The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17
SUPERVISORS FIN.
|SH THEIR WORK.
Several Questions Of Import
ance Besides Much Routine
Business Disposed Of.
PAW PAW DRAIN CLAIMS PAID.
Paw Paw River Drain Now An
Client History. Claim of Ex-
Sheriff Britton Settled.

Client history. Claim of Ex-
Sheriff Britton Settled.
The important proceedings of the
beard OF supervisors for the January
session which were not reported in our
last issue are as follows:
The bill Of the Kalamazoo city health
officers of Sl0l GA for the care of one
Lola Bigelow OF Lawrence was, on mo-
ton OF Supervisor Benedict, referred
back to the Kalamazoo officials.
After the disposition OF the local
option petitions, as reported in our last
issue, Supervisor Pearman offered the
following resolution:
IL move that the board declare the
petition praying for the local option elec-
ton regular in form and that said cleo
ton is prayed for by 1925 qualified elec-
tors Of Van Buren county as shown by
said petition" Said resolution was laid
on the table indefinitely on motion of
Supervisor Burger.
Ths request of the probate Judge to
be allowed to exchange his Oliver type
writer for a new Underwood machine
was referred to the committee having
such matters in charge, who later denied
the request.
Ex-sneriff John Britton presented a
claim of sll0577 the same being the
amount paid to the board OF supervisors
at the conclusion Of the investig alton Of
his accounts last year. On motion OF
Supervisor Spencer, Supervisors Cleve-
land, j. q. Warner and Benedict were
Ian Tod m tuif
Mr.. Britton relative to the claim.
The following resolution was present.
ed by Supervisor Burger and passed:
Resolved, by the board of supervisors
OF Van Buren, county, that the local OPP
tion petitions submitted to them are and
they are hereby determined and declar-
ed to be irregular and insufficient on
which to call an election.
Treasurer Fuller presented bis annual
report which was accepted Said report
shows total receipts for the year $780,
S7S5S; total disbursements S233,974.62;
balance on hand January l, 1908, 3d.
Sl3 So.
Supervisor Benedict, member OF CON-
mittee appointed to confer with Ex-sher-
itf Britton relative to his claim, brought
in minority report as follows. which
was lost by yea and nay vote of 9 to IL:
Your minority committee beg leave to
report that the claim of j ohm II. Brtton
be not allowed, for the following rea-
sons:
First. That it is a claim for money
that originally belonged to Van Buren,
county.
Second. That after sal money was
discovered by the investigating commit
tee, said John II. Brittou, with full
knowledge of the fact, paid the amount
Of said claim over to the county treas
urer in settlement Of said claim that the
county had against him, and having
done so cannot recover the same, as a
matter Of law.
Third. That the said John III. Britton
admitted 20 the board of supervisors
that the money did not belong to him as
| he had made charges not warranted by
the statute, and made no complaint only
on two distinct items on which he agreed
to get a supreme court decision by the
October session OF the board of supervi-
sors, 1907, and having made no attempt
to get supreme court decision, he is
not entitled to his money back on those
two claims.
Fourth. That to pay this claim would
be making Mr. Britton present of mon
ey that honestly and lawfully belongs
to the taxpayers of Van Buren, county.
Signed A. G. BENEDICT, Com.
The majority OF said committee re-
ported as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
OF Van Bureu County:
Your committee to confer with Ex-
sheriff Britton and his attorney beg
leave to report as follows:
| We have consulted Mr.. Britton and
his attorney aud Mr.. Brtton has agreed
to settle for all claims he may have
against the county and the Investigating
committee for the sum Of $642.54.
Respectfully submitted,
! +. G. CLEVELAND.
j. G. WARNER,
Majority Com.
The majority report vas accepted on
motion OF Supervisor Burger by yea
and nay vote Of Ia to 9.
The matter of the Paw Paw river
drain, which was made an order of spe-
cial business, came up for consideration.
Supervisor Benedict offered the follow
ing resolution, which was lost on yea
and nay vote OF III to 8:
At a session OF the board of supervi-
sors held for the county OF Van Buren,
and state of Michigan, at the supervi-