To The Poor House

The county board of supervisors met in regular October session on Monday. The following supervisors answered to their names: Alber, Burtless, Boy Ie, Bibbins, Ball, Case, Childs, Davenport, Damon, Dancer, Donnelly, Forsythe, Fischer, Grosshans, Hall, Hunter, Howlett, Kitson.Lighthall, Leiand, McGuillan, Oesterlin, Scott, Tuoiney, Voorheis, Whittaker, Wheeler and Walter. Supervisor Lighthall was elected ohairman. The only business done Monday was the passing of a resolution to visit the poor house Thursday and to decide upoa $25,000,000 as the basis for assessment in the county. At Monday morning's session County Clerk Dansingburg presented the auditor general's report as to the amount of taxes upon personal and real estáte to be assessed against Wafehtenaw. The aggregate amount in the state is $3,919.52 and the county's share is $82,682.75. The report of the jail inspectors was subruitted by the clerk. According to it there had been 206 prisoners confined within its walls for the six mouths ending Sept. 24, 1895. The condiiton of the bedding and cells was fair, and the halls needed repair. The jail was repoited too small and the lot upon wihch it was located as being approachable on two sides from the street. The inspectors also reported that more system was needed in the keeping of the jail records. Secretary of State Gardner had advised the clerk that there were 17 corporations in the county which had not made proper returns to the state. Ten of them named were sitnated in Ann Arbor, six m Yp.silanti and one in Saline. Judge Babbitt's report of the number assigned to the eastern asylum for the insane since his last report to the board showed that there had been 25 cases so disposed of. Chairman Lighthall announced his committees as f ollows : Equalization - Davenport, Scott, McQuillan, Burtless and Alber. Criminal Claims, No. 1 - Walter, Case and Howlett. Criminal Claims, No. 2 - Tuoiney, Hunter and Hall. Civil Claims - Oesterlin, Ball and Whittaker. To Settle with County Officers - Whittaker, Childs aud Forsythe. On Salaries of County Officers - Dancer, Kitson and Walter. On Apportion nent of State and County Tax - Grosshaus, Houser and Voorheis. On Public Biuldings - Uesteriin, Hun ter and Dancer. On Eejeoted Tases - Alber, Wheeler and Donnelly. To Examino Accounts of Supts. of Poor - Boyle, Leiand and Hall. On F,iuance - Forsythe, Childs and Wheeler. Ou Fracfcional School Districts - Voorheis, Houser and Tuoruey. On Drains - MQuillan, Bibbins and Grosshans. On Printing - Donnelly, Damon and Houser. On Contagious Diseases - Ball, Boyle and Lelaud. On Per Diem - Howlett, Fischer and Davenport. To Redistrict County - Hall, Donnelly and Bibbins. At the afternoon session the followiug business was disposed of: It was resolved that bids for medical and surgical care of prisoners at the jail should be received not later tJian Tuesday, at 2 p. m. Wednesday next at 2 p. m. was the time fixed for hearing the drain cornmissioner's report. Thursday at 2 p. m. was fixed as the time for the election of a supeiiotendent of the poor. The clerk was allowed $55 for services at the January and present terms. The following persons were appointed to care for the soldiers in their respective wards and townships : Seventh I ward, Ann Arbor, Horace P. Danforth, I Dexter, L. C. Rodman; Lodi, G. L. Hovt : Soio. A. E. PhelDS. At Wedueday morning'ssession ajresolution was passed inviting the editors of the oounty press to accompany the supervisors on their trip to the county house yesterday. This attempt to subsidize, mnzzle, befuddle and stand in with the press was unanimously adopted and the newspapers inen were given an opportunity to get a square roeal for once. At the afternoon session the county treasurer read bis report, covering the months from January 1, 1895, to October 1. The total receipts for that time amountad to $132,235.71 aud Iho disbursemeut'M were$'.á3, 160.41. Iu the iollowing tabla the receipts is the airiount reeeived in state, county and liquor tax, and the disbursements are the returns of rnoney to townships in balf the liquor tax and in the school fund : RECEIPTS mSBUItSEMENTS Aan ArborCity ..-Ï34.0G9.5S 8lO.Tra.13 Ypsilanti City 15,031.76 4,6:.46 Aun AröorTownship... 2.716.80 170 94 Augusta 1.6SÍ.31 876.28 liriilyewater 2.S30.33 458.W Dexter 1,4I 80 1S9.1B FreeUom 2,260.42 294.3 ima. - S.U0.66 429.00 Lodi !. 8.393.65 4460 Lyndon 1,011.69 16 116 Manchester 8,520.17 468.48 Northfléld ,T72,90 451.44 PitttiHelc: 3.:{86.61 L98.68 Salem 2,7i itt.54 Saline 8,84.43 B48.61 gharon 2,843.80 286.72 Scio.-- 4.U298 35a.7O Superior 2,97.:t" 211.IW Syfvan 3,015.16 Bï.65 Webster 2,6fiy.91 1:35.5 Yoik. 2.925.13 B61. 1 ypsilauti -.-. 8,961,10 198,66 The treasurer also reported that the fine money turned over to him for the time of making the roport amounted to $273.