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Official Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors

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28
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November
Year
1879
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Mr. Case prescnted the following resolution, which was unaniniously adoptod : ,'- solved, That the County Clerk be instrueted to advertise for eealed proposals from physiuians for attending prisoners at the county jail, atid fuinishing necessary medicines for them, for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Case, the matter of a road from the sidewalk to the oourt-house was referrcd to the Committee on Public Buildings. Mr. Purtell introduced the following preamble and resolution, and moved its adoption : "Wuerkas, "We not only believe it to be unjust and improper but contrary to the intent of section 1931 of the sesaion laws of 1877, to charge the keeping of the indigent insane to the towuships and citics from which they are sent; therefore-, be it Resolved, That all indigent insane kept at either of the asylums last year and hereafter be, aud are hereafter made a county charge. Mr. Brown moved to amend by making all paupers a county charge. Mr. Case moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was lost by the following vote, the yeas and nays being ordered : Yeas- Case, Dansingburg, Feldkamp, Jedele, LeBaron, Rose, Wallace, Warner, Whitaker and Young - 10. Nays - Ball, Batchelder, Brown, Burch, Poster, Galpin, Graves, Gregory, Krapf, Lane, Purtell, Sage, Shutts and Snyder- 14. On motion of Mr. Galpin, the whole matter was made the special order for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Shutts moved that the matter in dispute between the township of Superior and Ypsilanti City be made the special order for lo-morrow immediately after the report of the Superintendent of the Poor. Carried. Mr. Shutts moved that the bill of D. W. Thompson, flled this day, be received and acted upon, whioh motion was not entertained by the chair. On motion of Mr. Case, Mr. Batchelder was allowed to withdrawn the bill of D.'W. Thompson. On motion, the Board adjourned until to-morrow morning at o'clock. Tucsday, October 21, 1879. Board met 'pursuant to adjournment. Called to order by the Chairman. Roll called- quorum present. Journal of yesterday read and approved. The committee upon the county-house and farm submitted the following report, which was acoepted and adopted and ordered spread upon the journal : To the Honorable Board of Supervisors. Your committee to whom was referred the fisione and inspecting the countyhouse and farm beg leave to make the following report, to wit: ii,,,l tlip huüdinirs iiniple to accomIIJ'J !;:!■ l!i': i'wjuat' I, :uid 111 f i I's! -OlHSS Oi - der, and in our opinión no suggestion ol ours could better the general managemenl of the poor-house and fenn. Also that Mr. and Mis. McDowell have done Üieir utmost to secure to the poor of Washtenaw county health and comfort with as little expense as possible to the county. But while feelinc a common pride in the good reputation Washtenaw county has earned in the humanity exhibited in its care of the unfortunate poor, still we view with alarm the inereasing cost of supportiug said poor. Your committee believesthat some plan may be devised by which our expenses in that direotion may be lessened. Therefore, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: ■ lïesoli-ed, That the Superintendents of the Poor of this county be instructed to advertise in one paper