Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-12
MEETING TALKS
TAX REDUCTION
Officials of County Units
Meet in Convention at
Pine City.
Talk Taxes and Problems
Pertinent to All
Taxpayers.


board of county commissioners in Il
letter dated Feb. 5 from Andrew p.
Edin, county auditor, sent as an in
vitation to all township chairmen, all
village mayors and all chairmen OF
school boards, was held in the court
room of the court house in Pine City
on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The invitation
was the result of an appeal made by
a committee appointed for that pur-
pose at a meeting held in Willow
River several days previously.
A crowd that packed the room to
capacity with standing room at
premium and representing practically
every part of the county had as
sembled at the prescribed hour, II
a. M, and was called to order by K. L.
Wilcox, chairman of the board Of
county commissioners. The first or
der of business was the selection of q
chairman and Svend Petersen Of
Askov, was chosen to direct the meet
ing without opposition. Mr.. Peter
sen took charge of the meeting and
stated that it should at all times
be remembered that it was a meet
ing called by the people, of the peo-
pie, and for the people, and that the
primary object was to devise ways
and means for securing relief from
the present high tax burden. Harry
Madison of Sandstone, was selected as
secretary of the meeting.
FrederikSen submits Plan.
Chris Frederiksen of Partridge
township, submitted the following
plan for consideration of the meeting:
AT this meeting a committee con-
sisting of nine members shall be
elected in the following manner:
Each school district, township and
village shall have one vote. Election
must be done by ballot. Each voter
writing nine names on the ballot, and
the nine highest shall be considered
elected, providing each candidate has
received at least one-ninth 90 of
all the votes cast. otherwise success
sive ballots shall be taken for the
number of candidates not receiving
this number of votes. The members
of this committee must be voters and
taxpayers of Pine county and may not
hold any county or state office.
'ThiS committee shall then divide
itself into three subcommittee, one
to investigate and try to find means
whereby our school taxes may be
lowered and make possible recon-
mendations for the lettering of our
school system.
1.-The second subcommittee to in
vestigate our county, township and
village affairs and make possible rec
concentrations whereby our taxes may
be lowered.
1.-THE third subcommittee to deal
with legislative matters of interest to
the rural population.
1.-THE chairman of these sub-commit-
tees shall constitute the executive
board of the whole committee as, pres
ident, vice president, and secretary
treasurer.
when each subcommittee has in
vestigated its respective field of work,
the whole committee shall convene
and act upon possible recommends
presented at their proper destinations,
and be published. No recommended
tions to be presented before acted
upon by the whole committee. Every
citizen of Pine county has a right to
present proposals to this committee
and shall be allowed to argue the
merits of his proposals before same.
''We should have, at least an an
nual meeting, preferably in the sum-
mer time at some central location in
the county. At this meeting the COM
mittee shall give a report of its
work and present possible resolu-
tions for the convention to act upon
(accept).
eff a person desires to have any
proposal, question or other matter
brought before this convention, same
shall be presented in writing to the
committee at least thirty (30) days
before the annual meeting, and it
shall be the duty of the committee
to investigate said proposal to the
best of their ability and give n report
On same at the annual meeting.
AT the annual meeting a new COM
mittee shall be elected, and l will
suggest the following procedure:
Each township and village shall be
allowed one G) representative vote
for every twenty-five (25) voters or
fraction thereof. Otherwise following
the same manner of election as pro-
posed for this meeting. If group or
groups representing at least one-ninth
present, for any reason may so desire,
they shall be allowed to elect one ~
committee member for every one
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