The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
CRYSTAL FALLS MAN HEADS CO.
BOARD FOR TWELFTH TERM
ALLOWED WELFARE BILLS
Claims For Detective Services We're
Presented Asking for 500
and Allowed at $1,000

Crystal Falls township was chosen TO
preside over the county board again
for the twelfth time II is record
which any man might be proud of and
one that has been given Mr. Richards
because OF his well known fitness for
the position
Mr. Richards has been chairman for
II years in succession He alternated
once with VIM n Jobe, supervisor
from Stambaugh township during his
early residence here but after that
there has been no opposition to him at
any of the sessions when the board has
been organized
The record held by Mr. Richards is
excelled only by few men in the state.
One particular exception is that Of Mr.
Radford, chairman Of the Menominee
board who has been the presiding
officer about twenty five years.
The selection of Mr. Richards TO a
gain preside over the Iron County
board came with unanimous consent
of all of the supervisors. condition
that has existed every time that Mr..
Richards chosen to the position
Committee Appointments
Immediately after the board was
organized, Chairman Richards took
under advisement the appointment of
committees for the coming year with
the result that the following appoint
ments were made
Fianance Committee j. S. Jacka
f. J. Wanzer and J. r. Udd.
Purchasing Committee r. ID Ball
John Wall and August J Waffen
Auditing Committee }. 5. Jacka,
John Erikson and viano osterberg
Poor Committee Charley Olson,
j r. Udd and John Williams.
County Road Committee J r udd.
Chris Rowe and John Williams
Building Committee W J Rich
ards, r J Corbett and j s. Jacka
Welfare Bills Presented
The session brought only one item
Of any great interest and that was the
of tile bills for detec-
tive service by the Welfare Associa-
tion Supt Chas r. Lawrence was
the representative of the Welfare
Association whose duty il was TO pre-
sent 10 the county the bills for police
work done by the association early IN
the year 1915. Mr. Lawreuc' was per-
soually present and present a a list Of
claims amounting TO $l,60J00. Mr.
Lawrence explained the work done by
the association under Mr. Rutledge's
regime and how many OF the cases
which afterwards went to trial and In
which fines were collected were trace
able to the work OF the association.
The bill did not, as Is commonly un-
derstood, cover the work of the detec-
tiyes who appeared here last winter
Those men were sent by the national
association The detective bills pre-
sented by the association were those
from work done by men
hired and paid for by the association
Sensibn Objected StrenuouSly
Sherin Sensiba was on the job and
he put in strenuous objection to
allowing for any work not authorized
by the regular county officers MIR
Sensiba had refused TO o. X the bills
and in no uncertain terms he told the |
board that he considered the bills 10 be
illegal
Mr. Sensiba contended that the
policing OF this county belongs 10 the
sheriff and that the board has no au-
ihority to pay for police work not au-
lhorized by the sheriff He claimed |
that detective work. such as was done |
under the Rutledge regime Sas OF no |
value for the reason that II was not
done in conjunction with the police Of
ficers
Mr. Lawrence. for the association. |
claimed that Il WAS due to the work OF
the association that many of the con
yictions we're secured, and In this
statement he got support from Prose
cutting Attorney wafen who cited one !
ease IN particular
Officers Have u Dispute
The case In poinI was that against |
Ted laDuke which Is still pending Mr.
wanen claimed that evidence secured |
5v The detectives strengthened the
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