Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-24

will permit.
Your Committee was most forcibl
impressed with the different kinds ,
workmanship on public buildings. Or
building we saw has been standin
for thirty years and yet there
, scarcely a crevice TO be seen an,
where either in masonry or WOO,
work. Every joint seems TO be q
perfect as when mason and carpents
left it. Work Of that kind may cost
little more in the beginning but it
much cheaper in the long run.
The giving up of dollar does nc
hurt so much IL you get one hundre
cents worth of value in return, TO
that dollar.
Ii is being taxed dollar for seven
ty-five cents worth of value that pee
pie object TO.
If the building above referred to,
built by honest mechanics we believ
that Gratiot County will have an in
Urinary that it will be proud of am
that it will get a dollars worth o
value for a dollar expended.
Your Committee is of the opinion
that $44,000,00 will be required l.
construct a fireproof building alon,
the line above suggested If tn
Board does not agree with its Com
mittee as to the ACCESSIBILITY o.
building fireproof but instead deter
mines to build what is known as 1
"Slow burning structure" of the styl,
and dimensions given above, ther
100000 less or $3S,000.00 will be
sufficient.
Dated Feb. 18th, 1916.
A Of oh - oct t1l ht,at
ted,
c. j. CHAMBERS,
HARRY c. ROSE,
FRED BRADFORD,
Committee.
Supervisor Wright offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Gratiot County now in SEES
sion:
Whereas, The County Infirmary has
been destroyed by fire and it becomes
necessary to rebuild the same,
Therefore Be it resolved that bonds
of the County to the amount of 3d.
10000 be issued for the purpose Of
rebuilding said Infirmary.
That said bonds bear interest at %
per cent? five per cent. per annum.
The first bonds of 100000 to become
due five years from date, and $4,000
90 each year thereafter until paid
And said bonds to be in the denomina-
ton of $4,000 each, and that the
Prosecuting Attorney be instructed to
prepare the necessary notice for the
submission of said bond issue TO the
People at the April election.
Moved by Supervisor Wright that
the resolution be accepted, adopted
and spread on the record.
Moved by Supervisor Bradford that
the resolution be amended by striking
out the figures Of S45,000.00 and in
sorting in lieu thereof the figures
S4O,00O00.
Moved by Supervisor Potter as an
amendment TO the amendment that
the figures S40,00000 Ia the resolu
ton be stricken out and the figures
100000 be inserted in lieu thereof.
The amendment to the amendment
was lost
The amendment to the resolution
prevailed. Moved by Supervisor A.
Russell that the time OF payment of
The said bonds as fixed IN said res0-
luton be amended SO that 1t shall read
the said bonds shall be payable in
three equal instruments OF which the
first hail become due in 1917, the sec
ond i'm 1918, and the third ia 1919.
Moved by Supervisor Wright as an
to the amendment, that
the time of payment of the said bonds
as fixed in the Resolution be amended
so that it shall read "the said bonds
shall be payable in five equal install
ments of which the first shall become
due in 1916 and one each succeeding
year until all are paid.
The amendment to the amendment
was lost.
The amendment to the resolution
offered by Supervisor Russell prevail
ed.
The Resolution offered by Super
visor Wright was adopted as amend
ed.
Moved by Supervisor Peach that
the Special Committee submit their
bill for expenses and per diem while
obtaining information relative TO
plans and cost of poor house for Ora
tiot County.
The motion prevailed.
Moved by Supervisor Bradford that
the Prosecuting Attorney be asked TO
prepare a Resolution to cover the
matter of submitting to the voters
of Gratiot County the question of
bonding said County for the erection
of a new County Infirmary.
The motion prevailed.
Moved by Supervisor A. Russell
that the Board adjourn until Wed
nesday, Feb. Is, 1916 at the hour of
1000 a. m.
The motion prevailed.
c. j. CHAMBERS,
Chairman.
b. l.. Case,
Clerk.