The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-02
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

The hoard rescinded Saturday the &C
tion OF the board at the April session
providing for extra deputy sheriffs foi
protection to property on account OF
the war, as ir was not deemed neces
sary to have any extra men on this duty
longeD
\ The board made its annual visit Ia
the county farm Oct. 25. finding the
buildings and farm in most excellent
condition. the inmates we'll cared for
and the farm producing high per cent
OF farm products.
The usual appropriation for the up.
Keep of McCurdy park, $500 was voted.
Monday, although several supervisors
registered negative vote believing the
appropriation should have been cut ont
this year because of the very high state
tax and the large amounts for roads.
8 The board of supervisors has mare
a contract with Glen Morse, of Cor
unna, to serve as abstractor for
Shiawasse county for the year 1918
at $4,000, Mr.. Morse to pay his own
assistant. The abstract office re-
ceipts are $1,996.5O for the first nine
months of this year, and are esti-
mated at $2,700 for the year. The
work being done by Glen Morse, who
is now deputy abstractor, is most ex-
cellent and as he has been working at
a. small salary twas thought best to
allow him to do the work alone as
much as possible for the coming year.
He will rewrite new absract books for
the additions to the city of Owosso.
But one change was made in the fees
to be charged. Abstracts will be at
the rate of 25 cents per entry, no abb
stract for less than $1.5O.
The board voted an appropriation
for $500 for the support of the Dorcas
Home, an amount regularly voted for
several years.
The committee on records in the
county clerks Office of the board of
supervisors reported Saturday show
ing that $1,099.35 had been received
in fees and fines since Jan. 1.
The report of the committee on ap-
portionment of state, county and coun-
tyiroad taxes, submitted to the board
at the Wednesday af-
tetnoon session and which was adopted
dissenting vote, is as fol-
lows: 49,
Antrim-State tax, $3,456.46; coun-
ty tax, $3,470.23; county road $1,518.-
Ga.
Bennington-State, $4,724.45; coun-
ty, 81, 743.27; road, $2,O68.91.
Burns-State, $4,665.83; county, $4,-
684.42; road, $2,O43.24.
Caledonia State, $4,7O2.15; coun-
ty, $4,720.88; road, $2,059.14.
Fairfeld-State, $3,194,13 county,
$3,206.85; road, 81 1,398.76.
Hazelton-State, $5,446.38; county,
$5 ,468.07; road, $2,385.O5.
Minddlebury State, $3,45O.92;
county, $3,464.66; road, $1,511.21.
New Haven-State, $5,0525.7; coun-
ty, $5,O72.7O; road, $2,212.6O.
Owosso township-State, $4,963;
county, $4,9S2.85; road $2,173.40.
Perry-State, $5,623.15; county, $5,-
645.55; road, $2,462.46.
Rush-State, $4,366.36; county, $4,-
383.76; road, $1,912.10.
Sciota-State, $4,308O3; county $4,-
325.20; road $1,SS6.56.
Shiawasse State, $4,729; county, $4,-
747.S3; road $2,O7O.9O.
Venice-State, 5,945.92; county $5,-
969.61; road, $2,603.S1.
Vernon y State, $8,561; county $8,-
595.10; road, $3,74S.99.
Woodhull-State, $2,544.35; county,
$2,554.48; road, $1,114.24.
Owosso city State $23,22775;
county, 3,320.29; road, $1O,172.23.
Corunna-State, $1,936.54: county,
81 ,944.25; road, $848.04.
The total of these taxes apportion-
ed for the county are state taxes,
$100,898.06; county tax, $101, 300;
and county road tax, $44,184, making
a grand total for the county of $780,
382.06. These figures mean an increase
over last year in state taxes $685.
079.33; county taxes, $28,O35; county
road tax, $13,794, or total increase in
the three taxes of $56, 6,908.33.