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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13

- DR. Martin 5000 q" 1000
The committee on County Buildings
through their Chairman MI Belts sub
mitted the following report:
To the Board of Supervisors Of
Gratiot county now in session. Your
committee on County Buildings beg
leave to make the following report. We
have visited the County Poor Farm ana
find the buildings kept clean and tidy,
the inmates comfortable and well cared
for.
We have also visited the jail ana
find it well taken care of.
we do not think it necessary 70 re-
commend amy appropriations Tor I'M
provoments. all OF which We respect
fully submit.
{. :, Belts
". j, Miller
On motion the report was accepted
and adopted
Mr.. Belts moved that the Sheriff he
allowed an advance fund OF 5000. Mo-
ton prevailed.
Report OF inspectors Of Jail presented
and read.
On motion the report was accepted
and placed on file.
Tie Chairman appointed as commit
tee on the question of the assessment
OF Mortgage Law.
Supervisors Miller, Robinson and Reid.
On motion Board adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
". Il. PITT NJ. K SALrEK
Chairman Clerk
FzlDAY, JAS. 6 lsss.
Board called to order by the
chairman, MIR. Pitt. Roll called;
quorum present. Minute Of yeSter-
days meeting read and approved.
The committee on claims, through
their chairman Mr.. Harrlng, report
a. follows
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13

ID ID W hlteScll bOO.3N Oom
mittce report favorable at $4,000.
Moved to concur in the report Of the
committee.
Moved to amend by striking out Sl5(
and inserting $500,
Roll call ordered.
The question recurring on the amend
ment. the amendment was lost 10y the
following vote:
Yeas. Brown. HINES, Reid, lIarring
Chambers, Hall. Total IS.
NAYS. Randolph. Belts. Scuddcr
Parrish. McEndarfer, People Miller.
Stitt, Munson, Robinson, Pitt. Total
II.
The question being on the original
motion it was adopted 10y the following
vote:
Yeas. Brown, Parrish, Miller. Reid
Robinson, Harring, Chambers. Hall.
Pitt. Total, .
Nays. Randolph, Belts. Scudder. Ne
Endarfer. HINES, People, Stitt, Nun
son. Total ;
Tie special committe on thequestiou
of the assessment of Mortgage law
through their chairman. Mr.. Miller
made the following report:
To the honorable Board of Superyis-
OTS of GratiOt county now IN session.
Your committee to look up the mat
ter of reporting mortgages, would bee
leave to make the following report:
We have had the matter under con-
sideratiOn and do consider il the duty
.f . 10. y 80 Of In la
all mortgages Oh real property recorded
i'm said county. those owned 10y resi-
dents of said county i'm the book pro-
vided for that purpose. called the resi-
dent book OF unpaid mortgages. and
those owned by nOn-reSldents OF SAID
County To be Transcribed ia another
book provided for that purpose called
the County nonresident book ot unpaid
mortgages. and also that 1t is his duty
to transcribe i'm book. one of which IS
provided for each assessing officer, or
supervisor of each of the several Town
ships in said County, all OF the mort
cages on real property owned and held
by any and all residents Of any Town
ship or assessing district in said County
in the book provided for and to be used
by the assessing officer or Supervisor of
the proper Township, or assessing dis
trict. and it shall be his duty to deliver
said book to the Supervisor or assess
ing officer. according to the provisions
of sec. five act 262 Of public acts of
1857 and he shall receive as compensa-
ton for transcribing and delivering the
same as provided by this act, the sum
" ten cents per mortgage for each one
SO reported 10 each Supervisor or ass
essing officer the same To be paid ont of
the contingent fund of said County OF
JraliOt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
And it is his further duty to report

And it is his further duty to report
TO the Register OF Deeds of the proper
County any mortgage transcribed in
book known as the County nonresident
book OF unpaid mortgages according to
the provisions of section . OF said act
30 Of public acts ol 1887
And me shall receive such compensa-
tion - allowed iy section Ave of said
act, which We understand 20 be ten
cents for each mortgage reported by
him, 10 be paid 10y the County TO
which such report IS made. All Of
which is respectfully submitted
i. ST. :. . Robinson Committee
On motion the report was accepted
and adopted.
On motion Board adjourned until to-
morning at O'Clock.
w. II. PITT. NJ. r.. SALTER,
Chairman. Clerk.
SATURDAY, JANUARY I, 1855.
Board called to order by the Chair
man W. Il. Pitt.
Roll called; quorum present. Min
utes of yesterdays meeting read and
The committee on claims through
their chairman Mr.. Haning reported
as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
SUPERVISORS REPORT.

