The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

County Board Of Supervisors Met Tuesday il
Special Session.

county Board OF Supervisors Met Tuesday IN
Special s.ssion.
Nine Of the eleven memhers al the
county hoard of supervisors met Tues
day IN response to a cali regularly
signed and executed. The absentees were
Henley ol Atkinson. Colcornn of Stnm-
baugh. The iirstshusiness taken np was
To listen 10 nn appeal from the Michigan
Land Il Iron Company askiug for n
rebate. of one hall the county tax ior the
year 1897. This company paid its
taxes IN this township under protest
after the personal property in its Office
had been seized by ex.Tleasutcr Mori-
arty Of the township. Ia the other
townships of the county none of the
county tax was paid. Tie proposition
made by Mr.. stevens, the eompany's
representative before the bonrtl, pro-
yldcd for the payment of the taxes
provided the board rcbated onc-hall the
tax, all the interest, penalties and
county about Sl2OOOO for taxes
amounting to about S370O.0O. The
board rejected the proposition and
appointed Il committee consisting of
County Treasurer MoriartN nnd
Prosecuting Atiyorney Byers 10 deter
mine the exact amount 81 taxes due and
to.sugg ~ ii basis of settlement. The
committee reported proposition tn
t,.t IA "a ltl.fl
report was adopted by the board. The
county treasurer reported a total oi
$4,000 in outstanding receipts Tor
which no credit was given the county.
Tie prosecuting attorney was notified
10 collect this amount.
The comm ,sioner Of schools appeared
before the board and asked that "A com
mittee be- appointed 10 check the returns
To the library fund with the prosecuting
attorneys returns, there being some
question AZ TO whom fines collected ~
the city 81 Crystal Fails should he
payed The resolution WAS adopted
A resolution asking that no j Ps bc
paid until IA docket entry o Ks 10y the
prosecuting attorney had been made
was adopted. also one asking Tor the
appointment uI q committee tO investi-
gate charges against a.deputy sheriff,
also resolution that a committee be
appointed To check up the accounts of
the clerk and treasurer and report nt
next meeting. A motion was nude and
carried directing The treasurer To publish
complete stntement oi the financial
conditions uf Iron county to February
lst., 1900. a committee was appointed
to check over the orders that have been
paid by the county treasurer. The
board after an adjournment for supper,
proceeded to audit bills. The auditing
committee, of which Emerson - Mcneil
il chairman. had looked the bills over
carefully and there were bat very few
changes made from their recommends
tons A bill came up in connection with
the Johanna Gursky ease that set the
supervisors on the scent Tor tle parents
OF tile girls who were accused OF neglect
at the time The prosecuting attorney
was instructed 10 get The exact amount
.of the expense Of the county in the case
and collect the bill from the parents 81
the girl.
Jacob Binder was successful IN getting
the board to turn il respectful ear 10 his
proposition to dig well upon the
courthouse grounds. lie was granted
sixty dollars for doing The job. There
being no further business to transact
the boorI adjourned without date.