Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-10-27
JOURNAL
of the Board Of Supervisors Session, October
IL, 1852.

Ottawa County, held at the COURTHOUSE IN
Grand Haven, Michigan, on Monday, October
IL, 1852.
The meeting was called to order by the Clerk,
and George Parks, ESQ.,, was elected Chairman.
The roll of Supervisors being called, the fol-
lowing named, were present, and answered for
their respective townships, viz:
Allendale, G. Reed; Chester, Lorenzo Chubb;
Crockery, VIM Hathaway, jr; Georgetown, Hi
ram Jennison; Holland, Henry ID. Post; James
town, James Skeels; Ottawa, George Parks;
Polkton, Timothy Eastman; Ravenna, Timothy
Fletcher; Spring Lake, Amos Norton; Tall
madge, /. v. Harris; Wright, lrenus Welman;
iceland, Elias G. Young; the Supervisor of
Muskegon was not present. On motion,
Resolved, That the chair appoint commit
tee of three on accounts whereupon the chair
appointed as such committee Timothy Eastman,
Elias g. Young, and William Hathaway jr.
On motion,
Resolved, That the chair appoint committee
of three for the equalization of the Tax rolls
whereupon the Chair appointed as such commit
tee Henry d. Post, Hiram Jennison, and |. V.
Harris On motion,
Resolved, That the chair appoint a commit
tee of three on ferries, roads, and bridges, where
upon the chair appointed, as such committee A.
Norton, Timothy Fletcher, and Timothy East
man. On motion,
Resolved, That the chair appoint committee
of three on the organization of townships,
whereupon the chair appointed as such commit
tee, Irenus Welman, Timothy Fletcher, and L.
Chubb.
A petition praying that ferry be established
at or near Steels' Landing, was presented and
read, and on motion, referred to the committee.
On motion,
Messrs Eastman, Jennison, and Post were ap-
pointed a committee on Finance.
The Board then adjourned till o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Tuesday Oct. IL, 1852.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and
the journal of yesterday was read and approved.
The committee on ferries, roads, and bridges
presented the following report which after being
read was adopted.
"The Committee on Roads, Bridges, and Fer
ries respectfully beg leave to Report:
Sin regard to memorials for grants for ferries,
one at Steers Landing, and another at the viii
lage of Middleburg, across Grand River to
Georgetown. The Committee recommend that
the prayer of the petitioners for each of those
ferries be indefinitely postponed inasmuch as
there is no evidence before the Committee that
8" the owner of the land through which the high
way adjoining the ferry runs" is an applicant for
the ferry himself or has consented +" in writing"
that the grant may be made "to any other per-
son" or that the person making application for
the grant has caused notice to be given " in wri-
ting" to such owner sat least eight days before
such application made, of his intention to make
the same" in accordance with the law regulating
ferries, sect. 3, A, chap. 90, title 6, Rev. Stat
1916, and furthermore your Committee think it
unprecedent and Inconsistent to grant ferries
where there are no public highways through the
lands adjacent to the ferries to be established"
On motion, 4
The Board adjourned till o'clock P. M.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
George Walton Supervisor of Muskegon APP
peared and took his seat. The roll of Superb
sors being called, all were present, and answer
ed for their respective towns. On motion,
Mr.. Eastman was excused from service on
The Financial Committee, and George Parks
was appointed in his place.
Mr.. Reed applied for leave of absence after
tomorrow morning, which was on motion grant
ed.
The Committee on accounts presented sund-
ry bills, which were allowed as corrected by the
committee,
The Committee on the organization of Town.
ShiPo TepoTteu.
An act to provide for the organization of a
certain Township in the County Of Ottawa.
Sec. /. The Board of Supervisors of the
County of Ottawa, State of Michigan, enact that
Township numbered ten OO) North of Range
numbered thirteenQ 3)west,in the State of Mich
igan be and is hereby set off from the Township
of Chester in the County of Ottawa, and organ
lied into separate Township by the name of
Casanova, and that the first Township meeting
for the election Of Township officers, shall be
held on the first Monday in April 1853, at the
house of Alexander Burdck in said Township,
and that Timothy Colby, Daniel Bennitt, and
Ira Bonner be and they are hereby appointed,
to preside at such meeting, appoint Clerk, open
and keep the Polls, and exercise the same pow
ers as the inspectors of elections at any Town
ship meeting,-and that Daniel Benntt, be and
he is hereby appointed to post up notices accord
ing to law, of the time and place Of said meeting
in the newly organized Township of Casanova.
Sec. 2. The township of Chester shall hold
their next annual Township meeting on the first
Monday of April 1853 at the house of James
McClain in said township of Chester, and that
Oliver Merrick, be, and he is hereby appointed
to post up Notices according to law, in said
township Of Chester, of the time and place of
said meeting.
On motion,
The report was accepted, and adopted.