The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-12
County Board Of Supervisors at
Meeting Today Appropriates
Big Sum for Necessary
Improvements
RESOLUTIONS FOR rlfAVfS
Application Of Newport Mining Com
pany for Option on Mineral Prop
erty Near Bessemer Is Granted
for Four Years.

At the regular monthly meeting of
/, the Houghton county board of super
visors this morning. the committee on
the county Jail improvements of which
Supervisor $. l.. Lawton is chairman,
recommended that alterations be
made on the Jail which win cost in the
neighborhood OF $4,000 consisting Of
an addition TO the jail building, also
changes in the plumbing and the jail
equipment After receiving these rec
concentrations the board went into ex-
ecutive session to consider the report
and finally authorized the building
comittee to make desired changes on
the building the total cost not TO ex-
coed $4,000 This does not include,
however, the cost of equipment, it be-
ing estimated that the total cost of
up to-date Jail equipment for the in
stitution will be about $4,000 more.
This matter will however, be taken
up at a later date.
For tuberculosis Hospital.
A committee consisting of super
visors Seeber. Uren and DIR. Mol was
appointed to investigate and learn the
best means of expending the $4,000
voted at the last regular election, for
the purpose of a tuberculosis hospital.
| This committee will report at later
date.
Notice was received from the village
Of Houghton. trstructing the board ia
have cement walk constructed
around the county buildings and the
matter was referred to the building
committee with power to act.
Each of the three members OF the
board of county road commissioners
was required to file bond for $1,000
as required by statute.
The board ordered that a new roof
be placed on the detention hospital,
to cost approximately $3.50.
Newport Mining Company.
County Land Agent Miller presented
the application of the Newport Min
ing company for a four-year option on
mineral land i'm the southern part OF
Houghton county,near Bessemer, de-
scribed as the south half of the south
west quarter. Section II, ranges 47-46
It is usual for the board TO grant such
an option for a period Of not greater
than rs months, but when Mr.. Mac
Naughton explained that the Newport
Mining company proposed TO expend
between S25O.0O0 and 100000 to de-
velop this property for it's iron. the
board decided TO grant the desired op-
tion.
Supervisor Rogers OF Franklin town
ship, successor to the late Will :
Clesves. was appointed as a member
OF all committees of which the late
Mr.. Cleaves was a member.
Resolutions of Respect.
The following resolutions were
adopted out of respect for the memor!
of the late Supervisor Cleaves:
Whereas, VIII s. Cleaves, a member
Of the board of supervisors of Hough
ton county from Franklin township
departed this life at his home in tn
village of Ripley. May 10, A. D., 1910
and this board desiring to place OF
record an expression of its esteem
therefore. be II;
/ Resolved. That i'm the death OF Su
pervisor Cleaves. this board suffers
loss of n member who was always ac
lively engaged i'm the performances o
his duty and whose service as a mem
ber of long standingon importpnt com
mttees is of lasting benefit TO Hough
ton county.
Pride i'm the board of supervisors a
a representative body, respect and af
fcction for tho individual members
umcelfish devotion TO all that pertain
t. the growth and welfare OF Hough
ton county. characterized the siz year
@: service Of VIII $. Cleaves as a mem
ber of this board.
Resolved. That while we lament tn
loss of valuable member and fellov
wcrkor we experience lofty pride Il
recalling the services rendered To hi
! county and the fidlity which markc
his career i'm both public and priso;
life and we do not forget his genii
disposition and good fellowship whicl
) were an inspiration 60 all who kno'
him.
r Resolved That this board tender Z
the family Of the deceased sincere con
dolence upon the sad bereavement
5 which has rmovcd from the hone cir
Gle an affcctionate husband and fathe
and be Il further:
!, Resolved That these resolutions b
spread upDn the r, e0rds Of ibis hJac
and thet the clerk be di.cctcd 4
, transmit n copy C the sarlc To IN
family OF IN deceased.
Treasurer's Quarterly Report.
The second quarterly report OF Coun