Telegram-herald., 1889-10-30
NORTH OF THE TOWN
The Supervisors Favor Locaslna
the Pair Grounds There.
TIE NATTER IS FULLY DISCUSSED
The Report ~ the Comaittss es 81
szaee ths speeizl order foe To-aag
0thsr Matters BisFossd 0f -ths
Deb4ts % ths Fair OFeaaas.

When.the supervisors convened yes
terday morning the hFst business
brought before them Was the report o.
tie Comm.ttee 0n Finance. The COM
uittec reported that taxes must be pro-
yded for a. follows.
For state purposes a. per Auditor
Generals report, y, ,6s7.s2. For county
purposes. FIRST series OF court house
0onds, due January IS, 1850, $1,000
support OF the poor, s50O.; jury orders,
sl0,oo0; salaries, SIS, coo; support of in-
sane. $500 supervisors pay, $1,000; gas,
$500; fuel, $500; births, deaths, ami
military, 500; attorney fees, 900; total
Tor county purposes, s54,700i total for
state and county purposes. Sl4l, ,557 -.
The committee further recommended
that the county treasurer be instructed
% pay the first series OF bonds when
due, with interest (in all amounting 10
1900, out of any money IN his hands
not used for other purposes.
The matter of leyying a tax for the
support OF INDECENT soldiers IS made
mandatory by the State, and as the
committee had failed to make any
recommendation on the subject, some
discussion was called out in relation 10
it. The report was finally made the
special order Tor today.
The same committee made a supple
mental report relative to the township,
highway, school, and other purposes,
which was referred TO the various su-
peryiSOrs Tor revision and correction.
A bill OF Foster, stevens x Co. for
hardware, tinware, etc, purchased by
the iail Tor use of the jail,
was presented. Several of the
supervisors objected To paying IT,,
ON the ground that it had not been au-
thonzed by the Building Committee
Ii Was finally allowed, however, 10y a
vote of - 10 IL.
The remainder of the session was de-
voted 10 a discussion OF the fair ground
| site, which had been made the special
order for the day.
A motion was made 10 indefinitely
| postpone, and discussion was Indulged
IN similar to those which have already
been held, resulting III refusal TO
! postpone by vote OF 20 TO l3.
Mr.. Carlyle said: 1T is now shown
! that Kent county has donated some
/ $1,000 TO the far ASSOCIATION, and Il does
seem as though We have a right to ex-
press our wish regarding the location
of new grounds. No particular lOca-
ton is called for IN the resolution"
Mr.. IIavens offered a substitute diff
/ fering little from the original.
Mr.. Weekes offered an amendment
/ requesting the retention of the grounds
/ in their present location. Mr.. Walker
! spoke for the amendment. saying the
present location Is central and best
| adapted 70 accommodate the entire
| people of the county. He believes the
| D., G.. II. q VI. railroad Will soon enter
the union depot. and that the present
| site viii bc accessible to all roads.
There seems to be a disposition on
/ the part of the West Michigan So
/ ciety 70 root out the Kent County So
! ciety; the secretary and many directors
are the same and they cannot serve
two masters. 1t seems 10 me they are
/ working for the West Michigan Society.
! Ii the present grounds are sold II viii
l bee well enough to see whose hands the
/ grounds are going INTO. The present
I site is large enough for the county to
/ hold for a far; it may not be large
| enough for a fair open to the world.
| Mr., CARLYLE said, "SOmc OF the men
who have donated money premiums,
| etc, to the Kent County Society are
/ auxiOu for q sale of the grounds be-
| heying the sale VIII give them 4 chance
I 20 get their money back. one of the
/ reasons why started this question was
/ TO see, If these grounds are sold,
| whether or not Kent county shall re-
ccive what she mas put into the assOcia-
/ ton"
The motion upon the Weckcs amend
| meut was lost hy vote OF l. 10 II.
Upon Mr.. Haven's substitute Mr..
/ LOoms said. 81 see no reason IN our
! expressing our views upon this rcS0lu-
/ ton which reads, 1T change Is made
We recommend the location north of
! the cltv' / believe the city people
I would be landed as quickly at a site
/ north OF the city by steam ears rs they
I are now at the present site 10y horse
/ cars"
Mr.. Gulliford wanted to talk about
/ the COmstOck site, but was Informed
I that no particular site is mentioned by
\ the resolution and that be was, there
\ fore, ont Of order.
Supervisor Skeols was i'm favor Of
I havng the site located Just where it is
+ II such changes shall be made in fences
and buildings as VIII improve their ap-
/ pcarance. Supervisor Walker AGAIN
{ argued IN favor of the present grounds