Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-01


commissioner be authorized to draw or
ders on the several drain funds as above
named.
Respectfully submitted.
A j CHAMBERS
Newell SMITH
T. l. kIMES
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Belts, the report was
accepted and adopted.
The committee on county buildings,
through their chairman, Mr. Belts, SUBJ
United the following report:
To the Board of Supervisors Of Gratiot
county now in session:
Your committee on county buildings
would respectfully submit the following
report: We have visited the county farm
and find said farm aud buildings in good
condition. Some good Improvements
haYe been made since last year. We
would not recommend any appropria-
lions for improvements at this session of
the board. We have also visited the jail
and find il well kept, and would recon-
mend the following repairs: spring
placed on the seat of water closet in the
jail cage; the window repaired; also
storm house on northwest entrance
mace chimney. We estimate costs
for said repairs at $50 90. We
would recommend the following repairs
in probate Office: A roll rack for books,
and the space now occupied by books TO
be divided into sections TO receive files Of
papers; new pipe and damper for stove;
we would also recommend that The Mel
SON Barber Co. carpet the office With cot
ton mating at a cost not TO exceed -
cents per yard made and put down. We
estimate cost for probate Office to be so.
We would recommend that walk be
built from the north Invest corner of court
house yard to front OF court house; SAID
walk TO be built of1t inch pine plank 4
feet long, spiked 10 3 stringers run
ming lengthways. Estimate cost of walk
$50.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
& = Belts
FRANK MUNsoN
r r. SMITH
Committee.
on motion of Mr. Kimes, the report was
received and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Chambers, Mr. Has
tings, county drain commissioner, was al
lowed 50 for days attendance on this
board.
Mr. Hall offered the following resolu-
ton and moved its adoption:
Resolved by the Board of Supervisors
of Gratiot county, now in session, That
each supervisor notify the justices of
their respective townships, that said
board will hereafter require that all fines
and costs hereafter imposed and collected
during the year shall be paid into the
county treasury on or before the 0Otn day
of September in each year, in order 10 Sc
cure "a FAVORABLE report upon bills rem
dered for services in such cases, and that
said Justices in making their remittances
TO the county treasurer shall designate
the amount of the fine and the amount of
the costs in each case separately.
Motion carried.
ON motion of Mr. Reid the vote on the
adoption OF the report of the committee
on Thompson Kirby's claim was reconsid-
cred.
On motion OF Mr. Reid the claim was
allowed at footing.
ON motion of Mr. Reid, the claim of Geo
Il Stone was taken from the table.
Mr. Reid moved that the claim be al
lowed at footing.
Mr. Chambers moved that the claim he
laid on the table.
Communication from clerk OF Mont
calm county read.
On motion of Mr. n Smith the commun-
ication was received and placed OH file.
Mr. n Smith offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved by the board of supervisors
now ln session, That the supervisors of
the several townships be requested 10
confer with the agents of the townships
for the burial of INDECENT soldiers, aud
request them to use their best Judgment
in the matter of said burials and TO salts
~ themselves as to the indigency of said
soldiers before mourning any expense.
Resolution adopted.
On motion of Mr. Wight, the board adj
journed until tomorrow morrow morn
ing at o o'clock.
WI MILLER, Chairman.
NJ II SATTEP