The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-19
Supervisor Chas. Y. Heath offered the fol-


lowing resolution aud moved ito adoption, viz
RESOLVED Br THE BOARD OF BvPERvIsons
OF VAN BUREN, COUNT: That taking
into consideration tho dllspidAtion and unsafe
condition OF the County buildings and tho dan
ger that the Records OF the County arc expos
cd to from fire, and the unwillinguess Of the
taxpayers of the County to appropriate any
moro money for the erection OF new buildings
Cor for the repair OF the old onss) at the pres
ont County Seat. that it is the opinion OF the
Board that the County Seat should be removed
to some moro central point in the County.
C.E. HEATH.
The resolution was adopted by the following
vote. to-wit:
AYEs-Arvin Heath, C. Il. Heath. Howard,
Nuttiug, Barker. Hart, Yeckley, Duncombe,
Bass and Wise-l0.
NAYs-F,sk Mckinney. Haven, Hudson. and
Streator-5.
On motion the matter embodied in the fore
going resolution was made the special order
for seven o'clock this evening.
Dr.. Baker. OF Decatur, presented petition
to the Board requesting them to peeonsider
their action at the last October seo1ns refer
ring a certain bill presented by him ~ medical
services, to the Board Of Co. Sup0 OF Poor
On motion the petition was laid a the table.
Supervisor Yeckey offered tho following
resolution and moved its adoption, which mo-
ton prevailed, viz:
Whereas Section BAT Of the Compiled Laws
Of 1857, makes it the duty OF tho Board OF
Supervisors to dlvide the County into Repre-
sentative Districts, equal in number to the
number OF Representatives to which the County
is entitled by law, and whereas by Act No. 147'
of the Session Laws OF 1871, the County OF
Van Buren, il entitled to two Representatives,.
Therefore Resolved by the Board OF Supervi-
aors that the said County Of Van Buren, be de-
yided into two Representative Districts, as fol-
lows, to-wlt:
District No. 1 to be composed Of the following
townships: Pine Grove, Almena, Antwerp
Porter. Decatur. Paw Paw, Waverly and Bloom
ingdale. Population OF District No. ], l4,59S.
District No. 2 to be composed of the follow
ing townships: Keller. Hamilton. Lawrence,
Bangor, Arlington, Columbia, Geneva, Deer
field Sonth Haven, and Hartford. Population
OF District No. ., li,23l.
On motion the Board voted to purchase one
OF McFarliu. Stradley & Milllman's Farmers
Day Book Is Ledger at the price OF three ana
O-lOOtbs dollars, for use on the County Poor
Farm.
The following resolution was offered TO tho
Boar, nv supervisor Wise. tc-wit:
| Resolved by the Board Of Supervisors OF the
County OF Van Buren,. that the Sup't OF the
the Poor In said County be and are hereby IN
str,lcted to retain the services OF tho present
oyerseer on the County Poor Farm. at price
not to exceed the sum Of Six Hundred Dollars
Der apnum, including team and other persona
property heretofore furnished II he can be
retained at that price, il not, some other com
petsnt person, as their judgment may dictate
at price net to exceed the sum above men.
toned.
Supervisor Yechley moved that the foregoing
resolution be amended so as to make tho sum
specified for the salary Of the overseer OF the
County Poor farm five hundred instead OF BIZ
hundred dollars, as provided in the resolution
which motion prevailed. The resolution a
amended was then adopted by tho Board
County Drain Com'r Pueeley presented tho fol
lowing bills for services rendered by Commis
sioners to view drains and assess damages there