The true northerner., 1909-10-22

prosecuting attorney WAS asked To in
struct Justices of the county 10 sentence
all male tramps and vagrants over Is
years OF age, including drunks and dis.
orderlies, To 60 days or more in the De
troit House or Correction.
Supervisor Wiggins offered the follow.
ing resolution, which was accepted and
adopted by yea and nay vote OF Is to 3:
Whereas. The state game aud fish
warden, pursuant To the authority vest
ed IN hun 10y Section $3.50 OF the Com
piled Laws of 1867, has appointed in aud
for Van Buren county two game war.
dens; aud
Whereas, La the opinion OF this hoard
such wardens are not necessary for the
enforcement of the laws enacted for the
protection OF game and fish;
Therefore, we, the Board of Supervis.
ors in and for the courty of Van Buren,,
hereby resolve that hereafter the county
game warden shall not receive any com
pensation from said county, except as
hereinafter provided
Be it further Resolved, That the game
and fish laws be enforced by the deputy
state warden, who shall collect for his
services from the state of Michigan, and
who shall receive from said county Of
! Van Buren only the money expended by
! him for the hire of lveries while in the
| discharge Of his duties in Van Buren
| county
! BE 1t further Resolved. That this reso-
| luton shall remain effective only so long
a there is state deputy game warden,
and II at any time there should occur
vacancy in the Office OF said deputy game
warden in and for the district of which
! Yam Buren, is one Of the counties there
! after 1t shall he lawful for said deputy
! state game warden TO act only under
aud by the instructions from the prose
! cutting attorney, for which services ne
shall receive compensation from Van
! Buren, county.
The committee to settle with the
county clerk found that the sum of
/ S99I 24 in fees had been turned over to
the treasurer and receipts taken there
/ for.
The committee on county buildings
reported everything in first-class coud.
! ton.
The committee on county farm made
several recommendations relative TO re.
|
clended that $1,000 be raised for the
! purpose.
The board purchased 81 OF Kennedy :
/ tax tables for the use and convenience of
/ the various supervisors.
! w. Il. Shrine, Hon b f. Heckert,
/ r. NJ Chase and T. } Cavanaugh ap-
peared before the board and asked that
/ the county lease for term of years to
/ the Soldiers Monument association the
old court house grounds for park pur.
poses The intention being to erect a
soldiers mOGumeut, fountain and other
wise improve and beauty the grounds,
/ without expense 10 the county.
The chairman appointed the following
committee 10 investigate the matter and
report to the board: Supervisors Wg
gins, Young, Crabtree, II. Zeedyk and
Warner. There seemed to be a differ
euce OF opinion among members of the
committee and "a m8jority and minority
report was submitted Supervisors Wig
gins, Young and Crabtree favored the
proposition and recommended that the
request OF the soldiers and sailors mon
ument association be granted.
Supervisors Zeedyk and Warner were
opposed to the plan and recommended
that the association be granted the priv
jlege of erecting such a monument on
the new court house grounds. The
minority report prevailed The board
adjourned Thursday afternoon