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MOVE TO RE-ORGANIZE ROSALIE BANK Other Members Favor Retention of Street Overseer, Re-elect Petersen and Riley. Chairman Chafes at Refusal to Sustain. A meeting of the village board Monday evening developed situation somewhat tense when the question of village marshal and street man came up for discusison, after being laid over for period of SIX weeks. As law and sioner the of the board had declared his to retain B Riley as night man, but had demanded the of Carl Petersen as day mar of the village The other members, all of whom were on the board last year, appeared isfied with the Dane and balked displacing him. It was the first session of the board in June and the monthly bills were presented and disposed of in the usual manner A request from Frank Rightbower was presented for permit struct an addition from the rear his hotel northward the street A motion carried grant permit, with the that the construction comply with ment in the district the dirance be wholly on his property. It reported held and the board Tuesday morning at which understanding reached. The matter of the purchase of Mathewson strip, north of town, purposes was brought up discussed. This the the are located. The price asked $1500.00 Attention called to fact that now the playground for the children of parts of town and most all parts town most location for that use. The concrete tennis courts built at cost of $1500 Should the tract into other hands, and become subdivided or premises for one or more homes, could not hereafter be secured at anywhere near the present offer The strip comprises four The board decided to defer action meeting Thursday evening of this week to consider the proposition and give opportunity to look it over Objection was voiced against the large bill board the vacant lots west of the Fuller motion was carried instructing the clerk to rotify the billboard company remove the objectionable feature immediately The next and last proposition considered was the of the mar As stated there to make change the right man, Riley. has been regarded as attached to the law department. The day man, Petersen. as stated these columns, has been regarded by the board as attached to the streets and alleys partment and his work Timarily and principally that of keeping the village thorofares proper condition. In that relation the board in the past has Petersen under Whitehead's jurisdiction, and his duties marshal incidental only stated that he was satisfied with Carl as street man and has no desire to make any change. Another member was of the opinion that the law and order man should Depositors Meeting Called to Salvage Assets and Continue the Institution. move appears to have been started at meeting held in Rosalie last Friday evening by the depositors of the Rosalie State bank which suspended operation recently, to take over the assets and plan reorgan ization of the institution to enable to resume business A state bank Inspector was present. stated that the late owners of the bank have turned its assets over the depositors for liquidation, and the plan 'under consideration is to is sue to each depositor form of long time certificate of 35 per cent of his deposit. For the remaining 65 percent he Is given credit payable 10 percent monthly, as the assets are As the bank appears to be solvent this plan gives time for liquidating paper as it becomes due and the plan said to be acceptable by the depositors For this purpose will be formed for handling the affairs the bank There hope that with capital and banking will appear or be found, who will invest sufficient capital take and reopen banking An ar rangement that kind would be most the farmers and business men of community where there need of going bank and good field to support such an institution Brink right and the prevailing impression as to the cause of substantially correct may be advisable for the village to put muzzles on some of their careman with money may with good reason hesitate on making under posbility such a hazard be permited to name the marshal, and street man have his choice for street maintainer Two other mem expressed a attitude There was etiticism of both em ployees in their police work and their retention hung on thread more slender than the vote indicates. The mayor was outspokenly firm his demard for Petersen's scalp and hinted strongly resignation if the board refused to comply. The situation was fairly tense for time as the members were loath cause ruction within the board. Finally member: move we vote. After a the mo- Chairman: "Moved and seconded that we Clerk: "What are you voting The motion was amended to ballot separately on choice for night watch and for day man The choice night watch stood Riley 3. Stanley Benner John Wood For day man: Petersch 3, Benner The chairman with considerable feeling upbraided the other members for refusing to his wishes. In his resentment he notice that would back" them. The other trustees felt that he overstepped his bounds heretofore recognized and was attempting to usurp the and alley preHowever the tenure of neither man certain sinecure, one may judge by board Each as police officer comes in for criticism of neglect of duty, failure follow out orders and disposition shirk or shift responsibility A change appears possible at any time, though none has been intimated SO far. It is complicated by the problem of finding a better man for the job.
