Telegram-herald., 1890-10-16
THE SUPERVISORS.
They Parry Cot Down 10 Basiness Yes
teTdzy.


They Fairiy Cot Dowa 70 Business Yes
tsrday.
At the supervisors meeting yesterday
morning, NJ. J.. Sweet, in behalf OF the
Lowell & Hastings railroad. pcntioned
the board for leave to build an IRON
bridge across Grand river AT lowell.
Referred TO the Committee ON Roads
and Bridges.
The Committee on Buildings. TO
whom was referred the petition of ;.
Lagrouw, for damages for the three
hickory trees cut from ms farm by an
inmate OF the poor house, reported that
the trees were bought from the tenant
on the farm. and that Mr.. Lagrouw
should settle the matter with the tenant
and not the county. The committee
also reported that they found the poor
house kept as clean as II Is possible to
keep u, aud that the inmates are usual
ly well satisfied with the treatment they
have received at the hands of the keep
er and MS wife. They have bought
some FIRE extngnishers and hand gren-
AIDES at an expense of Sl03. and have
caused tire escapes 10 be erected on the
building. The action of the committee
was approved.
The committee appointed to purchase
/ q lot Tor the burial OF paupers, re-
/ ported tnat they had been unable TO
/ ind one for less than S5O0Or 5000. They
recommended that as the cemetery
I commission was about TO end to is lot,
It would be well 10 wait until q suitable
lot can be furnished at fair price.
/ Adopted.
The Court House Committee sub
mltted its report showing payments to
/ the contractors 10 date aggregating
I SOS, $3.50. Included in this amount Is
the sum paid for extra labor and ma
terial, IN all about $40, 900, making the
amount paid on the contract proper
about : 0,J00, and leaving ABOUT $40, 600
| still remaining for the completion of
/ the building. This amount is sufficient,
the committee saws, 10 finish the build
/ ing If for any reason 1t becomes neces-
! Sary for the county TO assume the task.
The committee has requested the West
/ ern Construction company to complete
/ the roof or if unable to do that, TO
/ erect q temporary roof, so that the work
/ on the interior can be continued during
I the winter, and has been assured by the
company that the roof Will be COM
/ pleted before cold weather sets in. The
report was accepted and the action Of
/ the committee approved.
The bids for printing the proceedings
/ Of the board were opened and read as
/ follows: TELEGRAM-HERALD, IL cents
an inch IN BREWER type, loaded, 100
/ pamphlets, 1S cents per page:
/ DAILY Eagle, 20 cents per inch
/ IN daily and weekly editions, 100
pamphlets $40; Evening Leader, 30
cents per inch in daily aud weekly, 100
pamphlets Sl5; Democrat. ii cents an
/ inch. pamphlets Is cents per page. The
hds were referred to the Committee on
l Finance.
Mr.. Snattuck offered the following:
/ Resolved, That the erection of a suit
/ able building on what IS known as the
Kent County Poor farm is a necessary
/ public improvement, both IL TO the
I safety of the inmates of SAID building
/ and a matter of economy to the taYpay-
ers of Kent county, said building COM
! plete 10 cost not more than $4,000"
/ Referred 10 the Committee on Public
I buildings.
The report on lands returned for de-
/ luquent taxes WAS referred.