The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-18
AUTOMOBILE HIRE
PUZZLES BOARD
EVERYONE HAVING COUNTY BUSI-
NESS HIRES BUZZ WAGON
COURIYASSESSMENT 35, 900, 900
State and County Taxes Total $204,-
OOO-Eifoh Will be Made to Rid
County Of HsbitusI Drunks

board of supervisors commenced at the
court house last Monday morning with
the consideration OF the bills that
had accumulated during the interim
between this and the last meeting.
The auditing committee referred TO
the board various bills for auto hire
ordered by the different officers of the
county.
The board found these auto bills bard
ruts TO crack and long time was
spent in their consideration. In sum
ming up the matter, Chairman Ricn-
ards stated that the bills rendered by
the auto liveries against the county
for service rendered county officers has
grown to scuh proportion that some.
thing must be done TO check lit. He
added that in the neighborhood Of $500
IS the amount Of the claims by auto
ists during the past month and this
amount the supervisors thought was
unwarranted.
The several officers for whose ser
vices the autos we're hired were pres
ent and most of the claims were al
lowed but sufficient Of protest was
made so that the supervisors feel u
warning has been given county Off
GERS against the indiscriminate hiring
of autos
A delegation of Iron River citizens
consisting of !. W. Byers, Paul Min.
ckler, f. s. Coe. G. r. Lawrence,
Barney Krom and r. O'Brien was
present in the interest of the Iron
county Agricultural society. Secretary
Ritze, Immediately after dinner, read
the annual report showing that the
county fair is growing and that with
some help from the county board to
get the back debts cleared up, the
institution will be money maker
The society bonded for the grounds
and improvements and the interest
charges run up heavily. There ~ con
siderable work left TO be- cone OIL the
grounds and with the society relieved
Of the necessity for spending more
money there the society will be in a
pretty good shape. A numDer OF
members Of tbs delegation addressed
the board asking that from 81, GOO to
81, 900 be given the society By the
county.
The beard then proceeded to the
election Of officers with the following
result,
County Poor Commissioner, Edward
Scott.
County school Examiner. W. d.
Hill
Board Of county canvassers, Jas ID.
Vivian. John Erikson and Olof
Helgemo.
The board then took recess to
allow the committees to do their work
and when they re-convened on Tuesday
morning Chas. H. Watson, as attor-
ney for the Judson Land Co, appeared
final decision in the equalization and
spreading OF the taxes be deferred nm
I'll the Judson Land Co. might have
opportunity to get into comnunica-
tion with the state tax commission
tnat the Judson people felt certain
that mistake had been made by The
tax commission and unless they could
have time 10 confer with the commits
sion and find out thev would feel like
contesting their taxes. Mr.. Watson
further stated to the board that no ad
vantage would be taken by his clients
on any technicality arising from adj
lournment
The supervisors were inclined 10
grant the request of the Judson people
y aud az result the completion OF the
q equalization was delayed until the
22nd when the board win meet in al
iourned session to take mp this matter
and complete IL.
While the dnal figures are not arriv-
cd at the tentative figures were secnr-
ed and, nnless the Judson people get
the tax commission 10 switch. they are
the figures upon which the county will
be equalzed. They are as follows
Bates ~, sos, l55