Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-25
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MONDAY. JAN. :, 1901.
The Board Of Supervisors of Gratiot
County met in session at the Court
House in the Village of Ithaca, pursu-
ant to adjournment, on above date.
Meeting called to order 10y Chairman
+ l. PRESLEY. Roll call The follow
ing named persons responded TO the
names of their respective townships:
Arcadia, { l. Delavan; bethany. W j
Miller: Elba, w A Emery; Emerson, j
l. Smith; Fulton, Fred Read Hamilton
+ p Potter; Ithaca, + MerrelI; Lafay-
cite, c G Foote; Newark, + l. PRESLEY:
New Haven, G j Chambers; North
Shade. Roy Cushman; North Star, j NJ
Williams, Pine River, Cords Smith:
Seville. W L Pitt; Sumner, VIM Hutch
uson; st Louis, lst ward, ; Oetrander
2nd ward, L & Duff; Bird ward, w + Ne
sen: 18th ward * { Martin.
On motion OF Supervisor Miller, Mr..
Parrish having resigned the office of
supervisor from " heller township, and
the township board of Wheeler having
elected II { Parks 10 fill the vacancy.
he be allowed seat on thi, board. Mo
tion carried.
The chairman appointed Mr.. Parks
10 the committees on equalization ana
drainage.
Claims from no. to IS We're presen-
ted and referred to the committee on
claims.
The bond of Daniel l.. Sharrar. couu-
~ treasurer, with W. >. Turck, G.. =.
Ward and \ w. Wright, sureties, was
presented, and on motion Of supervisor
Delavan, was referred TO the committee
on county officers.
Bond of Bert Hayes, circuit court
commissioner, with t. W. Hooper aud
Joseph Ray, suretieS, was presented,
and on motion of supervisor Delavan,
was referred to the committee on coun-
~ officers.
On motion Of supervisor Chambers
the board adjourned until tomorrow at
the hour of $3.50 "A. m.
FRANK l.. PRESLEY chairman.
\. =. LANE. clerk.
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1901.
Board called to order by the chair
man, +. l.. Presley. Roll call. Full
board present Minutes of yesterdays
session read, approved and signed in
open session.
Claims from 80 to "a were presented
and referred to the committee on
claims.
Report of A. Mccall. X-prosecuting
attorney, was presented and read.
On motion OF supervisor Pitt the re-
port of y. Mccall was referred 10 the
committee on drainage.
On motion of supervisor Williams the
drain commissioner was authorized to
draw duplicate drain order for elI91
in favor OF G. b. Henry. on drain No.
lj4. order No. 3Si2 dated Nov. :, 1900.
On motion of supervisor Parks the
drain commissioner was authorized TO
draw duplicate drain orders 10 the am
cunt of $1,000 i'm favor of l.. u. Mitchell
ont Of drain 30. lj2; orders No 25j3
and 800.
James Cassada Of Fulton township
presented "a remonstrance against the
incorporation of section , Of the town
ship of Fulton as village. On motion
OF supervisor Delavan the remOu-
STRANGE was laid on the table.
On motion of supervisor Delavau the
board took "A recess OF half AN hour
Board re convened; full board pres
ent
Petition 10 incorporate section : of
the township of Fulton into "a village
10 be known and designated "a the Vii
lage of middleton. was presented. and
read 10y the clerk. On motion of super
visor Cushman the petition was re
ceived and spread on the records.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of the
County of Gratiot State Of Michigan, ~.
In pursuance Of Act 3 of lsHj, providing for the
Incorporation Of Villages. We the undersigned
legal voters Of section number seven 90 of the
township of Fulton, county Of Gratiot, respect
fully show that are DESTROYS of having such
section Incorporated intOa village, which village
shsll be known and designated as the Village of
lot .l.s IL. rf.f.
census has been taken and that such territory
contains q resident population of three hundred
and twenty-five according to such census.
Signed by
Ell Naldrett. W & Shepard. B y Creaser. 4 4
Townsend Oren Campbell. n { Kingsley, & A
Hghfield. { \ First Harlow Burdick, John
Alleman. Noress John r Cory T. Eliget,
Frank Wilkinson. B Ressegue. l. n Moss. + T
lsham W Daniels. j " Norton, Will First, Jas
r Shultz, Middleton CoOpcrage Co, Roman
Fyler. o N Burritt, A Cuson G ID Kingsley X II
Britton, Geo Rule, W ID Bea rdsley. Marian Pifer.
q NJ Hartman, & B Cooley, Ira Richard, Glen
Naldrett, NJ : Howell, A q Naldrett, j II Zion ID
Stitt. W II Davis
NOTICE.
Notice IL hereby given that the undersigned
legal voters residing within the territory here.
matter mentioned and described, will make APP
plication to the board of supervisors Of the
county Of Gratiot at the court room, in the
court house in the Village OF Ithaca, In said
county, on the sth day OF January, 1901, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon 81 said day, for the in
corporation OF a village to be known as the Viii
lage Of Middleton. and TO be composed Of the
following described territory towit: Section
number seven ca Of the township Of Fulton
Gratiot county, Michigan-Dated November
3Oth, A. ID. 100.
Eli Naidrett. W c Shepard. ID n Crenser. A
Townsend Orson Garfield, II G Kingsley, A