Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-10-25

ON new court house. respectfully declines There
| fore,
Resolved, That Albert Pack be and hereby is APP
pointed to act ms such arbitrator in his H. X Pot
| ters, stead
Carried
ON Mr.. Pack and notify him of the action OF the
Board in appointing him as arbitrator.
Supervisor Wise reported that he had performed
the duty.
Mr. Pack appeared before the Board and notified
them that he would accept the duties of arbitrator
Contractors Phelps Boggs appointed TO repre-
sent them as arbitrator Ralph Williams.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
ACQUISITION arising as to the sufciency and regular
ity OF the manner which the salary of the Pros
ecuting Attorney was fixed at yesterdays session,
the original motion amended not having been
put. by unanimous consent the question was taken
on the original motion as amended, which read as
follows:
Moved by Supervisor sanborn, that the salary OF
Prosecuting Attorney be fixed at 5000 per year for
next two years.
Amended by Supervisor spratt, that the Prosecu-
ting Attorneys salary be fixed at $500 per year for
next two years.
Which was carried by ayes and nays as follows
Ayes-supervisors Gaffney Kelly, ]. ID. Mcdonald,
ID. II. Nc Donald, Pangborn, spratt and Wise.
Nays-Sanborn and the Chairman.
The question now being on the original motion as
amended, the same prevailed by ayes and nays as
follows: Ayes-Supervisors Gaffney, Kelley, j. ID.
Mcdonald, ID. II. Mcdonald, Pangborn, Spratt
and Wise. Nays-Sanborn and the Chairman.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
TO he Honorable the Board of Supervisors of he
County Of Alpena
GENrLEMEs.-I have carefully examined the pa
pers from the various township clerks addressed TO
the Supervisors of the several townships, in refer
ence 10 the amounts of moneys 10 DC assessed
levied and collected in the several townships for
township, school, highway and bridge purposes
and in my Judgment those from the townships of
wilson ana Long Rapids are in compliance with
the law In every respect. Those from the townships
of Green and Ossineke contain: The one from
Green resolution by the township board voting
and directing the assessing of $500 for highway and
bridges, and the one from Ossineke a similar vote
for raising tax OF $500 for roads and bridges pass
ed at the annual township meeting by the electors
have been unable TO find any law now in force
authorizing the voting of moneys TO be raised by
tax for the purposes indicated either by the town.
ship board or by the electors at their annual meet
ing. The electors at the annual township meeting
may vote vote of highway labor tax not exceed
ing one-half days labor on each one hundred dol
lars III valuation, and they may also vote highway
money TAX OF one-half OF one per cent of the val-
uaton OF the assessment roll OF previous year. and
II they fail neglect or refuse TO vote the same, then
tnc coiihiissiocr OF nlghways may assess ana levy
the highway labor tax, and the township board
may vote that the money highway tax shall be levied
and this is the full limit of their authority and in
my judgment these items should not be authorized
TO be spread upon the roll by your honorable body.
In other respects the certificates from Green and
Ossineke are substantial compliance of the law.
The one from Alpena township omits to give a
true copy of the vote of the Board of Education of
public schools of said township for the raising of
school taxes but the substance Of the resolution is
given, and in my judgement is sufficient to au-
thorize the leving of the tax. There is order Of
the commissioner of highways assessing a highway
tax, but said commissioner Of highways did, as APP
pears by the clerks certificate and levy said.
labor tax, and think that the assessing of the
same was sufficient determination TO authorize
the tax.
would recommend that the Supervisors of the
townships of Alpena, Wilson, and Long Rapids be
authorized to assess and levy the amounts in the
certificates Of township clerks. and that the Super
visors OF the townships of Green and Ossneke be
authorized to assess and levy the amounts in the
said township clerks certificates, except that voted
for highways and bridges by township board in
Green township and by the electors in Ossineke
township
All of which is respectfully submitted,
j. ID. HOLMES,