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Orion Town Clerks Office
Richland County Wisconsin
Jan 14th 1889

Hon
R. H. Delapp. Member of Assembly
Madison Wis Defin.

find Enclosed two petitions,

I the Petition to repeal Chaper 426. of Session Lawas of Ad 1887.

II the Petition to amend Chapter 502 of Session Laws of 1887.

Comments. Said Chapter 502. in the payment of Road Overseers fees is
unjust and not for the Public good. for the reasons

I In most Road Dists in said County no money is paid to overseers
on Road Taxes. for the reason a taxpayer Can hire a man to
work out his fare at $1 per day,

II Where money is paid to Overseers generally put in much time
and Consume the greater part of such oney in fees.
Thereby such money is diverted from a Public benefit.

III The legislature (to my knowledge for 35 year town Clerk in
said County) has different times changed the Law upon the
Road overseers fees, and in the way they should be paid