Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-13
Adjourned Meeting of the BOARD Of Su
pervisOrs of Cheboygan County.


Adjourned Meeting Of the Board Of su-
pervisors of Cheboygan County.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
Supervisors Of the county of ChebOygan
was held at the court house in the vii
lage of ChebOygan on Wednesday the
10th day of March A. ID. 1880.
Board called to order by the Chairman,
Supervisor Ellis.
Roll called by the clerk.
Present Supervisors William b. Ellis
of Inverness, George Heiliman of Munro,
Jerry Jarvis of Grant, Robert Robinson
of Benton, |. Smith BOckes of Burt, and
K. A. Faunce of TuscarOra.
Minutes of last meeting read by the
clerk, and were, on motion, approved.
The Board visited and looked over the
ing constructed
The following petition was presented
by Geo. W. Bell ESQ.,, for and on behalf
of the township of TuscarOra:
To the Hon. the Board of Supervisors of Che
boygan County, Michigan.
We, the undersigned, the Township
Board and Commissioner of Highways of
the township of TuScarOra, i'm the cOun-
ty of ChebOygan, and state of Michigan,
and citizens of said township of Tusca-
rOra, do hereby petition your honorable
body to grant to the said township of
TuscarOra, permission and authority to
build and construct a bridge across the
Indian river, within said township of
TuScarOra, at point about thirty rods
west from the line on the east side of
section "a in township thirty-five (35)
north of range three (3) west, and to con-
meet the highway, known as the Sturgeon
river road, on either side of said section
twenty-fOur GA. Said bridge to be con-
structed principally of wood, resting up
on pile foundations, and to be about one
hundred and twenty-five Q25) feet in
length and sixteen 16) feet in width.
Such bridge to be constructed with and
have a span sixty (6O feet in width, sup
ported by whipple truss across and
over the main channel of the river, and
to have an elevation across the channel
of about sixteen (16) feet above the level
of the water for the passage Of boats and
vessels.
Dated TuscarOra, January 22d. 1880.
Z. A. FAUNCE.
Supervisor of the township of Tuscarora.
T. S. KINERT,
Justice of the Peace of the township of
TuscarOra.
+. WILDER,
Justice of the Peace of the township of
TuScarOra.
w. H. WATKINS,
Justice of the Peace of the township of
TuscarOra.
MILO CRAWFORD,
Clerk of the township of TuScarOra.
l.. g. BACHELOR,
Commissioner of Highways of the town
ship of TuscarOra.
P. C. Faunce, A. P. Crooks, T. Q. Shaffer,
ID. E. Shaffer, Edward HOllabaugh, j.
S. King, John w. ROder, John Carter,
ID. Parsons, A. H. Field, NJ. W. King, C.
F. Burton, Silas Fry, M. A. McHenry.
WhereupOn Supervisor Faunce offered
the following preamble and resolution
i'm relation thereto:
WHEREAS, the Township of TuscOra i'm
the county of ChebOygan has presented
to this Board a petition asking this
Board to grant permission to said town.
ship of TuScarOra, and to authorize said
township of TuscarOra to build and con-
struct bridge across the Indian river
in said township of TuscarOa, at point
in said petition mentioned, and whereas
| it appears by affidavits on file with the
clerk of this Board, that due notice has
been given that such petition would be
presented to this Board on this day, by
publication thereof i'm a newspaper pub
| lished and circulated i'm said county of
ChebOygan, also in newspaper publish
ell and circulated in the city of De-
| trOit as provided by law. Therefore be ii
RESOLVED, That the township of Tusca-
rOra in the county of ChebOygan be and
is hereby granted and given leave, au-
thOrity and permission to build, erect
and construct a bridge across and over
the Indian river in said township of
TuscarOra, at point about thirty (30)
rods west from the line on the east side
of section twenty-fOur (2Q in township
thirty-five (35) north of range three (3)
west, and to connect the highway known
as the Sturgeon river road on either side
of said river i'm said section twenty-fOur
(24), such bridge to be constructed prin-
cipally of wood, resting upon pile
foundation, and to be about 125 feet in
length, and 16 feet in width, and such
bridge to be constructed with, and have
span sixty (60 feet in width across
and over the main channel of the river
and to have an elevation of about sixteen
feet above the level of the water, for the
passage of boats and vessels.
Adopted by the following vote:
| YeaS-RObinsOn BOckes, Ellis, Jarvis,
Heiliman and Faunce.
Nays-NOne.
On motion board adjourned till
o'clock P. NJ.
| TWO O'CLOCK P. NJ.
Board called to order by the chairman
Supervisor Ellis.
Roll called by the clerk.
Quorum Present.
The following accounts were audited
and allowed:
Ihling Bros. ...$ co. Fred Klewe.... IL on
Ihling Bros ~ 50lS. LeGault Il Co 81
| H. A. Blake. 80. Z So Joseph Affair 0C
H. A. Blake " 2 so James Callaghan 5 OF
North'n Tribune 5 00Inquest expenses IL z;
Nelson & Bullen 80 STE. A. Faunce. 20
Witness bill " As Robert Robinson 6 OF
J. P. Sutton . 81 81 Jerry Jarvis. -. 4 Os
Geo. Paquette. 1O2 4S |. Smith Bookes. 5 1f
A. M. Gerow. 5 DOW. b. Ellis. $50. 2l "a
F. NJ. Sammons 4 46Geo. Heiliman. 6e
| The minutes were then read by the
clerk, and on motion were adopted.
ThereupOn the Board adjourned sire
die. W. B. ELLIS, Chairman.
J. P. SUTTON, Dep. Clerk.
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