The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-10-23
Board of Supervisors.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10.


The committee on county poor sub
mitted the following report, which was
adopted:
We visited the county poor farm on
| October 10, and found the house and
surroundings kept in very good condi-
ton and the inmates carefully cared for,
and we hereby extend a vote of thanks
to the superintendent of the poor for
their attention and good management.
The committee on county buildings
recommended painting the woodwork of
the county house and the building of
cottage of two or three rooms on the
county farm that the sheriff ascertain
the cost of padding the cell for the in
sane at the Jail, and that the two rooms
in the southwest corner of the basement
of the court house be assigned to the
commissioner of schools. Recommends
tons adopted
Supervisor Wildey brought up the
matter of the old court house grounds
and with view to having the same con-
verified into a public park and, on motion
of Supervisor Dillman, the matter was
made a special order at the afternoon
session. When the hour for consider
alton of the matter arrived Supervisor
Matthews offered a substitute instruct
ing the clerk to advertise for bids for the
sale of the grounds. After discussion, a
yea and nay vote was demanded and the
substitute prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas Supervisors Cleveland, Squier,
Watson, Byers, Gage, Dannetfel, Bene-
dict, Matthews, Hill, Zeedyk and Bish-
op-l1.
Nays-Supervsors Kennedy, Coleman,
Dillman, Vickers, Gaynor, Shattuck,
Wildey, Waber, Cornish and Allen-l0.
The sheriff was instructed to have the
grounds cleaned up at cost not exceed
ing $50.
The matter of the purchase OF clock
for court house tower was brought up
by Supervisor Wildey and the clerk and
treasurer were appointed as a committee
to investigate the matter and report at
the January session.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL.
A communication from the Wayne
the board.
Such communications related to the
actions and doiugs of the state tax COM
mission and alleged the same to be
violation of their oaths of office and
menace to the taxpayers OF the state
and urged that the assessing officers of
the state form an organization with the
nj ~ T.. A.
taxpayer
The clerk was authorized to open cor
respondence with the Wayne county
clerk and to take such action as may be
deemed necessary in assisting in perfect
ing such organization, and report to the
board at its January session.
The contract for the county printing
for the ensuing year was awarded to The
True Northerner Publishing company on
recommendation of Supervisors Coleman,
Gage and Hill, a majority of the commit
tee on printing.
Supervisors Waber and Byers submit.
ted minority report recommending that
the printing be awarded to the Courier.
On call of the yeas and nays, the
majority report was adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas-Supervisors Kennedy, Coleman,
Cleveland, Shattuck, Watson, Gage,
Danneffel, Cornish, Matthews, Allen,
Hill and Zeedyk-12.
Nays Supervisors Dillman, Vickers,
Gaynor. Squier, Byers, Benedict, wildey,
Waber and Bishop-9.
The clerk was authorized to contract
for an outside entrance into the rooms
assigned to the county commissioner of
schools.
Board adjourned until the first Mon
day in January, 1904.