Telegram-herald., 1891-10-25

question as 10 the operation OF the new
mortgage tax law. was referred TO the
COMMITTEES on finance and tho prose-
cutting attorney for investigation and
report.
The committee on finance made the
following report and on motion Of Mr..
Roberts the same was accepted.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
Kent eouaty:
Ocntlemcn--Iour committee on
fnsnce 10 whom was referred the mat
Ger OF procuring bids for printing and
advertising for the county for the en-
sning year respectfully report that =
copy OF the following proposition has
been submitted To the different daily
papers OF the city, and we herewith
submit TO your honorable body the bids
rs received per proposition.
Respectfully submitted
+. Il. CLEMESTs,
SIMON SULLIVAN,
S. I. CoLsox,
Committee on Finance.
The Board of Supervisors OF the
County OF Kent, through their CON-
>Ittee on Finance. will receive sealed
proposals at the county clerks office
ap 10 $50 ~ M. Thursday, Oct. 10. for
the printing OF the proceedings Of said
board in the daily aud weekly editions.
snd such advertising as is necessary;
also 10 furnish one hundred copies of
the proceedings IN pamphlet (size 619
inchesl after the January session OF
1902, the contract 10 be for one year.
All OF said printing TO be IN minion
single loaded type. BY order Of the
Board OF Supervisors
On motion of Mr.. LOOMS, the bids
received by the committee were opened
10y the clerk. They were from the
Democrat and TELxGRAM- HERALD.
Mr.. j. w. Walker moved that the
bias be referred back to the committee
20 report which is the most advantage-
Gus bid.
Mr. Sullivan moved as a substitute
that the bid of the Democrat be &C
eepted.
Los, by the following vote, Mr..
Loomis calling for the yeas and nays:
Yeas = Messrs. Bergin, Fehsenfeld,
Frost. GIL. Hogsdcne. Kinney ,O'Lsary,
schermcrhOrn, sullivan. Uluch-l0.
Nays-Messrs. Benjamin. Clements,
Co6urr, Colon, Emmons, Gould
Havsns. Hill. Laduer. Lepnlnk. LOOMS,
Potter, Plumb, Proctor, Roberts. Rosen.
burg. Sinclair. SsseIs, smith, smits,
David Walker, J. ". Walker, Watkins,
=. c. Wood worth. W. F. Woodwork.
Chairman-26.
Abseut-Mr. Ward.
Mr.. Sullivan moved "a a substitute
that all bids be rejected and that the
clerk OF this board bs directed to sd-
verhse for sealed proposals 20 do the
county printing. Carried.
The following repors was read, and
OF motion of Mr.. skcels. the same was
received and ordered spread upon the
record;
T. me Honerssis Board % supervisors Of the
County OF KsBt. Michgaa;
6sESrLEsxN.-Iourc committee chosen
at the June session to repressn. the
County OF Kent at the meeting of the
State Board OF Equalization. have ful-
filed that duty 20 the best of their
ability and herewith report:
soon after the close Of the June ses-
SION your committee learned that COM
nitfees from several ether counties
were making thorough investigation
throaghous the state. in other counties
than their own. presumably in search
of some evidence ths; would be OF value
10 their counties before the state board.
Your committee after consultation with
other members Of tne Board Of super
vsor., visited Ingham. Saginaw. Wayne,
ard other counties. At Lansing We met
members Of the state beard and gained
hnowledas OF interest 20 the purpose IN
view. AT Saginaw and Wayne mstmem-
b.rs OF their respective conn
ritser.. By whom we're extended
mary eeursesics ard valuable ASSIST
srce N obtaining values and Sta
tspcaI information. AZ Lansing Aug
nat lrsh your committee found Wsyne
county represented hy isrxe commit
tae. Who had gwen nauch time and
great expense 20 she sneleet otheE
counties. notably otis~s. Nuskevcn ard
R.y we're represented hv committees Of
fossr ar uaore. who had given niueh
time 20 the subject Wayne county
bad vprv slslecrste report. giving tne
asses-able personal property, number
etscres improved isud. price per acre
s.vslned BY then, ~ tosnshsps. bark
ssocs. ETC., vhica they claimed ~eald
show rue state ef vsises Throughout
tas state. and woel1 rssnIs "A iossrlDa