Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-20
GRAI|0I CO. SOLONS
still In Session at the County Seat
Let Money to
FIRST NATIONAL BANK ITHACA
MyrOn Hull of St. Louis Elected County School
Examiner

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session at Ithaca, and will continue
10 be throughout the present week
Among items of interest to our read
ers, transacted during the past week.
was the passage of the following res
olution, which was signed by the vari-
Gus members of the board:
"Whereas, Since the last session of
this board the Great Ruler of the Uni
verse has seen fit to call from our
midst, by death, one of our members,
VIM. T. Pitt, and whereas, this board
will miss the presence, genial smile,
and ever readiness for duty of our de-
ceased member, who for many years
had his seat among US; now there
fore, be it
Resolved, By the board OF super
visors now in session, that we extend
to Mrs. William Shong, daughter of
our deceased member, our heartfelt
sympathy in her irreparable loss, and
to the county at large and the COM
munity in which he lived, in the loss
of good citizen; be it further
Resolved, That this resolution be
ceedings of this board and copy
thereof be sent to Mrs. Shong and
other copies be furnished by the clerk
of this board to the several news
papers of the county"
The bids from the various banks of
the county for the county funds were
presented to the board. The bids are
as follows:
The Ithaca National bank, the pres
ent depository, offers three and one
half per cent for all of the funds
The Commercial National bank of
Ithaca offers three and three-quarters
per cent for two-fifths of the funds
Of three per cent for the entire
amount.
The First State bank of Brecken-
ridge offers three and three-quarters
per cent for twenty per cent of the
funds, three and one-quarter per cent
for one-half of the funds, and three
per cent for the whole amount.
The Gratiot County State bank of
St. Louis offers three and three
quarters per cent for one-ffth of the
funds, three and one-quarter per cent
for two-ffths. three per cent for one
half and two and one-half per cent for
the whole amount.
The Pompeii State bank offers three
and three-quarters per cent for one
fifth OF the funds
The First State bank OF Alma OF
fered three per cent for all OF the
funds
After delibcration the board accept
ed the proposition of the Ithaca Ma
tional bank, and that institution will
become the depository OF all county
funds for the ensuing year. The coun-
" will realize three and one-half per
cent on daily balances.
The superintendents of the poor
made their report which shows that
the total amount received during the
year was $l1,S96.47.
The amount overdrawn from the
year before was $l,3l183; amount paid
out during the year was $9,55lS3,
leaving a balance on hand of 81 ,03l 81.
The estimated value of the crops and
produce on the farm is $3,4l195.
Estimated value of stock on the
farm is $2,255.00. The number OF in
mates on the farm at the present time
is 80. Average during the year, "a
The report recommends that $1,000
be raised for the coming year and
that an appropriation be made for re-
pairing of the buildings.
The committee on salaries report
was adopted by the board. The sal
aries for the various county officers
were fixed as follows: County clerk
$500 and fees: county treasurer. 81 ,200
and fees; prosecuting attorney. 81 200;
drain commissioner. $1,000; commits
sioner of schools. Sl,500 to begin July
lst, 1911 Judge of probate, 81 800 and
fees.
The report Of the committee on
county officers made Saturday shows
that there was balance on hand Jan
/, 1910, of $34,436.55. The total re-
ceipts to Oct. |, 1910, were $262, ,l3o 90
This includes the interest on county
funds, amounting to Sl,5S927. The
disbursements were S207, 1880, leav-
ing a balance on hand of S54,98o2l.
Tuesday OF this week Myron Hull
of St Louis was elected school ex.
aminer and Zeke Arnold of ST. Louis
member of the board of county super.
intendents of the poor.
The four wards of Alma are equal.
lied as follows:
First ward ..................s s433,5s1
Second ward -. .A........n. 624,8Oe
Third ward ~. 200 16,