Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-04-01
A TALK ON PUBLIC MATTERS
DR. Porter Discusses Taxation, Coun-
~ Board and Ctner Things

EDITOR CENSOR. Old Cato, returning from rap
idly recovering Carthage ever after ended every
speech of his with these words Il also of
the opinion that Carthage must be destroyed. 2
and 1t was destroyed.
II win soon be time to elect town chairmen, and
as they have lot to do with the size of the coun-
" budget next fall and 10 some extent determine
the amount Of the county tax, want to appeal TO
the voters OF the thirty hree precincts to elect
many sober careful. conscientious Flen posai-
BILE to serve on the county board; for good share
Of the total taxes is not caused by state commits
sions. but by county, town, and school district APP
preparations. This year these members Of the
county board draw, believe, four dollars per day
instead Of three which. Judging from the records
Of the past sessions, is dollar an hour for actual
work done, and IN these days Of outrageous taxa
tion, that Is too much, Have you ever read the
yearly reports and noted the very little work done
IN day by this august assembage Of thirty three
picked men2 They met at half past eleven: called
ed minutes Of morning session read. Chairnan's
resignation not accepted. asyum invited them to
dine. Adjourned till ten Of second day Cost to
the county si09.
Second day. met at 10, invitation to visit poor
farm accepted; moved to adjourn. Fowel's inyi-
tation alone. and rea5ing the minutes cost the
taxpayers s54 and the busses to carry them to the
feasts cost $3.50. Afternoon session sisted of
dinner at asylum and reading reports Of asylum
officers which consumed seven minutes time; adj
iouTned till third day.
Thursday roll CALI highway petition referred to
road committee. Blind applicants ask aid. petit
ton Ia referred Election Of trustee and ianitor
made order for Friday, report Of training school
to be read then. Afternoon, roll call: report Of
tank committee. brief speech of income tax man
adjourned SO endeth the third day at s99 lcr the
members and S9.69 day for travel. In eleven
days this session cost the county about round
ST 200. Next fall it will cost II 600 unless we
pledge every man elected to cut out two useless
feasts and cut the session short by going there to
work for the best interests Of the COUNT / be-
lieve there are lot of conscientious men every
county board who 20 there to work and make a
short job of It. but cannot. Does any good bust
ness man, after reading the record doubt for q
moment that three county commissioners can do
all the work in SIX days. done by the thirty-three
tnen in eleye days7
Fellow voter. ground down by heavy taxes. I
want lot Of you in every voting place 10 tackle
every candidate for supervisor and find out how
he stands regarding attending those two banquets
1T four dollars day at your expense and you husk
corn to pay the bill. and don't even get smell OF
the good things served him, You remember. last
fall Mr.. Gocavil moved the lnYitalio. 70 the asy-
Ia banquet be not accepted aud Messrs Bagiien
Marsha Olson. Dorner, Sehreiner, Solvorson
and Soodell voted to not attend. hope those gen
tlemen viii all be elected again They were there
for businefs and not for banquets. DIR Schreiner
whose time was worth more than three dollars
moved that Mr.. POWELL hold his feast Wednesday,
that both entertainments come on one day But
they beat him; motion defeated by members who
preferred banquet to business
There Is an agricultural school talked of and TO
be voted for or against next fall. Why not have
an expression in every town meeting regarding
its establishment or not Agriculture believe is
taught in all schools in the county. and our boys
best In the world. believe these boys are get
ting more Of that science now than they will put
in practice. We need Drawn development more
tan Drain development. A sanatorium for con-
sumptives is talked Of. If we isolate all tu-
berculoss cases we can IN a hundred years drive
the white plague of the face Of the earth. If we
had all the money those county banauets have
cost In the rast % years II would build neat lit
tie pavilion for the white plague sufferers. l had
much rather zee 5000 given TO start a sanatorum
than to erect the monument we are TO vote to
trat Ns.a4H.N A..atfT
Our comfy board used 70 have committees ap-
pointed 10 advance. as IN have business matters
ready TO act upon vi hen The board convened Why
don't they do it now! Fellow voter. scan the pro-
ceedings Of the last board meeting. If your chair
man has done good work in his town and on the
county board compliment him with your vote; but
give him 70 understand that at "a day he must
not be eleven days doing six days work,
Mr.. editor, was in Hell few minutes last
summer away Up above Trondbjen in beautiful
Norway. If don't stop writing thus somebody
will give me a mandate to 20 there again
Earnestly yours G. v PORTER
On most Of the propositions laid down by Dr.
Porter. the CENSOR concurs. II has no sympathy
with the too frequent criticism passed because
supervisors visit the public institutions at their
annual sessions. We hold that Il ID much their
duty to inspect the buildings and property. care
given TO unfortunate wards. live stock and Rener-
81 matters there as any duty dey0lyng upon them
as representatives Of their respective towns. How
are they TO Judge of management and actual con-
ditons except by observation One may have an
entirely different opinion and understanding af-
ter making personal inspection A more striking
case we are unable 10 cite than that of DR. Porter
himself who with many Others passed unfavor-
able comment on management, salary and other
wise Of county aims house affairs. After paying
the place personal visit DIR. Porter did the man
~ and proper act in publicly acknowledging over
his own signature in print that he had been mis-
informed and found things vastly different from
what they had been represented 10 him. The 80
called feasts and banquets are arranged At a time
in the session when little time s lost 10 the actual
work II is no advantage TO secure a meal from
county because members' bcari Is paid elsewhere.
We think there is merit ii the objection to max
ing these annual cicisi visits public gatherings.
--EDTToR CEsSoP.
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