in this county for bids for all leuding supphes to be furnished, as flour, meats, groceries, provisions and clothing for said county poor-house, and that they be purchased trom the lowest bidder furnishing a good article or material of said supplies. P. S. PTRTELL. ALBERT R. (5RAVES, WM. DANSINGBORQ, Coiumittee. Accepted and adopted. Mr. Rose, from the Committee upon Criminal Claims, reported the following bilis, and recommended their allowance at sums stated : No. Names. Claimed. Allowed. T-m Richard Gauntlett.constable.S 86 80 8 5191 Ml W.H.McIntj re. deputy sheriff 58 98 56 9S 525 Volney II. Potter, deputy sheriff ■- 52 68 52 68 526 J. M. FÖrsyth,' justice peace... 120 63 120 12 527 W. J. Rainey, justice peace... 7 07 7 07 528 Joseph GaunUctt, constable... 79 20 68 20 528 E. B. Giddey, constable 124 15 124 15 631) K. Befihan. justiovpeaee 30, 39 307 39 ti'A V. M. Skinner, jus%e peace.. 200 82 200 BZ 532 J, Frederi.i; Vou'ol, witness... 2 08 2 08 533 John G. Gulde, witness 2 18 i i !:im OviTiiiillcr.wJtncss . 1 1 1! 535 j. i lorick Vogel, witness... 2 45 2 5 536 John G. Gmac, Sdtaifj 2 55 2 öo 537 Henry BreitenwisluT.witneb '2 55 2 55 538 Mary Vogel, witness 2 45 2 45 539 Mary 8choeffer, witnees 2 55 2 65 540 Stephen Klingman, witness... 145 145 &41 John G. Gulde, witness 2 55 2 55 ■M2 Jacob Ik-nil.lieiuii'r, witness. 48 48 ."13 TlieoDliilus l'orter, iuror 60 60 544 Frankliu Cate, jUror 60 60 646 John Carroll.Joror 60 60 546 Michael O'Hara, juror 60 60 :.17 All'red Buchoz. juror 60 60 fiis Wüuvn Tremaine, juror 60 60 548 M;u-zcllanSchneider,witness. 3 50 3 50 550 Martin Ilaller. witncss 2 05 2 05 551 John Vembacher. witness 1 75 1 75 552 ConraaJeaële, witncss 175 l 7. 5-53 John Schaelor, witness 175 175 i .lin'Ob Berolzhoimcr, witness. 85 8a 5ÜS EUndsll Schuylur, juror 60 60 556 John Nowland, juror 60 60 557 Jiseili l'ivslinjuror 60 60 558 Preáerick Woueten, juior 0 70 559 John Dow, juror 60 60 B. i-uniner, juror 60 60 561 Louis Schlicher, witnips 48 ,48 662 John G. Johnson. Witness 48 48 563 August Schlipliiknk, witness. 48 48 564 Otto Schliplakak, wnnB 48 4S r65 Florian Muehlig, witness 48 48 500 Paul Schall.wimess 48 48 567 John Schneider, witness 48 48 568 Edward Boudinot, witness.... 48 48 569 Christian Gauss, wltneas 48 48 r70 Win Fnuik, witness 48 48 571 John Haarer, witness 48 48 'iTü Win. Dcarby. witness 48 48 573 JohnKeenan, Juror 60 60 574 J. Vollftiid, juror 60 60 575 Jacob Berolzheimer, juror..... 60 GO 571) J.Sprasue.juror 60 60 577 L. Gruner. iuror 60 00 578 John M. Guuld, witness 80 579 Ueorge E. Butler, wltneffl 48 48 lonry Krause, witness 48 4b 5S1 Willium Hoppe, witness ro ro 582 Frederlok Hoppe, wltnese 75 ro 588 Mrs. Mary Hoppe, witneas 75 ' 75 581 Miss Maiy Hoppe, witness.... ió io M. Uo.mIn witness 48 48 586 Wm. lirittenhouse, witness... 1 00 1 Ou ;.f-7 Stephen Lahner, witaese 1 00 1 ou 588 Jay M. Woods, witness 1 00 1 00 589 Jesse Mclntyre, witness 1 07 10 590 George Osteriy, witness 1 07 1 (17 :VJ1 I-eter Osterly.' witness 107 107 592 George Lord, witness 107 1 0i 593 Geqrge llunk, witnoss 1 07 1 07 594 Jesse Melntyre, witness 107 107 56 Kate Osterly, witness 1 07 1 07 5% Chancy iiiggs, witness . 1 07 1 07 597 W. W. Higgs, witaess 107 107 598 E. Wesley Young, witness 6 25 6 25 ..'.i'.l Wm. Miñe, witness 6 25 5 25 600 John Muloney, witness 6 25 (1 25 601 Daniel D. Tompkins, witness. 6 25 6 25 602 Burke Graen, witness 85 85 603 Thomas Slmw, M.D., witness. 5 00 5 00 604 Fred. Stabler, witness 2 35 2 35 605 Josepb ötabler, witness 195 i 98 606 James Smith, witneisd 85 ■ en; Wm. K. Taylor, witness 95 i5 US Adelbert Blackney, witness... 