Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-01-14
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Roll called and all answered TO their Names y
The committee appointed to examine the
County Treasurer's bond report the same with
securities, satisfactory, and
On motion, the same was approved.
(The committee appointed on Townships
reported on the new township Of Olive, which
was adopted as follows:
A Bill to set off town 6 north of range
15 west, now part of the township of Hol-
land, and town north of range number 16
west, now q part of the township of Ottawa,
into separate township, to be known by the
name of Olive:
Be it enacted by the Board Of Supervisors
of the county of Ottawa and State eff Mich
igan, that township north, of range Is
west, now part of the township of Holland,
and township north, of range l6 west, now
part of the township of Ottawa, be, and
the same is hereby set off and organized into
a separate town to be known by the name of
Olive: And that the first township meeting
thereof be held on the first Monday of April
next, at the house of William j. Baker,
for the election of Town Officers, and that
Thomas B. Eastway, William J. Baker and
Samuel Parches act as Inspectors Of said
election, and they shall have power 70 choose
one of their number to act as Clerk of said
election, whose duty it shall be to keep
correct record of the proceedings of said
township meeting: And be it further enact
ed, that Thomas B. Eastway be authorized
to put up notices of the time and place of
said township meeting.
On motion,
The subject of removing the County Site
was taken up, and ballot taken, which re-
suited as follows:
The whole number of votes given was
nineteen, of which Grand Haven received
three; Eastmanville, thirteen; Ottawa Cen
ter, three.
On motion of Mr. Hazelton,
ReSolUed, That the question Of moving
the County Site to the village of Eastman
vile be submitted, in pursuance of law, to the
people Of Ottawa County, at their next an
nual township meetings; that the Chairman
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors be
appointed committee to cause notice there
of to be published in two newspapers of this
county, and also to post said notices in the
several townships, as required by law.
Motion carried. -
The committee appointed to settle with
the County Treasurer report the account set
tied which was accepted, as per account on
file.
On motion,
The Board adjourned to o o'clock, to-mor-
row morning, January 7th.
January Z, 1857.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion,
The resolution submitting the removal of
the County Site to the People, was re e-con-
, s!dered.
On motion,
To adjourn. having been submitted, it was
declared lost
On motion,
The following townships were allowed to
raise, at their next annual meeting, the fol-
lowing sums for highway purposes, viz:
Blendon, $500; Holland, $500; White
River, $500; Robinson, $500; Muskegon,
$1,000.
On motion of Mr. Hazelton,
The Board proceeded to final vote on the
passage of the resolution providing for the
submission of the removal of the County
Site, to the village of Eastmanville, to vote
/ of the electors of the county of Ottawa, at
their next annual township meetings, whue ii
passed by a vote of nine IN the affirmative,
and six in the negative.
On motion, it was
ReSol0ed, That orders be drawn in favor
of the several townships for the amount due
them, at this time, from tho County, reserv-
ing one hundred dollars from each township
for back taxes, &C.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That Paschal Taylor be employ
ed to examine and repair the county Jail, and
that orders be drawn to defray the expenses
0 of the same not to exceed twenty-five dol
t lars.
3 On motion,
!. 1t was ordered that the proceedings of the
;, Board be published In the Grand Rive'
y Times and HoUdnder.
s On motion,
: The Board adjourned sine die.
, r. w. DUNCAN, Chairman.
d JAS. p. ScoTT, Clerk.
q GThe list of accounts, allowed, together
= with the statement of settlement with the
!, County Treasurer, we propose to insert 10
n our next issue.