The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-24

+. l.. SHELDON,
Alb CRANE.
On motion of Supv. Fuller the report
was accepted and adopted.
On motion of Supv. Cronk the Board
took a recess until this afternoon at half
past one O'Clock.
Afternoon session January 10, 1885,
Board called to order by the chairman
Roll called by the clerk, quorum present.
The chair announced that the hour
had arrived for the consideration of the
special order of business, viz: the consid-
Grafton of the account of Chas. N. Race,
county agent for $500.
Supv. Baldwin moved that the account
be taken from the table, which motion
was carried.
Supv. Baldwin moved that the account
be allowed as claimed, which motion was
carried by the following yea and nay
vote:
Yeas. Supv. Baldwin, Chaffee, Crane,
Fuller, Harper, Houghton, Lyman, G. F..
Morrice, Osburn, Peacock, Reed, Seoul
gale, Sheldon, Shepard, Stanlake, Trow-
bridge, Washburn. Total yeas II.
Nays, Supv. Cronk. Total nays l.
Supv. Baldwin from the special COM
mittee appointed in the October session
of this board to confer with the superin-
tendents of the poor in regard to the pur-
chase of more land for the county poor
farm, submitted the following report:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Shia-
aOdsSee county:
The undersigned committee appointed
by the honorable board of supervisors at
its session in October, 1895, beg leave to
report that they met at the county house
on the third day of January, 1896, and
made examination of three farms now
offered for sale. The first farm is offered
by Mrs. Myra Buckminster at sixteen
hundred dollars; the farm of Lewis is
offered at fifty dollars per acre, making
four thousand dollars for the farm; the
farm of L. G. Norton is offered at eigh-
teen hundred dollars The committee
recommend that the county purchase
the forty acres owned by Myra A. Buck
minister, and described as the 40 acres
of that part of the n fri 4 sec. 6 in
township of Shiawassee, for the sum of
sixteen hundred dollars on as long time
as desired at six per cent per annum.
The COMMITTEES also recommend that the
county purchase the farm of 40 acres Of
| fered by G. l.. Norton described as, the
s of the sec. 80, TIP. 7 n for
the sum of eighteen hundred dollars
which can be paid for as follows: 5000
down, 1925 in one or two years and the
remainder, 1915, in five years from the
| - day of November, 1895, all with in
terest at seven per cent per annum. The
committee further report that after con-
sultation with the overseer and superin'
tendent of the poor and personal observa-
ton and examination of the premises
that the additional land asked for is alb.
solutely necessary for the profitable and
economical management of said county
| ldTIll, anu Wo Sahc5tiy IcCoH1lhchA o'>
purchase of said land. All of which IL
respectfully submitted.
Dated Caledonia, Jan. Sd, 1896.
G. A. BALDWIN.
+. NJ SHEPARD,
+. II. MORRIS.
G. HOLMAN, Supt. of the Poor.
Supv. Crane moved that the report b'
accepted and adopted.
Supv. Harper offered as an amendment
to the report that the Superintendent o
the Poor be instructed to buy the Buck
minister forty acres for a sum as low a
possible and not to exceed sixteen hun
dred dollars.
| Which amendment was carried by thu
following yea and nay vote: