The Supervisors

The coinmittee to whom was referred the examiuation of justices' doekets of AuuArbor and Ypsilauti cities, aud also the records of the clerk of Ypsilauti city as to the atnount of fine money paid to their city treasurer (their charter requiriug the justices of the peace to pay all fiue monies into the city treasury) made the followiug report: We find the doekets of the justices in the city of Ann Arbor to be correct aud nioney paid in as reported to the board by the county troasurer. We also flud paid into the Ypsilanti city treasury by justice Forsylh since 1879, $106 and by justice Griffln since Januarv 1, 1881, $82.06, making a total of fine money in said city's treasury of $188.0(5, which can be had. on application of the county treasurer. We also find in the hands of ex-justice Skinner, of Ypsilanti fine money to the amount of $3 for the recovery_ of which we recommend the immediate attention of the couuty treasurer. We also find in the hands of E. W. Wallace.sheriff, Sne money to the amount of $5 paid to him.by Jno. Cari. We also find that the county has paid sheriff Wallsce $15.26 for board of prisoner, Wm. Coy, sentenced to the county jailjby jus. tice Forsyth for violation of city ordiuances. In the opinión of the committee the county should not pay for a violaron of a city or village ordiuance, and we recommeud that the arnount be deducted from the amount duo the sheriff from the county. Toar committee would also recommend that the county treasurer be instructed to commence proceedings against all the justices of the peace in the county who fail to return to the treasurer all fine money within 30 days af ter payment. Your committee recommend that the sheriff be required to keep bis books at the jail so that he can show the names of prisoners for violatiug a city or village ordinance; and in nocase when a person is convicted for violating a city or village ordinance shall he charge the county for board, washing, or jail fees. Aud your committee cannot close their report without expressing their satisfaction with the manner in which D. C. GrifHn Esq., seems to have conducted his business. With a docket of 71 criminal cases siuce January 1, 1881, he presents a bilí against the county for only $168 and conveys into the treasury $82.06 as fines- showint; a turning into the treasury of a sum.of money almost onehalf his claim as such justice Tax-payers would be pleased if other justices in the county would do Iikewi3e. The report is slgned Dy J. J. itobison and Wm, Dansingburg, committee. The rate of recompence for boardiog prisoners in the county jail was fixed at 50 ets. per day for each prisoner. Supervisor Itobison of Sharon oiïered the following: Whkreas, It is bighly important tbat the board of superintendents of the poor have at least one of its members capable of speaking and writing both English and Germán, and therefore Resolved, That Jacob BI urn, of Bridgewater, be declared superintendent of the poor to fill vacanoy. The resolution was lost as follows: Ayes - Calhoun, Clark, Dancer, kamp, Lyman, O'Hearn, Richrnond, Robison, Shutts, Walsh, and Young. Nays - Burch, Case, Cook, Cooper, Dansingburg, Foater, Galpin, Graves, Lañe, 01saver, Rhoades, Smith, Staeblerand Yost. Each supervisor was authorized and directed to flll out the certifícate to be attached lo his tax roll with all tbe township and other taxes and attaeh the same to his tax roll. Also that each supervisor shall enter upon his assessment roll a dog tax for the year 1881 and place the rjll iato the towo. ship or city treasurer's hands for collec. tion, and that the prosecuting attorney be instiucted to prosecute any supervisor neglecting or refusing to comply wilh the resolution and the law. A resolution of thanks was lendered Mr. Case the chairman, for the able and impartial manner in which he discharged the duties of presiding offlcer of the board# Statement of expenditures incurred in arranging files etc, in the office of the county clerk as per resolution of the board January 3, 1879: Paid J. M. Wade, $21.83;P. Winegar, $204; W. A. Clark $636; L. F. Wade, $312; clerk's services, $300; total, $1,473.88. The county clerk was authorized to prepare complete and accurate indexes to the low files in his office, to date, at a cost not to exceed $3 per day for each day actually and fully einployed in such work. On motion of supervisor Burch the clerk was allowed $100 for the ensuing year, for his services in keeping au account with the county treasurer and with the severai funds of the city.