The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-04-19
HONORABLE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS MEETS.
Official Report Of County Board Meet
Ing Held Thursday, March TO-.

! An adjourned session of the board OF
supervisors for the County of Baraga,
continued and held in the office
of the county clerk on Thursday March
goth A. D. 1918 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 meeting held F FeD-
ruary 2Sth A. d. 1913, were read and
approved.
The semi-annual report of inspectors
of Jail was read and approved.
The January 1918 reports of Superin-
tendents Of, the Poor Sengebusch and
Miettunen. and the February 1918 re-
ports of Superintendents of the Poor
Trudeau and Miettunen were read and
approved.
The following report Of Accountant
j. E. Tcbin, Jr., was read and on mo-
ton of Paulson supported be Beauprey
was accepted and ordered spread on the
record by the vote following.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
ors of Baraga County, Mich.
Gentlemen
Complying with the instructions of
your committee on Investigation of the
Expenditures of County Moneys for
Medical Care of Contagious Diseases,
County Poor, etc. / have carefully
checked the records and orders of the
board of supervisors since 1899. Owing
to the loss about six years ago of the
records of the poor commissioners, /
was unable to get any information
bearing on their actions relative to
awarding contracts, expenditures, etc,
prior to that time except from the or
ders issued by them on the county
treasurer. AS those frequently do not
state the purpose for which issued,
am unable to get any accurate or com
plete line on their Goings prior to 1907.
The present record book of proceed
ings of the county board of supervisors
dates back to March 81, 1897; farther
than that | did not go. From and after
said date the first mention of con-
tract for care of contagious diseases
occurred at the meeting held Sept 6,
1899, when the county clerk was auth
crized to advertise for sealed bids for
all medical attendance and medicines in
all contagious diseases wherein the
county may be liable for costs of said
cases within the townships of Arvon,
Barsga and L'Anse and at the next
meeting DR.. w. X. Stringham was
unanimously awarded such contagious
disease contract in accordance with
the above notice of advertisement for
the sum of S215C co for one year from
and including that date Oct. 9th, 1899.
AS above stated this is the first men
ton of any such contract nor were any
payments made to- physicians covering
such cases during the three years pre-
ceding said date, although at the meet
ing Of March q, 1899, mention was
made of county physician protesting
against attending destitute Indians un-
der his contract. This probably had
reference 10 contract between the
county poor commissioners and ply
sician for medical care of the INDECENT
poor.
At the meeting Of Oct. 9Th, 1900, on
motion Of Boucher supported by Girard
and on vote Of the entire board, DIR.
Stringham was again awarded contract
sor care of all contagious diseases eX-
cept smallpox, wherein the county is
liable, for one year from that date for
the same amount as before, S245. 90.
For three or four years prior to this
time the county had been put to little
or no expense except the physicians
contracts for care of contagious cases.
Beginning in November, 1900, matters
took an entirely different turn. Dur
ing November and December there was
paid to the various townships, villages
and individuals of the county the sum
of 81 ;75S SO. Daring 1901 physicians,
and the several townships
and villages Of the county were paid
various amounts aggregating $s,l07. 06
for medical care, medicine, nursing
supplies, etc. for, smallpox and fever
cases. Some of the items making up
this amount were allowed as follows:
At meeting of March 18th, 1901, ORA.
Desjardins allowed a claim Of $2O0. 90
for care of smallpox cases at Baraga
by vote Of Girard, Boucher and Ryan.
Shields and Anderson dissenting.
Another claim of DR.. Desjardins
amounting to $1,000 for similar serv-
ices at Assinins and keweenaw Bay
was allowed at $500 by vote of all
but Anderson. A claim of DR.. r. S.
amounting the $2.695. 90 for
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