The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-14
COMMISSIONER
MAY GET RAISE
MATTER OF INCREASING SCHOOL
OFFICIALS SALARY TAKEN
UP BY COUNTY ST.
PERvISoRS.

The most important matter taken up
by the board of supervisors at their
monthly meeting I'm the county build
ing this morning was the increase In
the salary Of the school commissioner,
which was brought up by supervisor
MacNaughton committee of three
was appointed by the chair consisting
OF Supervisors Smith, Brock and Foley,
TO look into the matter of arranging
tor an increase in the salary of School
Commissioner Bath. Mr.. MacNaughton
passed a bill providing salary of
81 900 for every 500 school rooms.
Houghton county has a total of 600
school rooms for which the compensa-
don is $500 at the present time,
without travelling expenses or Office
help. As the new law does not go in
TO effect until August /, and as Com
missioner Bath goes into office July 1,
Mr.. MacNaughton felt 1t would not
De fair to Mr. Bath TO force him to
work four years for the old salary. The
committee will investigate 1.-THE matter
and report at the meeting June 26
Supervisors Condor, Brock and
smith. who were appointed at the last
meeting as a committee to draft reso-
lutions of respect ~ nonor OF the late
l.. H. Richardson, who acted as clerk
If the board OF supervisors for twelve
years. reported at today's meeting and
the resolution was read and unani-
uously adopted.
Annexation and other Matters.
Petitions were received from tax
payers i'm Hancock township asking for
annexation to Calumet township and
Ipetitions likewise were received from
the latter township recommending the
annexation of the former There are
many preliminaries TO be disposed of
| before the board can act on this mat
ter and the chair appointed a commit
tee of Prosecuting Attorney Mcdonald
and Supervisors MacNaughton, Hamar
and Koepel, who win look into the
matter aud report at the next meet
ing.
Chairman Edwards called attention
to the fact that members of special
lcommittees are allowed three dollars q
day for such meetings as they may
hold on days other than those ON which
Irregular meetings of the board are held
land he urged that notice be given the
lclcrk when such meetings are held
with the names of those attending.
ON motion Of Supervisor Hamar OF
Chasscu, Paul Schneider of Hough-
ton was given q price of $4,000 on i,2oC
acres of swamp land south of Chassell
lin accordance with an application
lmade couple of months ago by Mr.
ISchncller He was allowed six months
thine in which to take up the option
1.-The county reserving the mineral anC
stone rights.
Mr.. Kocpel made a report ON the wa
ter supply at the county iniirmary
lstating that he had Mr.. Craig of Han
cock make an examination and II wa
found that sufficient water could b
obtained by sinking a few wells. Tn
lsuperntendent Of the intlrmary wa
authorized TO go ahead with the work
The board adjourned until Monday
June 26, when a statutory meeting !
to be held for the purpose of equaliz
ling the tax rolls of the several town
ships. The meeting will take place
, o'clock i'm the afternoon but the su
lpervsors are to have their assessmen
rolls ready at o'clock i'm the morning