The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-21

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee on redistricting the county
made report which was adopted as follow
ing, viz:
The first district TO consist, hereafter, of
the townships of Porter, Decatur, Hamilton,
Keller, Hartford, Paw Paw, Lawrence, Ant
werp and Almena-9, with population of
1868. The second district, the townships
of South Haven, Geneva, Columbia, Bloom
ingdale, Pine Grove, Waverly, Arlington,
Bangor and Covert-9, with a population of
1880.
Supervisor Wise presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ResOloed, BY the Board of Supervisors of
Van Buren, county, that the several amounts
as reported by the finance committee to be
assessed upon the several fractional school
districts of said county, and the Clerk be
authorized to certify the same upon the
several assessment rolls as apportioned by
the supervisors interested.
EVENING SESSION.
An evening session was held for the pur-
pose of electing Supts of Poor, which re-
suited in the election of Emory II. Simpson,
of Hartford, in place of II. II. Olney, re-
signed, and John w. Free of Paw Paw, for
full term in place of S. w. Duncombe.
Supervisor Wise introduced the following
resolution which, on a call of the yeas and
nays, was adopted:
Res0lced, BY the Board of Supervisors OF
Van Buren, county, that the report of the
committee on finance be adopted, and that
the several sums therein mentioned to be
raised by tax, and to be apportioned and
spread upon said rolls as reported by said
committee.
On motion of Supervisor Nutting o. w
Rowland was allowed $25.45 for actual ex-
penses in attending the Supreme Court, in
the case of G. F. Hitchcock VS.. the County
FRIDAY, Oct. 14th.
The committee on claims made partial
report. On motion of Supervisor McLain
the claims of l.. L. Rawson as special com
missioner for the Dowagiac swamp state
land ditch, and that of A. j. Pierce for sur
veying the same, were referred to committee
on claims.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following resolution was adopted:
ResOlped BY the Board of Supervisors OF
Van Buren, county, that the County Treasur
er be, and is, hereby authorized to borrow
upon the credit of said county, a sufficient
sum of money to meet the current expenses
at a rate of interest not to exceed 8 per cent
Hon. A. j. Mills appeared before the boart
and called their attention to a special act o
the Legislature entitled "an act to provide TO
the examination of certain drain orders b,
the Board of Supervisors of Van Burer
county" and requested that the board take &C
ton in pursuance of the provisions of such act
A. M. Brown, w. j. Shattuck and j. d
Harris were appointed committee by tn
chair, to investigate and report on the same
The committee on claims made partia
report.
SATURDAY, Oct. 18th.
On motion of Supervisor Young the Su
pervisor of Lawrence was authorized to re
duce the assessments of the following names
persons, on account of the recent fire whicl
occurred in that village
III. l.. Cornwell $1,000, j. M. Fisk 81 ,OOC
Mary Henry 800, E. H. Phelps 5000, Johl
Payne $500, VIM. woodin $3.50, q.
Cross 5000, J. g. Bunnell $500.
The committee to whom was referred tn
matter of investigating the drain orders, sub
mitted the following report:
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR
OF VAN buren, COUNTY:
Your committee, to whom was referre
the matter of assessing certain drain tax il
the township of Hamilton, respectfully re
port that after mature deliberation we advis
the re-assessment of said tax in accordanc
with the specified act referring thereto.
motion to adopt this report of the com
mittee, brought forth quite spirited dis
cussion for and against it. The motion wa
lost on a call of the yeas and nays.
The committee on county buildings mad
the following report, which was adopted:
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR
OF VAN buren, COUNTY:
Your committee on county buildings re
spectfully report, that we recommend takin
out the interior of the east portion of tn
new addition on the south end of the Cour
House, and cause 10 be constructed therei
a consultation room, also a partition unde
the court room in the southeast corner {
form cloak and hat room, also to paint th
upper ceiling of the room now occupied b
/; c. A. Harrison as law office, and that G. "
/ Young be appointed TO superintend sal
work, and cause the samo to be done at th
least possible expense. On motion of Super
visor Rockwell che price of boarding an
attending prisoners in the jail, was increase