Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-01-19
JOURNAL
Of the Board Of Supervisors, at the January
session 1853

session, 1853
At n meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
Ottawa County, held at the Court House, in
Grand Haven, on Tuesday, the 4th day of jan
uary, A. ID. 1868.
The meeting was called to order by the Clerk.
and the Hon. Timothy Eastman was unanimous.
y elected Chairman.
On the calling of the roll the following mem.
bers were present from their respective town.
townships, viz:
Alehdale, G. Reed Crockery, William Hath
away Jr.; Georgetown, Holden c. Lowing :
Holland Henry ID. Post; Jamestown, James
Skees; Muskegon, George w. Walton: o.
tawa, e. W. Barns; Polkton, Timothy East
man; Ravenna, Timothy Fletcher; Spring Lake,
Amos Norton Wright, lrenus Weman; Zee.
land, Elias G. Young. The Supervisors of
Chester and Tallmadge were not present.
On motion Of Mr. Fletcher,
Messrs Post, Barns and Fletcher, were an
pointed by the chair, a committee Of three to
settle with the Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Reed,
Messrs Reed, Young and Welman, were ap
pointed by the chair, committee on accounts
MIR. Post moved the appointment by the chair
OF a committee ofthree, on navigabe rivers and
ferries, and the chair appointed as such commit
tee, Messrs. Walton, Norton and Hathaway
MIR. Norton was by request excused from act
ing as one of said committee, and Mr.. Skees
was appointed in his stead
Board adjourned till tomorrow morning at
o'clock, A. NJ.
January 5.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and
The journal of yesterday was read and approx
ed. On calling the roll there were present rs
Yesterday.
The committee on Canada Thstes, appon.
ted at the last meeting of the Board, reported
a bill, which was discussed, and referred back
to the committee.
MIR. Reed presented the tax roll of the town.
ship of White River, for the year 1851, with
the Treasurers warrant for the collection and
return thereof, said roll having been returned by
the Sheriff, unsatsfed.
Mr.. Post moved that the chairman be appoin-
ted a committee Of one, to take measures to
procure the passage Of a law, by the Legsla-
ture to provide way by which taxes now due
and unpaid, may be re-assessed and collected
from said township Of White River.
The Chairman requested to be excused from
serving as such committee, and moved the Clerk |
be appointed in stead
On motion, a committee of three, viz:
Messrs. Eastman, Reed and Walton, were ap-
pointed by the Board, to draft suitable resou.
lions and instructions to our Representative and
Senator, in the State Legislature, in regard to
The taxation of the counties attached to Ottawa
tor judicial purposes
The committee on rivers and ferries present
ed the following report:
The committee on rivers and ferries beg leave
10 report, that they have been presented with
bill, asking your honorable body to pass law
regulating the navigation of all streams in this
county, and upon due deiberation of such
acts as are before them, would respectfully
suggest the passage of said bill
And your committee would further recon-
mend, that the ferry crossing Grand River at
Mill Point, be continued the present year upon
he same terms as the preceding year, ana that
Peter Labelle, be the ferryman for the ensuing
'ear, by Hing the necessary bond and that all
matters pertaining to the regulation of said
erry, be left to the Supervisor of the town of
Ottawa.
The bill relative to the navigation of rivers
vas discussed, and the Board adjourned till to-
morrow morning, at o'clock, A. M.
January 6.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment. on
alng the roll, there were present as yesterday,
Except The Supervisor of Spring Lake.
The bill reported by the committee on rivers
md ferries, to prevent the obstruction of nav-
Fable rivers in Ottawa County, was discussed,
md motion by Mr.. Reed, for the adoption of
he bill, was lost, for want of n two.thirds vote
If all the Supervisors in the County, the vote
,eing as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Reed, Hathaway, Post, SSeels,
Walton, Barns, Eastman, Fletcher and Well
nan-9.
Nays-Mr Lowing.-I. {
The committee also presented the following
eport:
The committee on rivers and ferries, would
urther report, that the license for the ferry
rossing Grand River at Grand Haven, has ex- J
lred and your committee would respectfully
uggest that the same be renewed for the term
i three years, and granted to David Clemons,
tier his filing the necessary bond and your
ommittee would further suggest that the rate, l
eading," each additional horse or neat creature, G
We cents" be struck out of the list of rates, |
$ contained in the old license; and your COM
littee would suggest that fine of FIVE dollars |
Q enforced upon all or any person or persons,
Tho shall obstruct either with boats, Canoes ves-
els, or in any other way, the slip or landing of q
nd ferry, to the damage or inconvenience of Il
ie ferryman, and that a notice be placed near
nd slip or landing, whereby persons may know r.
ne penalty of Obstrucfinp said slin or lnndino /;