The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-17
COUNTY BOARD
IN ANNUAL meet
SALARIES OF OFFICERS WERE SET
FOR NEXT YEAR
TAXES RAISED FOR NEXT YEAR
Promiscuous Hire of Automobiles
Causes Much Discussion and a
Resolution Restricting.

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Iron county met at the court house
during the week and transacted the
business which the aw says shall he
done at the annual meeting.
The personnel of the board was
changed some, the injury TO Hugh J
McLaren of Mastodon. necessitating
change in the representation from
Mastodon township for this meeting.
John Erikson, clerk of the township
board. was appointed to serve in Mr..
McLaren place and upon motion was
given a seat on the board.
The first matter of interest that was
considered by the board was the re.
port of the auditing committee That
report showed that the county officers,
especially the coroners, have been
somewhat fastidious in the use OF
automobiles. As Captain Richards
expressed it, Everyone who has any
work TO do for the county now days
THINKS that he must travel by automo-
bile", with the result that bills for
auto hire are piling up beyond any
limit of good Judgment.
Some funny inferencss we're drawn
fiom the charges. One showed that
an undertaken on the west side had
used his automobile for which he
made a charge Of $500. The in
ferencs was drawn that be lad used
1t in getting and attending to the
business of burying the dead and then
charged il up besides. When the mat
ter was put in it's proper light it was
found out that he mad made two trips
with his auto one on business and the
other for the coroner. Other charges
showed that constables, arresting law
breakers in townships where no jails
are maintained, hired autos to take
their prisoners to Jail and charged
them up TO the county.
The matter was settled bv the a.
doption Of resolution tnat hereafter
no bill for auto hire will be allowed
unless the person using the auto first
gets requisition from the prosecuting
attorney.
The fumigation of houses was
another item that caused considerable
comment more so from the tact that
bill was presented from west side
undertaken for fumigation. The super
visors had been in the habit Of getting
bills for such service from physicians
and they marveled at the change.
wondering it modern professional ethics
he'd separated the doctors from the
fumigation business and attached it 10
the undertaken thus necessitating
undertakers TO elongate their title as
for instance John Doe Undertaken
Emhalmer and Fumicator. I" Tue
matter was assigned TO Supervisor
Lyons Of Iron River 10 fathom and
treatise on the subject is due from Mr.
Lyons next time. Rob didn't make
known the title under which he will
discourse but 10 will be something like
his: "Fumigation a Treatise on the
Propriety OF Embalmers and Under
takers Engaging Therein with Plans
and Specifications for Fumigatory
and Tentative Schedule of Charges.
Especially Compiled for the Use OF
County Boards of Supervisors by J.
Robert Lyons OF Iron River with
Hand Drawing Illustrations by VIM
vinton. Crystal Falls. Showing the
Latest Approved Method OF Touching
off the Fumigee.
Another matter that was consldered
was the sentencing to the Marquette
House of Correction and Branch Prison
all habitual drunkards This step has
been advised already by the board and
but IL has never beeh enforced. The
matter was called up by the mention
OF Henry johnson 8 name. q character
whom the officers will not arrest any
more nor will the Justices try because
OF the many times be has been in the
county Jail
The frat matter taken up after the
noon recess was the appointing OF
committees for the session end a recess
was taken 20 give the different COM
mittoes chance TO report
The first item necessary In order TO
determine the amount Of taxes was the
salaries of county officers for the
ensuing year and the committee on
salaries was the first to report, the
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