Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-05-06
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1882.
Board Of Supervisors.

The Board or supervisors met In extra
session according to call, last Thursday,
in the court house, and the following
supervisors answered for their respec.
tive townships: Inverness, f. PassenO;
Nunda, Alex McPhee; Munro, P. G. Mum
roe; Mentor, w. Watkins; Ellis, Joseph
PassenO; Grant, ThOs. Cronan; Duncan,
P. G. Loves; Tuscarora, Robert Ianson;
Benton, Robert Robertson; Burt, John
Dawson ;Beaugrand, P. Sullivan. Super
visor IansOn was elected Chairman pro.
tenn. James ]. Brown then made few
remarks, claiming that as C. A. Gala
CHER had, on the day Of the township
election, been declared elected, he should
take the seat occupied by Robert
Robinson, according to the certificate
of election filed with the county clerk,
and quoted law and supreme court deci-
siOns. that had no bearing on the case in
question whatever, and otherwise hood
winked and bulldOzed the board until a
vote was taken by them which decided
that Gallagher was entitled to the seat.
Robinson then vacated the place on the
Board to him. Election for permanent
Chairmon then took place, which result
ed in electing Sullivan. Board then adj
jOurned until two o'clock, P. NJ, at which
time the Chairman announced the COM
mittee: Ways and means, Dawson, Mum
roe and Ianson; sheriff's and justices
accounts, Lower, Watkins and CrOnan;
cOnstables' and all other accounts, Ian
son, McPhee and Joseph Passeno; equali
cation, Gallagher, +. X. Passeno and
Dawson; apportionment, McPhee, Ionson
and Watkins; printing, Watkins, Cronan
md MunrOe; roads, bridges and dams,
Jronar, Joseph PassenO and Lower;
| ,fains, MunrOe, Lower and +. X. PassenO;
or, Joseph Passeno, Dawson and Gal
,gher; public buildings, F. x. Passeno,
sliagher and McPhee.
Poor Superintendent Sutton made a
epOrt to the affect that the quarters
| ised as as poor house was crowded, and
rs an unusual number of paupers had
been turned on the poor superintendent
and that in all probability the number
from now on would be large, strongly
recommended that some action be taken
toward erecting suitable poor house.
A resolution was then introduced by
Ianson, and carried, that the county
treasurer have bound for preservation
all returned tax rolls that are lodged
with him. Resolution by Gala
CHER and supported, that the county sur
veyor be instructed to keep the survey
ing instruments, when not i'm use by the
county, at the county court house. By
Dawson, that whereas there is vacancy
in the Office of county drain commission
or, tho same be filled by the appointment
of s. Harris Embury, which was carried
By IOnson, and supported: Resolved that
the sheriff and deputies be authorized
to remove all distractions to navigation
on Black river, and keep the same open
to navigation. Resolution introduced
by IansOn, and carried, that the commit
tee on roads. bridges and dams, be author
lied to take action necessary for tn,
preservation Of the dam, known as thu
Sturgeon river cuff, and afterwards /,
resolution was introduced by Lower
that said repairs should not exceed $3.50
Lower introduced a resolution which
was carried. that from this time cattl,
te allowed to run at large anwhere in
the county. BY Dawson that the bonds
| ofd droi in t11iC a ha NJ
600, which were afterwards offered ant
accepted with +. G. Mcdonald and JohI
GOulden as sureties. BY Gallagher, an,
supported, that the sheriff be authorized
to procure an improved Jail record and
three pairs of handouts. AuthOrit,
was asked for by and granted to tn
. committee on public buildings to re
plaster, repaint, and otherwise improv,
the county Jail and sheriff's residence
said improvement not to exceed $500
Resolution was introduced by +. X. Pas
senO, but lost, that the committee OF
public buildings be authorized to con
struct a poor house on the lot owned by
the county in Beaugrand township
south of the cemetery BY Dawson, an,
adopted, that the poor commissioner b,
allowed SO per day and expenses. B,
Lower, that the poor committee be in
structed to select 90 acres of land in
suitable location to be used as q poo
farm, and make a report on same at tn
next meeting. Last year resolution
( was passed by the Board authorizing tn
committee on poor to dispose of tn
I poor farm and to prevent any question
as to validity of title that might arise
a new resolution to the same effect wa
passed. All accounts presented were ex
! amined by the committee and audite,
= by the Board, they then adjourned sin