East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-06-20

Board called to order by the Chairman.-
Quorum present.
A memorial was received from James Kear
and eleven others asking to have the Names
Of the Township of Swan Creek changed to
that of Township of " Four Rivers and on
motion said Memorial was referred to Com.
nittee on Organization Of Townships.
Sundry claims were received and referred to
the Committee on claims
Mr.. jackson presented to the Board a Book
purporting to be compilation OF the laws OF
the State.of Michigan on the subject of High
ways end Bridges, and asked to have the same
referred to Committee on County affairs with
Instructions to examine the same and report
their opinion as to the oXpediency OF ordering
COPIES of the same for the use Of Township
Offices.
The Book was so referred.
DR.. liessncr, on behalf of the Superintend-
ents Of the County Poor, was heard by the
Board relative to a claim of the County OF
Saginaw against the Township of Bridgeport
for the support at the County Poor House of
one John Defoe, a pauper Of said town as
alleged.
Mr.. Jackson offered tho following Resolution:
Rrs9r1d That whereas the Township of Bridgeport is
indebted to the Poor Fund Of gnaw County in the sum
Of one hundred and cghysN dollars torexpcnses otnan
tanning tho Paupcrs Of said Township the County Treas
uro is hereby instructed TO retain that amount from any
moneys due said Township and transfer the amount to the
credit of the said County Poor fund.
Mr.. Pettibone offered the following as a
substitute for the same, viz:
| Peooyrld That whereas the Township Of Bridgeport Is
indebted 10 the Poor Fund Of the County Of Sagnaw amount
ing to twenty Dollars for EXpen'es IN manting The Paupe
said Townships the County Treasurer Is hereby nsruce
TO deduct that amount from any credit in monies due thai
| Township, to lquidatc this debtwbich substitute wa
rejected and the resolution oAerrcd by Mr. Jackson was
adopted
A memorial was received from Geo. +
| VeenAet, Register Of Deeds OF the County,
asking the Board to provide means for the
safe keeping Of the new books soon to be adj.
ded for the use of the otoe--which, on motion
was referred to the Committee on County
affairs.
Mr.. Andre, Chairman Of Committee on Ways
and Means, to whom was referred the mcmorIa
of j. Blackmore, Co. Treasurer, relative t,
expenses paid by the County for the supper
of Betsy Lincoln and Anna Hill in tho Insan
Asylum at Kalamazoo, submitted the following
Report, which WAS accepted and adopted an,
is as follows, viz:
Your Committee beg leave to report tia
the change for board and clothing of Bets
Lincoln is proper charge against the Tow
, of Swan Creek; and that the County Treasure
charge the same on the Books of his olfic
+ against said Town, and that the charge 70
Board and clothing of Anna Hill is a prope
charge against the Town Of Blumfcld, pro
vided the same is not paid by William Hill tn
husband of said Anna by the first days c
October neXt--and unless paid by the sal
Hill on or before that time, the said Treasure
! is hereby instructed to charge the same in tn
= Books OF his Office to the Township of Blum
field.
: The Committee on Roads and Bridges t
whom was referred the memorial of Georg
! g. Hastwick for license to keep ferry owe
the Tittabawassee River in Sec. 80 Town |
n n. II. 43 on the highway leading past tn
4 farm of j. Nogt, made a Report Recommend
/ ing that the prayer of the petitioner be granite
= and that he be allowed the following rates fc
feliage;
For Footman 8 cents
" Horse and Buggy 10