The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-21

SUPERVISORS Whelan, Vincent and
Mills entered at this time.
On motion of Sup. White. the board
took a recess until this afternoon at
| / o'clock.
certain orders held by him for SER
vices and fees as sheriff, which fees
and services were paid for by said
note, and the orders held by him duly
surrendered when said note was
turned over to him.
And, Whereas, Judge Wisner, in
entering the order aforesaid, suggest
ed that the claim be presented to the
board of supervisors and new or
! der lie issued to said M. HI. Knapp
therefor, as the claim was clearly
a valid and legal one.
Now, Therefore, BE it Resolved,
That an order be drawn to NJ. H.
Knapp for the sum of $4,000 and six
per cent. interest thereon from No
vember 4th, 1905, and that the county
treasurer is hereby authorized to pay
said order from the general fund of
the county.
The motion of Sup. Sutterby that
the matter be laid on the table until
the next meeting of the board was
carried by the following yea and nay
vote. called for by Supervisor
Smith: Yeas, Sups. Bailey, Carmody,
Colby, Griffin, Hicks, Hurrell, Kings
bury, Kinsler, Mills, Peacock, Penne-
Iaker, Perrigo, Scofield, Shelp, SUIT
terby, Vincent, Webb, Vert and Will
bur, 10. Nays, Sups. Smith and White
Sup. Webb, from the building COM
mittee, reported that they had bids
from the Union Telephone Co. and
from the State Telephone Co. That
the Union company would contract
to furnish telephones for each county
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board called to order by the chair
man.
Roll called by the clerk. Present:
Full board.
The chairman announced that the
hour had arrived at which we have
special order of business, viz: The
matter of the claim of NJ. H. Knapp.
The clerk read the following reso-
luton pertaining to the claim of Mr..
Knapp:
WHEREAS, 1t appears that NJ. H.
Knapp has claim against the coun-
ty of Shiawassee, which claim was du
| and payable March 18th, 1907, but was
not paid on account of an injunction
restraining the payment thereof, and
whereas said Knapp filed his petition
| in the circuit court of this county in
the matter of the information of the
Attorney General, asking that said
claim be taken out of the restraining
| order of the court, and the court, af-
| ter being fully advised in said matter
entered an order on the 4th day of
November last taking said claim of
NJ. Fl. Knapp from the restrain of
said injunction.
And, Whereas, 1t appearing from
the petition of said Knapp, filed in
the court in said matter, that his
said claim was for notes issued to
| him by the treasurer Of said county
| for the surrender of certain note
dated the 4th day of November, 1903,
issued and delivered to Daniel Gerow,
| sheriff of said county, in payment of
office and sheriff's residence at SIS.
per year each, and one or more ex-
tensions at $40. per year; at one or
more private houses at SIS. per year;
at county farm at $24. per year, and
at any private office in Owosso or
Corunna at $24. per year.
And that the State Telephone Co.
would furnish six telephones for the
court house and one at the Jail for
SIS. per year each.
On motion of Sup. Penabaker the
luilding committee was authorized
to enter into contracts with the afore-
said telephone companies at the above
prices.
The chairman submitted a commune
cation from the State Supervisors AS
sociation. On motion of Sup. Dewey
it was made a special order for to-
morrow afternoon at 100 o'clock.
Sup. Dewey offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved, by the Board of Super
visors, That the purchasing agent be
and is hereby instructed to purchase
for the use Of the circuit court of the
county the cyclopedia of law and pro-
cedure, as requested by Judge S. S.
Miner.
Which motion was lost by the fol-
lowing aye and nay vote, called for
by Sup. Kinsler: Yeas, Sups. Car
mody, Dewey, Griffin, Hicks, Peacock,
Smith and Webb, z. Nays, Sups. Bail
ey, Colby, Kingsbury, Kinsler, Mills,
Perrigo, Vert and Whites.
On motion of Sup. Dewey, the re-
port of the committee of Oct %,
1907, relative to the claim of Clare
Allen, was taken from the table. On
motion of Sup. Smith, this matter
was made special order of business
for Friday at 10 o'clock.
On motion of Sup. Kinsler, the re-
port on the committee on officers sal
aries was made special order of
business for tomorrw at o'clock.
On motion of Sup. Dewey, the board
adjourned until tomorrw at 10 o'clock.
Read, corrected and approved.
j. j. WHELAN,
Chairman.
Countersigned,