Adjourned session of the Board OF
Supervisors of GratiOt county, held ut
the court house, in the village OF Ithaca
Monday, January 2, 1855:
Board called TO order by the chair
man, Mr.. Pitt.
The following named gentlemen an
swered for their respective townships:
Ithaca-A Brown
Elba-L L Randolph
lIamilton-C Belts
Lafayeette-J Scudder
Wheeler-John Parrish
Washington-B b McEndarfer
North STARE l. HINES
Emerson-Jesse People
Bethany-W j Miller
Fulton-H Stitt
Newark Prank Munson
Arcada-D Reid
Pine River-H y Robinson
North Shade-ll llarrlng
New lIayen-A Chambers
Sumner-B Hall
Seyile-W Il Pitt
On motion board adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 0 clock.
W L PITT, NJ q SALTER;
Chairman. Olerk'
TUESDAY, JAN. 3, lsSe.
Board called 10 order by tne ciiaIiHi'l'
W. Z. Pitt.
Roll called; quorum present.
Claims from | To 81 inclusive pres
ented. and referred 10 the committee
OH claims.
Moved that all claims laid on the
table at the October session be taken
from the table, carried.
On motion the above claims were
referred to the committee on claims.
On motion the board adjourned UNI
til tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
W. Il. PITT, NJ. X. SALrEK'
Chairman Clerk
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, lSSs.
Board called to order by chairman
w L. Pitt.
Roll called; quorum present.
Minutes OF Mondays session read and
approved.
Minutes of yesterdays session read
and approved.
Claims from 50 to 100 inclusive pres
ented and referred TO committee on
claims.
The committee on claims through
their chairman Mr.. IIarring reported
as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13

COnneCtiopS

Detroit with Railroads diyerging.
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south Lyon-IOledu, Ann Arbor * Cd Tr'nk
ky All Line Div. G.. Z. Ry.
Irpwbrldge-Chicugo& Grand Trunk Ry
LUnsing-SaE. Div. OF VI. c. r. r.. Lake Shore
X Michigan Southern Ry.
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Howard City-Grand Rap.ds& Indiana a n
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j. Is. MULLGKEN. Gem Manager
W. A. CA7"ENTER, Traffic Man. Detroit
Genera Offices Detroit, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
To the honorable Board of superyis-

To the honorable Board OF Superyis-
ors now i'm session:
Your committee ON county officers
have settled with tie supcrintendents
oi the poor and fad as follows:
Amount OF poor orders issued $3.50. -
We find vouchers .H their hands
amounting 10 ............. 1850 .g5
Respectfully submitted
ID Reid
III y Robinson Committee
j Scudder
On motion the report WAS adopted.
The committee on tines through their
chairman Mr.. Chambers. submitted the
following report:
To the Board Of Supervisors of Ora
not county now in session.
Your committee on fines beg leave
to make the following report:
We have examined the magistrates
reports to the prosecuting attorney ,aad
also their reports To Co. clerk and find
that there has been collected 10y the
several Justices of said county the sum
or s06.3j which fines and costs have all
been paid into the treasury OF said
county, all Of which is respectfully sub
mltted.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
Detroit, Lansing G. Northern Il. Il.
In Eject Jnnc 81. 1856.
* Trains run by Central Standard time.



