The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-15


committee appointed to visit the Insane Asylum
il required to report at the present session m
stead OF ct the next annual session. - required
in the resolution heretofore adopted.
The Board adjourned until haif past essnt
o'clock tomorrow morning.
THURSDAY, January 9TH, lesb.
The Board convened pursuant 10 ADJOURN
ment
| Supervisor {. +. Heath, moved that each
| Supervisor be and he hereby 10 required to re-
port to the Board Of Supervisors or ttis coun-
/ w. al each meeting thereafter to DO held, the
| amount of Temporary relief furnished by such
! Supervisors, aud the names OF the persons to
whom furnished; also, the aamee Of persons
/ TO whom medical attendance shall have been
| furnished, and the name or the physician 20
attending and that book be furnished 20
each township, at the expense OF the county,
in which to keep such record, which notion
! prevailed.
SuperyisoC Streator moved that the Ieos-
ecutlng Attorney be and he is hereby author
Ized to drew from thc County Treasury, upon
( the order of the County Clerk, the sum OF Five
/ Hundred dollars, for the purpose OF paying
! Witnesses and other necessary expenses TO be
/ incurred on the trial of the case Of the People
vs. vi. ID. Matteson, transferred from this to
1t. Joseph County, for trial, and thet said
Prosecuting ATTORNEY be required to make a
! full report to the Board OF Supervisors OF this
county al their next Session, Of the d,sburse-
ments OF said money, winch motion prevailed.
The Board adjourned till half pest ono
o'cIoci T. VI.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
supervisor Briggs moved that the resolution
passed by the Board OF Supervisors on the
eighth day OF January, A. ID. 1873, establishing
a Fee Bill for medical attendance for the
County Poor, DO repealed.
Ana ON like motion tire further consideration
~ tho auhiacf NJ tho foraoauU motion m
definitely postponed.
The motion heretofore offered by Super
visor Briggs to repeal the resolution heretofore
passed by the Bo ard Of Supervisors establish.
ing Zee Bill governing the compensation OF
Physicians and Surgeons for their services for
attending the poor VI the county, came up for
action; the yeas and nays being called for, the
same prevailed by unanimous vote.
Motion made aud carried thst committee
OF three be appointed by the Chair to draft a
ton to be allowed by the County Super,n-
tendents Of the Poor for medical and surgical
services which may hereafter be rendered to
the Poor OF thls county.
Supervisor l.. o. Briggs, d. ID. Briggs and
X. Hart were appointe such committee.
The committee appointed to estimate the
probable expense or procuring an Abstract OF
the records OF this county, etc, submitted the
following report, which, on motion, was ac-
copied:
| TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS or
VAN buren,
We, your committee appointed to ascertain
! the probable cost OF an Abstract OF Records OF
| Van Buren, County including a safe to keep
! the same. have made due enquiries, and from
the best information we can get. think the cost
OF the same would not be far from Four
! Thousand dollars or over. As to the advisa-
bility OF the measure we leave 70 your Hopora-
bic body 70 decide, Yet, we think correct
Abstract OF the Records would be OF great con-
venience and use.
CHARLES ROCKWELL,
+. O. BRIGGS. Committee.
ID, ID. WISE,
supervisor Smolk submitted the following
Resolution. and moved its adoption:
RESOLVED by the Board OF Supervisors OF
Van Buren, County, That the sum OF One
/ thousand dollars be and the same is hereby
appropriated to be applied TO the erection OF a
Fire Proof building, or building with Fire
Proof Vault, properly secured, and OF sutfi-
Gent dimensions TO contain. in conveniently
arranged receptaces, the public records OF this
county. Such building and vault TO DO built
upon the Court House grounds III the Village
OF Paw Paw; and to be built and completed for
use by the first day of october, 1875, and un-
der the direction OF committee to be ap-
pointed by this Board: provided that sufi-
cient amount TO complete said building shall be
raised from sources other than the Treasury Of
this county.
Which resolution on the calling OF the yeas
aud nays Was adopted By the following vote,
! w:
YEAs-Messrs. Wise, French, Smolk, VIII
hams. Howard, StreatOf, j.. .. Briggs, ID. ID.
Briggs aud Rosevelt-e.
NAYs-Nutung A. Heath, Rockwell, Field
Watson. c. +. Heath, Hart and Barker-S.
The Board then adjourned until seven O'Clock
this evening.
EyENIyG sEssIoS.
The board convened pursuant 10 adjourn
ment
The Committee to whom was referred the
drafting OF Zee Bill, 0:c., submitted tho fol-
lowing report, which, on motion, was accepted,
and adopted
RESOLVED by the Board OF Supervisors OF
Van buren, County, that III the opinion OF thIs
Board It will be advisable. il the same is pract-
able for the County Superlntendents OF the
Poor TO employ competent physician tor
medical attendance, when required by the
County Poor at the County Poor House, at a
stated annual sum to be agreed upon and stip-
ulated by contract between the County super
intendent and physician.
AND RESOLVED FURTHER, That ia ordinary
cases and when no extraordinary skill is re-
! qured, and ia the absence Of any contract,
| not more than the sums below stated, shall be
allowed and paid for medical service and at
tendance on the county poor, VIZ:
! For Office prescription ......S0 80 to II 90
" Vlsits and Medicine within
a. Travel, for distance more
than one mile fifty cts
per mile, one way only.
a. Ordinary obstericai cases. ) w 10 90
On motion and by vote OF the Board OF
! Supervisors, {. L, Heath, Smolk and Roosevelt,
were appointed committee TO superintend the
erection OF the fire proof building for the
county Offices.
John Reynolds appeared before the Board
and made statement in reference TO his finan-
clai ability and moral obligation to pay claim
made against bun By the County Superintend-
ents OF the Poor for the support OF bis father
while in the County Poor House,
On motion a committee consisting OF super
ylsors tield, a. Heath and Howard, we're ap-
pointed to Investigate said clam and report TO
this Board.
The committee appointed to investigate
the claim against John Reynolds, submitted
the following report, which, on motion, was ac-
cept ID and adopted.
To 1HE HONORABLE Board or SUPERVISORS OF
! NAy buren, COUNTY:
our committee chosen 10 report To this
Board the propriety OF the superintendent Of
the Poor to prosecute John Reynolds in order
to recover costs and expenses OF maintaining
his father, George Reynolds. ut tho County
poor House OF this County. recommend that
the County superintendent suspend prosecu
ton, and that there be no charge made against
said John Reynolds for the suptort of Geof1e