Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-01-31

UP anu puDilsneu III the manner anu during
the time required by law, and it also APP
pearing to said Board, upon consideration
thereof, that the said application ought to
be granted;
Therefore il is ordered and determined
by the said Board that the territory de-
scribed as follows, to wit Town number
thirty-two north, Of range seven east, and
the north half of town number thirty-one
north of range seven east, State of Mich
igan, be and the same is hereby erected and
organized into new township TO be called
and known as the township of Maple Ridge
that the first annual township meeting
therein shall be held at Guernsey school
house, on Monday the second day of April,
A. ID. 1883, and John Cathro, James Shell
ly and Robert Mooney, three electors of
such township, are hereby designated as the
persons whose duty il shall be to preside at
said meeting, appoint clerk, open and
keep the polls, and to exercise the same
powers as the inspectors of any township
meeting may exercise under the laws of
this State, and said above last named per-
sons shall also constitute Board of Reg
istration whose duty il shall be to perform
the duties of Board of Registration of such
township on said first election, to meet at
the house of John Cathro, the Saturday
preceding said election, and that Robert
Mooney post the notices of the time and
place of holding such meeting.
The first township meeting to be held in
the township of Long Rapids from which
said township of Maple Ridge is taken)
shall be held at the Twaits' school house,
in said township Of Long Rapids.
Adopted by years and nays, a majority of
all tbo ,,,o,,,hare alaotad xot;no tbarafor 10
wit; Yeas-Supervisors Gaffhey, j. d.
Mcdonald, Pangborn, Sanborn, Wise and
the Chairman. Nays-Supervisors D. r.
Mcdonald and Spratt.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Chairman thereupon announced that
inasmuch as the principal object of this
session was to adjust certain alleged claims
held against this county by the Supervisors
Of Montmorency county, and as Supervis-
ors Cain and Hamilton and Prosecuting
Attorney Stevens of the latter county were
in attendance, a motion to lay aside the
regular order of business and take up the
Montmorency matter would be in order.
On motion of Supervisor Pangborn the
regular order Of business for the time being
was dispensed with, and the gentlemen
from Montmorency invited to take a seat
with the Board.
After little discussion, pro and con, be-
tween the Supervisors of the respective
counties, Prosecuting Attorney Stevens in
behalf of the Supervisors of Montmorency
asked that an extension of time be granted
in order that they make out a specific re-
port of their claims against Alpena county
A motion made by Supervisor Sanborn
that the Montmorency Supervisors be grant
ed until tomorrow at nine o'clock to re-
port specifically their claims against this
county, was carried by yeas and nays as
follows: Yeas-Supervisors Gaffhey, j. D..
Mcdonald, d. r. Mcdonald, Pangborn,
Sanborn, Spratt, Wise and the Chairman.
Nays-None.
Regular order of business resumed
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
TO the Honorable The Board Of Supervisors IF Al
pend County, Mich:
our W
was referred certain affidavits relative to
quantities of hay alleged to have been
delivered to the Superintendent Of the
Poor for the use Of the county, and for
which no credit was given, respectfully re-
port that they have carefully examined the
books, papers, reports and other papers of
the county connected with the poor fund,
and find no reference to the hay in ques-
ton. Mr.. Goodrich, the then acting secre-
taIy, is absent from the city; Mr.. Eaton,
the only remaining one of theS then Super
intendents, admits that the hay was receiv-
ed, but thinks that it was paid for in some
way, and can, undoubtedly, explain the
same to your honorable board.
d. r. MCDONALD,
c. III. WISE,
Committee
On motion Of Supervisor Spratt the above
report was laid on the table.
To he Honorable Board Of Superri'ors Of Alpcno
County.
GENTLEMEN.-Your committee to whom
was referred the petition of certain citizens
Of Alpena township for the organization Of
a new township from portion of the ter
ritory now embraced in Alpena township,
respectfully report that they have had the
same under consideration, and in view of
all the circumstances, your committee pre-
fer to make no recommendation in the
promises; they, therefore, refer the petition
aforesaid to your honorable board without
recommendation, further than stating that
we find all the proceedings legal and regu-
lar and in compliance with the require
ments of law relative to the organization Of
new townships.
G. II. WISE,
w. II. SANBORN,
J. A. KELLY,
Committee on Towns.