The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-02

House, in the Village OF Crystal Falls,
pursuant to call OF county clerk.
Present. S. c. Bennett, NJ. Corcorsn.
T.. c. Searls. T. II. Flanagan, j. +. Cor
coran and A. Forsberg. Absent: ID. b.
Henley and e. T.. Lawience.
The call for this meet " was read to
the board, and was M follows; Crystal
Falls. Michigan, June l6, 1898. To,
w. j. Brown, clerk ~ Iron county.
Michigan. Sir
You will call u meet
ing OF the board Of supervisors Of Iron
county, TO I've held at the clerks Office
in the court house in the village 81 crys-
tai Falls in said Iron county. on the
23id day 81 June. A. ID 1898. at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, to consider the
petition OF the board Uf cnunty road
commissioners Of said Iron county,
asking for permission To raise tax OF
two dollars on each one thous"ud dol
lars Of the assessed valuation upon the
assessment rolls OF the County oil Iron
Tor the year 1897, also TO consider the
petition Of the county commissioner of
schools asking for an appropriation OF
$4,000 to defrav the expenses Of a
summer normal school 10 he held IN
Crystal Falls during the summer OF this
year, also to act upon all bills and
claims filed against the County OF Iron,
and such other business "a lpay proper
" come before such meeting
s. G. Bennett,
Supervisor Mastodon township.
j +. Corcoran.
Supervisor Crystal Fails township.
Thos II. Flanagan,
Supervisor Iron River township.
The minutes Of last meeting were read
and approved; thereupon the board
took recess until 2 O'Clock p. m.
w. J. BRowS.
Clerk.
Two o'clock p. m. board rensSembel,
all members present az in murniug ses.
sion.
Mr.. Thomas Conlin. county commits
sioner Of schools came before the bonrd
with the matter OF a summer institute To
be held Mt Crystal Falls, this summer
and asked that AN appropriation be
made To help deiray the expense OF the
same, after due consideration the fol
towing resolution was offered by Jas. +.
Corcoran -
Crystal Falls, Mich, June, %, 1898, -
Whereas the county comm Ssioner OF
schools has appeared before this bonrd
and asks that an appropriation be
made TO help deiray the expenses Of A
county summer institute, and
Whereas we recognize in the object for
which the money il To be spent one that
will bc OF great benefit To the people OF
tins county,
THEREFORE, BE II RESOLVED, that one
hundred dollars be appropriated out Of
the general fund the same To he placed
ut the disposal 81 the staoe supernicn.
dent OF public instruction with the un.
derstanding that il is 20 be spent IN pay
ing the expenses OF a summer institute
to be held at Crystal Falls during the
coming summer. Moved by JAS. f..
Corcoran aud seconded by Il. &. Sen rls
that the above resolution bc adopted
which motion was unanimously carried
aud the clerk and chairman Of this
board instructed to draw n county
warrant on the general iund ia iavor Of
the state superintendent OF public in
struction for one hundred dollars for
| this purpose.
The clerk then read an application
from the board OF county road com
missioners Of Iron county - follows: ~
To the county board OF supervisors OF
Iron county, Michigan
Gentlemen
| The board Of county road
commissioners having under consider
alton the amount az taxes to bs raised
for county road purposes on the tax
able property of said county for the
ensuing year, do respectfully make ap
plication to- your honorable body aud
request that you give us, the said bonrd
oi co unity road commissioners, author
ity to determine and raise, by Tux. FOL
the ensuing year, on the taxable proper
" OF said county, the sum 81 two hun
drcd dollars on each one thousand dol
lars of the assessed valuation Of III,
assessment rolls OF said county for ia,
proceeding year.
Dated at Crystal Falls this 10th day o
May A. ID. 1898.
fJACoB BAuER.
Commissioners-{I l.. II MctILLIs
lWM MACARTY.
The application Of the county roat
commissioners was discussed ~ length
and the following resolution offered by
Thos. II. Flanagan
Whereas the board OF county ROAD
commissioners 81 Iron County, Michi
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