95 9 O Morömer Creer, wltnees ! ■ (10 John Taylor, witiiesa 48 48 111 Charles walker, wttDess 198 ■ 112 George Kalambaeh, wltneM1 'J5 1 Si 113 August Neuberirer, wttnew... 7o 14 Ferry Depew, witnesa 75 .5 615 Arthur Oongdon, w ltnCM 4 18 Michajl WackenheBt,witne S5 SS '.17 Eugene lïcer. witneel 1 'ft 1 18 Mortlmer Freer, witness 95 Cfc ;i!) Traman Baldwin, wimess 48 48 120 C. H. Kempf, witness 48 48 121 Frederlok Vogel, wimess 48 48 122 Jay M. Woods, witness 48 48 On motion of Mr. Brown, the report was acoepted and adopted. Mr. Warner, from the Committee on Ciyil Claims, reported the following bilis, and recommended their allowaucc at sums stated : No Ñames. Clalmefl. Allowed. 623 John M .ore, stationery S 60 33 8 68 33 624 S. M. Vonght 7. '5 7 55 625 Field Huilt 6 00 00 126 A. A. Printing and Pub. Co„. 10 n0 10 sn !27 John N. Balley 8 80 8 SO 28 J. F. Schuh 86 00 46 06 j C. Weitbrecht & Bro 92 60 74 00 630 Smith Wilhur 25 (H 10 00 631 Rice A. Real 1 ' ;l() 682 O. N. Allyn, constable 1 '■■ 1 V, ; , KTilDi 6l 11 00 II Ml;;r ..:..... 300 oe 185 P. W. O'ToOle 3 00 ,00 636 J. L. Burlelgh 22 40 22 40 37 M. Goodyear 16 49 16 49 638 Hutzel & Co 18 00 15 00 39 C. George, 11. D 66 00 66 00 ü 10 John Kapp,M.D f 00 8 90 641 I. N. S. Folter U f 1 ■ 642 J. S. Ca,e 259 50 259 60 The report of the committee was accepted and adopted by the following vote, the yeas and nays being ordered : Yeas- Batchelder, Brown, Depew, Graves, Gregory, Krapf, Lane, LeBaron, Kose, Shutts, Snyder, Warner and Young -13. Nays- Ball, Burch, Case, Dansingburg, Feldkamp, Foster, Galpin, Jedele, Purtell, Sage, Wallace and Whitaker- 12. Mr. Wanier, fïom the same committee, reported the bilis of Drs. P. W. O'Toole and John Kapp, and recommended that they be referred to the respective towns on whose behalf the services charged for were rendered. On motion of Mr. Young, the above bilis were laid on the table until the report of the Superintendents of the Poor should be received. Mr. Warner, frora the same committee, reported the bill of John A. Robison without recommendation. Mr. Rose moved that the bill of John A. Robison be allowed as claimed. Carried. No. Name. Claimed. Allowed. 643 John A. Robison S 70 50 $7 50 Mr. Shutts. from the Committee upon Stenographer's Salary, reported as follows: To the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Washtenaw County : We, the undersigned, committeo fippointed to confer with a like committee f'rom the Board of Supervisors of Monroe oounty, for the purpose of nxing the salary to be paid the stonographer for the tweuty-seeond judicial circuit, beg leave to report : That the two committees from Washtenaw and Monroe counties have considered the raatt r referred to them, and have agreed by a unaniinous vote to fix the salary of th stenographer for this judicial circuit at the sum üf one thousand iaüare ir-l glJIHIIU. Dated, Aun Arbor, Oetober 20. 1870. M. J. HOWB. clmirman. M. L. SHUÏT3, Secretary. On motion of Mr. Case, the report was accepted and adopted. Mr. Warnaf, from the Committee upon Civil Claims, reported the bill of S. Fairchild without recommendation. On motion of Mr. Rose, Mr. Fairchild was invited to come before the Board and expiain in relation to his claim. Mr. Fairchild made the explanation called for, afler which, on motion of Mr. Lane, the bill was allowed as claimed. Claimed. Allowofl. 644 Stephen Fa'rchild S 150 00 8 150 00 On motion of Mr. Krapf, Mr. Schuh explained to the Board in relation to his bill. At 10:45 a. m., Mr. Rose moved that the special order be postponed one hour. Carried. The hour for the consideration of the resolution introduced by Mr. Purtell lmving arrived, the resolution was read by the Clerk. The question being on the amendment offered by Mr. Brown, making all paupers a county charge, the same was lost by the following vote, the yeas and nays being ordered : Yeas- Batcaelder, Brown, Burch, Krapf, Purtell, Lañe, Wallace, Graves, Feldkamp, Gregory, Sage and Shutts - 12. Nays- Ball, Case, Dansingburg, Depew, Foster, Galpia, Jedele, LeBaron, Rose, Snyder, Warnt;r, Whitaker and Young- 13. The original resolution of Mr. Purtel! was then adopted by the following vote by aves and nays : Yeas- Ball, Batchclder, Brown, Bureh, Snyder, Depew, Feldkamp, Foster, Galpin, Graves, Gregory, Jedele, Krapf, Lane, Wallacfi, Purtell and Sage- 17. jSJays - Case, Dansingburg, LeBaron, Rose, Shutts, Warner, Whitaker and Young - 8. Mr. Graves introduced the following resolution, whioh was adopted : Whereas, O mpiled Laws. vol. ii., sec. 7481, provides that the fee of sheriffs shall be thirty-eight cents for every person coramitted to prisou, and thirty-eight cents for every person diseharged i'roin prison; therefore, Resolved, That the Committee on Civil Claims be instrueted to reject all chargeo for services of turnkeys in receiving and letting out prisoners except one charge wlien the prisoner is first received into prison, and one charge when he is finally released from iraprisonment. Mr. Snyder oilered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That Supervisors Ball and Purtell be and they are appointed aconiniittee on percentage of' fractional school districts. On motion of Mr. Young, the Board adjourned to balf-past oue o'ulock this afternooQ. afte:n"Oon session. Board met p ireuant to adjournment. Called to order by the Chairnian. lloll called - quorum present. Mr. Yocum addressed the Board in relation to matters pertaining to the oüice 01 county surveyor. On motion of Mr. Depew, a special coiumittee of three, consisting of Depew, Ball and Krapf, to tako into consideration the matters brought before this Board by the County Surveyor, was appointed by the i Mr. Purtell moved that all bilis in which turnkey fees are charged be re-referred to the committees to whora they were öriginally referred. C.irried. On motion of Mr. Case, the Committee on Public Buildings were instructed to define the duües of the janitor, and report the sHme to this Board. Mr. Lañe moved that the Committee upon Public Buildings be instructed to inquire into tlic necessity of making any changes in the court-room. Ctrried Mr. Lane also gave notiee that he should at some future time move to reconsider the vote by whioh the re.solution of Mr. Purtell in relation to indigent insane was papsed. Mr. Warner, from the Coramittee on Civil Claims, reported the bill of Spencer Sweet for further compensation for grading with a communication from Mr. Sweet in relation to the same, without recommendation. On motion of Mr. Case, the bill and communication were laid on the table. Mr. Greene, from the Superintendente of l'oor, made lus annual report, which, on motion of Mr. T'oung, was accepted and laid on the table. The hour for the consideraron ot the matter of difTerence between the town of Superior and the city of Ypsilanti having arrived, Mr. Shutts called lor the reading of the minutes of the hearing of the matter before the Superiutendents of the Poor. Mr. Putfy read the minutes. Mr. Galpin moved to iudefinitely postpone the fuither consideration of the matter, which was lost by the following vote, the ayes and nays being ordered: Teaé - Foster, Galpin, Krapf, Lane and Purtell- 5. Nay - Ball, Batchelder, Brown, Bureh, Case, Dansingburg, Depew, Feldkamp, Graves, Gregqry, Jedele, LeBaron, Rose, Sage, Shutts, Snyder, Wallaee, Whitaker and YoUBg- 20. Mr. Galpin moved to lay the subject matter on the toble. Lost. Mr. Balchelder offered the following resolutioD, which was adopted. Resolved, That the Supervisor of Superior be and he is hereby directed to spread a tax on bis roU for 1879 to the amount of the claim of Ypsilanti against Superior, and when collected pay the same to the County Treasurer. Mr. Duffy explained some apparent differences in the report of the Superintendents of the Poor lor this year, and their report for last year. On motion oi' Mr. Lane, the Superintendents of the Poor werp authorized to furiiisli all necessary materials and clothing, except hats, caps, boots and shoes for all our insane at Pontiac. On motion of Mr. Case, the Board adjourned to i)L o'clock to-morrow morning Wcdnesday, October 22, 1879, Board met pursuant " adjourinneiit. Called to ordur by the Chairman. lioll called - quorum present. Mr. Bose, from the Committee on Criminal Claims, reported the following bilis, and recommended their allowance at sums stated : No. Ñames. Claimed. Allowed. 015 M J. Noyes, justice peaee $104 50 S 102 üíl 646 Jacob niets, witness 2 00 2 00 647 Btewart Taylor, witness 4 4o 4 4o 648 Alfred Booih, wituess 4 -J5 4 jo 641) Thendore (licks, witness 4 25 4 2o 650 dophronla Rash, witness -135 4 651 James Greenin, wiiness 1 25 1 25 Ofü Mrs. llicks, witness 4 '2, 4 j 658 1Vllliam Burke, wltness S5 'X 654 KandallBelinyer.luror 110 110 655 Kdwaid Iínulner, j'.irur 1 10 i V 856 Waterman Thomas, juiot 1 '0 110 lió? Kdward Slieidim, jnror 110 110 658 Charles Clark, Jar6r 110 1 10 ti.v.i [saac áheldon, jnror 1 10 l lo 660 Alire'1 Bnclioz. juror 1 10 61 J. D. Irish, juru: 1 10 1 10 662 Robert Glasler, jnior 110 I10 888 Henry Masten, Juror 110 lio 664 Daniel Hiseock, juror 110 665 Nelson Edmundgjuror 1 10 666 Alfrea Buchoz, juror 1 10 1 10 667 Joseph Preston, Juror 110 110 368 Pudley Loomls, Juror 110 lio 669 Wm. Lewis, íuror 1 10 1 10 670 Wm. clark, juror 1 10 1 10 071 Pliilttiulur Campbell, juror.... 110 lio 072 John Miirnane, witnes 3 10 3 10 673 Micnael Kerney, witness 85 f 674 James Le Van, juror lio lio 675 Jjuncau MiMillun, juror 110 110 676 Arthur 8. Pglhemu8 uror.... 1 10 677 Edward Bycraft, juror 110 110 678 Harvey Kelley, juror 1 10 1 10 67U James ü. Wil'is, juror.. 1 10 OMi Randall Si hujier, jnror 110 110 681 Waterman Thomas, juror 1 10 1 10 082 (ieorge W. Cropsey, juror 110 110 688 Patrick Kennedy, juror 110 110 i'.sl WImiii M Sclioll'. iuror 1 10 1 10 685 Joshua A. Huell, juror 1 10 1 10 üs6 Dav 'i Wilsey, witness 6 80 6 80 B7 Joseph Wilsry, witness 6 80 6 so ü8 Alfred H. Holmes, witness.... 80 6 80 68S Tobías Sutherland, witnoaa... 4 20 4 20 (590 Bertha Holmes, wltnesis 6 80 b fco 691 Charles Golruck, witneaa 5 30 a 30 602 John Kapp, witneSB 3 95 3 'jo 693 Lewis Carson, witnesss 115 11? 694 Emmet Murpby, witness 2 15 lio 695 James Rellly, witneea 2 4o 4o 6yfl Jumes Ivory, wltness 2 90 2 yo 697 Petor Hadden, witness 3 00 8 DO 698 Patrick Parren, witness 2 25 2 2o 699 Abraham Millage, witness 2 15 2 lo 700 11. B. Bessae, witness 2 15 2 15 7U1 Kandall tlchuyler, Juror 110 1 10 7(i2 Uenlamin 1'. walls, juror 1 10 1 10 70$ Jacob Volland, Juror 110 110 701 Henry Dodsley, juror 1 10 1 10 n Ueorge W. Moore, juror 110 110 706 Alanson Moore, juror 1 10 1 10 707 Hfirry R. Shiffield, witness.... 2 60 2 60 708 Edetn Nortfaeys, witness 1 85 1 86 709 Loulsa Carson, witness 1 5 185 710 .1. W. Morton, M I)., witnuss... 