Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-06
Economy ano Efficiency COMMITTEES
Report on Better Farming Associu

Economy ano Efficiency Committee
Report on Better Farming Associa'
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of tn,
Board OF Supervisors:
Your Committee on Economy an /
Efficiency would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter
of the amount paid by the state for
The Better Farming Association. pre-
scented before them. and recommend
the following:
The State of Illinois appropriated
for Farm Bureaus, such as the Better
Farming Association, $2S 900, which
sum was appoItfoned among those
counties that maintained County Blu
reslus. OF such sum the Better Fam
ing Association OF La Sale County
from July 1si. 1918, to ,mly LIST. 1917,
received -Four Hundred and Seventh
seven Dollars and Eight Cents
We recommend the immediate pay.
ment OF the 81 800 appropriation for
the Better Farming Association, amt
that the clerk be authorized 10 dra v
an amonnl for that account IN iavne
uI said association
. FRANK e RlCHEY,
Chairman
a. r. l.. DAllBER,
j w NINANS.
On motion on supervisor Riche.,
and seconded. the adoption Of the IL
port. which was carried ny the fol-
lowing vote;
Ayes: Andrews. Bell, Breuer, Bre l.
ming, Bronson. Callaean, Charley
Christian, CLARK tonnar.On. Dauhe..
Driscoll. Doyle Eells, Farley, FdrAs
worth Goedtner iIawley. IleaIy. HI.
Hoarty, Hunter .k;ts,antein, keil..
Kuhn, Langley, Larson Lewis, Ma
shall. Nitsehelm, q Donnell. Poo.
Richey, Rogers, Srherer, SeiBp. Sht.
densack, Spencer states. Stobs
Trumbo. Tadycn. Willsey, Winaus.
q WyIe,. Jockey, Iolpher a-. .,..
Nays; None
Economy and Efficiency Committee
Report Re Mattheissen Tax Mat
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
BoAru OF Supervisors -.a
Your Commitee on Efficiency aNi
Economy would respectfully report
that they have procured intormatlo1
lIL1l COuNIutts THEM DtNbuu al i'tt
sonable doubt that r. W. Matthiesser,
deceased. for many years of his lie
escaped The payment OF taxes on his
personal property by the methEi
among others, OF Omitting to make 4
iull, complete and lawful schedule a.
all of his personal properly, and the
delivery OF such schedules TO the 'JN
assessor, as required b. the revenue
law OF the state, and in other way =
and by miSrepresen'ing the amount
and value OF his personal holdings
whreby he escaped ne payment o.
taxes apparently amounting % approx
imately, $500.Voo
l4W these taxes so escaped perhs :,
I'd not more than $40 900 rightly belongs
to the county, the balance being taxes
due the state, the school and oihef
taxing bodies We believe hat tne ~
sums or more can be collected by he
county and that probably conslderabl.
sums can also be collected from IN"
Matthiessen & Hegeler Zine Company
and its stockholders other than The
~Matthiessen estate.
Your committee are OF the bel!tt
that 1T these back taxes are due the
county they should be paid 10 the
eonnty.'i Ii they are not due then tAG
people who are charged with dire,e1-
lion In their nou-pay ment snohld ~
glad Of an opportunity to establish
the facts of their innocence.
We therefore recommend that your
committee he authorized and directei
10 employe attorneys to represent the
county in the collection OF back axe
from the MatthieSsen estate, The N
Il H. Zine Company, and against the
stockholders Of said company. sai
employment to be made upon the 50, p
ctlic terms that the County Oi La
sale shall not be held Liable for the
payment Oh any fees tor appearing De
ore any court or before the Board G..
Review. the state taxing commission
or any OF her tribunal Whatsoever,
;, wherein 1nis contloN ersy ma! require
them 10 appear ana that their com
n, pensation snail come wholly and eN'
rlusiyely from the money, il any acit-
ally collected, OUT OF which they shat
be paid in any even, Whatsoever. not
10 exceed ope-third OF tne amoun
actually collected. Y..
All OF which is respectfully sub
,.4l9,44. FRANK +. RlCHEl.
- t.., Chairman
r. l.. DAl'RER.
w A MANS