Going West. Stations. Going East
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1913 l0:j1 G:l3 ., Plymouth ll;O2 $50 s.{e
s;lI -, G:3o 9, S'th Lyon, 1899 2:25 s.l,
\. Mp. 81.
9:5c l:l3 s:09 Trovbridge g:o6 I2:4l e.3s
1000 lao ':l5 -" Lansing >, $500 ls.35 6.lO
A. Mp. VI .-P. VI.
II - 3;l5 a45 lonia 9, $40 1885 450
T.. MA. Mp. NJ
ZOO 800 l0;2, ., Grccnvilc g, 6:2s $3.50 3:o3
l~:oO 40 no Howard City j:45 g:l5 3.2j
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03

by the visitors or public during the dedi
cation or afterwards, was offered and
adopted-17 %.
The senate committee amendment, strik
ing out the house amendment saving
clause, was lost by vote of % to 8.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
passed by-ayes, %; nays, 8.
The special order of the day, the Uni
versity bill, was then taken up. Senators
Allen and Baker spoke against and Nc
Manus for the bill. Senator Aliens amend.
ment to strike out $4,000 in section /
was lost.
Senator Jarvis withdrew his amendment
cutting out the entire first section of the
bill.
Senator Claiborne introduced an amend
ment providing that $4,000 of the avail
able funds to be given to the University
under the pending bill should be set apart
for medical branch at Galveston. Lost.
Senator Stinson introduced an amend
ment that this bill should settle the ques-
ton of all money due the University. Lost.
Senator JARVIS offered an amendment
striking out all of section that seeks to
recover interest. Lost.
The bill then passed to engrossment,
aud the senate adjourned to $3.50 this
morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03

three several days be suspended, and that
this act take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
The bill as amended passed by more
than the requisite two-third vote-Ayes,
50, Mr.. Bell, of Cooke, only voting in the
negative.
House bill appropriating $500 for clear
ing debris from the capitol grounds was
adopted in the committee of the whole,
Mr.. Smith, of Travis, in the chair.
The bill was amended, by action of the
house, reducing the appropriation 10 $500,
and passed.
Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bill provid-
ing board of arbitration to settle the
Greer county boundary question.
House bill No. 48, Mr.. Browning's school
bill to pay outstanding warrants against
the school fund, was resumed as the special
order.
Mr.. Payne offered substitute provid-
ing for the transfer of 100000 from the
Texas indemnity money to the school
fund, SO as to cover school deficiency and
pay the teachers. Pending further action,
the house adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03

institute proper and necessary inquiries
into the arrest of one George Anderson
citizen of Texas, arrested in the state OF
New York and incarcerated for nine
months.
Senator Macmanus introduced bill to
provide for uniform text book for the
public schools.
The bill to repay the funds of the Uni
versity pending Saturday was laid before
the senate.
Senator Gregg spoke against the bill,
contending that the sums of money APP
propriated from general re venue for the
support of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college and the Prairie View Normal
school, branches he said of the University,
more than repaid the sums demanded by
the bill under discussion. The argument
was ingeniously woven, but, considering
that the logic of facts we're all against it,
it was an able and very interesting speech.
Senator Armistead replied in very able
and eloquent speech, combating the ar
guments OF Senator Gregg at every point.
Senator Camp, for the committee on
state affairs, reported back house bill for
the reception of the new capitol with an
amendment striking out the clause, "Sav-
ing and reserving to the state all rights
existing under the contract, and security
given therofor:" 1t was made the special
order for this morning.
Postmaster Douglas having resigned,
Mr.. j. o. Wheeler, of Victoria, was ap-
pointed in his place.
Adjourned until this morning at $3.50.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
Legislative Notes.

The action of both houses yesterday is
conclusive of the reception of the new
capitol in time for its dedication during
the week of the interstate drill.
The senate bill to pay the debt of the
University, which was engrossed in the
senate, will doubtless pass both houses.
Representative Gresham will aim to
amend it. as Senator Claiborne
tried to do in the senate, to al
low $4,000 of the appropriation
the medical branch al Galveston. Senator
Claiborne can get in his work when the
bill comes back to the senate.
Among the members who voted last ses-
sion against the geological bill, Repre-
sentstives Camp, Garwood, Graves and
McGaughey have become converts to the
measure, as they expressed themselves in
their speeches on the measure this morn
ing.
The action of the house yesterday
morning will doubtless be promptly sec
onded by the senate, providing half a
million dollars supplement to the school
fund, to assure immediate payment OF the
free school teachers.
The project of increasing convict farm
WOFh huo oOnuO SbIOuB du'ONoV'O ~ DNS-
houses. Senator Garrison favors 1T to
relieve the penitenitaries of pressure by
working short term convicts on state
farms, though he is not in favor OF SC
large an appropriation for the work as
has been suggested.
Representative Jones, while not com
mitted to the project, makes the sugges
ton that the guard force required for the
farms might be considerably reduced by
the use of strong barbed wire fences
around the farms.
Representative johnson aired himself
yesterday morning in his usual invectivt
style against the geological bill.
Representative Bell, of Cooke, as hi
dill st session, discharged a volley o.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
House.,

