The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-11-18
Board Of Supervisors.

OWING 10 the unusual amount or political
matter published in THE TIMES for the two
weeks preceding election, the proceedings
of the last few days of the October session
of the board of supervisors were crowded
out. Our former report carried the busi-
ness up to the goth and we give condensed
summary of several days, this week.
Your committee on drains and bitches, to
whom was referred the annual report of the
county drain commissioner, beg leave to re-
port that we have carefully examined
and compared the same with the books
and papers in said Office pertaining to
the same and believe the said report to be
correct. Also we have carefully examined
the accounts of said commissioner and be-
lieve the same to be correct and recommend
the following orders be drawn: BOdamer
drain, $2.50; Edgar, $500; Gallagher,
$37.75; LOOkingglass River, $s4.57; Chaffee,
$51.51; Cute, $1650; Jones Creek, SO. 10;
Kay, $3.50; Maple River, $249.2O; Travis,
$500; TotOm, $3.50; Thomas, So. 90; Wait,
$2 90; Wheeler, 800. Total, $422.23 IL.
A. Mason was allowed 1855 as clerk.
Subsequently Commissioner Mason appeared
before the board and thanked them for
making the investigation and invited all int
terested to examine the books at any time.
The following resolution introduced by
Supervisor Kay was unanimously adopted:
According to the report of committee on
drains and bitches, also. from the annual
statement of George T. Mason for the last
year in his official duties as drain commits
siOner of Shiawassee county, everything
has been found straight, above board and
highly satisfactory. Also, the committee
on settlement with the county treasurer has
found his business connected with said
tiOn shows not a figure or word out of place.
The difficulties of law to overcome, the re-
search, time and labor necessary to get a
just and proper knowledge of the intricacies
and entangements of the drain laws of this
state, all of which he has mastered en-
titled him to our highest commentator.
| Therefore, be it
ResOlUed, BY the board of supervisors
now in session, that we extend to George Il.
Mason, drain commissioner for this county,
our thanks for the ability and efficiency he
has shown in the arduOus duties connected
with his office.
The committee on settlement with com
missiOners on INDECENT soldiers and marines
reported the work to be in proper shape
The balance on hand in the several town
ships was as follows: Vernon, $3.50
Venice, $35.60; New Haven, 1913. 10; Owos
so City, $7S.65. The committee recon-
mended that one-twentieth of one mill bt
raised and spread on the towns of Vernon
Woodruff, Caledonia, and city of COrunna
Report adopted.
The bill of George Morrice, sheriff, o.
$116017 was allowed as presented.
The committee Oh public buildings re
ported that the cost of wiring the public
buildings and putting in fixtures for electric
lighting would be $500. The work wa
subsequently ordered done.
The committee OH officers salaries recon-
mended the following amounts, which wer
adopted: County Clerk 81, 900; Treas. 81, 200
prosecuting attorney $1,000; probate judg
$1,000; probate register 500; commissions
of schools 81, 200; stenographer $924.36
The committee on equalization reported
the equalized valuation, with valuation o
of personal estates added, to be as follows
Antrim $525, ,000 Bennington, S7S0,00O
Burns S7S5, 900, Cal ladonia $3.50, 900, Halle
ton $5l5, 900, Middlebury $4S0,000, New
Haven $5l5,000, Owosso $550,000, PER-,
S7S5, 900, Rush 100000, SciOta S575, 600
Shiawassee $4,000, Venice S550,0C
Vernon $4,000, Woodruff S420,0OC
Owosso City Sl,470.000, COrunna Cit
$500, 900, Fairfield, S340, 900.
Supervisor Horsman offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of a commit
tee of three to compare the orders draw
by the clerk with the report of the commit
tee on claims and accounts before the SAN
: are countersigned by the chairman. The re-
olutiOn was adopted.
The committee on records in the count
clerks Office reported the amount of none
received from the first day of January to I'll
first day of October to have bee
S679. 90, which has been paid to the count
treasurer. Sparrow orders issued durin
the same time So, 2,309.34.
The account of &. A. Frasier, for clotl
ing destroyed by the board of health
Venice township was allowed at $4,000.
Supervisor Horsinan offered the followin
resolution which was adopted, WHEREA
the board of supervisors have been calle
upon from time TO time to pay bills for SUI
plies furnished county officers which we
not ordered by the committee on publ
grounds and buildings, Therefore, be it r.
solved that hereafter no bills for suppl,
will be considered as proper CLAIM
, against this county unless ordered by sa
committee. This resolution does not Gov
nor in any way supercede the duties of Il
purohaein auant