85 85 711 W. I). Smith, M. 1).. witness... 85 85 712 Ira8tanbro, witness 1 18 1 85 715 Oeoifce Northeyes, wltness 185 185 714 Wm U. Sheffiííld, witness 2 60 2 60 716 Abbie 8. Shetfield, wltness.... 185 185 716 0eorge8 Whteler, wltness... 185 186 717 Thomas Huniy. witnesa 1 85 1 86 718 Kilwin Beelje, witDess 1 85 1 8; 719 C!harle8 Colash. wltness 185 188 720 Creorge Warren, witutss 185 185 721 Wm. Clark, Juror 110 110 722 James Ï1. Avery, juror 110 11 723 Délos P. Groves, Juror 110 110 7ji Daniel Hiscock, Juror 110 11" 725 lorenzo Dav Ís, Juror 110 lio 72( Nelsou Sutbecland, juror 1 10 1 10 727 Willlam Baiie, witneas 2ffl - ' 7SS ElleiiRane, wltness 175 175 729 George Holler, witness 85 83 730 H. L'. Btiles, witness 2 60 2 50 781 l'.iins Smilli, witness 175 175 7:12 Wm. N. Mevens, witness 1 75 1 i'o 73;! Charles Rane, witness 1 75 1 75 7:54 Jolin Kiiifí, wltness 1 75 1 7o 7;;f Jof-epli Wasruer, wltness 2 (5 2 (- 'ji6 John Andrews, witness 2 65 2 66 7:7 t'mnklin Criueniicn, witness. 2 25 '2 26 On motion of Mp. Caso, the report was accepted and adopted. Mr. Warner, froin the Committee upon Civil Claims, reportad the following bilis, and recommended tbeii allowan.ce at sums stated : No. Ñames. Claimed. Allowed. t:;s Harvey .. Rose, constable $ 3 17 $ 3 17 73 A. V. Aobison&Son 150 150 Til) Clark Ournwell, stuam heating in basvnu'iit 275 45 275 45 741 J. S. Case, clotliing tur prisoners 05 25 05 25 Ou motion ol' Mr. Koster, the report was aouepted and adopted except as to the bilis of A. V. Ilobison & Son and J. 8. Cuse. Mr. Dansingburg moved that the bill of A. V. Ilobison & Son be allowed as claimed, which motion prevailed. Mr. Depew moved that the bill of J. 8. Case be alloweu as claimed. Carried by the fullowing vote, the yeas and nays being 01 Jered : Ycas- Ball, Batcheldor, Brown, Case, Dansingburg, Dupuw, Feldkamp, Grayes, G-regory, Jedele, Krapf', Lane, LeBaron, Rose, Sage, Slnitts, Snyder, Wallace, Warner, Wliittikér antfYoung - 21. Nays - Burcb, Foster, Galvin and Purtel!- i. Mr. Warner, from the Oommittee upon Civil Claims reported the bill of James C. Watson foi on clock committec, and raarking time cornparisons to test the clock, without recommendation. On iiioüon of Mr. Krapf, the bill was allo wed, as claimed: Clalmed. Allowed. 712 .T. C. Vfatson $ 27 72 $ 27 72 Mr, Laue moved to reconsider the vote by wmoh the rfsolution of Mr. Purtell in relation to imJigent insane was passed. Mr. Rose moved to lay "the motion on the taille. ried. Mr. Rose moved that the bill of Peter Tuite, J. P.j be received and referred to the Committee on Criminal Claims, which On motion of Mr. Case, the bill ot Spencer Sweet was taken from the table. Mr. Depew moved that the consideration of the bill be made the special order lor this afteruoon immediately after the eleetion of Superintendent of the Poor. Carried. The County Treasurer presented the following report, which on motion of Mr. Purtell, was accepted, adopted and ordered spread on the jouraal. To tlie Honorable Board of Supervisors of the Cuunty of Washtenaw : I would report to your honorabln body that the amountof fine money received at my office from October 18, 1878 to October 21. 