The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-12
Settlement Of the Townships Of
Chase and Yates.
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LAKE COUNTY,
TOWNSHIP OF YATES, D.
The Township Boards of the town.
ships of Chase and Yates met pursu-
ant to legal notice given. A quorum
Of the aforementioned Boards being
present, as follows:
Austin 8. Randall, Supervisor, Da-
vid j. Randall, Clerk, and Milton @.
King, Justice, of Chase township;
Isaac d. Blood, Supervisor, Lee s.
Cobb, Clerk, and Philetus Higgins,
Justice, of Yates township.
Moved that Milton q. King act as
Chairman, pro tenn; carried.
Moved that Austin s. Randall act
as Chairman of the Joint Board ; car
ricd.
Moved that Lee s. Cobb act as
Clerk of the Joint Board carried.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
till l o'clock p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At o'clock p. m. the meeting was
called to order, members all present.
The Board agreed to settle accord
ing to law as found in the Compiled
Laws of A. ID. 1871, page 249, chap.
ter 10, sections 4 and q; said settle
ment to date April 18th, A. d. 1873.
Moved that Isaac d. Blood and
David J. Randall be Committee Of
two to examine the books of the town.
ship Of Chase, and ascertain the
amount of credits and debts and re-
port the same to the Board carried.
Moved to adjourn till 8 o'clock, p.
m carried.
8 o'clock, p. M, meeting called to
order, members all present
The committee appointed to exa-
mine the books report that the credits
Of the township consist of
the amount Of contingent fund
Highway 1a h funa ION hand. .... e u 10
Or. from Go. Treas, to Highway
CT, by township Books. ~ 81
Total, ................. 2S
The debts Of said township consist " the
: Indebtedness ofsaid township to the
townships of Ellsworth and Killbuck Of $6l7 OF
Leaving balance Of Indebtedness OF liz o.
The taxable property in the townships =.
The taxable property in the township =. -, -.
OF hates.. ....................!'.. io'oh w
Total. 72,s7l 90
We, your committee to whom was
referred the examining of the books,
beg leave to make the foregoing re-
port, and ask to be discharged from
further consideration of this business.
ISAAC d. BLOOD,
DANIEL }. RANDALL.
Moved by Milton 9, King, and Sec
onded by John j. Andrews, that we
accept the report of the committee,
and discharge them from the further
consideration of the subject; carried.
Moved by Philetus Siggins, and Sec
ondcd by Milton G. King, that we
adopt the report Of the committee (;
carried.
According to that report the town.
ship of Yates owes to the township of
Chase, the SUN Of twenty-eight dol
lars and ninety.one cents (s2S.9l).
The township Of Chase assuming all
indebtedness vf said township of Chase.
And the township Of Yates agrees
to pay to the township of Chase, tie
sum Of lwenty-ci9ht dollars and inety-
one cents, OH or before the first day Of
January, A. D. 1875.
Moved by Isaac ID Blood, and Sec
onded by David j. Randall, that the
township clerk Of Chase, take charge
Of these minutes and furnish to the
township clerk OF Yates, copy there
of; carried.
Moved that this Board adjourn, sine
die; carried.
Dated at the court room in Chase, this
9th day Of June, A. ID 1873.
AUSTIN S. RANDALL,
Chairman Joint Board.
LEE 8. CoBB,
Clerk of the Joint Board.