The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-02-02
CITIZENS ANSWER NICHOL

We IOCA yooI c1ilSHCl
that it is true that Bottineau County
pays $500 per month to carry the
Court House mail to the Post Office.
Our first communication to the
Courant should have been signed VIII
low City Citizens instead of Willow
City Citizen. The lack of the letter
IS" for which we take the blame and
lead you to believe it was the griev-
ance of one citizen only. You could
have noticed however that then as to-
day We used the plural "we."
Our objection is not the objection
of one taxpayer only but of several
and judging from the comments we
hear our number does not grow small
er since the publication of your answ-
er. That objection is based on the
ground that at time when farmers
and business men practice the strict
est economy to prevent their home or
business being sold for taxes a Leak
age of even $500 per month from our
public funds should not be allowed to
continue on such poor excuse as the
one given. It is not only the right
but the duty of any citizen to an
nounce such facts when found. =. spsz&.
When a man is elected 10 office On
his business reputation like you, Mr.
Nichol, we expect him to stand firm
on business methods allowing no
man, least of all, man of a certain
type to put one over on him. Your
answer is not convincing because you
yourself are not convinced. IL you
were You would not be SO anxious to
tell us that this arrangement has last
ed only two years.
If Mr.. White and other draymen in
the County can forgive you when you
write that Hauling mail pounched to
and from the depot takes only few
minutes of his delivery time while
already up" IF they can pass it up
we can.
We can even forgive You when you
write that the carrying of the Court
House mail, waiting for it, and distri-
buting takes TWO HOURS, when well
We know you are stretching it-a
little. &~.
ssE You say 3tif the gentleman viii COM
pare. We have compared the
work of the Court House janitor with
the one of school house janitor and
we have decided that the Court House
janitor job is by far the easiest and
softest for the following reasons.
The job is twelve month job and
not q nine month one. The ladies and
gentlemen working in the Court House
do not mess up thing in rooms cor
ridors and stairways like $50 chill
dren do. %s o =.
When ever one of us 60 to the
Court House 10 act as juror or 10 pay
taxes we cannot but notice that the
janitor has always plenty of time 10
tell long yarn 10 anyone who has
patience to listen, knowing these facts
as you do, Mr.. Nichol, why did You
not say to, him since you have plenty
of time 30 and get the mail.
When you are On your farm II you
notice that your hired man has some
spare time you send him 10 the
mail box. Do you grant him $15.O0
per month extra
You say that salaries paid by Bot.
tineau County for Deputies are loves
than those OF other Counties. Wi
never said they were higher as mat
ter of fact we wonder how experiences
bookkeepers as chief deputies to Reg
lister Of Deeds, Auditor, Treasure
are willing 70 work for $1O0.0O /.
$1,000 per month when the janitoI
receives $115.00.
Since yon are acquainted with con
ditions ii other Counties, win yos
please telI US which cf he four eoun
ties that surround as pay $15.O0 -
month - carry their Court House mai
Which other County hut Bottinsa,
County pays from $500 to $4,000 III
month more q the janitor than 4
deputiss doing the work n expi
enced book kkeepers.
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