Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-19
JOURNAL
Of the Board Of Supervisors, Session of Octo-
ber 10 1919

Grand Haven, on Monday Oct. 10, 1858:
Present from Allendale, G. Reed; Crockery,
William Hathaway, Jr.; Casanova, Richard Hill
ton; Georgetown, s. l.. Lowing; Jamestown,
James Skeels Ottawa, M. b. Hopkins; Raven
ma, Timothy Fletcher; Spring Lake, Amos
Norton; Tallmadge, Charles Afford; Wright,
George w. Woodward.
The supervisors of Chester, Holland, Mus
kegon and Polkton were not present.
The vacancies in the committees appointed
at the last session of the board having been fill
ed, the committees were as follows:
Committee on accounts, Messrs. Hathaway,
Woodward and Lowing.
Committee on assessment rolls, Messrs. Reed,
Hathaway and Post.
Committee on finances, Messrs. Woodward,
Fletcher and Post.
Committee on ferries and bridges, Messrs.
Afford, Skeels and Van Hees.
On motion, the board adjourned till to-mor-
row at o'clock A. M.
Tuesday, Oct. IL.
The board met pursuant to adjournment, and
the roll being called. there were present as yes
terday.
The journal of the proceedings of yesterday
was read, corrected and approved.
The committee on accounts reported sundry
bills of account which were audited and allow
cd as recommended by the committee.
Mr.. Lowing moved the appointment of com.
mttee to draft resolution recommending that
the collection of taxes be restricted to the coun-
ties; and on motion, Messrs. Lowing, Fletcher
and Post were appointed as such committee.
The board then took recess until p. NJ, to
allow the committee time to prepare reports.
At 3 p. NJ, the board met pursuant TO adj
journment and audited sundry accounts.
The Board of Superintendent of the Coun-
ty Poor presented report showing the amount
of orders drawn for the support of paupers for
the past year to be $3l3ll, and recommending
that the sum of $500 be raised for poor expen-
ses for the ensuing year.
The report was accepted and placed on file.
The committee on ferries and bridges report
ed a petition for ferry across Grand River, at
Sand Creek, which report was accepted and the
committee were directed to prepare table of
rates of ferriage, at said ferry.
The board then adjourned till p. M.
The board met pursuant to adjournment and
the supervisors of Holland and Chester appear
ed and took their seats
The committee on ferries and bridges report
ed table of rates of ferriage for the ferry es-
tablished at Sand Creek, which report was &C
cepted.
The financial committee reported, recon-
mending that the sum Of thirty-ive hundred
dollars be raised to defray county expenses for
the ensuing year.
Mr.. Reed moved to add five hundred dollars
to the amount recommended by the committee,
-..l isf.n- -aisa.ssinp-thn unte hang taken by
townships was declared tie, by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs Reed, Hilton, Lowing, Skeels,
Hopkins and Van Hees--6.
Nays-Messrs Chubb, Post, Fletcher, Nor
ton, Afford and Woodward-6.
On motion of Mr.. Lowing, the report was
laid on the table.
On motion, Messrs. c.. B. Albee, Stephen
Hedges and Hendrix Van Eyk, were appointed
superintendent Of the County Poor for the
ensuing year.
The assessment roll for the township of
White River, as made by the committee APP
pointed at the June session Of the board, was
accepted.
On motion, c. B. Albee was appointed to
make the necessary repairs on, and furnish suit
able bedding for, the Jail; and requested to at
tend to the same as soon may be, and report, |
and present his bill for the same at the next |
meeting of the board.
The subject of granting the sheriff salary, |
was brought up and discussed, and on motion, |
the board adjourned till tomorrow at A. NJ.
Wednesday, Oct. IL.
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present as yesterday.
The report Of the committee on finances was
taken up for discussion.
Mr.. Reed moved to amend, by adding $500 |
to the amount recommended by the committee
and after discussion the amendment was adopt |
ed by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs Reed, Hathaway, Hilton, Low
ing, Post, Skeels, Hopkins, Fletcher, Norton,
Woodward and Van Hees-ll.
Nays-Messrs Chubb and Alford-2.
The report Of the committee, as amended, was
adopted.
The subject of allowing the sheriff salrry
having been taken up for discussion, Mr. Post
offered resolution to allow the sheriff a dona-
ton of $3.50, in consideration of the fact that
during the past year, there has been little or no
business for which charges could properly be
brought against the county.
After much discussion the vote on the adop-
ton of the resolution being taken by townships
was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Mr. Post.
Nays-Messrs. Reed, Chubb, Hathaway, Hill
ton, Lowing, Skcels, Hopkins, Fletcher, Nor
ton, Afford, Woodward and Van Hees-l2.
Mr.. Lowing moved that the Prosecuting At
torney, County Treasurer and County Clerk,
be appointed a committee to report at the next
meeting of the board the state of the accounts
OF the county with the State and also with the {
townships which motion was carried. {
Mr.. Post, IN behalf of the committee, pre- {
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