The true northerner., 1897-01-13

The committee on claims presented recon-
mendation aud, on motion OF Supery isor Branch,
IL was accepted and adopted.
RECOMMENDATION.
The committee on claims respectfully beg leave
to present TO the board OF supervisors the follow
ing recommendation, viz: That the fees OF the
sheriff of Van Buren, County for summoning jnrors
shall be follows Fifty cents for each Juror
summoned according to section 9Ol7 of Howell $
Statutes as amended by Act Nc II of the Session
Laws of 1895. And in said sheriff is obliged
TO make actual travel in notifying Jurors he shall
be allowed in addition to said sum of fifty cents
tor each juror the of SO 90 per day for himself
or deputy and S2.0u for team when necessary,
for all time actually spent and said amount shall
be the full compensation for the above services.
Pr sTRRAToR. +. BRANCH,
NJ. T. FRENCH, MUTCHLER.
Committee on Claims.
The committee on county buildings made re.
port which, on motion Of Supervisor McFellin,
was accepted and adopted;
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors of Van
Buren County.
Your committee county buildings. to which
was referred the matter of Office for the pros
ecuting attorney, would respectfully report that
they would recommend that the county pay the
ofhee rent of $4,000 per year for suite of rooms
over First National Bank store, opposite the court
draw order quarterly for sl2.sO to pay the same
W. Nc r. wARNER VAR HiSk' Il. Il, n. n TShNc;H WAlT;
L. BRANCH, Committee.
On mOtiOn OF supervisor waters, the clerk was
Instructed to draw order to exceed in
amount $500 90 for the of II. A. Chaplin, sup
erintendent OF the poor, and also for not exceed
in amount $4,000 for the use of c. A. Lamberson,
sheriff.
On motion of Supervisor Marshall the county
clerk and county treasurer authorized TO bor-
row such sums of money as may be necessary for
the running expenses OF the county.
On motion OF Supervisor Wait, the clerk was in
structed to purchase the necessary poll books.
On motion of Supervisor Diley, the board ad-
hal mas ruht fnln lnfL -FnAr
morning.
Friday, January 8, 1897.
The board OF supervisors met pursuant to ad-
jouTnment; roll called; quorum present
The bond of Guy Wcksall as circnit court com
missioner, was read and, on motion of Supervisor
French was accepted and approved.
The bond of GiPert Mitchell as county treasurer
was read and, on motion of Supervisor Mutchler,
the same was accepted and approved,
instructed to draw order for the full amount of
expense OF II. A. Chaplin superintendent of the
poor, to Lansing and return.
The report of the special committee was read,
which. on motion of Supervisor Waters, was ac-
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Van
Buren County
Your special committee, to whom was referred a
certain communication from the board of super
visors OF Hillsdale County favoring the repeal of
the law requiring the taking of the farm statisti-
calreports, as reported by the supervisors of the
several townships would respectfully report: That
the present system Of gathering and compiling
farm statistical reports unsatisfactory. unre-
liable and expensive.
Therefore we would recommend that the board
of supervisors of this county request our members
of the state Legislature to their influence foI
the repeal of the said law, and that copy of this
recommendation be furnished the Hon. G.. w
Merriman, state senator and the Hon. &C. Phillips
representative in the state legislature and that tho
county clerk attach his official seal thereto.
Respectfully submitted,
j. c. McFELLIN, X. NJ. WAIT,
]. MARSHALL, Committee.
The committee claims submitted their final
report which, on motion of Supervisor Marshall
was accepted and adopted:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Var
Buren, County:
Your committee claims make the following
final report: