The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-11


Therefore. Resolved, That the propo-
'ition OF raising by loan on the credit
d ShiaWassee county for the purpose of
enlarging, and repair
ng the court house of Shiawassee
county at cost not to exceed
en thousand dollars, be submitted to
he electors of said county at the annual
election to be held in the several cleo
ion districts in said county, on the first
Monday of April, 1893. The money
realized from said loan, if authorized,
to be expended by and under the
authority and supervision of the
board, for the purposes herein stated.
Resolved, That the form of the ballot
to be used in voting for and against
said proposition be as follows: For
borrowing the sum of ten thousand dol
lars by the county of Shiawassee, to be
used in remodeling, enlarging and re-
pairing the court house of the county
Of Shiawassee.
Yes.
No.
Resolved, That the clerk of this board
be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed, to give notice to the electors
of said county of said proposition to
raise said sum of money, and the pur-
pose for which it is to be used, If
authorized, by the said electors.
j. j. PEACOCK
On motion of Supr. Young the reso-
luton was accepted and made special
order of business for Friday at 2 o'clock
p. m.
Supr. Morrice moved that an offer
not to exceed $500 be made to purchase
for the county treasurer's office safe
of the same manufacture, kind and
size as the one now located at the citi-
zen's Savings Bank, of Owosso, Mich.
Supr. Harper moved that the motion be
laid upon the table until tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock, which motion
was lost. Supr. Parker offered sub.
stitute that the committee on purchase
ing safe for the county treasurer's
Office, heretofore appointed, be instruct
ed to purchase safe of any kind, salts
factory to them at cost not to exceed
$500.
On motion of Supr. Harper the board
took a recess until tomorrow morning
at half past nine o'clock.
Countersigned, G. A. BALDWIN,
j. II. COLLINS, Chairman.
Deputy Clerk.
Thursday, Jan. 6, 1898.
At an adjourned session of the Board
of Supervisors for the county of Shia-
wassee, continued and held at the court
house, in the city of Corunna, in said
county on Thursday, the 9th day of
January, A. d., 1898. -s
Board called to order by the chair
man; roll call by the clerk; present,
Supr. Allen, Baldwin, Cronk, Curtis,
Colby, Euler, Fuller, Harper, Jared,
Lyman, Laverock, Lutz, Morrice, j. A.,
Morrice, F. g., Morris, F. H., Martin,
Myers, Peacock, Parker, Rush, STAN
lake, Shipman, Shannon, Young.
Minutes of yesterdays session read
and approved.
Supr. Allen, from the auditing COM
mittee submitted the following report;
To the Honorable to Board of Super
visors
Your auditing committee would re-
spectfully report that we compared or
ders from 1905 to 1743, both inclusive
with the several amounts allowed by
this board and find said orders correct
ly drawn as instructed by the board.
j. L. CURTIS,
e. d. COLBY.
On motion of Supr. Young the report
was accepted and adopted.
Supr. Harper moved that all proceed
ings in regard to the purchase of a
safe for the county treasurer's office at
yesterdays session be expunged from
the record, which motion was carried
by the following yea and nay vote:
Yea; Cronk, Colby, Fuller, Harper,
Jared, Morrice. j. A., Morrice, F. g.,
Morris F. H., Myers, Peacock, Parker,
Rush, Stanlake, Shipman, Young.
Supr. Parker moved that the CON-
mittee on purchasing a safe for the
county treasurers Office be instructed
to purchase the same at cost not ex-
ceeding $500, which motion was lost by
the following yea and nay vote.
Yea, Cronk, Jared, Morrice, j. A.,
Morrice, f. g., Morris, F. H., Martin,
Peacock, Parker, Young; nay, Colby.
Fuller, Harper, Myers, Rush, Stanlake,
Shipman.
Supr. Harper offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Be it resolved, BY this Board that all
supervisors not being present at the
time of roll call without an excuse
from the chairman of the board, shall
not be entitled to draw his pay as such
supervisor. And that also the sheriff
shall not draw pay unless present. Al
ways, providing that in case of sickness
of the supervisors or sheriff such resolu-
/ ton shall not be enforced.
Which motion was lost by the follow
ing yea and nay vote:
Yea. Colby. Fuller. Harper LayerOck.