The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-03-09

Treasurer in the sum of 500, 100000 with the
following sureties.
H. B. Allen qualifying for -$200OOOO
E. j. Dayton qualifying for 100000
j. w. Free qualifying for - 2OOOOOO
W.R. Seick qualifying for = 100000
D. M. Allen qualifying for - 100000
R. E. Allen qualifying for - 100000
Your Committee has Investigated the cost
of indemnity bonds and find that the same would
be $4,000 per annum for the County Bond of
500, 100000 and $4,000 for the State Bond of
$50, 100000 and that this would require daily
balance of $2OOOO.O0 drawing 2H per cent in
terest to meet this expense
Signed
Henry Reusch
W. E. Philips
Clifton Pierce
Adelbert Lober
l.. H. Bolinger
On motion of Supervisor Reusch supported
by Supervisor Bolinger the above report was
adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
ON GENERAL CLAIMS.
To the Honorable, the said Board of Supervisors:
Your Committee on General Claims would re-
spectfully submit the following as their final re-
port, and do hereby recommend that the several
the Clerk of this Board be authorized to draw
Orders on the CountyTreasurer for the same
Character of
Claimant Claim Claimed Allowed
Charles E. Ashley, Drain
Commissioner Elk. Account $17OO2 $149.97
Erastus Uone Deputy
Sheriff Expense --------- 1851 1851
J. c. Maxwell M. D., Six
Examinations Fees - - 1900 1900
Committee on Claims and Accounts.
Sheldon Coleman
Henry Reusch
H. ]. Slonaker
E. A. Chase
c.. F. Brown
Upon motion of Supervisor Coleman supported
by Supervisor Bolinger, the above report
adopted
On motion of Supervisor Coleman supported
by Supervisor Pierce, that the Bills of Gladstone
r. Beattie for Sheriffs Expense Account for the
months of October, November and December
1916, be allowed at 40, also that the Bills of
Andrew Lang for Expense Account as Under
sheriff for said months be allowed at S3O340.
Motion carried.
On motion of Supervisor Coleman supported
by Supervisor Young, that $1.52 additional, Extra
Mileage be allowed Earl l.. Burhans on his Ex-
penSe Account DILL DIS dllOWeQ dC the last OcIODer
Session of this Board. Motion lost.
Motion was made by Supervisor Woodman
supported by Supervisor Heagy, that 1918
additional be allowed Earl L. Burhans on his Ex-
pense Account Bill as allowed by this Board at
their last October Session. Motion carried.
Motion made by Supervisor Woodman
supported by Supervisor Phillips, that the Chair
man appoint Committee to draft resolutions
relative to the manner and form by which County
officers should prepare their Expense Account
Bills to be presented to this Board. Motion
carried
Whereupon the Chairman appointed Super
visors Woodman Phillips and Slonaker to act as
such Committee and to report as soon as the
Board re-convenes.
Supervisor Woodman introduced the follow
ing resolution and moved it's adoption.
WHEREAS, The task of auditing the Elk
pense Bills of County Officers is made very much
complicated by incomplete statements to the
mileage, hotel bills, etc., and
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense of this Board
that County Officers should use the same methods
in conducting County Business, that they should
use in private affairs:
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED, That all
County Officers who render Expense Bills to this
Board should make these Bills as detailed as is
necessary for man of average intelligence to
accurately and fairly audit the same and
That the Railroads be used in Transportation
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