The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-12

county treasurer beg leave to report we
have performed that duty and carefully
compared all vouchers presented to us by
said treasurer and find them to compare In
every particular with his balance sheets and
books. We have also footed the several
items contained In the report made by the
county treasurer TO this board and find them
correct We have also compared all orders
presented US as vouchers for expenditures,
with the stubs remaining in the order
books. where orders have been drawn out
from the order books and find them to cor
respond, and have Cancelled said stubs. We
have compared all bill of the treasurer as
purchasing agent for the county and find
them to agree in every respect, and cancelled
all bills and receipts presented to us as pay
ment of said bills.
We here present to this board for Its dis
posal the orders submitted to us on settle
ment. all of which Is respectfully submitted.
A. w. CRoNK,
A. A. HARPER,
+. G. MoRRIcE.
Committee.
On motion of Supr. Parker the report was
accepted and adopted and the orders were
burned In the presence of the board.
Supr. Parker moved that when this board
adjourn it adjourn to meet in special ses-
sion on Monday, Oct. IS, at IL O'Clock a.
m, which motion was carried.
The chair announced that the hour had
arrived for the consideration of the special
order of business, viz: The adoption of the
report of the committee on rejected taxes.
On motion of Supr. F. G. Morrice the re-
port was adopted.
Supr. Curtis, from the auditing commit
tee submitted the following report:
To the Honorable the Board Of Supervis-
ors:
Auditing committee would respectfully
report that we have carefully compared or
ders No. 1868 to 1894, both inclusive with
the several amounts allowed by this board,
and find said orders correctly drawn as in
structed by the board.
JOHN l.. CURTIS,
e. ID. COLBY,
On motion of Supr. Shipman the report
was accepted and adopted.
On motion of Supr. Young the board
took a recess until this afternoon at
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION, OCT. 90, '97.
Board called to order by the chairman
Roll call by the clerk. Quorum present.
Supr. Parker, from the committee APP
pointed to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY of
purchasing safe for the county treasurer's
Office, submitted the following report:
To the Honorable the Board of Supervis-
Ors:
We, the undersigned committee to whom
the matter of taking into consideration the
advisability of purchasing a safe for the
,ro----.~-,s -.,ss~.ia seport that
we have carefully considered the matter
and would recommend that the safe now in
the treasurer's Office be taken to the County
House for the use of the superintendent of
the poor, and that better safe be purchas-
ed for the treasurer's Office, and that the
special committee be and is hereby instruct
ed to purchase either the so-called Bancroft
safe at sum not to exceed three hundred
dollars $780, or the OwossO safe at sum
not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
In the event that they may be unable to
purchase either of the aforesaid safes at the
above named prices then they are hereby
instructed to receive propositions and prices
from the manufacturers on new and most
improved safes, and report the same to this
board at Its January session.
CHAs. w. PARKER
f. G. MoRRICE.
On motion of Supr. Harper the report
was accepted and adopted.
Supr. Allen, from the Committee on
claims and accounts submitted the follow
ing report:
To the Honorable the Board Of Supervis-
ors.
Your committee on claims and accounts
would respectfully submit the following as
their report, recommending the allowance
Of the several amounts as given below, and
that the clerk be authorized to draw orders
for the same:
Items Claimed. Allowed.
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