1879, is as follows: Dec. 7, E. K. Frueauff, J. V ....S 4 00 Jan'y 2, Edward Clark, J. P $ 5 00 .lan'y 15, B. F. Gronirer, J. P. 26 00 Jan'y 24, George C. Page, J. P 18 00 Feb'y fi, Edward Clark, J. P 8 00 Keb'v 24, Edward Clark, J. P ion Feb'V 25, George c. Page, J. I' ÍS March 5, B. K. Fruesuff, J. P 10 00 March 7, B. F. Granger, J. 1' 30 00 Maren 14, B. F. Granger, J. P 21 00 April 1, E. ü. stiles, J. P 6 00 April IS, George :. Page, J. P 50 00 April 19 E. K. Frueaufï, J P 8 00 May 20, George U. Page, J.P 25 CO May 2Sl Edwlrd Clark, J. P 2 00 June ld, Jortin Forbes. J. P 5 00 June 20, Edward Clark, J.P 5 00 June 80, B. F. dranger, J. P.. 1 .luly 8, E. B. Clark, county clerk 100 00 July 17, Kdward Clark, J.P 5 00 gept. 2, B. F. üranger, J. P 06 Oot 1. HtnryJ. Uavidter, J. P 5 00 Oct. 2, M. .1. Noyes, J. P 10 00 Oot 4, H. A. Sraith, J. P 10 00 Oct. 13, Munson Goodyear, J. 1' 28 60 Oct 14, Geerge C. Page, J. P ' 00 Oct. 14, R. Healiiill, J.P 8o 00 Oct. 15, B. l". Qranger, J P 21 01 W88 63 All of whicb is respectfully submitted. STEPHEN FAIRCIIILD, County Treasurer. Mr. Burch moved that Messrs. Batchelder and Shutts be appointed a committee to examine the dockets of the Justices of the Peaoe of' Ypsilanti, and to asoertain whether they had paid all fine moneys - :,..,i u... ' l --ing the last vear nto the JJouuty Treasury, and repoft fö Board. Carried. On motion of Mr. Brown, the chair appointed a comtnittee of two, consisting of .Messrs. Brown and Foster, to cali upon Mr. James in relation to his bond due the county on account of clock. On motion, the Board adjourned to 2 o'clock this afternoon. AFTKUNOON SESSION. Board met pursusnt to adjournment. Called to order. Eoll oalled - quorum present. The hour for the special order (the appointment of a Superintendent of the Poor), having arrived, Mr. Burch moved that the Board proceed to ballot for a County Superintendent of the Poor in the place of David Wilsey, whose term of office will soon expire. Carried. The chair appointed Messrs Depew and Snyder tellers. The first ballot resulted as follows : Whole immber of votes cast, 25. Of which Aaron L. Feldkamp received 16 George Bsuwlck rcceivotl 9 W hei cupón the chair declared Aaron L. Feldkamp duly elected. Mr. Sweet's claim for additional compeusation for grading the court-house square being next upou the special order, was read as follows : Axn Aubor, Mich.,Oct. 16, 1879. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors: Spencer Sweet, otAnn Arbor, Michigan, comes and petitions this honorable Board for an allowance for extra work in filling ín and grading the court-house square, and representa to this Board that the actual time spent by him and those ander his einploy, and the wages paid therefor are as follows as near as he is able to compute the saine : ïhree liundred dayswork, 1 man and teams. I O Twu hundred days work, 2 ,mon and teain, 5 L Extra grading -"' Ï2.80U Received of the Board l200 Balance 81,100 For which the said Spencer Sweet asks that the said balance may be allowed him by this honorable Board. 1 SPENCER sweet. STATE OF MICHIGAN. Í Waahteaaw County, l ' Spencer Sweet beiug duly sworn deposes and says that he has read the foregoing petition by him eigned, and that he kiuAvs the contents thereof, and that the same is true to the best of his kuowledse and belief. SPENCER SWEET. Subscribed and sworn to before me this löth day of October, A. D. 1879. JEROME C. KNOVVLTON. Notary Public. Mr. Krapp moved to allow Mr. Sweet $300 for his claim. Mr. Rose moved to amend by allowing the claim at $G00. The question being on the amendment of Mr. Rose, it was lost by the following vote of ayes and nays: Ayes - Batchelder, Brown, Depew, Foster, Gregory, Purtell, Rose, Sage, Wallace and Whitaker - II. Nays- Ball, Burch, Case, Daasingburg Feldkamp, G-alpin, Graves, Jcdele, Krapf Lane, LeBaron, Shults, Snyder, Warne and Young - 15. Mr. Young moved to amend Mr. Krapp' motiun by allowing the claim at 100. Mr. Depew moved as a substitute fo