Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-17
Friday, January 10. 1896

Board met pursuant 10 adjournment
roll called and full board present; min
utes Of Yesterday afternoons session
read and approved.
Mr. Barstow presents the claim of w
Il. Whitman tor 40 30 and moves that thu
claim be allowed at footing
Committee on county, officers report on
sheriff bond and recommend that said
bond Toe approved
Moved by MIR Miller that said report
he accepted, adopted and thai said bond
be approved; motion carried.
Mr.. Coon, who was appointed special
committee To investigate the matter of
WORKING prisoners serving sentence in
county jail, makes the following report
which was, ON m ption. accepted, adopted
and ordered spread upon the records.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TO the Hon. Board of Supervisors Of Ora
uOt county now in session:
iour special committee tn whom was
referred the communication from the
State Board e Corrections and Chair
ties respectfully submit the following
report:
have given the same careful cOnsid-
Grafton and make the following recon-
mendatiOn: That. inasmuch as there are
hut few persons who serve sentence in
our county jill the cost of providing
any special work for them would exceed
the benefits 10 be derived. but that he
sheriff be authorized to work such per
sons at his discretion, and should any
benefits accrue from such work, The same
be paid to the county.
All of wriCh is respectfully submitted
and stoned bV Vour committee
VI w. Coon Committee.
Mr. Templcr oilers the following rcsolu-
ton and moves its adoption:
RESOLVED. rv the Board of Superyi-
sors of GratIot county now in session.
hat the sheriff ne all allowed an advance
fee Of t''r"c J. ndred and fifty dollars.
Resolu ion adopted.
q u tlon Of Mr. Sharrar The county
dam commits Orer was allowed $500
for one day. for attendance on board and
settlement with committee
On motion board adjourned until 3
o'clock this afternoon.
JAMES q KREss, Clerk.
+. p. Potter. Chairman
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment:
roll called and full board present; min
utcs of fOrcnOOn'S session read and
approved. Mr. Barstuw presents he
clam. of f. G. Phillips for so and
moves hat he same BE- allowed at foot
M, motion carried.
Mr. Schaeffer presents the following
resolution and moves It's adoption:
RESOLVED. by the Board of Supervisors
Of Gratiot County. now in session, that
the county clerk is hereby ordered TO
contract with he Gratiut County Herald.
for the publication of the proceedings
of this session Of the board in the said
Gratiot County Herald, aud the Herald
to furnish supplements To all the other
papers in said county who may desire
them. Such proceedings to be published
IN their next week issue and supple
ments TO be furnished 10 all other papers
in time to be sent out with their issue of
the same week. The compensation for
publishing the same shall not exec Il
twenty dollars The clerk is hercbv
authorized ana instructed to prepare The
copy and read the proof for which he is
10 receive the sum of five dollars.
Mr. Pit, offers the following rcSolu-
ton, as a substitute to NJ Schacfler'S
resolution and moves its al PIT n,
RESOLVED, by the Board of s .pervisors
OF Gratiot county. now n ssion, that
ae printing of the prDce' ings of this
session be printed liz 81 element form
and let to the lowest JIdder and the
party securing the contract for said
printing, shall furnish copies TO each of
the papers published in GraliOt county,
one supplement copy to be published
with paper To their several subscribers,
as rer ClrculaliOn; the same to he printed
and mailed not later than January 23d.
1896, and the clerk of this board bc
allowed five dollars for furnishing
copy of said proceedings to the paper
that secures the contract to do SAID
urintlng.
Substitute lost by a yea and nay vote
as follows: Yeas. Messrs Coffin. Read
Kinney. Krydcr. smith and Pits
Nays. Messrs: ShaIrar Miller, Meac-
ham, Potter, Aldrich, Chambers, Me
Cuaig Schaef fer, Coon, Swope Barslow
aud Templer, -l2
Original resolution carried by yea
and nay vote as follows Yeas Mcssrs:-
Sharlar. Miller. Mcacham. Potter,
Aldrch Chamhers. McCuaig Schaeffer
Coon; Swopc, Barstow and Tcmpler p
Nays. Mcssrs: Coffin. Read, Kinney.
kryder. Smith and Pitt.
On motion board adjourned until
tomorrow morning a 3 o'clock local
time
JAMES G.. KREsS Clerk
+. T. POTTER Chairman
saturday. January II 1896
Board met pursuant to adjournment;