The diamond drill., 1919-06-28
POOR C0MM'RS
ARE SUMMONED
MUST APPEARBEFORE BOARD COM
MITTEE ON July THIRD
MEANS HEARING BY BOARD
Supervisors Want to Learn Truth
Of Rumors That Have Been
Floating about

The board OF supervisors at its
meeting last Saturday ordered the
poor committee OF that body to have
a meeting with the board OF poor
commissioners and ascertain the facts
in connections with reports of UNDER
supplying certain poor charges Of the
county.
The matter was brought to the at
tention Of the board by Supervisor
Benson OF Bates township who had
number OF complaints listed and pre-
sented them TO the board. The frst
proposition was TO ask for the regis
nation OF the members of the commits
sion, but wiser counsel prevailed and
IL was finally decided 20 have the
poor committee investigate the com
plants first.
Means An epeu Hearing.
This action seems to mean an open
hearing by the board OF supervisors.
It is certain that the board OF poor
commissioners will demand a full |
hearing and ii Is likewise certain that |
some OF the members OF the hoard Of |
supervisors win not be satis6ed. Nor
viii the general public be satisfied,
unless such bearing liz given that
there may be full knowledge OF jgsr
what has been done by the poor com
missioners.
. The supervisors will meet srsLn
July 7th when the committee viii
make It's report and II Is then that
the board will take ofticial action and
either dismiss the case or cite the
eommissioners to appear before a
bearing.
Charges VI Uader-Suppiylag.
The complaint that is pressed ahe
hardest Is that the commissioners do
lot allow some OF the poor charges
snough TO live upon This charge, ST.
Is sufficient TO warrant the
supervisors in asking for the resigna-
on OF the commission.
This IN not the first time that these
'ha!ges have got 10 the public ear.
asst winter contributor to the Iron
tiyer-Stambaugh Reporter made
harges OF under~supplFing, and the
1atter was pretty fully aired at the /,
ime While II was shown by figures
hat the accusations OF the Reporter
correspondent were not true, the crit
,ism had healthy influence Wit
ne commission and there was appar-
nj spirit of greater liberality in q
ealing with the poor n
few weeks ago the commission a.
n5lished an exhaustive report OF e,
ieir do.ngs showing the amount OF "a
applies furnished TO each individual a,
'ceiTing county aid in Iron county. G
casual perusal Of the report seemed III
disclose that there was ample as
stance given each person. n,
Since u'en complaint has been made m
'oat one family on the west side and re
ere seems TO be something back OF
e complaint as the supervisor who
ade the accusation TO the board
aims that charges have been made
him by those In authority in the tn
or board
Indicates Internal Differences. CT
The poor board is composed OF
'bert Munns of Crystal Falls. Olof an
'lgemo Of Bates. and Edward Scott
Iron River In addition Carl we
olander. superintendent of the thi
unity farm, has been employed by
board as an investigator. To him Jul
referred all requests for assistance I
q he Immediately makes an inves- OF
alton and it is supposed that hie ,
concentrations are complied with sta
the board. and the poor charge
en- the assistance that he recon- 7
nds. ,.,
AZ Benson, In bringing the matter bor
ore the board, stated that MIR. sho- I'm,
der told him that bis recommsnda- ter.
~ are not compiled with, Mr. tup
lsrn also stated that one member Sta