What The Supervisors Did

The January session of the board of supervisors has adjourned and supervisors have dispersed, but they will return on January 15, to meet in special session for the purpose of considering the bonds of Treasurer Rehfuss, and for any other business that may come before them. The new treasurer's bond muddie grew up in this way: Mr. Rehfuss presented a bond, one o the sureties on which was Supervisor K. A. Hauser, of Salem. The bond committïe repofted that Mr. Hauser was ineligible, and that with his name stricken off the bond was suffïcient. The board struck Hauser's name off and accepted the bond. The next day they reconsidered their action and declined to accept the bond, on the correct legal ground that the striking off of Mr. Hauser's name by increasing the liabilities of the other sureties had vitiated ihe whole bond. The board afterwards voted to allow Mr. Rehfuss his expenses incurred in securing a new bond. In the meantime the county is without a treasurer, although Mr. Lehman is occupying the office as acting deputy treasurer, though no treasurer is under bonds for the custody of the county money. The work of the supervisors regarding the Suekey shortage may be brieflv surumed up. Messrs. Duncan, Oesterlin and Hauser were appointed a committee to notify Suekey's bondsmen to p?.y in the amount of the shortage. This they did, but the bondsmen failed to respond. Messrs. Case and Watkins were added to the committee to settle with the county officers. This committee did not, however, determine the amount of the shortage further than to report that it was over $4,000. The board passed the following resolution: "Resolved, That the prosecuting attorney be and is hereby instructed to bring suit on the bond of Paul G. Suekey, ex-treasurer, and to take all necessary legal steps to collect from the sureties the amount which shall appear to be due from them." The board also authorized the prosecuting attorney to employ an expert bookkeeper to determine the amount of the shortage. This sums up the action of the board respecting the matter, excepting that at the request of Mr. Miner, members of the board denied their knowledge of the shortage at the time they previously met. The supervisors fixed the compensation of members of the board of the soldiers' relief commission at #3 a day and mileage at 10 cents a mile. They allowed a large number of claims, including claims of over 1,400 growing out of small-pox in Manchester. This included $22.23 ees allowed Marshal Banfield, of his city, for making arrests. After discussion, the prosecuting attorney was allowed $200 for office rent. The register of deeds was alowed $150 for copying dilapidated iber H of deeds. Gus Brehm was allowed $200 for making certificates of taxes paid, but this resolution was reconsidered and the matter aid over to the special meeting. The bonds of the other county officers were approved as follows: County Clerk Dansingburg, with Fred A. Howlett and Arthur Brown, sureties to the county, and Joe T. Jacobs, surety to the state. Register of Deeds McKinstry, with Alian L. Nowlin Charles F. Barnes, of Ypsilanti, as sureties. Sheriff Judson, with William J. Knapp, W. F. Reimenschneider and H. S. Holmes, of Chelsea, as sureties. Circuit Court Commissioner Butterfield, with John F. Lawrence as surety. Circuit Court CommissionerWebb with L. Gruner as surety.