Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-22
JOURNAL

OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Alta meeting of the Board of Supervisors hold
en- at The Court House, IN Grand Hapen, on
Monday The 18Th day Of June, A. ID. 1863.
The Meeting was called to order by the Clerk,
and on calling the roll, the following named
members answered for the respective townships,
viz:
Allendale, Grosvenor Reed; Polkton limo
thy Eastman; Ottawa, M. b. Hopkins; Ches-
ter, Lorenzo Chubb; Crockery, VIM. Hatha-
way Jr. ); Casanova, Richard Hton Spring
Lake, Amos Norton; Tallmadge Charles AL
ford; Jamestown, James Skeels; Wright, Geo.
w. Woodward Muskegon, Geo. w. Walton;
ICELAND, ]. G.. Van Hees.
The supervisors Of Georgetown, Holland and
Ravenna, were not present.
On motion of Mr. Eastman,
M b. Hopkins was elected chairman of the
board for the ensuing year.
On motion, the chair appointed Messrs. East
man, Hathaway and Post, committee to exam
inc the several assessment rolls and report
basis Of equalization
On motion, Messrs Hathaway, Woodward
and Norton were elected by the board a CON-
mittee on finance and accounts.
On motion of Mr.. Eastman,
The subject of the assessment of the terrific
ry attached to Ottawa County for judicial pur-
poses, was taken up for discussion, and was IL
nally postponed till tomorrow, and on motion,
the board adjourned till tomorrow morning, at
8 o'clock A. M.
June IA, 1853
The board met pursuant to adjournment
Present as yesterday, except the member from
Allendale No business being before the board
in consequence of the absence Of members, an
intermission was taken till o'clock p. M.
The board met pursuant to adjournment, and
the financial committee reported sundry ac-
counts which were allowed.
The matter of ferries was taken up and dis
cussed. The supervisor of Georgetown ap-
peared and took his seat
The subject of the taxation of territory at
tached to Ottawa County for judicial purposes
having been taken up for discussion, Mr.. Reed
moved that three assessors be elected to take
the assessment in said territory.
Mr.. Norton moved to amend by inserting
1.-TWO" in place of three, and the motion as
amended was carried by the following vote, viz :
Ayes-Messrs. Reed, Chubb, Hathaway, Hill
ton, Skeels, Hopkins, Eastman, Fletcher, Nor
ton, Afford and Van Hees-ll
Nays-Mr. Lowing-l.
On motion, Mr. Fletcher was elected one Of
said assessors.
Mr.. Eastman presented the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That -, be delegated to at
tend the meeting of the State Board of Can
vassers in Lansing on the third Monday in Au-
gust next, to represent and protect the interests
of the county before that board
ReSolred, That we verify believe that the val
uaton of the County of Ottawa has been truly
and honestly equalized by this board at its true
cash value, in the spirit and meaning of the Ian
guage designed in the present assessment law,
and that our representative before the State
Board be required to use his best exertions to
have the valuation of such counties Gf any as
may evidently have undervalued their property
relatively increased to the true cash value, in ac
cordance with the meaning and intent of the
present assessment law.
On motion, the name of Mr.. Eastman was in
serted in the blank in the first resolution, and
the board adjourned till o'clock p. M.
The board met pursuant to adjournment and
on motion of Mr.. Fletcher, Mr.. Hopkins was
elected as assessor in connection with Mr.
Fletcher.
On motion, Hoyt G. Post was elected to rep
resent the county Of Ottawa before the State
Board of Equalization, in case of the inability
of Mr.. Eastman to attend.
The board adjourned till o'clock A. NJ, to-
morrow.
Wednesday, June Is, 1853.
The board met pursuant TO adjournment
Present, Messrs. Chubb, Hathaway, Hilton,
Lowing, Post, Skeels, Hopkins, Eastman, Nor
ton, Fletcher, Afford, Woodward and Van Hees
The committee on tax rolls reported verbal.
ly, and on motion Of Mr. Lowing, the report
was referred back to the committee with in
structions TO present the same in writing, as
soon as practicable, and the board adjourned till
l o'clock p. M.
The board met and the committee presented
report in writing as requested, which was dis
cussed and finally adopted by the following
vote, viz:
Ayes-Messrs. Hathaway, Lowing Hopkins,
Post, Skecls, Eastman, Fletcher, Norton, Al
ford and Woodward-lO.
Nays-Messrs. Chubb, Hilton and Van Hees
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Sundry accounts were presented and allowed.
Mr. Post presented the following:
RESOLVED, That we recommend that the su-
pervlsors of the several townships adopt uni
form scale of valuation of property, as far as
practicable. That they carry out their real and
personal estate in separate lines as required by
the statute; that they foot their assessment
rolls so as to show the number of acres, the
value of real estate, the value of personal es-
tate, and the total valuation separately. That