Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-01-11
JAMES A.CAsE,
JOHN FERGUSON,
J. ID. MCDONALD,


On motion Of Supervisor Pangborn, the
report of the Committee on Roads and
Bridges was accepted,l recommendations con-
CURED in, and committee discharged.
TOWNS AND COUNTIES.
TO Tie Honorable The Board Of Supervisors IF Alpeao
County.
GENTLEMEN Your Committee on Towns
and Counties, to whom was referred the pc
titon of Frank Delong and others, asking for
the erection and organization of n new town.
ship, to be composed of territory now includ-
ed within the corporate limits of the town.
ship of Long Rapids, beg leave to state that
they have carefully considered the matter,
and from information obtained from the
township records and other sources, they are
of the unanimous opinion that such organiza-
ton would prove injurious to such territory
sought to be erected into a new township.
LIST. BY its effect upon the Public Schools.
I'd. BY retarding the opening up of new
highways. And last, but not least, by inn
posing upon said territory full set Of town
ship officers, which would result in largely
increased taxation. For these and other
reasons, your committee believe the prayer
of the petitioners should be denied, and
would so recommend. And your committee
ask to he discharged from the further consid-
Grafton of the subject.
Dated Jan. 5, 1882.
JAMES A. CASE,
JOHN FERGUSON,
CHAs. II, WISE,
Committee.
On motion OF Supervisor Sanborn, the re-
port Of the Committee on Towns and Coun-
ties was accepted, adopted, and recommends
tions concurred in, and committee discharged
from the further consideration Of the SUBJ
ject
The matter of the petition Of Geo. Stubs,
to erect dam on Long Lake Outlet was
called up, and on motion Of Supervisor San
born laid over till next meeting.
On motion the Board adjourned until
=. VI.
O'Clock p. NJ.
Meeting called TO order by the Chairman
pro TEN.
Roll called-Quorum present.
At request of the Chairman, the papers,
bids, etc. for new cornicc and gallery, placed
on file by the Committee on Building, were
produced for the Board to review. After an
examination of the papers, etc, the Chair
man stated that he was not aware that the
Committee on Building was vested with suf-
tcient power to make contracts to tear off the
cornice and have another one put on, and
have gallery to the court room at an ex-
pense Of 81 900, or more. lie thought the
present cornice, although not very hand
some one, was appropriate for the shape OF
the building. He also thought, il the Com
mittee had power to tear off the cornice and
put on new one, and order n new gallery,
they would also have power to add many
other extras, which would need another 81 =
800 appropriation to be levied on the tax
payers Of this county; and for that reason
would refer the whole matter to the Prose-
cutting Attorney, to report at this meeting the
power of said Conn ittee.
The. Prosecuting Attorney being present
made verbal report, and said that he had
carefully read the contract, aud also the res
olution appointing the Building Committee,
and would report that the Building Commit
tee bad no powers vested i'm them, either by
original contract with Boggs 4 Phelps or the
resolution that created them as such commit
tee, to alter or add to The original plans and
specifications of Chas. n. Cornell. Architcct
to build court house.
RESOLUTIONS,
by Supervisor Green,
Resolcod, That the proposition OF the
Building Committee to cause the erection of
gallery in the new court house, at u cost of
500, he concurred in by this Board, and that
said committee cause said work to he done by
Messrs. Boggs d Phelps. Adopted.
Iy Supervisor Green,
Resolrcd, That the proposition Of the
Building Committee to remove cornice now
on the court house, and replace the same with
another, be not concurrcd in, il being the de
libcratc conviction Of this Board tia, such
am expenditure of money would bc injudcious
and uncallcd for.
Moved as an amendment by Supervisor
Sanborn, that the foregoing resolution be laid