20 Years Supervisor

M.F. Case, of Pittsfield, Remembered by His Friends. THE COUNTY HOUSE Its Inmates and the Cost of Its Maintenance. Two Aged Washtenaw Residents Have Passed Away. - How the County's Share of the State Tax is Apportioned this Year. A very pleasant incident at the meeting of the board of supervisors on Monday afternoon was the presentation of a gold headed cane to Supervisor Morton F. Case, of Pittsfield, and a handsome easy chair for his wife. Mi. Case s the oldest member on the board and has held his seat since 1876 with only one year off, thus having been on the board for 20 years. As is well known and uncontradicted Mr. Case is one of the most valuable members of the board, and his watchful solicitude over the correctness of accounts rendered against the county has earned for him the reputation of being a faithful guard over the county treasury. He is a staunch republican, bat that makes no difference to him as he looks just as sharply after the bills of his political friends as after those of his opponents. His services on the board are so highly appreciated by his constituents that for the past few years he has had no opposition at the spring elections, both parties uniting and returning him unanimously. During a wait in the proceedings of the board, which was probably intentional, the drain committee, Supervisor Millard, stated there was a gentleman present who had a personal grievance against one of the members of the board, and moved that he be heard. Charles A. Ward then got up and in a brief speech which is said to have been a far better one than his celebrated effort on "The Klondike Gold Cure, and what I don't know about free silver, " he told his grievance against Mr. Case and read the following paper: To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of the County of Washtenaw, State of Michigan : Gentlemen, - It has come to the knowledge of a considerable number of the citizens of Washtenaw county that there is one member of this board of supervisors who is charged with serving his constituents so faithfully and so well that they have re-elected him to this office for 20 consecutive years. We recognize the fact that if the people of the township which he represents persist in sending him up here, the people of the rest of the county will have to stand it, We confess we know of no way in which they can be prevented from doing so. But it also transpires that this gentleman has been a consistent and conscientious servant of the county at large during all this time. He is charged with taking a deep interest in the economical administration of county affairs, and of bringing to the discharge of his duties a large stock of intelligence and good sound judgment. And it is further charged that by the exercise of these faculties he has been one of the most valued and useful members of this board during all these years, and that many hundreds of dollars have been saved by his vigilance to the taxpayers of the county of Washtenaw. Signed: H. LifrhthaU, ' E. Eberbaeh. J. Kice Mlner, S. W. Millard, J. J. Fischer. H. Krapf, J. Boyle, A.J. Kítíoo. Chas. Braun, S. S Bibbius, Geo. Walter, J. D. Clark, F. Dettling, D. Beach. IraWood, Jas. Howlett, Wm. Burtless, Wn. Donegrau, M. F. Bailev, E. A. Hauser, B. O. Whltaker, Wm. Hall. W. Voorheis. Bert Kenny, A. Davenport, lohn L. Hunter. S. Damon, D. Ostrander, J. Baumg-ardner, H. Wirt Newkirk, Chas. A. Ward, P. J. Lehman, J. V Kirk, .T. F. Webb, .T F. Schuh, TracyTowner, D. W. Barry. , W. N.Lister, Con. Tuomey, F.j. Ball, Geo. Cook. Mr. Case was so completely taken by surprise that for a time he could not find words in which to express himself and then it was to thank his brother supervisors for their kind opinion of him and his actions which he said at all times had been done in the sense of what he believed to be right and just. The whole proceeding was one of those bright spots which make everyone who has had anything to do with them feel better.