Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-07

L. +. PAIGE,
Z. II. SMITH,
JAMES HILL,
JAMES WARD.
Committee.
Mr.. Loomis offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption,
which prevailed:
w hcreas. it is claimed by parties in
terestod in the navigation of Grand
river that the piers of the Lake Shore
railroad bridge are being built in such
q way 40 to seriously interfere with
steamboat navigation on SAID river;
therefore
Resolved, That the committee on
roads and bridges be and are hereby in
structed to investigate ~ to the alleged
facts, and if found as claimed, to re-
port to this board at this session as to
the legal steps necessary to be taken in
the premises.
On motion of Mr.. Skeels, James L.
Lewis was appointed agent for the care
and burial of deceased INDECENT sailors.
soldiers and marines in the Tenth
ward.
On motion of Mr.. Sksels, the special
committee on salaries OF dep
uties and clerks was instructed
to draft q resolution asking the
legislature TO 90 amend the law rela-
tive to salaries of county officers in
Kent county rs to abolish the fec sys-
tenn in suits at law and in chancery,
and require stated sum to be paid to
the county at the beginning and end.
ing of such suits. rs
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the board
took q recess until O'Clock this after
noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board being again called to or.
der by the chairman, the roll wat
called and q quorum found present.
A petition was read from Walter H.
McBrien asking the board to cause to
be refunded to hIm the sum of $2.9S
being the amount of alleged excessive
tax paid by him in the year 1891 in
Wyoming township, and on motion Of
Mr.. Frost the same was referred to the
committee on rejected taxes.
The following report was read:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisor,
of Kent County.
Gentlemen Your committee Il
whom was referred the petition of tn,
sheriff, deputy sherlffs and court mes
sengers of the county to be allowed
three-fourths of their claims monthly
| report in favor of such action anC
recommend that these officers be paic
| three-fourths of their claims on tn,
first of each month, provided that TIT
claims of the deputy sherlffs shall
have endorsed upon them the state
ment of the sheriff that they are cor
| rect, and the CLAIMS of the court Off
GERS and messengers shall have Ink
endorsement from the county clerk
and provided further that if any claim
shall be audited at any less than three
fourths of the same, the sheriff shall
be held responsible for the amour
thus overpaid.
Respectfully submitted,
S. T. CoLsoS,
+. 4. WooDwoRTB,
w. F. OLEARy,
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Hyde moved that the report b
adopted.
Lost by the following vote. the yea
and nays being called for:
Yeas-Messrs. Cogshsll, Colsou
Fehsenfeld, Gill. Hogsdone, Hyde
O'Leary, Proctor, schermerhorn. III
rich, Watkins, E. c. Woodwork
Chairmsn-13.
Nays-Benianin, Braman, Enmons
Frost, Gould, Hill. Hodges, Holber
Jones, Kinney, Lee, Lindemul6e
Looms, Rosenberg, Smits, Solomon
Walker. Ward. Warner. w. F. Woo
worth-20.
Not voting-Messrs. Ladner, Lsti
rop. Leppinx, Paige, Smith,.
Absent-Nr. Skeels.
The committee on finance presente
two sealed proposals to publish th
proceedings of this board, and on m,
ton of Mr.. Gould the same was opene
and read by the clerk.
They were made by The Democr,
and GRAND RAPIDS HERALD.
On motion of Mr.. Emmons the bid
were referred hack to the committe
on finance, with instructions to let tn
contract 10 the lowest bidder.
The special order being reached. vi
the two reports of the committee o
equsIisation and The n1otsons rslstn
thereto. the came were considered.
The question being the motion mad
by Mr.. Cog.hail, ss q substitute, ths
the minority report Of the committe
be adopted, the same vas lost by ID