The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-01-11


Obstructing railroad track
Disorderly -
Threatening to kill - l
Brodhead Post, q. A. r. was granted
the privilege of holding monthly meet
ings in the court house.
A communication from Judge Heckert
requesting that the reasons for cutting
his bill for services rendered by order of
the court, and bill approved by the court,
| in the case of the People VS.. Julius
Wrinkle, was received and placed on the |
records. In answer the committee on |
claims state that it is not within their |
knowledge that the county has ever been
called upon to pay any retainer fees for
assistant attorneys ordered by the court,
or otherwise, and they consider the claim
as allowed as ample pay for services
rendered.
The clerk was instructed to procure a
case for blanks for the prosecutors office,
to have the book case in the court room
reconstructed, and to procure new file
case for his office.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5.
The committee to settle with the county
treasurer submitted report, which was
adopted: showing the total receipts of the
county during the year, from all sources,
including s., 1868 on hand Jan. l, 1898
to have been Sl16.l53.S1 The total dis
bursements for the year were Sill ,567 .43,
leaving balance on hand of "a ,5S6,3S.
The county treasurer was requested to
keep an itemized account of Incidental
| 10 10, no taI Nv no
board.
The clerk was authorized to draw orders
not exceeding 500, for the use of III. a.
Chaplin superintendent of poor, and not
exceeding 500 for use of the sheriff
Permission was given for the county
drain commissioner to expend money on
hand belonging to Great Bear Lake drain
fund.
The committee on claims reported ad-
versely to the allowance of the sums cut
from the bill of the sheriff and his deputy
at the October session and thesame were
not allowed.
FRIDAY, JANUARY o.
There was some controversy about pay
ing for chairs in the court room, S42,
ordered by the judge, the committee on
+. claims referring the matter to the full
board. 1t was voted to allow the bill.
I A motion was then made to reconsider
; the last report submitted by the commit
tee on claims, such report being the one
in which the committee passed on the
bill of sheriff Lamberson. The motion
prevailed and a cut of S69.75 was made in
: items of the bill which had previously
: been allowed as presented. The items
: cut were 2915 days services and 2515 days
e team in connection with the vandalism
: perpetrated on Halloween night by the
i destruction of monuments in the Almena
d cemetery. The sheriff's bills were also
: further cut in several items of services
: for himself and deputies in the sum OF
n STA.
The clerk was instructed to purchase
= the needed supplies for the spring cleo
q ton.
a q Supervisors Wildey, Mitchell and the
e sheriff were appointed a committee or
waterworks for county buildings with full
power to act according to their owl
d judgment.
II A communication from ex-Sheriff Lam
]
y were cut was received and placed OF
l. record.
- The committee on claims reported il
reply to such communication assigning
five reasons for such cutting:
d THAT the bill on its face shows many
l. items for claimed services which wer,
Is never performed.
" 2-That the bill on its face shows man.
ID items for claimed services which were no
- - properly chargeable against the county.
IT 3-That said bill contains many item
'f for claimed services which no othe
y, ~ sheriff in the history of the county ha
Or ever charged for
70 4-That said bill contains many item
% which were exorbitant charges and en-
e. tirely disproportionate to the service pei
10 formed, glazing illustration of which
,e the item, "To five and one-half days tim
o. King bills, $3.50"
5-That the bill as a whole does nc
contain an open, fair and just statemen
;. of services performed, moneys paid on
IL time expended, amount due for board {
ie prisoners and other expenses necessaril
0. incurred and property chargeable agains
-. the county.
ae Resolutions were adopted extendin
y" sympathy to supervisor Smith OF Bloom
ingdale, who was unable, on account {
i'll health to attend the session; thankin
II. Chairman Dilley and Clerk Buck for tf
IN fair and courteous manner in which the
On had performed their duties, and a
er knowledging obligation to Judge Buck Il
he valuable information and advice.
nm BOARD adjourned without day.