Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


FRIDAY, October 3, 1899.
The board or supervisors met pur-
susns To adjournment. and vas called
20 order By the chairman Roh called;
quorum present.
The minutes Of yesterdays proceed
ings we're read and approved
A petition Was read from John Z.
Thomson asking the board 70 cause TO
be refunded 10 hin the sun OF sl6-7.,
beng the amount Of an alleged ex-
csssiye tar pad by him IA the Fifth
ward 10 zoe yezrs 1889. 1890 ana 1891,
sad on motion of Mr.. Hogadons the
sAme Was referred TO the committee on
rejseted tsxes and the supervisor Of the
Fifth ward
The committss on justice. sheriff and
constable biiis made the following re-
port, and on motion OF Mr.. Lathrop
the same MAS adopted and the accounts
allowed IS recommended BY the COM
mittss, majority OF the members
elect voting therefor;
Albert Bstterly, deputy sheriff bill.
amount claimed, t29.75; amount A.
lowed. s29-75.
Frank Barber, deputy sheriff bill,
amount claimed. $3.50; amount de-
Quoted, 500: amount lAllowed, SLIGO.
Charles Murray. justice bill, amount
claimed. s3.65; amount allowed. $685.
l.. NJ. Burch, constable bill. amount
s.aimsd, $3.50; amount allowed, $500.
William Leonard, deputy sheriff bill,
amount claimed, $3.50; amount al
lowed, $3.50.
Elliott q. Brown. justice bill. amount
claimed, s5.35; amount allowed. $685..
Henry ". Pulver. deputy sheriff bill.
amount claimed, sS3.s7; amount de-
Quoted. s2.25; amount allowed, s5l.62.
William Leonard, deputy sheriff bill,
amount claimed. $6i2.50; amount sd-
ded, S.. So; amount allowed, t6l5.e5.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK LADSER,
c. III. SMITH,
JAMES WARD,
JAMES HILL,
L. +. PAIGE,
The following report was read and
on motion of Mr.. Hogadone the same
Was adopted. . majority OF the MEM
bsrs elect voting therefor:
To the honorable board Of supervisors
of Kent county:
Gentleman--Your special committee
20 whom Was referred the matter Of
securing . stenographer for police
court have had the matter under con-
Gderation, and would recommend that
tae chairman and clerk of this board
be instructed to enter into . contract
with James J. Atkinson to do all the
stenographer work in the police court
OF the city of Grand Rapids for the en-
suing year, beginning November /.
1892, 1T . salary OF eleven hundred
dollars t$l .lOo) per annum; and would
Ask 10 be discharged from further con.
adsratlon of the same.
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY B. PRocroR,
LEWIS A. SOLOMON,
NJ. ]. ULRcH,
Committee.
The following report was read:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisor.
of Kent County:
Geutlemen-Your committee on I'm
sncs having carefully estimated the
probable receipts and expenditures of
the county for the ensuing year, re-
commend that the sum OF one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars be raised
by tax for county purposes and that
the same be spportioned TO tho several
townships and wards OF the city and
the amounts 50 spportioned be placed
upon their respective rolls
Your committee also reco mmend
that the amounts charged TO the sew.
eral townships for support of poor .:
set forth IN the following statement be
placed upon the respective rolls Of the
townships and the amounts charged to
the city for the same be spportioned 10
the several wards and the sums 30 ap-
por,ionsd be placed upon the rolls oil