The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-09
l. GUNSAUL, A. NJ. BROWN,
|. MUTCHLER, c. w. BYERS.

Committee
The hour of the special order for fixing the sal
aries of county officers for the next two years
beginning January l, A. ID. 1877, having arrived
the board proceeded to consider the same.
Supervisor Waters moved that the salary OF the
county clerk be fixed at the sum OF SfVo per
annum Supervisor Branch moved TO amend the
motion of Supervisor Waters by making such sal
ary $500 per annum, instead OF sIOO the yeas
and nays being demanded. the amendment onered
by Supervisor Branch was lost by the Following
vote: Yeas Supervisors Byers. Lobdell, Branch
and Waltz Nays, Supervisors Waters, Fuller,
Mutchler. Smith Brown Gunsaul' Van HIse pil-
lev, Dannetel Warner, Mcreln Marshdi' Iohn-
son and Streatot-H. ,
Supervisor Van Hise moved 10 amend the
motion of Supervisor Waters by hiking the salary
of the clerk at the sum OF $500 per annunl, when
motion on a call of the roll prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote Yeas Supervisors wait, Fuller,
Smith Brown Van Hise, Dilley Byers Lobden
Branch Warner, McFellin Marshall and Streator-
IA NAYS Supervisors Waters, Mutchler, Gunsau
Danneffel and Johnson-5. The original motion
as amended was then adopted and the salary OF
was sxed al the sum of 5000 per annum.
Supervisor McFellin moved that the salary OF
the county treasurer for the ensuing term OF two
wears beginning with the first OF January, A. d.
isg7 he fixed al the sum of 500 per annum. Sup
ervisor Branch moved as an amendment TO the
pending motion that such salary be hxed at the
sum of $500 per annum. The yeas ana nays De,
inc demanded such amendment did not prevail
by the following vote: Yeas, Supervisors Loodell
Branch and Streator--3. Nays Supervis'rs waters
Fuller. MutCnler SiIltD, DlOWlli az
Hise Dilley Byers. Dannetfel, Warner, McFellin,
Marshall and Johnson--l5. The original motion
was then adopted by the following vote. and the
salary of the county treasurer nAea az t'ne sum VI
viz, Yeas Supervisors Wait, Waters, Fuller
Mutchler Smith, Brown, Gunsaul, Van Hise' Dil-
lev. Byers, Danneffel, Branch, Warner, McFelin'
Marshall, Johnson, Streator and Lobdell. Nays
none. 49,, 49,,
6xed the salary of the prosecuting attorney for the
a two
January next at the sum of loo per annum
Supervisor Byers moved that for the ensuing
form of two wears from the first day OF January
next the sheriff be allowed the sum oftwo dollars
per week for the board OF prisoners supervisor
Marshall moved TO amend the motion OF super
visor Byers by substituting the sum OF s25O per
ryeet in Mace of $500 per week. The yeas and
nays being demanded, the amendment PreVsileu
by the following vote: Yeas, Supervisors Wait
Waters Fuller, Mutchler, Smith, Gunsaul, Dilley,
Danneftel. Warner McFellin, Marshall, Johnson
and Streator-l3 Nays, Supervisors Brown Van
Hise Byers, Lobdell and Branch-5: The origin
al motion as amended was then adopted by the
hoard and the price of the board of prison
ers fixed al the snm of S2.50per week.
Nv unanimous consent, the board proceeded to
elect a board of county canvaSsers by ballot. AS
result of the first ballot II. p. Waters was de-
clared unanimously elected as member OF such
| board AS the result of the second ballot: 4 W.
| Byers was declared unanimously elected as a
| member of such board AS a result of the third
| ballot John Mutcher was declared unanimously
| elected as a member of such board
1 The board, by unanimous consent, nAeu tue
! comnensation Of such board of canvassers at the
| sum of four dollars per day, each.
| The bill of the Pinkerton Detective Agency for
services rendered in local option cases al south
| Haven under the auspices OF the South Haven
| law and order league. amounting 10 the sum o.
| Slll 25 was referred 10 the board by the com
mittee on claims. After listening 70 an eAPia ,S
| ton of the bill made by the prosecuting attol
new the bill was allowed as claimed at the sun
! OF one hundred and eleven and 25-lO0 dollars
! communication from the county clerk oil HIS
a IL
Hilsdale county board OF supervisors, relative e
| the compilation of farm statistics and the repea
of the statutes requiring such computation was vas
on motion of Supervisor ~, received ant
referred TO a committee OF three. The chai
appointed as such committee, to report at the mex
| Fellin Wait and Marshall.
| ON motion the board directed that the secretar.
| of the board of superintendent OF the poor %
permitted to draw from the county treasury iot eA
penses, on the oder of the county clerk, prior &c
| the next January session OF this board not 10 ex
| coed the sum of S200O0 and that the sherin o
authorized in a like manner and Tor like time tS
draw from the county treasury Tor expenses Oh III
Office not to exceed the sum OF SSOOW
On motion of Supervisor Gunsaul, the board ad
ourned until half past one O'Clock TINS afternoon
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BOARD convened persuant TO adjournment; rol
called: quorum present.
Superyisor Wait moved that for the next tern
of the Judge of probate no clerk hire be allowed
which motion, on call OF the roll, PrevaiieWG &C.,;
Waters. Fuller. Mutcher, Smith, Brown, Gunsau
Van Hise, Dilley, Byers, Lobdell. Dannehel
Branch, Warner. McFellin, Marshall, Johnson an
Streator -1S. Nays, none.
on motion OF Supervisor Johnson, the salary
the secretary Of the board OF county superlnteI
dents OF the poor was fixed at the sum OF slVoo
per annum for the ensuing term.
On motion OF Supervisor Marshall II was order
cd by the board that each supervisor spread ia
of one-tenth of mill on the dollar as PROVIDE
by Act No 263 of the Public Acts OF Michigan 10
the wear 1896 for the soldiers relief fund.
The committee on claims presented the follow
ing partial report which was accepted and adopted
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors OF VA
Buren, County
Your committee on claims make the followin
partial report
| Claimant Nature of Claim. CID. Az