The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-10
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
interest Centers in Local Option
Matter. Find Petitions
InSuff1cianf

The board of supervisors met in repu-
lar session last Monday. The entire
board was present except Supervisor
LeedYk from the second ward of South
Haven city. Frank Wheeler presented
credentials to act 10 his stead. The i'm
portant business as transacted by the
board up to the time of going to press is
as follows:
On motion of Supervisor Spencer, Su-
pervisors Hale, McAlpine and Kennedy
were appointed committee to draft
resolutions on the death of Supervisor
Squier.
The local option petitions were made
matter of special order for Thursday
at p. m, and Supervisors Kennedy.
Spencer, Burger, Gault and Benedict
were appointed committee to examine
such petitions and report to; the board
at that time.
The annual report OF the prosecuting
attorney for the year 1907 was read and
accepted. summary of the report is
as follows Total number OF cases pros.
ecuted during the year, 37l: convicted.
BIO; acquitted, IL; dismissed on pay
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charged ON examination, 80; escapes, L;
settled, ,; total amount OF fines and
costs collected during the year, 81, 1915.
Mrs. Wm. A. Prater was appointed
juvenile matron and her. salary placed
at 30 cents PEI day during the discharge
OF her duties as such officer.
The bond Of c. @. Chappell as sheriff
was accepted.
On motion of Supervisor Spencer all
bills for fumigating and disnfectants in
contagious diseases were made a matter
OF township expense insteadi of county
expense as heretofore.
Ex-sherif John IT, Britton presented
claim of Sll05 70, the same being the
amount paid the county after his claims
had been investigated by the special
committee appointed for that purpose
last year and asked that the same be re-
funded to him. Deputy Sheriff Nc
Gregor also presented like claim of
500. 40 and interest, Sl.40. Both claims
were laid upon the table.
The committee appointed to draft res
olutions on the death of Supervisor
Squier reported as follows:
Resolutions.
WHEREAS: Since the last meeting of
this board, the Grim Reaper has gath
cred in our honored and we'll beloved
brother, David A. Squires, while he was
yet in the midst of the activities OF an
honorable and useful life; and
WHEREAS: We, his brother supervisors
of this board, desire to express our ap-
probation of his long and valuable serv-
ice as a member of this board, as we'll as
our admiration of his noble and useful
character; therefore
REsoLvED: That by the death of our
brother this board has lost one OF it's
most valued members, one who, from
his large experience, was thoroughly
equipped for the duties Of the Office he
so long and 80 worthily filed, and whose
wise counsel we were ever ready to listen
and give heed;
! RESOLVED: That we realize that not
only has this board lost a valued men,
Der but each of US has lost close per-
sonal friend, his family loving husband
and kind father and the community
patriotic, loyal citizen;
RESOLVED: That we hereby tender to
his sorrowing widow and his bereaved
sons our most sincere and heartfelt sym
pathy;
RESOLVED: That these resolutions be
spread at large on the journal Of this
board and that an engrossed copy there
Of signed by the chairman of this board
and attested by the clerk, be presented
to the widow and family of our departed
brother as a slight token of our love for
him and of our high estimation of his
many virtues.
GEORGE HALE
JOHN McALPINE Com.