Telegram-herald., 1890-10-23
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TIE supervisors got down 10 business
yesssE14y and vel earned their thFee
dollars for the days work. A large
amount Of business sss Disposed 0f.
A communication from City Clerk
Shiakmaa announcing Ipe resignation
Of Adolpaus 5. skinner Is member Of
the Board of Reyiew aud Equalization
was read and placed On file.
TIE trustees Of the Jay Memorial NJ.
E. Church, asked 10 90 relieved from
paying the tax LEVIED against = certain
piece OF land owned by the church.
Referred TO committee on rejected
taxes.
;. T. Colson. County Treasurer sent
IN communication saying The leg isla-
ture OF 1853 enacted = tax law, one
provision or which was that the state,
tie counties, townships and wards
should each carry It's own delinquent
taxes. Tns change IN the law required
change In the method OF keeping the
accounts With the wards, or N the
method of settlements With them rela-
tive to the item OF rejected taxes
Where the whole amount OF rejected
taxes that have been first assessed since
the law Was enacted, were charged 10
the wards and townships, as they have
been, each township and ward should
have been credited wltlt their portion
OF the same. These taxes as reported
IN the Auditor Generals list from 1885
20 1888 have not been credited, and the
result mas been that the townships and
wards have paid INTO the county treas
ury their portion OF the rejected taxes,
which is just this much more than
should have been paid, and Kent coun-
" would seem, therefore, 10 be Justly
indebted 10 them for the amounts over
pald. From an examination of the
Auditor Generals list for 1855 TO 1888
inclusive, the amount due the town
ships is about $500, and the wards $4,000.
The county treasurer asked that a way
oe provided for the repayment of these
amounts.
A petition from David &. Dupee, ask
ng 10 be relieved from paying taxes on
persOnal property in the Eighth ward
was referred TO the Committee on
Rejected Taxes and the Supervisors OF
the + ghth ward.
The prosecuting attorney, IN re-
ply 10 the notion of Supervisor Sulli-
van, repIled that according TO the law
of 1884, the county should pay sheritfs'
fees and all compensation of county
officers; also expenses incurred for sery-
ing suhppnas and that when the fees
are collected they are paid to the
county. The committee on claims re-
ported on bills TO the amount of sSS5.37.
Accepted.
Supervisor Gould offered a resolution
on the late visit to the poor farm, IN
which IL was stated that the place was
found in excellent condition, the dwell
ing house, especially, being III the very
best condition. TINS showed clearly
the watchful care and interest taken by
the matron, Mrs. McArtbus. 1t was
the unanimous decision that the good
deeds of Mrs. Macarthur and her hus-
band be spread upon the records.
Mr.. Skeels offered a resolution in
which he said the dog TAX law should
be repealed. as the tax collected in
townships bordering on cities is unjust
to the townships bordering on the city
of Grand Rapids, and should be re-
pealed, and that the clerk be instructed
to transmit to our representatives IL
the State Legislature certified copies OF
the resolution.
On motion of Supervisor Shattuck
the body proceeded TO the election of q
county perintendent of the poor, &c
succeed Nelson 3. Ricn. Messrs. Sulli
van and Skeels we're appointed tellers
and the first ballot resulted as follows
/ Henry Mitchell, 2l: Nelson &. Rich, IL
y. b. Nelson, /; 5. c. Peterson, 2; blank
! l. Mr.. Mitchell was declared elected.
The Committee on Finance was di
rected to report the amount of money
necessary to be raised for State and
county purposes.
Supervisor Loomis presented n reso
luton asking that the p,rvisors b'
paid one day extra pay for attendln.
the informal meeting of the bostC
/ June 2sth last. Adopted.
The perfume of violets, the purity o
the lily, the glow OF the rose, and tn,
flush OF Hebe combine IN PozzonT