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iofiy.s-y-jeryn,k~FOR 2.psayathea»whetyoffe£H'''rSeveral petitions are ih; Cir'jC.ulal for the recall .of John R. Santo-'y of the Commissioners ofTrayere®^ The charges on which thfe:‘desire^ the petitioners ate based arepreSCht in the following copy taken ; trdm.v.i’ of the petitions: ' ;; TO THE HONORABLE MAYG^ AND THE COMMISSIONERS ;frTHE CITY OF TRAVERSE The undehatgned- being ah;,yqufelij$ electors; entitled to votfe'fthalclty •ion in the city of -TraverseOity your honorable body (in acdoMat with section 292 of the Clty ’Ch'arte^?| the City of Traverse City^ forJhe recil of John R. Santo as a comidiastorienl said city. The undersignhd petitioioi in accordance with the provisions of ;si Section 292 of the City Charter of said City of Traverse City.'therefore'p inand that an .election for the purpose’ electing a successor to''John;; R-. ;Sii as a commissioner is asked fcS^by yojSetitioners for the reasottjthatthe -iM ohn R. Santo has violated'Section ^ of the. said Charter of the'jsaid City-;.^ Traverse City adopted April-10, 1913'^ that he asked for and received cor pensatlon from said city of .Trayeri City for services as a member of tl Board of Equalization and Review^! the rate of $3; per day, in ;addition taSi salary as commissioner of ftnaftce-ytf ‘said City. Also for theifufth.er Jreat^ that the said John R. Sntdhas exce©lt; ed his authortiy. as a City GommissloniJ in that he purchased certaiiiv-4urnttr*' for the use of the s ext6n:yt' fhe; ;;C , Cemetery, caused the inVpice thei^V to be approved and paid fproiit bf : th funds of said Gity of Traverse; Cityv^-vHUMANE S0GIET1PThe report of the. as read at the Cbi Monday night was to? city could not legally^ to the Humane Soeilt; of prevention of ci children Because ganizatioh, but tbafl vide an offibtalfbr 'NASH SUSPENDED FOR INVESTIGATION• ..John R, Santoi Commissioner of Fi-atac preferred voluminous type |ritten , charges against City Clerk ^illiam H. Nash last Monday evening. JjTbe Commission meeting was dragging along in a perfunctory mannerfand of the audience was dozing in the when the bomb was dropped and immediately was galvanic action not-'ceable and evidently the wireless for instantaneously new. spee-,rifors appeared on the scene. -Nearly pjl'of the Commissioners were taken by I'brprise and spines stiffened for the .ray.; 'Mr. Nash was evidently taken iback and was\;aught without legal ad-ice as to the course, to pursue. A cess, was taken to enable him to get - .touch w,ith. his attorneys but it was Ascertained that one of them.was ill in iJed and the other member of the firm ibiild; not be located. Mr. Nash was magnanimous, however, and did not in-list on a delay in the proeedings. Mr. auto was permitted to read the charges nch covered about five type written ages and is altogether too. lengthy to rint. These complaints filed by the pmmissioner and on which, he hopes secure the removal of fhe Clerk run iyer a considerable period and in the. j in include incompetency, mnlfeas-ri.ee in office, such as paying out mon-y -t,o' clerks without authority from ^mmifisipn, failure to turn in sufficient €cbns’e moh’ey from circuses based on |Jvdnririibel’ of;cars carried, unlawfully Changing pay rolls, usurpation of Authority . and. several minor items. ^ilThere was little discussion and a Resolution was passed suspending Mr.'■pending, investigation of the i^arge, .said. suspfe n s iori starting Feb.The date set for hearing of com-^laiht is'Fefruary 28, at .nine o’eiocic in. :e;.fprenbon -so that once .again the ihefal pubhc willbe unable to seethe ^o^unless they are disposed to layoff ■ ^w^irk'^’hich: • under: the; present cischeduie of-prices of foodstuffs isMMiVPi'- ..Vi.*; J-; '-T ; . V *«BRCRi plan Man: but 1anis thwillstayuall}thanexpeautoandeffoiconemencom]Cityto biVaftcrouflit SMISMiCalii wini bear of E who hav* to aj Tra\.. F(orchmileF( ,8th. buili ion i
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Traverse City Press
Traverse City, Michigan, US
Fri, Feb 23, 1917
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