East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-26
CoURr House, CRY OF SAGINAW,
October IA, 1864.

October IA, 1864.
Fifth day of the session Of the Board
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment and was called to order by the
Chair. Roll called and quorum being
present the minutes Of yerterdays pro-
ceedings were read and approved.
Mr.. Ross, Chairman on the Com
mittee of organization of Towns, pre-
sentea the following report, viz:
The Committee on Organization Of Townships,
TO whom was referred the petition Of certain citi-
zens and tree holders Of tho Town of Saginaw, for
the organization OF Township from territory
v.oa<,-.s,s, sesss~.-s.l ss,sSF- Tsv nship
have had the subject matter OF said petition under
due cunsperation, and have sscertained the foi-
lowing facts in relation thereto, viz:
|, That the present b undaries of Sak inaw
rownssip ombrace less than thirty sections OF
land anu that the portion petitioned to be set on
as u new Town contains only about ten sections
of territory,
2, That the petition f3r tho organization Of
such Town contains eighteen names purportng TO
DO treehoidcrs.
5, hat tho remonstrance TO such organization
contains thirty nine Of resident citizens oi
I Saginaw township
a. That the remonstrance to the remonstranec
contains twcnty-sx names, nineteen OF whom
! your COMMITTEE are we'll informed are transient
! persons,
5, That SIX of the original petitioners virtually
withdrew their names by Afterwards signing TIC
remonstrance to the Petition
In Wow of these facts, your committee are
unanimous in the belief, teat the division peti'
toned for, would If granted at this time, have
an injurious -ect and also be in direct o.posi
tion TO the wishes of large majority of the rest
dent Freeholders Of Saginaw township, and W.
therefore believe II our duty 10 report adverse
the granting Of said petition
Report accepted and adopted.
The Superintendents OF the Poor
presented their annual report, which
after being read was accepted and re
ferred to the committee on ways ane
means.
The County Treasurer presented
another list of lands returned delin
ouent for taxes of 1868, to Audito
Generals Office and rejected, which
list was referred to the committee OF
ways and means.
Mr.. Hack moved to proceed TO tn
Election of one Superintendent OF tn
Poor, in place of G. G. Batchellor b.
ballot for the term of three years, up
on which G. G. Batchellor was cleo
ted for three years.
Mr.. Hack offered the following
resolution which was adopted, viz:
Resolred, That when this Board adjourn a
present Session, they adjourn to meet again !.
/ the 26th day of December next, at o'clock
Mr.. Card offered the following:
Resolred, That the Supervisor Of the Townsh
of Fremont, be and he Is hereby authorized
draw an order on the volunteer fhini'y rei
fund for the sum of thirty five Dollars in favor
and for tho benefit Of Julia VI Pettis,. aud th'
, tho County Treasurer is hereby instructed to pa
the same this amount being due to said Julia J
petts from said fund while she was the lawf
wife Of A b. Pcltis, Volunteer in tho Unite
States Service
On motion of Mr.. Hack, said RET
olution was referred to the Committe
on Claims.
Continued on I'd pGge.)