The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-06
COUNTY BOARD.

The county board az supervisors met
at the Office OF the county clerk pursu-
aat TO call Roll CALL present; John
Erickson, s. G. Bennett, Thobnrn Glib
son, Frank Erickson, Paul n. Minckler
and o. j. Lindwall. Absent, ID. b. Hem
ley and ii. w. Harte.
Mr.. VIM. Doucet presented duly certi-
fcate OF appointment to the office OF
supervisor OF the Township Of Crystal
Falls. Mr.. Doucet was thereupon given
n seat on said Board OF supervisors.
The minutes 81 annual meeting and
meeting OF Nov. 18th, were read, and
approved as read The following reso-
lution was offered by Thoburn Gibson:
wHEHKAs, II appears that the Pauly Jail
aud Manufacturing company furnished the Iron
county Jail with steel cells under contract with
Iron county.
Aud, Whereas said Pauly jail and Manu-
featuring company was gwen the following
county orders payable OH demand In payment
81 said contract: Order No. POSI-, date OF Nov.
ard, 1901 for slss0.5S order No. 3O32, date
II Feb 5th, 1892 for $3.50.
Azd, whereas the Pauly Jail aud Manuiac.
tsring company sued the County Of Iron for
payment OF said orders in September 1892 and
obtained Judgment against the County OF Iron
for s2Os075
And. whereas the county OF Iron has paid
SlO7B 90 on the above Judgment. leaving bal
ascs OF sI240.00 including interest 10 date,
And believing Il for the best interest OF the
county to have this matter settled up,
Now Therefore, be II resolved by the County
board OF supervisors OF Iron county now IN
session. that the Chairman OF the BOARD Of
supervisors OF Iron county namely John
nxiekson) be aud he Is hereby instructed aud
empowered 20 borrow enough money 20 pay
tbs claim OF the Pauly Jail and Manufacturing
senpany giving county orders for the same
bearing interest not 20 exceed a rate OF per
cent per annum. said orders 70 be paid on or
before April LIST. 1895, and be II further
Resolved, That those orders be preferred or.
ssts, aud that the County Treasurer OF Iron
ssnnty be and he In hereby instructed 10 reserve
ssd keep on hand out Of any funds which may
sons 20 him as County Treasurer, enough
money To pay these orders when due, with in
tsrsst aud be IL further
Resolved, that the County Clerk be and he l.
ksrsby instructed 20 furnish the County Treas
xrsr with copy OF this resolution.
Gu motion OF o. j. Lindwall the
above resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The matter OF rebate OF county tax for
the year 1898 OF the Caledonia Mining
ssmpany on the lots 3 and g Sec. II,
and Lots z and Sec. 20, 1891 {,
amounting to $125.s3, was brought be-
fore the Board and fully discussed.
On motion Of Gibson seconded by
Boucet, which motion was unanimously
carried, q rebate OF $l25.S3 was al
LEVIED the Caledonia Mining company on
tn. tax Of 1898 on the above described
property.
The bonds Of the County Sheriff and
County Clerk were accepted. The Coun.
~ Treasurer elect John Fisher offered
his bond, the name OF two supervisors
appearing ON said bond; on motion oI
Gibson, seconded by Bennett, the chair
appointed Gibson, Doucct and the
Chairman, a committee, Go investigate
said bond and report on same as soou
as possible TO this Board. The com.
E.ittcc above mentioned retired and pre-.
pared a report rs follows;
Yeur committee having under consideration
the bond Of the County Treasurer elect. bel
leave 30 report the same back 20 the Board
with accommodation that the same be- ne
1ssted Tor the reason that the names OF two
Supervisors OF said county appear on said bond
sd that said suretes on said bond have not
fuxtifed 90 the amount set opposite their
sasse In unincnmberrd real property And
nsyther recommend that said Treasurer elect
f.raish new bond, Justified 20 by said surctes
IN enincnmbered real property, IN the State Of
Michigan, but that no member OF sad Board BE-
aessptsd on said BOND M surety Signed
JoHN ERicKsoN
II. GmsON.
WILLIAM DoucrrT.
Moved by Minckler, seconded by Lind.
wall, that the bond presented Ivy John
Fisher be accepted.
Roll called on above motion. l.. N
minckler. yes; o. j. LindwalI, yes
.. c. Bennett, yes; Thoburn Gibson, yes