The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-02-08
Board of
Supervisors Meets.
Official Report OF County Board Meet
ing Held Tuesday, January 20.


supervisors for the County of Baraga,
State of Michigan, held in the clerk S
Office in the village of L'Anse, on
Tuesday, January 2sth, A. D. 1913,
was called to order by Chairman John
o. Maxey.
The following supervisors from the
several townships were present: Au-
gust Paulson, Arvon; Fred w. Schwalm
Baraga; Anton E. Erickson, Covington;
John o. Maxey, L'Anse and Max Beau
prey. Spur.
The minutes of the last meeting of
this board he'd January 10th A. D.19l3
were read and approved.
On motion of Maxey supported by
Paulson that the County Pomona
Grange be awarded two hundred dol
lars to be used in the interest of their
county fairs and that the clerk be di-
rected to draw an order for the same
was declared carried after the follow
ing vote was taken.
Yeas-Paulson, Beauprey and Maxey.
Nays Schwalm and Erickson.
On motion of Beauprey supported by
Erickson, the following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid by the vote
following:
Mining Journal Co., advertising
notice to contractors ... SO 90
N. j. Peterson, preparing body
of Jacob Mattinen for burial. 5 90
Ihling Bros. Everard Co., "A qrs.
legal blanks for probate office. 26 40
Delore P. Menard, teams and
rig to Keweenaw Bay by order
of sheriff ........... ......... 10 0O
A. B. Cosgrove, dep. sheriff fees
in 2 justice cases. .......... Z 70
Homer j. Pennock, deputy sher-
iff fees in justice case ....,. 5 46
John Markle, j. P, fees in 3
justice cases .......... ...... 10 SO
C. D. Shea. j. P, fees in JUS
tlce cases ................... 70 ~
John Sands, deputy sheriff fees
in justice cases .......... Z 5O
Yeas-P Paulson, Schwalm, Erickson,
Beauprey and Maxey.
Nays-None.
On motion of Schwalm supported by
Beauprey, the October, November and
December 1912 reports of Superintend-
ent of the Poor Miettunen and Senge-
busch and the December 1912 report
of Superintendent of the Poor Markle
were approved and ordered placed on
file after the following vote was taken.
Yeas Paulson, Schwalm, Erickson.
Beauprey and Maxey.
Navs-None.
On motion of Paulson supported by
Erickson and declared carried after the
following vote was taken, the county
clerk was authorized to purchase a new
book typewriter for use in the register
of deeds office and draw an order or
the county in payment for the same.
Yeas Paulson, Schwalm, Erickson,
Beauprey and Maxey.
Nays-None.
A secret ballot was taken to deter
mine the appointment of superintend'
ent of the poor from the county seat
and the result was declared as follows
George A Trudeau received three (3)
votes.
Otto II. Sengebusch received two (2)
votes.
Thereupon the chairman declared
George A. Trudeau duly appointed :
superintendent of the poor.
On motion of Paulson supported by
Maxey, the following resolution was
offered.
Resolved that the county board OF
supervisors Of Baraga county. in it
meeting today, hereby authorize thu
clerk to advertise for bids for medica
services for the. county, for the ensu
ing year, to take effect when the pres
ent contract with the county board ex
pires.
Said bid is to cover absolutely al
county work, such es attending sick o.
injured of county poor, county poo
farm, and all contagious diseases; salt
bid to cover supply of medicine fur
nished, and also the medical services
for the county Jail.
The county board reserves the righ
TO reject any and all bids. All bids t
be in by February 28th, 1913"
Before vote was ordered takeI
upon the above resolution Supervise
Schwalm made an objection to the sait
resolution.
Thereupon Supervisor Paulson sup
ported by Supervisor Maxey made |
motion that Mr.. Schwalm's objection
be ruled out of the records and thu
chairman ordered the clerk to take |
vote upon it, which vote was as fol
lows:
Yeas Paulson, Beauprey and Maxey