House met with Speaker Pendleton and
quorum present. Prayer by Rev. W. W.
Pinson.
house bill No. l, reducing taxation, was
called up, and passed-Ayes, So; nays, g.
Those voting no were Messrs. Crisenberry,
Clark, of Uvalde; Fuller, Groce, Sadler
and Williamson.
Mr.. Moore, of Travis, sent up his rea
sons for voting, as follows: 81 vote IT,
| because l am in favor of a reduction in
the taxes, but 1 believe that the reduction
made is too great, and that a deficiency
will certainly follow, and have to be pro-
vided for by future legislation"
House substitute bill, authorizing the
| commissioner of insurance, statistics and
history to have geological and mineral
| ogical survey made of the state, came up
as the pending business.
Mr.. Pope spoke, favoring the bill, and
Mr.. Nelson against it, when the hour
| for the special order arrived, house Il 48,
providing for the speedy payment of the
outstanding warrants held by the several
counties against the available free school
fund, with committee amendments strik-
ing out 100000 and inserting $250,000
and other amendments.
Substitute, offered by Mr.. Payne yester-
day, was lost. Ayes, %; nays, 60.
The committee amendments were lost
Mr.. Brewing offered amendment to the
bill providing that the money shall be re-
funded to the general fund on or before
September l, 1895.
Mr.. Gresham offered amendment max
ing the appropriation $254,OOO, in view
of another bill pending to appropriate
| $250,000 to create sinking fund and
loan the money to the available school
fund, to be returned when required to
pay bonds of the state maturing in 1890
and 1891.
Pending discussion, participated in by
Messrs. Gresham, Browning, Camp, Bell,
of Cooke; Moore, of Travis; Payne, Prem.
dergast, Wilson and others, the house ad.
journed.
During the proceedings Mr.. Crisen
bury sent up bill amending section 48 Of
the school law, and Mr.. Pope a bill pro
viding for renting state property in Aus
| tin.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03

r;dicule at the measure, but Messrs. Gar
wood, Browning, Kirlicks and McGaughey
fired howitzers back at them very effectu-
ally. Mr.. Bell, of Denton, has not ex-
pressed himself, but he is generally such
an antipode of Bell, of Cooke, he can
hardly be expected TO jingle geology with
him. The bill will not have as easy a
| time as 1t had in the senate, but will prob
ably squeeze through.
Strange TO say, Mr.. Nelson, the Uni
verslty representative member in the
legislature from Hopkins county, is OPP
posed to the geological bill. Something
better was expected of him.
Mr.. johnson, in his speech against the
bill, read from the circular of some geo
logical association, stating that the
state need not indulge in the ex-
pense of a geological survey, as tn, y
would take the job in hand
and were prepared to do the work with
out cost to the state, and all they wanted
was the states endorsement of the asso-
citation as he's agent. 1t did not occur to
Mr.. johnson that if it was good thing
for the association to get the job with
the states Endorsement, it would be q
good thing for the state to do the work
herself without such accommodating as
sistauce from the association. Besides,
the United States government has offered
to join the state and contribute largely
to the work.
The bill for the reception of the new
capitol, as passed by both houses, is as
follows:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Texas, That the governor, treas
urer, comptroller and commissioner of
the general land Office are hereby consti-
tuted board for the purp: 50 of receiving
or rejecting the new state capitol build
ing, in whole or in part, with full power
to act In the premises, saving and reserv-
ing to the state all rights under the con-
tracts and the securities given for the
performance thereof,
Provided, That the contractor shall in
no wise be held responsible for any in
jury done to said building by the public
after the reception of said building, or
any part thereof.
The emergency clause is added for the
bill to take immediate effect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
Legislative Notes.

