Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-23
(OfficiaD
SUPERVISOR
PROCEEDINGS
January 4th, A. ID. 1915.

gan met at the Court House in the
County of Charlevoix on the above
date pursuant to the following call.
To The County Clerk of CharlevoiX
County, State of Michigan.
We the undersigned, duly elected,
qualified and acting Supervisors of said
County of CharlevoiX, hereby request
that special meeting, of the Board of
Supervisors of said County be called;
said meeting to be begun and held at
the Court House in the City of Charlie
voiX, Charlevoix County Michigan, on
the fourth day of January A. ID. 1915 at
ten o'clock a. m. for the purpose OF de-
termining the amount and sufficiency
of the bonds of the several county Off
GERS Of said countytto be elected at the
November election A. ID. 1914 and ac-
cepting the same and such other busi-
ness as may lawfully come before said
Board of Supervisors.
Dated October, 22nd, A. ID. 1914.
Chas. Hudkins, Sup'r of Wilson Twp.
Frank NJ. House, Sup'r of Boyne Valley
VIM. +. Bashaw, Sup'r of lst Ward,
East Jordan.
Macolm A. Mcdonald, Sup'r of Eveline
Township.
Whitefield lotion, Sup'r of Norwood
Township.
T. J.'Smith, Sup'r of 4th Ward Boyne
City.
j. f. Chew, Sup'r of South Arm Twp.
Clinton j. Heron, Sup'r of 3rd Ward,
Boyne City.
j. M. Snyder, Sup'r of Chandler Twp.
c. H. Miller, Sup'r of Melrose Twp.
Elmer ingalls,, Sup'r OF Marion Twp.
| Geo. Durance, Sup'r OF CharlevoiX Twp
| rAturGnnd of
Franklin l.. Smith, Supr of 2nd Ward,
East Jordan.
Frank Clute, Sup'r of Evangeline Twp
Call read by the clerk.
Roll called, quorm present.
| The following communications were
read by the clerk, one from the State
Tax Association, asking that three dele
gates from the membership of the
! Board of Supervisors, be sent to the
! fourth annual conference of said Asso-
citation, to be held in the City OF Detroit,
Thursday and Friday. January 28tn and
29th A. ID. 1915, one from the commit
tee of twenty one of the city of Charlie
| voiX, inviting the board to attend a
| banquet to be held in the Masonic Tenn
| pie at CharlevoiX, January 9Th, said
| banquet to be given in honor OF our re-
| tiring Treasure ID. 5. Payton.
Motion made by NJ. A. Mcdonald, Sc
conded by Elmer ingalls, that the com
munications be accepted and placed on
| file. Motion carried.
The following bid for operating the
Ironton Ferry was read by the clerk.
| The Honorable Board of Supervisors,
of CharlevoiX County.
| Gentlemen:
The people of Ironton have request
ed that, send in my bid to run the
Ironton Ferry for the next two years.
| | hereby agree TO run the Ferry
known as the Evelyne of Ironton for
$4,000 a month in the open season OF
1876 and keep same in repair, the
county furnishing materials and sup
plies.
V. A. Orvis,
Ironton, Mich.
Motion made by Jacob E. Chew, Sc
conded by Geo. Durance that the bid
be referred to the Ferry committee.
Motion carried
The following petition was read by
the clerk.
To the Honorable Board of Super.
visors OF Charlevoix County.
Gentlemen:
Your petitioners, residents and free
holders of the township of Marion,
CharlevoiX county, Michigan, respec
lively request and petition your Honor.
able body TO alter the Emmett and
Grand Traverse State road, where il
passes through the Southeast quarter
of the Northwest quarter OF section
four in township thirty-three North
range eight west, Marion township,
aforesaid in the following particulars
tnat you will discontinue that part OF
said State road lying between the point
of intersection thereof with the North
and South quarter line of said section
four and the East and West quarter line
of said section and that from the point
of intersection OF said State road as
now existing with the said North and
South quarter line, that you will change
the course of said State road by going
directly West ten rods more or less to
intersect with the center of highway
now laio out, worked and existing. The
portion of the road above asked to be
discontinued is forty rods in length oil
thereabouts and the portion Of road tC
be laid out in altering the course oi
said State road is only about ten rods
thus making a saving of thirty rods il
the upkeep of the road by the purposeC
change. Your petitioners futher show
that there is little travel over the por
ton of the State road asked to be dis
continued for the reason that it lead:
over large hill called the Vosburg hill
and another HIGHWAY has been laid ou
by the township of Marion and beer
improved, which skirts the hill on tn,
Westerly side thereof and which is tn,
highway used practically altogether a!
| il avoids climbing over the hill and /.
almost level road.
We understand that the owner of tn,
land over which the proposed new roaC
! is to be laid is willing TO give deed tc
the Public for the highway or if high
, way is laid out regularly to release al
, claim for damages. We therefor beins
convinced that the above is a public
benefit, respectfully request your Hon
orable body that you will make thi
change in said State road and alter