The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18

The County Board Transacted.co I'm
portant Business at Wednesday Meeting.


The County Board Trnnsaeted.c I'm
portant business at Wednesday MestinE'
The county board met in adjourned
session at the court house last Wednrs-
day. Tie members present wele Henley,
of Atkinson; Lawrence, oi Ilrnnti,e;
Scnrls, oi Mansfield. Bennett. Of Mas,o-
don; Corcoran, oi Stambaugh and Fors-
borg, of Bates. Coreoran, or Crystal
Falls, und Flanagan, oi Iron River, were
,,lseut The clerk presented credentials
brought III by John Lyons by which Mr.
Flanagan appointed Mr.. Lyons to,
represent Iron River township bat the
board thought the credentials Irregular
aud denied Mr. Lyons i seat.
The bond ol Casper Abcre was pre-
sented. and uponthe recommendation 81
the prosecuting attorney, was accepted
County Treasurer MOriarty brought
before the hoard several matiors
ot Importance The nrs, was iurclatiou
~ Il number ~ descriptions, the taxes
upon which had been cancelled by The
auditor general because the owners had
paid the township treasurers mud held
receipts Mr Mouarty explained how
cnSily 1t ir fora township treasurer to
return land AZ delinquent, upon which
the TAX has been paid. and 90 pocket
the money Tie custom in the past has
been To charge Tie tax back to the town
ships without comment and the treas
urcrs are allowed 70 retain tire money
rhe supciN isuts were notified Ia
collect in the cases mentioned from
the ireasurets OF the townships
81 their bundSmcn. He next stated
that ia several instances receipts
Tor tnxcs paid the county treasurer bad
been brought into hi. olliee no recuui oi
Which could be- found Tie total a.
mount brought Ia during he last month
was snbout $1,000 resolution WIS
adopted ustmctiug the treasurer 80
collect the amounts mentioned in l-
report nom the cN treasurer 40 once
and that in cusc hc could uot Elect q
settlement, % iurn the mHttcr over tn
tie prosecuting ATTORNEY Tie next
mutter nlut,d 10 tire bls rendered
uuaterly Tor the maintenance ~ tht
ndisent insane oi ills county ia tie
state institutions while tMl an county
charges The law SAYS that, ~ counties
whore the distinction between county
and township poor exists, The cNpeus,
Should be borne uy tie townships b.
which these persons had rcsi,leurl
before thry were spnt tu tie a~llnn
}. Heretofore lhe county hrs shaulderel
an the expense The charges NOW N th'
asylum are ali from Iron River Stan
- baugh. Batrs aud llrmuite townships
and io1 the past sis scars these town
slips have furnished ten 81 thc tNelN,
: persous sent to the asylum. Cty-ia
Ieails furnishing the other two lh
; treasurer stated that hr bad asked iin
! auditor general ior detailed ntat,mcn
of tho charges against this county ~
the past six wears aud that the prope
. amounts viii bc chargcd 10 eacit town
ship
|, Tie nest matter presented hy NJ
Morarty wis ia Iclntion ton auit hegu
, upon il county WARRANT issued in lh0
to tie ltcmon Metallic company q
? SIl5S 90 ia payment "a ynulls ett
fot the court house There Was ca
: dorsed upon the order interest at cish
pct cent nnd Nh Mutinrty refused L
7 pay that rate IL interest without a
order from the board 'rhe honr .
! dopiod Il resolution authorizing i
/. treasurer % settlr upou the lest term
possible
y Probate Judge Flenrlliue uppcat
before the board ia regard to the MAJ
= Hill, that had csctped from the puof
house lie said That llill had been ser
E there AT The request oi tlc patient
father and Matt llura aud that pfop'
< attention wns not given him, and hi
|. his escape been reported promptly
would have been looked up.
/, The committee appointed "a look nl
: the nc, ds oi the REGISTERS office preeen
.. eel a report advising that tie misct
y laucuus record he indcXcd The rsui
tipu was carried
AIr Scatl-, the only mcrul'er oi tho a.
ditng committee present, reported thi
tie cN-couuty clerk had madc mo- -citi
meat, whcpupon the board instruct,
the sheriff TO arrest tbe clerk unless
turned over within forth.eiglt hours 1
money due the county IA ndiouf
mcnt wis then taken uutrl Tie 22ud
March,
r-
a Regular Payday.