Grinding Again

Organization and Appointinent of Committees. - Board of County Canvassers Elected Under New Iaw. - Animal Report Filed.- Basis of Equalization Fixed at $85,000,000. The Board of Supervisors met in annual session at the Court House on Monday roorning. After appointing the following standing committees the board adjourned to 2 o'clock: Equalization- Leiand, Boyle, Hall, Damon, Alber. Criminal claims, No. 1- Walter, Bibbins, Krapf. Criminal claims, No. 2- Hunter, Tuomy, Forsyth. Civil claims- Ball, Whitaker, Feiner. ïo settle with county oflicers - Watkins, Case, Bibbins. On salaries of county oflScers- Hall, Eberbach, Hauser. On apportionment of state and county tax- Lighthall. Howlett Beach. On public buildings- Kitson, Ball, Tuomy. On rejected taxes -Davenport, Bailey, Wood. To examine accounts of superintendents of poor- Eberbach, Hunter, Krapf. On flnance -Case, Whittaker, Kitson. On f ractional school districts- Howlett, Hauser, Leiand. On drains- Voorheis, Lighthall, Davenport. On printing- Forsyth, Fischer, Alber. On contagious diseases- Feiner, Bailey, Clark. On per diem- Hauser, Damon, Fisher. To prepare statement of county expenses - Bo Ie, Eberbach, Watkins. In the afternoon an order of special business was adopted. The reports of commitments to the insane asylum, of jail inspeetors, and the auditor general with reference to state taxes, were re ceived and placed on file. The basis of equalizatiou was flxed at $25,000,000. Tuesday's meeting was largely devoted to routine business. Arthur Brown, H. G. Piettyman, and J. Willard Babbitt were elected county canvassers under the new law, and M. I. Cook, altérnate. Martin J. Cavanaugh was re-elecled school examiner, and M. Davenport was re-elected janitor of the court house. The board also voted to petition the legislature for a repeal of the law requiring the supervisors to take farm statistics. Not much was done aside from routine business. The report of drain commissioner was received, tile.d and ordered printed. The bid of Dr. H. J. Pearson for attendance on prisoners at the jail for the ensuing year was accepted. The clerk was directed to sign a new contract with the Detroit House of Correction for board and charge of prisoners. At the afternoon session little was done beyond the allowance oi a few bilis. A motion to reduce the fees of sheriff and deputies for work done on criminal cases, when unsuccessful in making an arrest, was lost. The Thursday morning session was taken up with receiving the countj treasurer's report. It was referred to the committee to settle with county officers, and the time having arrived for the inspection of the county house adjournment was taken for that pur pose.