Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-19
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The anpual report OF II. ID. Platt,
State Oil 1hspect6r, for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1890, which is required by law
10 bS made, not I'd the State Board of
Auditors but to the Governor and State
Board OF Health, jointly, shows the
number OF barrels inspected 20s,274; the
fees collected by deputies for inspecting
same, $3S, 1850. The salaries OF in,
spectors amount to sea. 500, 13 The SAL
airy of the State Inspector is 81, 500 Tho
office expenses have been: For trave.-
ing expenses, S136. 80; printing,
SIS. 90; postage and stationery,
sal. 80; telegraphing, $1,000; express,
So. 90; total, S2Os. SO; balance paid into
State Treasury, Sl3, 500 90. The test for
Michigan Is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and
under this test 25S barrels have been re-
jected the past year, and this has, L.
most eases, been shipped to other States
where the test is not so high. No atten
tiOn is paid TO inspections made outside
the State. The fee for inspection is
fixed by law at one-fourth of cent per
barrel, and in this connection the in
spcctor says: "The law graded the sala
rles very judiciously when the shipment
was principally in barrels, but as the
method of handling has entirely changed
since the passage OF the law, moving IL
in tanks and locating in nearly all
the cities which are known as tank
stations, it has had the effect in
several districts, OF giving the deputies
large pay for the labor performed, as
compared with districts where inspection
is made on barrels, and some legislation
may be found necessary for moro
equitable o compensation. The Commits.
sioner desires IL understood that man
uscript copy of his report is, furnished
the State Board of Auditors, that IL may
be compared with the monthly reports
made to the board by the deputies.
When this done, and tho balance agreed
upon, the amount Is turned into the
Treasury. The examination and com
parson of the above account showed NO
discrepancy and the amount was turned
into the Treasury.
Senator Toan has introduced bill for
the payment from the general fund of
the State OF S147. 90 to each of the per-
sons who were Circuit Judges from Nov.
Z, 1882, to Jan. /, 1883, the date ut which
the amendment TO the constitution il-
creaslng the salaries of Circuit Judges
was voted upon and adopted. The basis
of the bill is the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Seneca mining case last
year, the court holding that amendments
to the constitution took effect upon
adoption.
The following resolution, offered by
Representative Marsh, was adopted in
the House: ain view of the recent revolt
Ing murder OF q pup!i In our State pub
lie school, and, whereas, there seems to
be gross carelcssness In disposing of
these inmates without due regard to
hni "A ho
IL resolved, that the committee on said
school from this House be instructed to
make thorough examination as to the
custom of dispOsing of these children,
this case in particular, and report with
recommendations to this House at once" I"
The committee are Orth, Richardson,
Doremus, Tinklepaugh, and Virgins.
The report of the Board of Managers
OF the State House of Correction at Ionia
for two years up to June 30, 1890, shows
that the property inventories at: Real
estate, 1895, 5,06l.20; personal property,
$50, $50 16; total, S424, SS1. 36. The eX-
pense, above receipts, for the year end
ing June 80, 1889, was 500, ,631. 62, and for
year ending June 30, 1890, Sl0,0262 %, or
Ii has been within about ten thousand dol
lars of self-supporting for 1890 in the
opinion OF the board tho manufacture OF
cigars should be forever removed from
the prison and the entire available force
worked upon the manufacture of furni-
ture, and an appropriation of $40, 900 will
be aske1 from the Legislature for the
necessary machinery and supply of
lumber This banch OF the prison work
has been on State account and the net
profits have been Sls,532 for the past
year, and the per capita net earnings of
convicts 40 600 cents, while they are
paid but 90 cents per day on the cigar
contract. The net per capita earnings
of the men in the knitting factory were
40 cents per day. Food has cost 10 45-1OO
rents per capita per day, and clothing
SO. 211s, per capita, for year.
Representative Cook of Muskegon pro-
poses to investigate the indebtedness OF
the State to its soldiers under the call of
Feb. /, 1864, and has issued a series
of resolutions calling upon the State
Treasurer and Quartermaster General
for data, and will make 1t the basis of
his investigation and of legislation for a
final adjustment and liquidation under
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Cook entertains the belief
that about $1,000, 900 has been received
into the treasury and paid out for some
purpose other than upon the claims for
bounty, and that there is still some
$4OO, 900 unpaid, and that less than
81 900, 600 was required to Fay all claims
In the first place. His opinion is not
shared in by others, and should he sue
ceed in demonstrating the correctness of
his position he will be the envy of all
economists. Mr. Cook also gave notice
Of the introduction of joint resolution,
contemplating an amendment to the
constitution fixing the salary of members
OF the Legislature at $500 per annum,
with actual travelling expenses, and S5
for stationery, and no compensation ex-
cept travelling expenses for extra ses-
sions, and prohibiting the use OF railroad
passes. The compensation of Lieuten-
ant Governor to be the same, which
amounts to 81, 900 for each session of the
Legislature.
THE desk in which the manuscript OF
~Waverley" lay neglected and almost for
gotten, till Scott came upon IL I'm looking
for some tackle, has lately come into the
possession of John Murray, Jr. 1t was
given by Scott to Daniel Terry, and its
history since that time is quite clear.
A WEALTHY Canadian is travelling
about the country with a mission. That
mission Is to save shoe leather to the
world. He insists that II everybody
would cover three inches more at every
step the saving ik boots and shoes In
America alone would be s27, 900, 900 per
year.