Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-29

committee returned with the follow
ing resolutions: "We, the undersigned
do hereby recommend uniform wage
scale of 25 cents per hour for man
and 25 cents per hour for team" This
was signed by the entire committee
Upon motion the committee report
was unanimously adopted.
County Affairs Aired.
Under the discussion of county and
state affairs Commissioner Stepan.
upon request, gave a very good eX-
PLANTATION of how the county had in
the past been laboring under a heavy
overdraft in the road and bridge fund
and heavy bond payments, and showed
that the road and bridge fund was
now upon a cash basis and that many
thousands sof dollars worth of bonds
had been paid off, so that the present
outlook was really much better than
is generally believed. There. was a
persistent demand for reduction in
Wages of the county officials, from
top to bottom, with the result that
the chairman was instructed to ap-
point a committee of five to draw up
resolution to that effect at once.
The chair appointed the following: V.
c. Tarnowski, Joseph Koening, Louis
WINNER, Barney Greenspan, and Carl
Anderson. They met at once and
within few minutes returned with
the following resolution: Whereas,
conditions are at a point where taxa
ton is getting to too high a point,
therefore be it resolved that the state
legislature of Minnesota be requested
to amend our laws at the present
session so as to reduce both mileage
allowance and salary. Salary to be
reduced 20 per cent and mileage to 5
cents per mile each way" The reso-
luton was signed by the entire COM
mittee and was unanimously adopted.
Attacks were made upon various
expenditures by the county board, and
in each instance Commissioner Stepan
responded with answers to the effect
that the county board was at all times
trying to keep expenses down to the
minimum.
Ways and Means Committee Appointed
In conclusion Chris. Frederiksen,
Partridge township, made the follow
ing motion: THAT the chairman ap-
point committee of five whose duty
it shall be to arouse interest in the
other four commissioner districts and
to get committees elected in each dis
trict in the same manner as we are
doing it. The chairmen of these COM
mittees should then constitute a CEN
trail committee for the whole county.
The duty of this committee shall be
to try to find ways and means to bet
ter, and make more attractive, the
living conditions of the rural popula-
tion." The motion was unanimously
adopted and the chairman appointed
the following: Joseph Hrubes, Birch
Creek township; Chr. Morgensen, Fin
layson township; DIR. w. c. Ehmke
Willow River; And. j. Larsen, Nor
man township; and Chris. Frederiksen
Partridge township. Mr.. Frederiksen
stated, however, that he could not get
time to serve just now and was re-
placed by E. B. Greenwald, Finlayson
township.
Many good thoughts were brought
out during the meeting as to future
possibilities and as to it's main purpose
some of which in substance were that
this meeting was not called to attack
anV certain individuals Or dopart
ments, but they were there to coop
crate and try to help one another for
the betterment of ali; an endeavor to
get permanent relief from the unjust
taxes that are levied on the rural pop
ulation. A real reform must be had
not only in the manner in which taxes