The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-04-09
Geo. w. Lee, Democrat, Defeated Jay Hinckley by
Narrow Margin of 1. Balance of Ticket Re-
publican. Merle H. Young Elected
Supervisor by 81 Majority.
$500 VOTED TO COMPLETE NORTH ROAD ACROSS MAPLE LAKE
to Floating
Resolutions Condemning Oversee Law.
Gives 2I22 Republic Majorityo StateT Ticke

Last Monday opened bright and clear.
1t was the first spring like day Of the
year, and a record breaking crowd
turned out to participate in the ann u
al township election.
The election board decided to use
the voting machine but after twenty
two votes had been registered the ma.
chine went wrong, and the ballot boxes
were brought out that the voting might
proceed in the good old fashioned way.
When the polls closed at five o'clock, it
was found that 645 votes had been cast.
There was practically 20 splitting on
the state ticket, but the township ticket
was badly mutilated. The democrats
nominees for supervisor and highway
commissioner. In the latter they were
successful, but Merle ID Young, the
republican nominee for supervisor de-
feated Mulford ID. Buskirk by a mar
gin of sixty two votes. With the excep
ton of highway com missioner, the re-
publican nominees were all elected by
good majorities Thomas B. Woodman,
nominee for treasurer, had the largest
majority of any man on the ticket and
was reelected by a majority OF 235
The contest was friendly one, a good
ticket was elected, and no sore spots re-
main to mar the events Of the day.
After the township tickets had been
sorted and counted, there we're found
to be 2l7 straight republican votes. 1877
democratic, 260 split tickets, and 10
spoiled The counting was an endless
task and the board did not finish their
labors until three o'clock Tuesday
morning.
At one o'clock Supervisor Warner
called the meeting TO order for the
transaction of township business. The
annual reports of the township board
and highway commissioner were read
by Clerk Harvey Cooley, accepted and
adopted on molten of w. &. Wildey.
Attorney Glenn E. Warner made a
motion to appropriate $4,000 of the
highway fund, to complete the road
known as 1.-The north road" across Maple
Lake He also read an estimate from
ex-County Surveyor w. Ii. Goss, show
ing that the road could be put in good
condition for about that sun. The
motion was seconded by Milton ii.
Pugsley who spoke ia favor Of the
proposition.
Hon. Jason Woodman was opposed TO
spending any more money on the road,
aud moved to lay the motion on the ia
BILE, which motion was lost. The origi-
nal motion prevailed.
Mr.. Woodman then moved to raise
S3000.00 to apply on Paw Paws fl)at-
ing Indebtedness. The motion was
seconded by Milton II. PugsIey and
carried.
On motion of w A. Prater a high
way Improvement tax of ten cents on
every $4,000 assessed valuation was
voted, and on like motion OF Jason
Woodman, a ten cent tax was voted for
the highway repair fund.
Milton II. Pugsey offered the follow
ing resolution which carried without
dissenting vote.
Resolved that the new law creating
the Office OF overseer OF highways to
take the place OF district path h-masters
is wrong in principle and failure in
pTdClICe.
FROM TOWNSHIP CLERKS REPORT.
Summary of receipts and expendi-
lures of township funds for the year
ending March %, 1909.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on settlement Mar.
"a, 1908 7Sl 90
Personal tax collected Il
Taxes and interest received
from Co. Treas. 7l5 OF
Loans. 1890 90
Primary school money 1876 %
/ Library 4" I" - 95 70
Co. Treas. acct, contagious
diseases. ~ 90
Tax roll 1908 ----------.----- 81, ,40S o.
/ Received from Treas Law