The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08
COUNTY BOARD.
[orFIcIALl

OFFtCiALI
CRYSTAL FALLS, February 26.--tounty
board met pursuant To adjournment.
The clerk called the roll the several SUI
pervisors responded To the call as follows:
&. /. Roberts. Mnstodon; Gordon Mur-
ray, Felch William j. Tully. Iron River;
Oluf ilelgemo Bates; Michael Corcoran,
Stambnugh William Russell, Crystal
Falls. On motion OF Tully the board
then proceeded to elect sulerintendents
al the poor, TO hold said offices until the
next annual meeting OF the county board.
After several ballots being taken the fol
lowing persons were elected, the vote
standing M follows: John Bert received
four votes, Frank Rather received Tour
votes and DR.. Gnston received six votes,
and wereileclared elected. hccommlttee
10 whom was referred the matter of asceri
tiining and reporting at this meeting as
TO the amount oimoney necessary Tor the
construction ~ county buildings IN this
county, submitted the following report
Your committee TO whom was referred
the ma tier of ascertaining and determn-
ing the amount az money necessary TO be
raised for the purpose al erecting "A court
house and Jail suitable for the use of this
county beg leave 10 report that they have
had the same under consideration and
have determined that To construct a court
house and jail, appropriate FOR the use of
this county, il will he necessary tu raise
the sum of $50, 900, which your commit
tee recommends be raised by loan, pay
able fifteen years after date al loan and
that the proposition Tor such loan he
submitted to n vote of the electors
| oi this (Iron) county at the time of hold
ing the next annual township meeting.
[Signedl G. T. Roberts, Gordon Murray"
W. j. Tully. the other member OF the
COMMITTEES, refusing To take any action
On motion of Russell, seconded by Muir
rny, the following resolution WAS adopt
ed: "Whereas, IL appears To- the respcc-
! tive members al the county board al
supervisors for the county 81 iron, that
the present manner Of transacting the
business OF said county IL very inconven-
lent and expensive and that by the Use
Of "a county court house aud Jail "A large
portion OF said expenses can be saved to
the tax payers ofsaid county. Therefore.
be il resolved, that, we deem the erection
I ~ n county court house aud Jail at the
county scat of said county. ~ matter of
! such necessity IA to require the prompt
action of this board In raising the neces-
sary funds FOR the erection al such build
ing. and for the completion 81 the same
la the shortest space al time possible"
Gordon Murray thereupon offered the
following resolution which was adopted !:
"Resolvcd, that, ut the time 81 holding
the next annual township meeting, there
be- submitted 90 vote ~ the electors ~
/ this county the proposition 81 raising by
loan, payable In fifteen years from date,
the sum OF thirty thousand dollars
| $3.50 ,OOO) Tor the purpose demonstrating
"a county court house and Jail for Iron
T county and that the county clerk be here
by instructed to cause notice thereof To-
be- given as required 10y law in each town
ship and prepare and distribute ballots
for the use al the electors in the several
townships pf tue county. said ballots 20
be paid for by the county. and without
further instructions from this board, to
proceed with all necessary steps 10 sub
init said proposition Go vote nf the
electors ~ this (lronl county, at the
next annual township meeting IN manner
required by Inw fully then chilled for
ayes anu noes on Acknowledgment
which were ~ follows. g. r, Roberts
yes t;orlon Murray, yes 0lpf llelrcmo,
yea Wiliinfn Russell. yes ! w. y Tally.
no Miclhel Corcornn. 10. Tie commit.
ice on claims and accounts then pro-
ceNlcd 10 examine the several bills
presented Tor payment and recommended
the payment of the same ~ follows. G.
NJ Atkinson, printing, $500; Patrick