The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-11-25

hogs; aud 0 shoats to winter over, poultry IN
abundance. asY ro, f.i'e !. ~ =, 49,
Farming implements, consists, Of one two
horse lumber wagon; four plows; two one
horse cullivators; and one Two horse cuitiva-
tor, one drag, one fanning mill; one scoop
shovel; hay knife; hay forks; hoes; spades,
shoysls ;hay rakes,and other small implements
suitable to carry on the farm, two OK chains
and ono cauldron kettle. -..s .-,....,,., i
The number Of paupers that have Ieeu in
tho county house, at the present date, is TWEEN,
ty,one, the whole number supported in the
county house, and the poor who have received
temporary relief in different parts Of the coun-
ty will exceed one hundred. +, h. ,,.~o ,.I, n
The whole amount of orders drawn from
Oct. 18th 1861, to Oct. l4th, 1852, is 81,
497 96. Paid out as follows, town Of JEFF
ferson, $5O,97; Fayettc, 70,lS; Scipio, 3,04; (;
Cambria, 1888; Allen, 500; Litchfed, ST.
90; Amboy. 10 80; Hillsdale, $3.50; Wood
bridge, so; Ransom, 1868; Somerset, 20,-
72; Reading, 1925; Camden, 24,09; Moscow
1900; Wheatland, 500; Pittsford, 1857;
Wright, $3.50. Total, $454,07. .es,ol ~,
Current expenses $527,39. Doctors bills
$66,50. Expenses of transient persons $780,
90. Wages Of Ovcrscer Of Poor House Sf00
Total, $l.497,96, including in the above &C
count $3.50 arearages of, last years accounts,
and there are few accounts of the present
year. which necessarily could not be audited.
IL will be seen that Tho expenses of the Poor
are net so great as in previous years, aud in
view of the above, if proper economy is used
in the expenditure of the Poor Fund for the
ersung year, we think that 81 400 may suf
fec if nothing unforeseen occurs, never,he.
less we would respectfully recommend to raise
$1,000. All of which we most respectfully
submit. a r,T ylo7a r. FRENCH 99a5
.sa6a, s n.o lgpoH @. ID. LUCE,
..,,., .,,.i .,,.i..ee, y f,,o JonN SINCLAIR,
Oct. IA, 1862. es,g \ Supis. Of Co. Poor.
On motion of Supervisor Wade, sla ur
Resolved, That the Chairman and Clerk be
a committee to confer with the Superintend-
ent of the M. s. q N. ]. Railroad as to a re-
ducton of fare on the roads under bis charge,
for the purpose Of transporting prisoners from
Hlsdale to the House Of Correction in Detroit.
On notion of Supervisor Hubbard it was
unanimously resolved that the Board author.
ize joel b. Wheaton,, to construct good
substantial gutter, on the west side of the
Court House Square, 10 accordance with the
report Of the Committee ON County Buildings
at the expense ofthe county. 's e eeb
Supervisor Norton submitted the following:
Resolved, That there be levied and raised
on the real and personal property in this
county, as assessed for the current year, one
fortieth of a mill on the dollar, in aid Of the
Hillsdale County Agricultural Society. being
the sum of Sl35,67 and that the clerk draw
an order in favor of the Treasurer of said So
ciety for that amount, payable out Of the
county fund, which on motion was unanimou-
sly adopted. .eiu ol .eaJ
On motion Supervisor Canniff, io Lro'
Resolved, That the resolution passed at this
session adopting the recommendation of the
Drainage Commissioners in relation TO the as
sessment Of bitches through the lands Of E.W.
Durfee in 1860, be leconsidered and on mo
ton of Supervisor Canniff, il was resolved that
the drainage commissioners be instructed to
retain in the Treasury all unexpenjed moneys
levied and collected for the purpose Of constr.
uciing a ditch, or bitches through the lands Of
Elijah w. Durfee, in Litchfeld, in A. d. 1860
till the bitches have been located and compile
ted according to contract.