The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-21
THE COUNTY BOARD.
New Body Holds Its First Meet
ing on Thursday.
NEEDED ECONOMIES ARE PRACTICED.
Mr.. John ErIkson is Elected
Chairman.
Tho AppoIntive offices arc Filled
by Able Men--Creditab,e Re-
port by Sup'ts OF Poor.

bSiN ~ SNB - VI f00fA
The first meeting Of the new board of
supervisors for the county oi Inn met
Mt the office OF The county clerk on
Thursday forenoon. Every township
in the county was Represented iy its
supervisor There is no change IN tie
personnel of the board with the cxccp-
ton OF the supervisor from Bates. Mr..
Gustaison is succeeded by Mr.. Frank
Erikson, IA bright young gentleman and
a leader in Bates township politics aud
affairs generally.
After the meeting was called TO order,
temporary Chairman. The next in or
der was tho election oi II pcrmancnt
chairman ol the board. An informal
ballot resulted in six votes Tor Mr.. John
Erikson and two votes for Mr.. Bennett.
On motion Of Mr. Bennett the informal
ballot was declared formal and Mr..
Erikson took the chair
Mr.. II. w. Hurte having resigned hiA
election Of his successor was in order.
Several applications had been Iiled and
were read. Two ballots were taken, the
second resulting in the election of e. i.
Roberts for superintendent OF the poor,
the informal ballot having been declared
formal.
The next in order came tic election oi
the minc Inspector. Before this mnttcr
was taken up, Mr.. IIaIte introduced a
motion, reducing the snnry OF the miro
Inspector TO $i0O per year, with The
provision That in the event that any
number of mines in the county hccaine
operative, The official ehould receive
extra conn ensntion for his fcrviccs IN -
lust amount. This action WAS taken Tor
the reason that 10 mines in tie county
save tie Mastodon are in operation nc
present II WAS raescl by tie board
Without dissenting voice. The prose-
cutting attorney then informed the board
that The mine inspector was entitled e,
mileage at The rate Of four cents per nile
mn. ed in the duties ol his Office
a. Nt.e-llarte moved 10 re-
In view of tins, NIr. a
consider the motion, nndaiwl tnS lad
been adopted, moved that the salary of
the mine inspector be reduced to 5000
per ycar. The motion prevailed without
opposition. There were several arpli-
cations for the Office Of minc Inspector,
but Mr.. A. Gulgrcn, oi Iron River, rcs
ceivcd lie appointment.
Mr.. IIario then read the report oi the
poor supcrintcndcnts for the months OF
November md December, 1898, and
January, February and March, 1891.
The report was complete in details and
gave very crrGitnbc financial stnte-
mont. II viii Ec printed in iull IN
' the near future. The members uf tisc
4, board were then invited by MIR. IInrte,
the retiring superintendent OF poor TO
visit The Iron County poor farm. The
i invitation was accepted and details oi
the trip nrc given IN another column,
At tho afternoon scssion many mat,
:, tcrs oi interest were discussed. Among
7. them was the cleaning up OF the court
! house grounds and constructing a lcncc
! about tho property. When The nndii'nc
OF bills was taken up, considerable dls-
cussion was elected by the bill al John
!, Fnrley, OF Iron River township, for %lOT
for damages sustained 10y him in the
building o. rond through his premises.
MIR. Minckler finally volunteered the M
> formation that the road IN question was
built while the land al Mr.. Farley wnA
still in the passcssion oI the government
and moved that the bill I've diaallowsd
: This was done. Mr.. John Power, 81
. Escanabn, presented n bill form lnlanc,
D. claimed by him 10 be- duc for services M
" the casc OF the people versus A'kinaon
= The bill was disalowcd, after considcla
- blc discussion
- An adjournment was taken TO WclncH
day, June - This shows that fewc
E meetings Of the county board will b
r' held this year than last.