The diamond drill., 1922-01-20
IRON RIVER UNDERTAKEN ASKS
$3.50 FOR BuRYINc PAuPfR
MAST. TAXPAYERS REPAYED
Error in Township Roll Caused
Taxpayers ia That Township to
Pay More Than Their Share ,',. \.


disclosed. discussed and discounted
SO many times that the subject has
got thread bare. However, before you
get peeved over the cost OF living,
give some thought to the cost of dy-
ing as disclosed In the claims on ille
for the board OF supervisors TO pay.
+ II cost 1915 to bury pauper, If
the bill of a west side undertaken Is
finally passed upon as presented to
the board. The casket cost SITS and
the balance went for other expenses.
There came near being several adj
ditional calls for the undertaken
when that bill popped Off the
spindle as several members develop
ed heart failure. AT last reports their
hearts had reacted and were merg-
mig into the stony variety.
Related 10 Mastodon Taxpayers
In footing the tax roll OF Mastodon
township. an error of $4,000 was
made im nddition, whereby Masto-
don's equalized valuation stood at
that amount above what its fair
share should have been and would
have been had the error not occurred.
Aastodon township taxpayers paid
so cents per $1,000 of valuation more
than they should have paid OF state,
county and county road taxes and the
taxpayers of the other townships OF
the county paid cents per $1,000 OF
valuation less than they should have
paid.
All of the large taxpayers in Masto-
don township paid their taxes under
protest because of the error.
The total overpay by Mastodon
taxpayers because OF the error was
81 504.34 Mastodon township asked
for an adjustment Several proposals
were talked over, the one that seemed
the best, could the board guarantee IL.
would be to slice off $149, 900 in the
equalization next year and distribute
1t proportionally upon the other
townships OF the county. This course
was impractical because the present
board cannot bind it's successor.
The only other adequate method
was to pay back TO Mastodon taxpay-
res the amount they oyerpaid and this
method was finally agreed upon.
! Hatchery In Copper and Iron
~ W. Country fh'i
The board listened to a resolution
from the committee OF the Iron River
Chamber OF Commerce and the Crys-
tai Falls Rotary Club which reads as
follows. ~
ah ~ Iron River, Michigan
January 18th, 1929
The Honorable Board OF Supervisors.
~ Crystal Falls. Michigan @
( Gentlemen: - iial iit A. if' - ''
AT meeting OF the Crystal Falls
/ Rotary Club, and OF delegation
from the Chamber OF Commerce OF
Iron River, the undersigned com
mittee was appointed 10 secure the
location OF a Fish Hatchery. at some
point on the Gogebic or Menomineo
Ranges.
We would respectfully request
that your Board pass a suitable
resolution fasoring such installation
and forward copy TO the Depart
lment OF Conservation az Lansing.
We would also request that your
Board pass suitable resolutions re-
questing the County Boards OF Ont
onogon, Gogebic and Dickinson coun-
sties. To take similar action.
Respectfully.
ID. IT, Campbell
p. OBrien
3E A. l.. Burridge
o.. G. Groeschel
4 L. A. Henry
4 As result of this request
resolution favoring the location OF
one OF the hatcheries In the copper
country and the other on the Menorn-
inee or Gogebic ranges was adopted.
A copy OF the boards resolution
was sent during the week TO each of
board OF supervisors in the upper
peninsula.
! Soldiers Records Piled
Soon after the United States enter
ed the World War the Iron County
boards OF supervisors In the upper
Thomas Conlin OF Crystal Falls to be
county historian. Mr.. Conlin had es
one OF his tasks the compiling OF the
recorders OF the soldiers and sailors
that went from this county to the
Army and Navy OF the United States.
Governor Sleeper. later on. appoint
ed Mr.. Conlin state enumerator for