In discussing the geological bill in the
house this morning, and the powers of the
Legislature, Mr.. Baylor, who spoke in favor
of the bill, said that since Garfield was
fred out last session he, Mr.. Baylor, had
unlimited confidence in the unlimited
powers of the legislature to do what il
pleases, constitution or no constitution.
Mr.. Garfield was the correspondent of the
San Antonio Express who was expelled
from the reporters table on account of
his pungent structures on the legislature.
After allowing, in the way of appro-
priations, 100000 for the school fund,
100000 for furnishing the new capitol,
100000 for the state University debt,
100000 for establishing southwest
lunatic asylum, $15O,000 for the lunatic
asylum at Terrell, $4,000 for the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, $4,000 for
quarantine, and an average allowance
each of $4,000 for the Prairie View col
ored school, the orphan asylum, state re-
formatory, and the three state asylums at
Austin, 100000 for convict fnrms, $4,000
for geological survey, and $4,000 for
sundries -aggregating $1,SO0,00O-there
will still be balance of a round million
dollars left in the state treasury. Still
some members have a chronic dread of a
deficiency!
Senate finance committee last afternoon
agreed to report hack the house tax bill
with an amendment fixing the tax this
year at 10 cents and 20 cents for next
year and succeeding years. Senator
rmistead, for minority of the committee
will report recommending tax this year
of 1873 cents for this year and 20 cents
for next year and succeeding years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
Senate.
F.om Wednesdays daily


Senate met at $3.50. Roll call. Quorum
present. Prayer by Doctor Smoot.
Senator JARVIS, for finance committee
reported back house bill for raising reve-
nues with substitute. The latter pro.
vides that the tax this year shall be 1C
cents, and hereafter 20 cents on the 500
The house bill provided for 10 cents this
year and IS cents hereafter.
Senator Baker, for the committee on
public buildings and lands, reported that
the lots in Austin, which the Farmers Ali
ance wants to lease from the state, were
worth $4,000. The committee suggested
that the price of such lease be fixed by
the superintendent OF public buildings.
Senator Lane offered bill looking &c
the better assessment of persons and
movable property.
Senator Camp, for committee on state
affairs, reported bill for cleaning the
capitol grounds, and asked that the rulei
be suspended and the matter disposed of
The bill passed. The bill provides for
$500 for cleaning those grounds.
House bill providing for the creation
of board to accept the capitol wal
taken up. Senators Frank, Camp, Field
Mcdonald, Terrell, Woods and BurneJ
smoke against senate committees amend
ment to the bill, and Bell, Baker, Glass
cock. Lane and Houston spoke for the
amendment.
An amendment by Senator Simkins
providing the contractor shall not be helt
! responsible for injury done the building
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
Lines From Liberty Hill.
Lnl TaleprAm TO the Stataaman-

special Telegram 10 the statesman.
LIBERTY HILL, April 3O-The rain,
mentioned in former dispatch, con-
tinued steadily until midnight Saturday
night, thoroughly saturating the ground
and doing very little damage to crops,
and assures us a good wheat and oat
crop.
The teachers institute has adjourned,
and Notwithstanding the bad weather,
there was a goodly number of teachers
present. and, by their zeal and interest
made the meeting success. The loca-
ton of the summer normal called for
the latent oratorial powers of the Jealous
advocates of Georgetown, while those
fayoring Liberty Hill were equally
as persistent, both places being
candidates for the place. The adj
were fully discussed. The benefits to be
derived from the mineral waters of
Georgetown were thought by some to be
indispensable to Summer Normal"
This disclosed the fact that Liberty Hill
was destitute of another kind of water,
that Georgetown had plenty of it, and is
sometimes carried around in little brown
jugs. A ballot was finally ordered, when
it was found that majority of those
present we're in favor of Liberty Hi l.
The teachers from Georgetown then at
tempted to vote eighteen postal cards
from absent teachers. The majority
quietly sat down on this piece of strategy.
The upsEot of the whole matter resulted
in the society delegating its authority to
a locating committee, and adjourned in
peace and harmony.