The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-02
Board Of
Supervisors Meets.
Report of Business Transacted at the
Session Held Tuesday.

of Supervisors of the county of Bara-
ga, held in the Office Of the county
clerk in the village of L'Anse in said
county on Tuesday, February 9th A.
d. 1912. was called to order by Chair
man Samuel T. McKercher.
The following supervisors from the
several townships were present:
Olof w. Been, Arvon; Anton Erick-
son. Covington; John O.Maxey, L 'Anse;
Samuel T. McKercher, Spur.
Free w. Schwalm presented a copy
of appointment by the township board
of Baraga township of himself, the
said Fred w. Schwalm to the Office of
supervisor of said township of Baraga
during the absence of Supervisor M. T.
Kenefick.
On motion Of Erickson supported by
Maxey and declared carried by the vote
following, that Fred w. Schwalm be
seated and his appointment to act as
supervisor of Baraga township during
the absence of Michael T. Kenefick be
accepted.
Yeas Been, Erickson, Maxey and
McKercher.
Nays-None.
Thereupon the chairman declared
Fred w. Schwalm seated as supervisor
from Baraga township to act in the
place of Michael T. KeneHck.
The minutes of the session held Feb.
Is, A. d. 1912, were read and approved.
A communication from John /. Nc
Donald, superintendent of the Detroit
House of Correction, giving notice that
the contract with the county for the
keep and care of certain prisoners is
annulled, to take effect September 1st,
1912, was read and ordered placed on
file.
A copy of resolution adopted by Sew
ard Pomona Grange No. 85 at Coving-
ton. January 18th, A. D. 1912, asking
that an investigation as to the meth
DDS of, and expenditures by the county
road commissioners be made, was read
and on motion of Been supported by
Erickson and carried by the vote fol-
lowing was laid on the table to be TAX
en- up for consideration at some future
time.
Yeas-Been, Schwalm, Erickson and
McKercher.
Nays Maxey.
A motion made by Maxey supported
by Erickson that the clerk advertise
for bids for professional services. drugs,
etc., in contagious disease cases, was
declared lost by the following vote.
Yeas-Maxey and McKercher.
Nays-Been, Schwalm and Erickson.
On motion Of Maxey supported by
Been, the following resolution was de-
clared lost by the vote following:
Resolved, that this board of super
visors borrow the sum of thirty thous-
and dollars, on the faith and credit Of
the County of Baraga, State of Michi-
gan, and issue the bonds of said county
therefor, the money 40 borrowed to
be used for the purpose of purchasing
real estate for a site for and the con-
struction of a county Jail at the county
seat, in the village of L'Anse, county
of Baraga aforesaid.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
question of borrowing said sum of
money shall be submitted to the elect
ors of the said county of Baraga at an
election to be held on the first Monday
in April, A. D. 1912. And special
election is hereby called to be held in
said county on the day last aforesaid,
for the purpose of taking such vote.
Yeas-Been and Maxey.
Nays Schwalm, Erickson and Nc
Kercher.
On motion of Schwalm supported by
Erickson and declared carried, the
meeting was adjourned until Thursday,
March 28th, A. d. 1912.
MARTIN VoETscH, Clerk.