The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-25
SUPERVISORY Proceed ings.

At the session Thursday, Supervisor
Horsman moved the appointment of COM
mittee of three to investigate the need of
new safe for treasurer's Office. Chair named
as such committee Supervisors Shattuck,
Horsman and ID. G. Cooper
The report of the building committee
made Friday showed total expenditures for
the year to be so, 3S1.55.
The committee named to consider advisa-
bility of purchasing safe for treasurer's
Office reported in favor of purchasing. The
board failed to concur in the report by the
following vote: Yeas-Baldwin, l.. c.
Cooper, ID. G. Cooper, Crane, Dickinson,
ID. b. Green, Jared, Myers, Shannon,
Wing, Vert, Warner and Mason-13; Nays
Colby, A. w. Green, GOodell, Horsman,
johnson, Richards and Shattuck-7.
On Monday q committee consisting of
Supervisors Vert, Wing and Jared was ap-
pointed to investigate the need for deputy
register of probate.
Charles Holman was reelected superin-
tendent of the poor, receiving II votes.
On Tuesday morning the committee on
| printing reported that the printing had been
| let to the American at ten cents per folio
and so cents per page for the pamphlets.
| The Journal and the Reporter were the
other bidders.
| OulluIy dCCOulllo WcIc pIcSculcNl anu III
| lowed, including one for ST. for drawing
certificates for the payment of bounty for
killing sparrOws, one of $50 for 200 maps
for the public schools of the county, one of
$S5 for type writer.
On motion of Supt. Crane, a special COM
mittee, consisting of Supervisors Shattuck,
Richards and Myers was appointed to re-
| port on the necessity of purchasing an outfit
| for sealer of weights and measures.
| The county drain commissioner submit
| ted his annual report which was accepted
and placed on file.
Wednesday the committee to examine
and report on the certificates filed with the
clerk of sums to be spread on the tax roll i'm
the several townships and cities submitted
their report as follows: Antrim, $4917. 10;
Burns, $3537.20; Caledonia, 1927, LOG. 80: city
of Corunna, $96S3.74; Fairfield, $1937. "a:
Hazleton, $2914.99; Middlebury, STAG. co.
New Haven, $2371.35; Owosso, $3611. Ia
Owosso City, 500, 956. 10; Perry, 1851. ~
Shiawassee, $515319; Sciota, $353s.00
Venice, $2649.75; Vernon, $s309.11; Wood.
hull, $62C6.65; Bennington, $2434.01.
The receipts of the county clerks Office
from Jan. Sth to Oct. 18th were S327.15, al
found by the committee, for which sum the
clerk held the county treasurer's receipt.
The board on motion of Supr. Richard!
appointed John Nichols to look after anC
cause to be properly buried the bodies of al
honorably discharged union soldiers, sailors
or marines who shall die in the township O
Burns, without leaving means to defray tn,
necessary funeral expenses.
G. r. Lyon, ESQ.,, was allowed the sun
of 500 for assisting at the prosecute,
of the case of the people VS.. William G
Hume. A tax of 1-20 of mill OH the dol
lar was voted under the provisions of &C
No. 1913, of the laws of 1889, for the care O
disabled Union soldiers, sailors and marine
outside the Soldiers Home.
Andrew Higgins was elected county drail
commissioner for the ensuing two years, re
ceiving IL of the 81 votes cast.
The committee to ascertain the necessit
for purchasing an outfit for the sealer O
weights and measures reported that Their
was no present need of making said pun
chase, and the report was accepted.
Up to noon on Thursday no action of an
special interest, except that the vote to al
: low G. II. Lyon, ESQ.,, 500 in tn
Hume case was reconsidered and the
tabled.
The committee appointed to investgat
the necessity Of a deputy Register of Pre-
bate reported there is no necessity for ful
Their action I'm the matter, which was adopted