Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-01-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Bonds Of County Officers Approved
Accounts Allowed -Sheriff's SAL
airy, &c.

Accounts Allowed -Sheriff's Sal.
airy, &c.
The Board of Supervisors met at the
court house last Wednesday, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. Present--H. H. Kezar, Benton
! Chairman; VIM B. Ellis, of Inverness
JAS. Barclay. of Beaugrand; VIM. New
man, of Grant; John Heaphy, Duncan
Antoine Shcnanaquette, of Burt, and
NJ. Metivier, clerk of the Board.
! The Board proceeded to approve the
bonds of the newly elected county Off
cials.
The first bond presented was that OF
M. w. Horne, one of the coroners
Amount of bond, $4,000, with A. M. Ge-
row and Geo. w. Bell as sureties. Upon
motion Supervisor Ellis, the bond was
approved and accepted.
The next was that of Medard Metivier,
for Clerk and Register in Chancery.
Amount, $4,000, with VIM. Devine and
Matthias Kesseler as sureties Approved
and accepted upon motion of Supervisor
Barclay.
M. Metivier, as County Clerk, in the
sum of $4,000, with VIM. ii. MaultDy and
Lorenzo Backus as suretieS. Upon mo.
ton of VIM. B. Ellis. approved and ac-
cepted.
George Paquetie, Sheriff. amount of
bond, $l5 600, with Anwell I.aFavr. Mar
cisse Hamel. Eugene Bellant and Wm.
Hudson as surctirs. Upon motion of Sl-
pervisor Barclay, it WAS approved and
accepted.
| 1t being optional with the Board rs to
whether the Judge of Probate should
give bonds or not. upon motion of Su-
pervisor Newman, the Board voted HAT
no bonds be required OF Mr.. Sutton.
Upon motion. the Board adjourned un
til half-pasJ one T.. NJ.
| According to adjournment. the Board
re-assembled at half past one o'clock.
Roll was called and showed the full
Board present.
The bond of Louis *. Weston. Coroner
elect, was presented. Amount OF bond.
$4,000. with w. III. Maultby and Me,lar,l
Metiyier as sureties. Upon motion of
7@f''7sTr-S's-r1s'f~, so - ''T'ITs
accepted.
The bond of w. ii. MaultDy, County
Treasurer, was presented for The sum of
$1,000. signeG with Watts S. Humphrey
and John f. Mcdonald us sureties, and
the statement was made that Mr.. e.
Nelson would also sign it. A resolution
was offered and adopted that the Chair
man and Clerk of the Board be author
lied to approve and accept Mr.. Maultby' s
bond when signed by Mr.. Nelson as ad-
ditiOnal surety.
Supervisors Ellis and Kezar. Il commit
tee appointed to settle with the County
Treasurer, made n written report, accom-
panied with tabular statement of the
receipts and disbursements, which show
ed balance in the hands OF the Treasu-
rer of $2,560 70. The report stated they
had carefully examined the vouchers for
disbursements and found them correct.
They reported that no provision had
been made for paying poor farm bonds
for the years 1S75-76; amount 5000, nor
for the interest on the same and principal
and interest on bridge bonds for the
present year. and recommended that the
sum of $3.50 be transferred from the
general fund for these purposes. The
report was, upon motion, received and
the committee discharged.
Local Commissioner Chandler submit
ted report in regard to the inland nav
igation improvement, also report from
Col. Duryea, engineer in charge of the
work, from which we learn that this i'm
pOrtant work has progressed very favor
ably, and so far as completed, the work
has been done in All excellent man
ner, the contractor literally exceeding
the requirements of the contract. Mr.
Duryea thinks that six weeks more oi
dredging will complete the improvement
The Local Commissioner presented /;
petition to build a dam across Sturgeon
river to prevent the sand rinning into
Indian river and obstructing the naviga-
ton on the route, provided the state
makes an appropriation in swamp lands
to pay for building the same, said dam
to be constructed with poles and gravel
and not to exceed five feet in height
Upon motion, the petition was granted
Accounts were also received from
Mr.. Chandler tor Cheboygan's share
of the incidental expenses incurred il
making the Improvement.
A resolution was offered and adopted
transferring the sum of 81, $50 from tn,
general fund, in accordance with the res
port of the committee to settle with tn,
County Treasurer, to be used for tn,
purposes therein mentioned.
Supervisor Heaphy offered a resolution
, appropriating $3l0 from the genera
| fund for the purpose OF deffaying addi
, tional expenses upon the inland Dayiga
tion improvements The resolution wa
seconded by Supervisor Newman, an,
adopted by the Board without dissent
ing vote
! Upon motion of Supervisor Heaphy
the accounts presented by Mr.. Chandle
: were allowed.
u Upon motion OF Supervisor Hcaphy
the salary of the County Treasurer wa
+ raised TO 81 900 per annum, to commenc
5. with the first day of-January, ls7T.