Telegram-herald., 1890-01-24

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sapers lsors HaTens Scheunerh.r
0lfiu, Ward IA 81 and Courtney al-
sent
County Clerk Harvey read ltttef
I from Attorney Aseneral Trowtuace uu-
der date ef January e2 IA regard la
/ tas new election lsw After al nua-
dUotog paragraYn ,he ofacal s1at.5
tast. ia az opinion reeeutlR iumlsh.
I - hnn O. tht Necrf ialN oi ~lale. 3.
gave i IS his ]uaE la4t tAt aef
was by rs tue ,oaluea 60 gtneH.
elections. and gc rsl elections weie
denuea as the elections held n Nuyen-
her Ii Nas then gwen a. ms opinion
that under no circumstances could tht
sci apply % any oI the elections a. bt
held The coming sqrug, either ln tno
case ot cluos and luuMc pali4ts ,H ln
the csso Of annual township elections
then 20 be held. The Attorney -NeueIal
further stated that before any seton
would need be taken by them in com
piance Wlth the aCt, ID NQoid he Con-
strued fully by tie supreme Court.
7 he letter was received with applause
and ordered printed IN the records
Alpine A AssoclauoD, Patrons 0t Indus
/ Try -thfougl ~ president auo secretary,
/ presented petition ln the fuim oi
1 resolution stating lhai the game aud
+ hsh warden had asked the board foI "a
/ salary ior deputy game and hsh war-
/ dens, bat that tue association regarded
] TIE presence of game and nSh wardcus
I Oi any klnd ln Their vicinity az pub.lc
nuisance. The petition asked that the
board not only refuse sucL salary but
I give The deputies 10 understand "that
! Their worthless carCasses are q vile pol
/ luton 10 the sacred SOL of Kent county.
/ and the act by which they Wert created
| a disgrace 20 the statute books Of ghe
/ state Ot Michigan, which has already a
! host Of officials VINO are not required io
attend 10 the necessary business 81 tht
/ people SupeT sor Benjamin moved
30 lay or the table indefinitely. and Su-
/ perylsOr Sheets thought that such q pee
/ uu0n should, on account Of Is word
| ing, be consigned 20 the waste basket.
/ Supervisor BenJamln's motion was lost,
! and on motion Of Supervisor Sullivan.
| the petition was received and placed on
/ file.
The special committee % whom was
| referred the claim Of Emily -. Chase
| against the county, reported that lr
/ Their opinion, and that a. the prOsocut-
/ ing attorney, Mrs. Chase had no valid
claim against the county more than
| other county charges. and would rc.-
! ommCnd that she bc cared for bY tae
1 county, a. for two wears last past. Su-
I perintcndent Carlyle stated that Mrs
/ Chase would beg before she would 90
1 10 the poor house and that i now costs
/ less for her support where she was now
/ living than il would az the poor-housc.
/ The report caused great deal ot DIS
! cussion, and the prosecuting attorney
/ was called on for his opinion 0n various
! points The report was amended 50 a.
/ TO refer the matter Of support t0 tho
/ County Superintendent OF the Poor,
! and was then adopted
The Committee On Roads and Bridges
/ reported adversely 90 the granting Of
! the petition Of tho resident, oi Spencer
/ for a fish chute ~ the Lincoln lake
/ dam, ou the grounds that the expense
/ was greater than any benefit 80 he
/ derived. adopted.
/ Supervisor Walker moved = rccor-
,lderation of thc vote adopting thc rc-
! port of the Committee 0n CLAIMS made
! yesterday, because the claims VcIc
| some Of them made hy members cf tae
board tor mileage and services rendered
tho county durug the present session
| of the body. The vote was recon.
sidorcd, and SuI ryisor Walker moved
/ TO strike from the report tHr
claims Of SupcTt sors Havens aua
EmmOns for services In
sane cases ln the probate court
rendered on January II and 2l respect
lively. lie did not think t right for
the county o. pay lts supervisors twice
for then services. After the usual for
malitics the CLAIMS were about % he
excepted from the report when discus
son was begun hy Supervisor ~kcclf,
and opinions were freely expressed on
the question 81 two DAYS pay under
the same date. Superf sor walker
stated that be bad. during = session of
the board. been witness ln civil ease
in the circuit court. but beng then n
the pay Of the county. hc never Thought
of dl aR1ng wnnDs, fees. which would
have 90 bc paid hy the county. The rc-
port of the comm ttec Was then a0oufol
! except the two bile n question. which
were referred back % tho committee.
Supervisor Emmons wanted q COM
/ mittec 81 THREE appointed o. invest gate
the b.llsOf supcrv-0rs iortHc past t..r
years, but his motion ert ro suWHt.
4 supervisor Sullivan ttcu moved i.at
the chair aprons committee OF thrcc
10 confer with thc prosecuting attorney
4 with regard % whether chargof iu u-
same cases arc legal a. against tbe
county OF as ar8'u-i thc townships and
cities ODD which such cssee require affcu-
ton. carried and Supcrf -orf Sullivan.
Kinney and Jones wore named ~ such
committee, to report az the session of
The board clerk Harvey Then stated
30 the board ttatJudgc Grove rcQu eftnd
members not t0 return for jurors men
over 80 ycsfa of arr. or others So ir-
/ nnmnrinni undlr Ii. -aw