The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1879-01-23
BALDWIN, MICH, THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1879.
Board adjourned Till one o'clockp. M.


called to Order by the chairman.
On motion Of Supervisor Allen, the
motion to allow the County Clerk u
salary of 500 Was laid on the table. !.
Report of committee on Jail fence:
To the Honorable Board ofsupcrvisor ofLake
Your committee, to whom was referred the
matter OF inquiring into and recommending
the best plan OF fcncing the Jail, have had the
subject matter under consideration, and
would recommend that the Jail be moved
eight feet south aud eight feet east; thcnbuild
mencing at the N w corner OF Court House
lot, thence east To the privy, thencc south hf-
" feet, thence west 70 corner Of lot, thence /
north 10 place OF beginning. said ience TO
have three white oak glrts, 3xi inches square,
and large esar Pos.s set four and feet &c bnv IN the
gate In the east and west Sides
\. r.. DICKENS, 49,
WM. LUDwICK, }Com.
ALBERT A. BLANCHARD,)
On motion of Supervisor Nicholson,
the report was accepted and adopted.
Resolution by Supervisor Dickens:
Reso,red, BY the Board of Supervisors OF
Lake county, tnat George Oviatt be and hr Il
hereby authorized to have tic county jul
moved and fenced In accordance with the
plan adopted by the Board OF supervisors OF
Lake county, Jan. 10th, 1879; and the said
George Oviatt Is authorized 10 let said JOB 10
the lowest bidder giving good security for tho
hereby authorized 10 issue sub-voucher In
payment for same.
On motion of Supervisor Bigbee, the
resolution was adopted.
Preamble and resolution by Supervi-
sor Ludwick:
WHEREAS, 1t appears that there is a vacancy
In the Office OF County Clerk for this Coun-
ty OF Lake, caused by the death OF cnssius
M. e.. Ross, who was duly elected 10 fill said
Office; and
wHEREAs, 1t appears that said vacancy
should be filled by special election,t therefore,
Resolved, By the Board of Supervisors, that
the Chairman and Clerk of this Board he re-
of Michigan official notification ofsaid vacin-
cy in said Office, and q request that the said
Governor order that such vacancy In said OF.
flee be filled by special election to be held al
the next general election to be held on the
first Monday In April, A. ID. l>73.
On motion of Supervisr. Digbee, the
resolution was adopted.
Committee reported and recommend
cd allowance Of accounts as follows:
L. l.. Allen, for services In case of jack
son Peck, $40.
Supervisor Scott moved that the ac-
count be allowed in full.
Supervisor Nicholson moved to
amend the motion by allowing the ac-
count at $50.
The motion to amend was carried by
following vote: Yeas, Hcilmann, Mich
Oson, Allen, Blanchard, Jones, Town
send, Dickens, Kinne, Ludwick, Big
bee, Scott-ll; nays, none.
The question recurring on the origi-
nal motion us amended, the motion
prevailed, as amended, allowing the
account at SO, by yeas and nays as fol-
lows; Yeas, Bigbte, Nichcs0n, Scott,
Blanchard, Jones, Townsend, Dickens,
Kinne, Ludwick, Allcn-l0; nay, He'll
mann--l.
Supervisor Allen moved that the
amount OF the account allowed +. L..
Allen for services in the Jackson Peek
case amounting tO the sum of S35, be
charged back to the Township of lI,lcn,
10y the County Superintendcnts Of the
Poor.
Supervisor Dickens moved to lay the
motion OH the table, which motion was
lost.
Some discussion was had, when Su-
pervisor Nicholson renewed the motion
to table, which was lost.
A vote WAS then taken by yeas and
nays, on the motion to charge the same
tO the Township of Eden, which re-
suited as follows: Yeas, Bigbec, He'll
mann, Allen, Jones, Kline, Ludwick,
Chairman-7; nays, Nicholson, Scott,
Townsend, Dickens-4.
Claimed Allowed
H. II. Wheeler, services as At
torney for People, in Cir
cult Court S25 90 SO 90
VIM. A. .Deuress, ten days work
for County, aiid Office chair 2f0 30
Wesley y. Holcomb, services
superintendent of Poor % 30 p 30
John Buchanan, services rs
Constable 20 20
On motion of Supervisor Allen, the
| County Clerk was directed to take an
| invoice of all property belonging to
Lake county, and file said invoice In
| his office.
A motion by Supervisor Dickens, to
take from the table the motion to allow
the County Clerk the sum of $7U0 as
salary, was lost.
Supervisor Allen moved that the sal
airy of Prosecuting Attorney be fixed at
the sum of $3.50; which motion did not
prevail.
On motion of Supervisor Allen, the
County Clerk was directed to issue sub
voucher OH County Treasurer for the
sum of $500 in favor Of ThOs. Smurth-
waite, Prosecuting Attorney; the same
to apply on salary us fixed by the Board
for 1870.
Supervisor Dickens moved that the
salary of the Judge of Probate be fixed
at the sum Of $3.50.
And thereupon, on motion Of Super
visor Allen, the Board adjourned till
seven O'Clock, evening.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called; members all present.
The question being on the motion OF
Supervisor Dickens to allow and fix the
Judge of Probate's salary ut $3.50 per
annum; the motion prevailed by yeas
and nays as follows: Yeas, Blgbee,
Heilmann, Nicholson, Scott, Blanchard,
Jones, Dickens-T; nay, Ludwick-l.
Supervisor Dickens moved that the
vote by which the account of Mr.. Dcu-
rcss was disallOwed In part be recOnsid-
cred. The motion prevailed.
Supervisor Townsend moved that the
account of Mr.. Deuress be allowed In
full; which motion prevailed.
Supervisor Dickens moved to take
from the table the motion relative to
County Clerks salary. The motion
did not prevail.
Supervisor Nicholson moved that the
memorial referring to amendments to
game law be referred by the Clerk OF
this Board to our member I'm the State
Legislature. The motion prevailed.
Supervisor Dickens moved that the
balance of $l5 In account of +. l.. Allen
for services in Jackson Peck case, be
allowed.
The motion prevailed by yeas and
nays as follows: Yeas, Bigbee, Scott
Allen, Blanchard, Townsend, Dickens
chairmnn-7; nays, Heilmann, Nicho.
son, Jones, Kinne, Ludwick--5.
On motion of Supervisor Allen, the
Superintondents Of the Poor were di'
rected to charge the same to the Town
ship Of Eden, to-wit; $lo, balance o.
account allowed Allen.
On motion of Supervisor Bigbee, I'll,
County Clerk.was allowed the sum o
three dollars for evening sessions Of the
Board.
On motion of Supervisor Allen, tho
Clerk was directed to have published