The record-union., 1898-01-05
MORRISON AGAIN CHAIRMAN.
SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANI-
MOUSLY FOR HIM.
Session Passed in Allowing Claims
and Considering Road
Matters.

j. M. Morrison is Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors for the coming
year, being elected by the votes Of all
the other members and he himself vot-
ing for Supervisor Curtis.
When Supervisor Jenkins had called
the board to order yesterday morn
ing and the minutes had been read, he
thanked the members for the assistance
they had given him in the committees
and also thanked County Clerk Hamil-
ton for the services he had rendered
during the year. He had endeavored
to preside with fairness and impartiali-
ty over the meetings and hoped he had
succeeded.
He then called for nomination for
Chairman for the ensuing year and
after calling Supervisor Dreman to the
chair, placed Supervisor Morrison in
nomination for the position, in a eulo-
CYSTIC speech, referring to the fine rec
ord made by the nominee and the abil-
Tty with which he had filed the chair
during a previous term and said he
hoped he would be unanimously elected.
Supervisor Curtis seconded the nom
ination and Morrison was elected by
the unanimous vote of his colleagues.
He thanked the members for the COM
pliment they had paid him and said
that he had intended not to accept the
position except by unanimous vote. He
would not have wanted to serve in the
position if there had been any opposi-
tion to him, as he believed that there
should be perfect harmony between the
Chairman and the other members of
the board.
He had served as Chairman in a pre-
vious term and had done all he could
while filling the position, to ensure har-
mony. He had, at times, seemed arbi-
trary to some of the members in his
rulings, but he believed that after they
had had time to think it over, they
generally came to the conclusion that
he was right and came to him and told
him so. 1t had never been his inten-
ton to hurt the feelings of any mem
Der by his rulings He thanked them
again for the honor done him and would
announce the appointment Of the va
rious committees tomorrow.
Most Of the morning was consumed in
allowing claims.
Supervisor Curtis submitted an ordi-
nance to prohibit any parties from
public roads without first obtaining
permission from the board.
The ordinance was referred to the
District Attorney for his opinion as to
whether there is not a State law gov
erning the matter.
County Clerk Hamilton called atten-
ton to the proposition of the board that
if Mr.. Mcintyre decided the county the
road on his front levee, at the lower
end of Grand Island it would expend
S4O0 in raising the levee for a road
The deed had been given and as there Is
dredger near by at present, the resi-
dents are anxious to have the work
done, while it can be done cfeaply.
Supervisor Jenkins stated that he had
been informed of the situation by Sur
veyor Boyd and had instructed him to
go on and set the necessary stakes for
the work and it had doubtless been
done
VARIOUS ROAD MATTERS.
In the afternoon A. G. Stewart asked
the board to take action on the road
running across Clark's land towards
Ryde, while the land is clear of crops.
There is one bridge that is a little off
the line, he said, but by bending the
road a little, it could be used.
Supervisor Jenkins said that the line
Of road as laid out would have to be
taken and the only way to change it
would be by petition. He moved that
the County Surveyor be instructed to
survey the road and also the Beaver
Slough road, and set the stakes, pro-
vided that Messrs Stewart and Hall
will plow burrows, showing where the
road is, so that it will not be plowed
up again as it was when the stakes
We're set.
The motion was carried and it was
decided also to set the dredger to work
on the road at the Mcintyre place.
The matchmaking done on the Riv-
erside road by Contractor w. J. Smith
was accepted by the board and his bill
for the work was allowed and the board
adjourned till 10 a. m. to-day.