The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-11-08
PROCEEDINGS OF The
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VAN BUREN, COUNTY. MICHIGAN
SPECIAL SESSION. JULY ist. 1907.
VAN BUREN, COUNTY CLERK's OFFICE, !
Paw PAW, MICHIGAN, JULY 1, 1907.

Whereupon, the roll called by the clerk of said
following supervisors answered to their
j. c. Kennedy, Almena; c. S. Shaeer, Antwerp;
f. Cleveland Arlington; NJ ID. Virgins, Bloomingdale;
Gaynor Columbia Hale, Covert; d. A Squer,
Decatur; F. E. Warner, Geneva A. d. Conway, Hamilton;
McAlpine Hartford; O. J. Dannefel Keeler A. c.
Benedict Lawrence J. c. Warner Paw Paw; E. E. Wadron,
Porter; Westgate, South Haven; John Gault Wavery;
Pearman, Haven city, Henry zeedyk,
South Haven city; VIM c. Spencer third ward,
city. being present roll call
except p. J. Dillman and George 7. Waber.
of Supervisor Squer seconded by Supervisor
Spencer the board voted to adjourn until one O'Clock p m
Carried.
AFTERNOON
Roll called; all members answering to their
The business being the election OF a
Supervisor Spencer placed the name of Supervisor
Virgins Blooming nomination for the chairman
ship ensuing said nomination supported by
Supervisor Gault. An amendment offered follows:
Supervisor Squier motion that Supervisor Virgins
be given the of the board said motion
supported by Supervisor Conway.
The motion of Supervisor Squier carried unani-
mously Milan d. Virgins declared to be chairman
for the ensuing year.
whereupon newly chairman in few words,
appropriately thanked the members of the board for the
honor they conferred upon him.
A motion made by Supervisor McAlpine and sup
ported by Supervisor the chairman appoint
committees consisting three each confer with the sheriff.
the prosecuting attorney school county clerk
county treasurer relative fixing salaries and
deputies, compensation, each of
Offices affected by the salary bill.
Whereupon the chairman appointed the following
mittees, to-wit:
On sherif's office Supervisors McAlpne, Gaut and
Benedict
On office of school commissioner Supervisors j. c. War
ner, Wadron and Gaynor.
On prosecuting attorneys Supervisors Pearnan,
Cleveland and Dillman.
On office of county cerk-Supervisors Kennedy, West
gate and Squier.
county treasurer-Supervisors Shaefer, Dan
neffel Zeedyk.
To of Supervisors of the county o
Van Buren,:
Gentlemen: We the undersigned committee appointed
salary for the sheriff deputies
ommend the number of deputies report follows:
We recommend that the sheriff be allowed under
sheriff deputies.
That the salary of the sheriff be fixed at the minimum
provided salary bill by
legislature viz the of two thousand dollars yeac
That salary of the sheriff be fixed the
of nine hundred dollars per year.
That salary of the chief deputy be fixed the
of eight hundred dollars per year
That the salary of the deputy who shall be desig
mated turnkey shall be fixed at the of six hundred
That the sheriff be paid the sum of fifteen cents per meal
shall actually furnished by him prs
in the Jail
Dated this first day of July, A. d. 1907.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN McALP1NE,
JOHN GAULT,
A. c. BENEDICT,
Committee.
To Supervisors county:
Your committee appointed fix salary of the
missioner of schools would recommend that the salary be
G1,5OOOO) per anuum;
sioner of schools paying his expenses of travel,
J. c. WARNER,
f. E. WALDRoN
a. GAYNoR,
Committee.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors county
Van Buren,:
We the undersigned committee appointed to confer with
the prosecuting attorney and recommend the
salary for sadgprosecuor do hereby report follows
We recommend that the prosecuting attorney paid
salary of fifteen hundred dollars per year
We further that the said prosecuting
appoint deputy prosecutor who shall receive salary
three hundred dollars per year. and who shall
during the pleasure of the prosecutor
instructions The said prosecutor responsible
acts of the deputy.
Respectfully submitted
NJ. +. PEARMAN,
+. q. CLEVELAND,
p J. DuLMAN
Committee,
To the Board of Supervisors of Van Buren,
Your committee fix the salary of the
respectfully recommend that said salary
hundred dollars per annum, and that allowance of four
hundred dollars per be allowed for clerk hire.
J. c. KENNEDY,
O. WEsTGATE
ID. a. SQUrER,
Committee.
To Honorable Supervisors of county
Your committee appointed fix the salary county
would respectfully recommend that salary
the county fixed
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