| Show THE F FEE EE BUSINESS A short abort time ago the NEWS had something to spy ay regarding what it seems beema to us u Is a bad method of paying public officials the fee system and we uttered a with wish that official action would cause a reform in ila tho the prevailing practice pra after the he result of the grand jury interrogation of judge merritt as aa to the lauwe cannot refrain from satisfaction that the subject wax was brought forward siad that the chief justice has hao given a 6 construction to the statute that seems at once reasonable aDd Juet vor for what has hag been done the public as ae well as an the officers concerned owe a debt of gratitude Is to judge howat who has baa been advising the grand jury in the premises prem laeB and to 10 all who have brought about the determination of ao an unpleasant dispute dle two constructions have been given to the law and there la in no 06 question that most moet of the be officers present incumbents incumbent a as ae well as aa those woo who have held bold office in the pat past have pursued the course they conscientiously Cell believed eved to be lawful now that th abr issues involved have been authoritatively passed upon both parties to the discussion should accept the decision and proceed harmoDio in the future certainly the public will have no reason to complain of that which will effect a legitimate saying caving of public funds at the same time it will be generally conceded that the present salt laise lae county sol selectmen ecmon in whose regime the issue ako been raised and decided acted in good faith i and with hol boneet liest intention intentions following a precedent which has be 61 n for years year beges there will be no special criticism oo on that core there me are till still some other matters mattera that should receive attention in the tear oear future in the me fee business burner and we trust truet the state legislature will not fall fail to remember them it if fees are oot dot to be permitted then the yearly remuneration should be adjusted boffl ers cera cannot ile be expected to perform diligent service at an actual lose lor to them themselves selver so far a an the selectmen D are concerned the NEWS to happy to believe upon the statement frim fr m one of them BB an to his bla willingness in the nastier matter that they will be found ready to repay every cent that they have received without wrongful intent but still in view of this decision without legal warrant the sooner looner the whole fee aftem la 18 balled up in its lt coffin the better we ball lile it ft in the meantime however it will be neither just juet nor gen generous gener ercus cua to exact public service for a compensation lose leu than the officials official 1 both by precedent and by the law as aa commonly interpreted thought they were entitled to receive |
