The diamond drill., 1921-10-01
STATEMENT THAT THEY TOOK
SALARY AND FEES IS DENIED
SAME AS OTHERS ARE DOING
Supervisor Took Fifty Dollars per
Month But Took II as a Salary
Which is Illegal

Chas. Wedberg and Harry Vivian, the
Hematite officials against whom COM
plants were filed by the Taxpayers
Association, deny that they did. as Il
4 is reported that they We're doing-took
fees and stated salary for their ser
vices 10 Hematite Township.
AS IL develops, these officials did
an illegal act when, at the first meet
ing OF the township board they a
dopted a motion which fixed a salary.
even though that salary is just what
in actual dollars and cents is the same
as officials I'm other townships are
taking. The law clearly states that
the township officials are entitled TO
so much per day for time actually
given TO township Affairs.
In case which went to the supreme
court from this township in the early
days Il was decided by that body that
the fact that the supervisor took $50
per month as payment for his SER
vices to the township was no evidence
that the amount was not earned by
him.
Nnat hemhtite men say
The officials OF Hematite township
say that the practice in that township
for twenty-five years has been for the
supervisor 10 draw $50 per month. the
clerk $35 and each of the justices who
serve on the board the sum OF $40 per
month for their services to the town
ship. When the board. organized last
April a motion to pay the same salary
as was paid last year, was made, which
motion was recorded on the minutes
as a salary OF $50 for the supervisor.
etc.
In other townships OF the county
the same amounts OF money are paid
township officials but II IS paid upon
the presentation OF claims, not as
salary. and in one case 1t is legal and
in another II is illegal
The gentlemen say that the only ex-
ira money that they drew was for
sitting on the election board, for
which work they were paid a per dunn
amount.
New Officers Chosen
The board has reorganized by the
selection OF Abraham Gill 10 the office
OF supervisor, VIM. Burge to the office
Of clerk and VIM #. Hermanson 10 the
Office OF justice of the peace.
In the case OF Harry Vivian he is
not now a member OF the board but
was up until last July. He is, how
ever, justice and will in two years
more come upon the board again. Mr.
Vivian has not resigned yet, but prob
ably Will do so and will be reelected
by the board.
IL Is reported that the action against
the supervisor from Bates township
Is that he accepted pay for his ser
vices on the county board and also
Grew pay the same day from his town
ship.
In some OF the townships the super
visor manages 70 make more than $50
per month on the per dieum basis
Mr.. Byers. manager OF the Taxpay-
ers Assn, and the one who filed the
complaint with the governor has re-
poatedly stated that he is not adverse
10 the supervisor drawing $50 per
month. but he bucks at that official
drawing pay for making out the as
seasment and tax rolls in addition.
The agitation TO limit township ex-
penses has been going on for a couple
OF years and Il has It's good features
The men affected, however, say IL Is
unfair 10 them 10 charge them with
deliberate grating, when as a matter
OF fact their error s. merely technical