The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07
Fa fty Affidavit Throws Out Petition From Columbia
and Leaves the Total Number of Petitioners
Below Requirement of the Law.
BOARD DIVIDED ON QUESTION OF THE COLUMBIA PETITION
IL Against the Proposition
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tions we're posted in Columbia township
as follows
One on front door of town hall, Breeds
vile.
One on front door OF store at Berla-
mont
One on livery barn door at Grand
junction.
Supervisor Gaynor moved that the
supplemental affidavit be attached to
the original. The motion was supported
by Supervisor Westgate, and then
trouble commenced
Prosecuting Attorney Warner was
asked as to the legality of the supple
mental evidence, and gave as his opinion
that the board was bound by the orig
inal affidavit.
Attorneys T. j. Cavanaugh, Jas. f..
Chandler and II L. Cook argued the
question ir behalf of the petitioners
They discussed the question to some
length and held that the original affida-
Wit was sufficient and according to the
statute, aud further that the board had
a right to accept the supplemental affi-
davlt Attorney l.. ii. Titus, udge la
v;d Anderson and .. w. Rowland ad-
dressed the board In support of the
prosecuting attorneys opinion and ar
gument.
Supervisor Gay nor Of Columbia town
ship moved that the petition from his
township be accepted. The motion was
seconded by Supervisor Payne of the
/ city of south Haven. A yea and nay
vote was called for and resulted as fol.
/ lows: Yeas 8, nays IL. The motion was
therefore declared lost Supervisors vot-
ing yea were McAlpine, Danneffell,
/ WlggIus, Gaynor, Squler, Conway, Ben
edlct, Westgate aud Payne-9.
Supervisors voting nay were Burger
Gault, Kennedy, Shaefer, Shattuck,
Warner, Young, McFelin, WaIdron,
CraOtree and Cleveland IL.
The.origlnal report OF the committee
was then accepted on motion of Super
VISOR McA lpiue.
Supervisor Young tnen offered the
following resolution aud moved its adop-
tion.
To the honorable board of supervisors:
WHEREAS the petitions praying that
an election Oe held IN said county to de-
termlue whether or not the liquor traffic
should be prohibited In said county and
having examined the same, and having
found the SAID petitions insufficient
Therefore be It,
RESOLVED that the prayer of said pc
titoners be, and the same is, hereby de-
MED.
The motion was seconded by Super
visor GauIt and carried
Supervisor Virgins addressed the
board to some length before the vote
was taken and stated that while ne was
not in favor of saloon and had ia the
past and should in the future do all in
his power against them, yet he could
not but feel that the board was making
a mistake 10 taking the action is did in
turning down the petitions. He was in
favor of granting the prayer of the peti-
TONERS
Following is a summary Of the detail
work of the board up to the time of
going to press
Probate Judge Anderson submitted
his report on insane matters which was
approved and accepted. 1t showed that
since his last report last October there
had been % persons adjudged insane ia
his court aud sent to the asylum at Kal-
amazCo.
County Agent w. A. Prater extended
cordial invita- ton to the members of
the board to spend Friday evening at
ais home. The invitation was accepted
On motion Supervisors Niggins and
Conway were elected as delegates to the
state supervisors association, and Super.
visors McFellin and Squier were elected
a. alternates The county clerk was
authorized to draw an order for $40 for
the support of the association and also
on presentation of an itemized statement
of expenses of delegates to draw orders
therefor.
Register of Deeds Mutcher came be-
fore the board and explained the neces-
sity for book type writing machine for
his office. On motion of Supervisor
Benedict the purchase of the machine
was authorized at an expense OF Sl75
The motipn of Supervisor McAlpne to
lay the previous motion on the table was
lost.
The annual report OF the prosecuting
attorney was read and accepted. The
report shows that during the year 1909
the number of cases prosecuted was 32s,
number convicted 292, acquitted 8, nole
prosd IL, dismissed on examination 3,
escaped 8, discharged on payment OF
costs 1.
The matter OF repairing the rotunda
OF the court house, which was made a