Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


H1D&LeUA1t NtNIAN- - -
The board Of supervisors met PaEsa-
ant 10 adjournment and vss called 70
order Uy the Chairman. Roll called
Claorual present. TIE minutes OF yes
terfay's proceedings we're READ and
approved.
A petition sas read from Mary j.
Palmer. asxing the board 10 Gauss %
be refunded 10 hef, the sum or ti+n5,
beng he amount OF al excessive tar
claimed 70 have oeea paid ~ Der Ia
the Tenth ward IN 1891. aud on MOTION
OF Mr.. SkeeIs The same was referred TO
tne committee on rejected tAxss and
the supervisor OF the Teath ward.
Apsttion Of John seven VA read
asking thai the board cause % Dc re-
funded 10 him an alleged excessive tai
pad by him n sas Tenth ward IN 1881.
and on motion OF Mr.. BENJAMIN the
same WAS referred 10 the committee on
rejected taxes and the supervisor OF
the Tenth ward
The following report WAS read and
DC motion Of Mr. Benjamin the same
was referred to the COMMITTEES on re-
jectsd taxes and the supervisor of the
Third and Tenth wards
To the Honorable Board OF super
visors OF Kent County:
Gentlemen-ln the matter OF the tax
OF 1851 IN the Third ward OF the city
OF Grand Rapids on a ] lot IL and )
feet north aud south by 90 feet east
and west 10 northeast corner OF of
said lot and house, block ., Whitney,
addition. assessed to Gerrit Policeman
find opposite SAID description the
word poor written, and think the IN
tent OF the supervisor was 10 exempt
said description from the said years
tax; however, be failed 10 exempt said
property, IS he extended the regular
amount Of tar opposite said descrp-
ton. and as the same was not paid II
was the duty of the collector to return
It unpaid. which ne did. The property
has since been sold and decided 10 NJ.
j. kolts, and the umo of redemption
has expired. Therefore, IL you desire
10 relieve said Policeman from said
TAX, think il would be necessary TO
reassess at large on said ward SUM
sufficient TO satisfy SAID VI. J. Kolts for
bis claim.
Respectfully submitted.
CHAsLEs d. SrEBBISs,
Treasurer OF Kent County.
The following report was read, and
on motion Of Mr.. Gould the same was
received and ordered spread upon the
record:
To tie Honorable the Members of the
Board of Supervisors OF Kent count:
Gentlemen - Your committee TO
whom MAS referred the matter of buy
ing vault fixtures for the new court
house, would make the following re-
port.
After q thorough investigation of the
vault fxture matter, and much COR.
respondence with other counties, cities
aA4 nuns ssAaS oNSh kOSNs - Wclo
needed Dy THIS county, We found that
only three firms in this country were
making them. viz: The Fenton Metal
he company, of jamestown. n. Y; the
Offce Specially company. of Chicago,
and the Hotfman-Keefe Flo company,
also OF Chicago, each OF which firms
had submitted bids to previous COM
mittee&
Your committee made q thorough
and careful canvas OF the goods and
prices OF goods from each of these
firms, and found that but one of them
would furnish fixtures within the
amount fixed by your honorable body,
VIZ: 5000.
The original schedule which your
committee was ordered to purchase
was a. follows. aud was purchased AS
per price accompanying schedule:
1890 COMPRISING files at