The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18

l CHARLES DuSoo,Br,
! RANSOM NurTING, Committee.
! p I. SrREAToR,
Supervisor the following resolution and moved
its adoption
that Clerk instructed and authorized TO order not to
exceed sixtyfve dollars to the expense of repairing jail py
by Sheriff according resolution OF this Board at its October
the order to be made when the work shall have been COM
pleted.
moved the by fixing the amount at the of
thirty dollars which amendment prevailed and the resolution
Supervisor Brown submitted the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
Holre BY the Supervisors Van Buren, County,
that the Judge Probate be instructed to hire Clerks
at the expense of the County.
The yeas and nays being called resulted follows:
Ye,ssupevsors McKeyes, McIAin, Brown Harris Hinck
Ndys-Supervisos Johnson, Nuting, Howard, Rockwell,
Duncombe, Watson, Wilson and Grant,
On motion of Supervisor Duncombe the claim Of W. w. Hodge
allowed at legal rates.
Supervisor Hnckley the bill of W. W. Hodge
Superintendent Of the Poor be laid the table until the next
session of the Board.
amend the allowing said bill at the of fifteen
dollars, which motion prevailed
The Committee County Poor submitted the following
which motion of Supervisor Grant accepted and
| adopted:
To the Supervisors Van Buren, County
Your Committee County Poor beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report
House and found the buildings the County Farm altogether in
adequate accommodation the paupers then said
County Farm there being from thirty to forty constantly there
while there only sitting for about thyve and dining
and other only about twenty and there
House for the last year and as there will be an popu
ton appears your committee that there must be at low
estimate paupes be supported by the County
ant considering the necessary increase of pauesm in the
County
appear that sufficient
County House for the accommodation of the entire number of
that they could be cared for much cheaper and
better than they a present.
We find Superintendent doing all in his power
comfort those charge with facilities his
We find and compelled occupy the sitting
boys and girls occupying in connection with
DID, degraded paupe whose vices have brought them there and
whose influence must be denonzng We cannot better
views than by the adae lust the twg bent the trees
inclined"
In Judgment associations County House
that ought to be prohibited and are actually raising up another
to the County they nhab We think not the end of
justice the poor that they merely fed and clothed the least
possible expense but that they should be properly cared for with
the least possible i'll other words believe that it is
clothing with proper food and care and from the following facts
and figures think to show conclusvy Honorable Board
County at an expense enough they support
ed at present the building the necessary building for
age of hytwo paupe the year. expdnse
thousand three hundred and ninety dollars and cent and
the of the Farm dollar and
week EACH which includes salary of Ove1ser labor the
Farm and help in the House. and doctors bills which
would not be increased than 800 90 for doctors bills and
the of girl the House The total increase of expend
lures would not exceed $500 90 there sevenve
the County House. these County House those
that would cost the most week they hired kept and
year. expense per provided the time
full which not correct from the fact that sup
ported only portion the year. Now add this the expense
docorng this class of aupe have expense of 50 90
week a least, or q expense of $3.50
If there paupers the County House,
amount of could be easily reduced to 81 Is week EACH
which would aggregate costing $6472 making
net saving of $60 So which could be easily sweed
O O5 by the amount that could be saved the expended
temporary relief in the different Townships the Supervisors
which S526S IL for the past year. Our estimate
based the hypothesis that oneha of the could be
saved by giving applying for relief their choice of going
the Poor House working out their salvation AS
shown saving of $3.50 80 in the support the pau
docorng not at the County House, o.
porary relief in the different Townships total saving ST.
per there suitable buildings the County Farm
the accommodation of seveny-fve paupers o
Therefore your Committee the raising of
cient of money build such buildings will
the Poor this County for the future the County
judgment it requires the $4,000 co. In view of the
above facts therefore be it
d the Clerk of this Board be instructed to prepare
the notices. and that the published and also
to the Clerks of the several Townships required in such
made and provided And further that such building shall
exceed $4,000 90 outside of what may procured the
County Farm in stone. lumber, &c.
l. Nh H ns s' Committee
On motion, the Board adjourned until half past o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board convened pursuant to adjournment Roll called
Quorum present.
Supervisor Nuttng submitted following resolution and
Resolced Supervisors of Van Buren, County
hat the Clerk be instructed report the committee on
county Poor published in the several newspapers County
md that the Clerk be authorized for the sum of
i've dollars each for publishing the
Which on motion was accepted and adopted. ID
On motion of Supervisor Hncky the Chair appointed
hckey harris and Johnson building committee act with the
'uperntenens of the Poor constructing proposed building
IN the County Poor Farm. II
Supervisor LcKeyes presented following resolution and
esod That in view of the of Lawton and of
he difference of opinion of the Board the pertaining
of Office and the present