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The Board Of Supervisors

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Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
October
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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After its visit to the county house Tbursday of last week, the board of supervisors rested muil next day and theu resumed work. The first business at the session on Friday was the report of the eonimittee of the whole by its chairman Supervisor Beach. It n-ported that the county house and buildings were in good condition, the in mates well cared for, and recommended a vote of tbanks to the superintendente of the poor and Mr. and Mis. Shankland for their services during the past year. The hearing of the soldiers' relief cominittee was set for Thursday. Oct. 21, after which the board adjourned until 2 p. m. At that session several civil claims bilis reported by the committee were allowed. On motion of Supervisor Hauser it was ordered that f urther action in the case of the county of W.vshtenaw vs. William Dausingburg be deferred and the matter laid on the table,. which probably means that the county will stand the expense of the ballot recount at the last general election and thus establish a precedent for other recounts without the payment of the forfeit money in the event of the eomplainant being defeated. The hearing of the report 'of the building committee was made the order of business for Wednesday at 11 a. m. The board then adjourned until Monday at 11 a. m. when it ï-eassembled and further adjourned until 2 p. m. Dr. William Blair was awarded the contract to supply the medical and surgical attendance and medicine at the county jail for the next year at S19.50. Several civil claims were allowed and the report of the superintendents of the poor was read and ref erred to the committee to settle with county offlcers. ■ The election of a superintendent of the poor to succeed C. ÍI. Kempf was the next order of business. The two' nominations made were C. H. Kempf and James M. Taylor, both of Chelsea. It took five ballots to settle it and Mr. xayior won outtüe öaüot standing 15 to 14 in his favor on the fifth ballot. The board then adjourned. On Tuesday criminal and civil claims were allowed, the report of the treasurer was read and referred and bids received ior the printing of the pvoceedings. Thatof the Jieue Washtenaw Post at $60 in C4erman was accepted. The joint bid of the Ann Arbor Courier and Democrat was rejected and new bids were asked for to be opened Friday afternoou at 2:30 o'clock. The board then adjourned. Wednesday momina; was taken up with the allowance of bilis and hearing the reports of the probate register and building conamittee. The latter was' ordered to have the court house steps repaired. At the afternoon session more bilis were allowed, the committee on equalization was given further time for its report and the committee on buildingsand grounds was instructed to ascertain the price of the land adjoining the jail on the soutb side. The State Savings Bank was awarded the custody of the county money for the coming year, bond $100.000.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News