The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-01-17
Whole Number 1861

The following locals were taken
from the Supervisors Journal. The
session opened on Monday and closed
Saturday afternoon of last week.
The bonds of the new county officers
were presented and approved.
A new type writer was authorized
for the County Clerks office.
Mileage was voted the Board of
County Canvassers at the same rate
allowed Supervisors.
Clerk hire for the Register of
Deeds was raised from $3.50 to 5000
per year.
! Annual report of County Treasurer
showed total receipts of $449,O85.98;
Cash on hand, $860.11.
Mileage for Sheriff while in dis
charge of official duties was increas-
ed from eight to ten cents per mile.
Connection of the Hot Water Boil
eli at the Jail with the Heating plant
was voted and a new Kitchen range
authorized.
The County Agent for Corrections
and Charities was authorized to
ldraw $25.00 per month expense money
in advance.
The sum of $450.00 was appropria-
ted for the Hartford School board to
assist in defraying the expenses Of a
county Normal.
The Board was delightfully."- enter
tanned at the hospitable home of
Roy l.. Tuttle of Paw Paw one eve-
ming during the week.
The annual report of Probate Judge
ktlefer showed a total of thirty-six
insane patients sent from this county
to State Hospitals during the year.
The new Supervisor w. j. Richards
of Pine Grove was appointed on the
Claims committee in place of tempor-
ary chairman pro TEN, +. A. Chase. :.
The county treasurer was author
lied to deposit the sum of $4,000
with the State Treasurer to assist in
the building of approximately five
miles of new highway recently author
lied in Hartford township.
Ernest Wang served vice County
Treasurer l.. H. Bolinger from AL
mena township, w. j. Richards vice
II. J. Slonaker, resigned, Pine Grove
Township, and Harry Hoag, vice his
father Lewis Hoag deceased, Second
Ward City of South Haven.
Andrew Gaynor was i'll and unable
to attend the session. Probably no
member of the Board would be miss
ed more than the genial Andy"
Supervisor +. A. Chase of Waverly
was appointed Chairman pro tenn dur
ing Mr. Gaynor's absence.
Motion was made TO increase
Janitor Balls salary to $4,000 per
month. By amendment of Supervisor
Burger of Bangor township, the
salary was fixed at $1,000.00 per
year. Thus through the vigilance of
Mr.. Burger eighty perfectly good
dollars per year was saved to the
county.
Henry Shaefer was elected Secre-
tary of the County Commissioners of
the Poor, vice County Clerk Roscoe
W. Broughton, resigned. There were
two candidates for the place, the
vote standing, Shaefer II, Ex-sheriH
Gladstone Beattie, 6.
The following recommendations to
the Michigan State Legislature were
presented by the Legislative Commit
tee and adopted. Ist. That the
salary of Supervisors be raised to
$500 per day while engaged in maxi
ing assessments, and to $500 per day
while in attendance at sessions of the
Board. This section of the recon-
mendations was presented in all seri-
BUSINESS by the committee, and passed
without a dissenting voice. End.
That Board of Election Commissioners
be required to submit all ballot print.
ing TO bid. 3rd. That all Drain
Orders be audited by County Clerk
4th. An increase in annual Dog Tax.
9TH That Counties be relieved Of ALI
expense for conducting County Nor
mai, unless such Normal be first
approved by Board of Supervisors
(The Incorporation of this section Ii
to law, would mean that Van Buren,
count. would be deprived Of the
| benefits of County NORMALLY 9th.
IN.