form of Government
for Counties Proposed

Speaker Currie of the lower house
at Lansing has plan which viii no
doubt Go submitted to the legislature
by means of It concurrent resolution
proposing an amendment to the state
constitution To make II complete
Change n the method of governing
counties, assessing by counties rather
than by townships.
The Currie plan is To do away with
the selecting of board of supervis-
crs 10y townships and wards ana in
place make the county the unit and
select commission The plan is for
three commissioners for counties of
10000 population and less, five COM
mssioncrs for counties having pop
ulation of from 10000 To 100000 ana
above that population. seven commits
siuncrs, tn" commissioners tu bc Sc
lcctcd at large by direct vote of tho
people
There has been considerable trouble
experienced of late years among the
ioards of supervisors relative Ia as
sossmcnts of properties and in some
instances the supervisors have been
l!t To place the assessments of their
particular localities much lower than
they should be.
This method should do away with
the equalization as between town
ships. wards and counties. While the
elan has not been fully worked out a
number of the members of the lcgisia-
turc think such u scheme feasible,
and will work for its adoption if sub e.
mittcd.
\ bin prepared in the state dairy
ana food department To- insure, under
state Supervision. q much larger meas
IRE of cleanliness in the preparation
and distribution of food products was
defeated in the house this afternoon
1t received but 81 votes. which was II
less than enough to carry.
The bill would have required all
bakeries conrcctioncrics cannerIcs.
cr"ameries cheese factories, rcstaur.
ant, meat markets, hotels, grocery
stores and packing houses to be prop
crly lighted, drained. rlumbed and
ventilated, all utensils used would
lave - Ice thoroughly clcansod daily.
as well as the clothing of employees if
uncean: all openings would have to
te screened against nics; employees
would be forbid len to sleep i'm places
s. here food was prepared; specified
places would have 60 lac scrubbed
daily; I'm fact, absolute cleanliness
would be guaranteed.
The objection to the bill was that
it was too drastic, although Dr. Ice,
chairman Of the committee on public
health. declared its defeat was =
distinct rcactionary stop.
Both houses have passed these
bills
To exempt grandparents. as we'll as
family members. froh the inheritance
tax on requests up 20 $1,000.
To allow every county that has 100
acres tor an agricultural school ANA
10000 improvements on it to draw
$1,000 Il year from the state treasury.
TO require that no officer active I'm
TIA" management of "A bank can par
ticipate in the scni-arnual directors
examination required by law to he
made
TO require that when banks are
they must file with the
banking department certified copies OF
all the proceedings leading NJ to the
TO require the bonding o' all ban,
employees, the bank to pay the cost of
the bonds.
TO require election commissioner
To- furnish to all candidates by regis
tered mail, 10 days before a primary
election. proof ballots To insure the
correct spelling of names