The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-03-09
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money ii spent UP there at Bottineau
Eight. weeks ago We denounced as
graft the fact that the County pays
1916 per month to MI. Henry Ruelle fol
carrying the Court House mail to and
from the Postoffice u distance of three
blocks. Mr.. Nichol, formers chair
man of the Board of County Commits
sioners answered us BY pinning the
Distinguished Service Cross on the
breast of the janitor for EFFICI-
ENC
Efficient Indeed, he is Listen Mr..
Nichol. AT the last November term Of
Court Mr. Ruelle had himself ap-
pointed bailiff at $500 per day. 50
that during the court term the jani-
tor was cashing in $4.o0 per day for
janitor work. Sunday excepted, so
cents per day for carrying the Court
House mail and Oh top Of that $500
per day as bailiff which makes d total
OF $3.50 per day. The District Judge
sitting on the beach would not clear
up that much salary after the deduca-
tions were made of his travelling and
living expenses and the discomfort Of
being away from home. OF course
this M is as II should be, because q man
IN this world is paid for what he
knows, and the Judge On the beach
knows only q few things while the
Janitor knows it alland then some.
MT. Nichol, do you call it efficiency
when man already receiving sal
ary Of go per day, Sunday excepted,
grabs another $500 per day from the
County thereby depriving Of those
$500 some good citizen who is more
entitled TO il. A deal of that kind may
be legal although we have our doubts
about it but certainly it is not sign
of too much honesty. gs .s . I.
Last fall during the Court term
there were all kinds Of good men in
Bottineau anxious to earn Dollar
men who for thirty years or more have
paid taxes to this County and never
had County job. Why should these
men be denied a bailiff job at $500 per
day to make room for a man whose
lips have been clamped on the County
Ireasury's teat for twenty years and
who at that very moment was still
sucking at the rate of $4.6O per day.
Why add another. $500 per day !?
Could it be that money was needed to
buy one Of these cheap politicians
masks which enables it to double cross
Nonpartisans and Iva. candidates
alike without being caught at it. Some
men cannot be bought as long as there
is no bidder around. .ss.y@.. -, .s.=s- -.
Whatever the cause, we ask you, Mr..
Nlchol, do you approve? We have
before us The Courant of January 5th
stating that you and Mr.. Walker spent
a week In Bottineau checking up the
different County offices. You certain
ly must have noticed that item while
checking the District Court records
which are the easiest to check up.
But since You kept silent about it so
far, we ask YOU do you approve? Is
it the kind of efficiency that calls for
Distinguished Service Cross or IS it
plain petty graft /?
81 In your answer, Mr.. Nichol, you
said II am willing to go down the
line from A to q. We took your at.
your word and we asked. A--Which
OF the surrounding counties pays SIS
per month to carry the Court House
mail to and from the Postoffice. B.
In which Court House is the janitor
receiving higher pay than experienced
bookkeepers as is the ease in Bottin-
eau? (Which of the surrounding
Counties allows the janitor to draw
two salaries at the same time Y
Z You promised to answer from A to
q. We ask you to answer only A, B
and G. @ a.sa z s z.@
Question d which will come later,
will referr to the coal bill for the
Court House. s}#, t 5 s.
Many taxpayers are interested in
having an answer to these questions.
Will you satisfy their wishes or have
you cold feet alread !? n
4 Willow City Citizers.