The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-09
Houghton County Board of Super
visors Take Favorable Ac-
tion at Monthly Meeting
This Morning
EDWARDS NAMES COMMITTEES
Comments Upon Legislation Which
Will Affect County-To Prepare
Resolutions for Louis n.
a.. Richardson.

At the regular monthly meeting ol
the Houghton County board of super
visors this morning, an appropriation
of $1,000 was voted to be used i'm ad.
vertlsing the county lands. The reso-
luton providing for the appropriation
which was introduced by Supervisor
Hamar. was so worded as to provide
that the money shall not be turned
over TO the Upper Peninsula Develop
ment association until Attorney w. j,
Macdonald presents his opinion as to
the legality of the step.
The resolution was passed by cote
of ls to 3.
Attorney w. A. Burritt of Hancock.
in behalf of Joseph Bruneau, appeared
before the board and stated IL was his
opinion that the board had no author
ity to grant an appropriation for this
purpose. He stated that his client was
not inclined to act arbitrarily In the
matter. but he requested the board to
defer turning over the money until he
had an opportunity to confer with
Prosecuting Attorney Macdonald in
in the matter. This request was COW
cred in the resolution. The county at
torney stated that he was not yet pre-
pared to render his opinion and asked
for further time to consider the ques-
tion.
Committees Appointed.
Chairman A. ID. Edwards appointed
the committees for tho year as fol-
lows:--
Finance-Supervisor Smith. Eddy,
Seeber and Condor.
Highways and Bridges-Supervisors
Foley, MacNaughton, Burgan and
Lawton.
County Lands-Supervisors Hamar,
MacNaughton, Moll and Brock.
Board of Equalization-Supe
MacNaughton, Smith, Koepel, Lawton
and Harris.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lawton, Ha-
mar, Matchette and Seeber.
Supplies and Printing-Supervlsor
Harris Foley. Sollman and Eddy.
Resolution of Respect.
on motion of Supervisor Condor of
Hancock, the chairman appointed
committee consisting of Supervisors
Condor, Brock and Smith to draft
set of resolutions Of respect for the late
Louis III. Richardson and TO submit
them to the board at its regular meet
Ing next month.
County Infirmary.
Supervisor Koepel of Stanton town
ship called attention to the made
quacy Of the water supply at the coun-
" lniirmary and asked that immedi-
ate steps be taken to incr, Sc II. on
motion of Supervisor Hamor the poor
commissioners were authorized to make
improvements to the extent of 5000 but
II this amount is found insufficient,
me matter will be reported to the
board as 1t may be necessary to erect
pumping station on the lake shore
for the lnfirmary.
Talks OF New Laws.
In opening the meeting, chairman
Edwards expressed his thanks To the
board for the honor of reelection 10
the position of chairman and men
uoned some OF the bills passed by the
state legislature at this session which
are of much interest and have bear
ing on county affairs Among them he
mentioned the bill providing for a min
ing expert to place "A valuation on the
property of mining companies, an act
providing for the taxing of mineral
r'ghts and one extending to the state
TAX commissioners the authority to
ehter any town upon their own initia-
1--WE IN cases where they think assess
ments are too Tow.
Other Matters.
The matter of appointing n repre-
sentative to attend the meeting of the
state board of equalization to repre-
sent this county was left to the coun-
" board OF equalization. which will
meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
III the county building to act
The application of Joseph Croze and
"eorge j. Mas to have the lease on
certain mining lands owned by Hough-
'oh county and situated I'm Iron coun-
~ amended was granted.
supervisor r. r. Seeber of Elm River
was represented by r. G. Lukey