The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-28
Special Meeting OF the Board OF
Supervisors.

special meeting of the Shiawassee Count,
Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, the q
inst. Said board convened at the Cour
House in the city of Corunna, and trans
acted the following business.
Called to order by the Clerk, and tn,
following Supervisors answered TO the rol
call:
Antrim, j. l.. Jarrad; Burns, JADE,
Close; Bennington, l.. G. Cooper; Gale
donia. j. w. Sanders; Corunna City
First Ward, C. J. Gale; Second Ward
L. II. Wilcox; Third Ward, w. r. Chapel
Fairfield, E, w Washburn; Hazleton
John Fitch; Middlebury. j. L. Kinney
New Haven, G. E. Hurd, Owosso, E. w
Mason; Owosso City, First District, T. j
Horsman; Second District, c. A. Bald
win; At large, S. +. Smith; Perry, J. A.
Morrice; Rush, A. B. Crane; Shiawassee,
F. II. Potter; Sciota, Charles Frain; Yer
non, F. A. Smith; Venice, NJ NJ. Beying
ton; Woodruff, b. F. Kay-Total, 90.
Jabes Close was elected chairman of the
Board for the year upon the first ballot,
as follows
Jabes Close, 49,; A. b. Crane, z; f. w.
Mason, 2.--Total %. Whereupon the
Board adjourned until one o'clock p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll called, all present. The chair APP
pointed the following standing Commit
tees
Committee on Rules-F A. Smith, A.
b. Crane.
Committee on Rolls-C. j. Gale, E. w.
Washburn, j. A. Morrice.
Committee on Apportionment-L III.
Wilcox, r. f. Kay, E. w. Washburn.
Committee on Roads and Bridges-M.
w. Byington, G. Hurd, j. i. Jarrad
Committee on Settlement with Treas
urer-Thos. Horseman, w. r. Chapel, F.
III. Potter
Committee on Finances. F. Smith, F.
A. Smith, J. M. Fitch.
Committee on Claims and Accounts-C.
III. Frain, c. j. Gale, l.. III. Wilcox.
Committee on Printing. l.. Jarrad,
G. j. Gale, l.. II. Wilcox.
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds-W. X. Chapel, l.. II. Wilcox,
]. w. Sanders.
Committee on Rejected Taxes-A. B.
Crane. j. L. Hurd, L. J. Kinney.
Committee on Drains and Ditches--J.
NJ. Fitch, E. w. Washburn, F. Fl. Potter.
Committee on Officers Salaries-J. A.
Morrice, A. b. Crane, Thos. Horsman.
Committee on Abstracts-F. II. Potter,
L. G. Cooper, E. w. Mason.
Committee on Justices Constable's and
Coroner's accOunts--C. A. Baldwin, j. Nj.
Fitch, j. l.. Jarrad.
Committee to examine Clerks Records
F. A. Smith, M. Byington, E. w. Mason.
Committee on Equalization-R. F. Kay,
G. A. Baldwin, G. J. Dole, l.. J. Kinney,
NJ. Byington.
Committee on Clerks Certificates--L.
j. Kinney, G. H. Frain, l.. O. Cooper.
Supervisor Gale of Corunna, presented
a communication from the Common
Council of the City of Corunna, to the
Hon. Board of Supervisors in substance
that the City of Corunna propose to the
said board to build County Jail and
Sheriff's residence upon the county
grounds in said city, within one year, at
a cost of ten thousand dollars, without
cost to said county.
After reading the communication Sup |
ervisor Gale offered resolution that the
said board accept the said proposition.
Supervisor Kay moved that the resolution
be accepted and adopted.
After considerable struggle the yea and
nay vote was taken, which resulted in it's
adoption as follows:
Yea, Byington, Close, Chapel, Fitch,
Gale, Jarrad. Kay. Morrice, Potter, San.
1ers, Fitch, Wilcox.--12.
Nays, Baldwin, Cooper. Crane, Frain,
Hurd. Kinney, Mason, s. F.
Smith, Washburn.---10.
Whereupon Supervisor Smith offered
to the board to submit the
question of removing the County Seat
rom the City of Corunna to the City of
)wosso to the electors of the county at
he spring election of 1883. Which was
ost by the following yea and nay vote.
Yea, Baldwin, Cooper, Crane, Frain,
Iorsman, Hurd, Kinney, Mason, s. f.
smith, Washburn. -.-10.
Nay, Byington, Close, Chapel, Fitch,
3ale, Jarrad, Kay, Morrice, Potter,
Sanders F. A. Smith, Wilcox..--13.
The chairman appointed the following
s the special Committee on building the
proposed Jail, &C. Morrice, Frain, Potter.
Where upon the board adjourned. |,
Spring Work on the Farm, in the Gar
en, in and about the House, will be ma.