The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-07-12
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1918.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1918.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
Roll called.
Quorum present.
he minutes of yesterday proceedings were
read by the Clerk and approved.
On motion by Supervisor Brown, supported
by Supervisor SlOnaker, no action was taken in
regard to appointing delegates 10 attend the
meeting of the State AK Association.
Motion was made by Supervisor Elkenburg,
supported by Supervisor Brown, that this
Board send no delegates to this years meeting
of the State Association OF Supervisors. Mo-
ton carried
Time having arrived for the special order of
business, motion was made by Supervisor
Smith, supported by Supervisor Long, that the
election OF County Road Commissioner be de-
ferred until next tuesday at two O clock in the
afternoon.
Motion lost by the following yea and nay
votes: Yeas, Coleman, Kirby Bowers, Heagy,
Long, Smith, Brown and Chase-eight. Nays,
Scamehorn, Squier, Pierce, Doyle, Slonaker,
Turner, Hoag, Elkenburg and Burge-nine.
The hour having arrived for the special order
OF business, for the election OF member OF the
County Road Commissioners, on motion OF SUI
pervisor Slonaker, supported by Supervisor
Doyle, the roll was called by townships, and
the following nomination was made: Louis
H. Waber OF Pine Grove. There being but one
nominee on motion of Supervisor Elkenburg,
supported by Supervisor Slonaker, the vote of
this Board was declared unanimous in favor OF
Mr. Waber. Whereupon he was declared
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Mr. Trip.
Supervisor Long introduced the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS The Board of Supervisors have
never designated county depository for coun-
ty funds received by the treasurer of the Coun-
ty as required by Sections 1916, 1911 and
1918, of the Compiled Laws of 1915, Howell s
Statutes Second Edition, Sections lO48 lO49
and $50, and have failed to comply with other
provisions of said Statute relative to said funds
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Board of Supervisors of the County OF
Van Buren, and State of Michigan designate
at their present session some bank within said
county as a depository for said funds. The
bank with which said funds shall be deposited
by the County Treasurer to be determined in
the following manner:
The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to
notify each and every bank in said county by
telephone, also by written notice that its sealed
bid for county deposits will be received by the
Board of Supervisors of Van Buren, County at
any time before noon on Tuesday the 22nd
day of January, A. D. 1918; that no bids shall
be received later than noon on said day; that
all bids shall be securely sealed, directed to the
County Clerk and shall have plainly written on
the outside of the envelope containing the bid
the words, Bid for County Deposits. The
Clerk shall deliver each bid, unopened, to the
Chairman of the Board.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, That said
bids shall on Tuesday afternoon at the hour of
80, on the day designated or as soon there
after as possible be opened by the Chairman of
the Board in the presence of the Board for such
further action as the Board desire to take.
Upon support of Supervisor Elkenburg. the
above resolution was accepted and adopted
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO
AUDIT CLERKS ACCOUNT.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Your committee to audit the Clerk accounts