Mr. Krnpp'a motion, and the amend men of Mr. Young that the claim be allowed a $500, which was lost by the following vote the ayes and nays being ordered : Yeas - Batchelder, Brown, Depew, Foster, Gregory, Jedele, PurtelJ, Rose, Sage, Wallace and Whitaker- 11. Nays - Ball, Buroh, Case, Dansingburg, Feldkamp, Galpin, Graves, Krapf, Lane, LeBaron, Shutts, Suyder, Warner and Young - 14. Mr. Caso moved to allow the bill at $300. Mr. Burch moved as a susbstitute for Mr. Case's niotion that the claim be allowed at $480. Whieh motion prevailcd upen a cali of the ayes and nays, as follows: Ayes - Ball, Batchelder, Brown, Bureh, Depew. Feklkanip, Foster, Galpin, Graves, Gregory, Jedele, Krapf, Lane, LelJaron, rurtell, Rose, Sage, Shutts, Wallace and Whitaker- 20. Nnys- Case, Dansinsburs, Snyder, Warnci and Young - 5. No. Name. Claimed. AHowed. 743 Spencer Sweet Í1.100 '480 Mr Kranf. f'rom the Committee on lic Buildings, recommended that certain changes be made in the court room. Mr. Rose, from the Committee on Criminal Claims, rcported the following bilis, and recommended their allowance at sums stated : 74' John Si Dep'y Sh'ff... 1 Tj 130 02 746 E. K. Frueaufi! I. F 6 '1 J 71 746 Peter Tnite, J P s 6 J 747 U. H. Parktns, wltneffl 48 48 748 Maggie Crampton, witnuss... 43 4 749 Clara Smlth, witness 48 4 7.0 Mrs. Wall, witness i 7ol Mrs. Gay, witness 752 Amia Costello, witness 48 4b 753 Guo. Higgins, witnoss 4b 4i On motion, the report was accepted and adopted. Mr. Depew moved that the Committee on Public Buildings be instructed to remove the railing behind the present jury seats in the court room, to build a platform against the west wall of the court room for two rows of jury seats, and that the same be raised respectfully eight and tvvelve inches from the floor. Mr. Burch moved as a substitute that the whole matter be lcft to the Committee on Public Buildings. Carried. On motion of Mr. Graves the Board adjourned to 9.30 o'clock to-morrow morning. Tin-RSDAY, October 23, 1879. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Called to order by the Chairman. Roll ealled- quorum present. Jourual of yesterday read and approved. Mr. Rose, from the Comniittee on Criminal Claims, reported the following bilis, and reoommended their allowanoe atsums stated : No Names. Claimcd. Allowed. 754 D. W. Thompsln. Dep. 8h'ff...lS9 99 $135 00 755 Edgar Warren, Dep. Sheriff.... 63 19 55 19 766 Edgar Warren, Dop. sheriff.... 156 39 147 56 157 E. W. Wallace, Dep. 51 01 9 K 158 Thos. Clarken, Dep. Sheriff.... 1(5 44 162 8.1 759 B. H. Parkins, Constable 10 50 5 50 760 Jas. Hudler 2650 26 oO Mr. Brown presented the following 'Tmiorable Chairman and Board of Supervisors : Your committee to whom was referred the bond of Mr. Luther James in regard to clock for the Court House, would most respectfully report that they have seen Mr. James, and while he does not think that he has been treated with that consideration and courtesy to which he was entitled, not having been consulted in regard to the purchase of the clook, yet he has cheeri'ully given us his check for $1,000 to pay for the same. Your committee offer the following reso lution : Resolved, That the thanks of the Board and of the people of the county be extended to Mr. James for his nmnificent gilt which secvires for the county the clock which adorns our court-house tower. Resolved, That a copy of the above resolution be presented to Mr. James, andpublished in the city papers. B. BROWN, I. N. S. FOSTER. Committee. On motion of Mr. Krapf, the report and resolution were accepted and adopted. Mr. Foster moved that the Chairmau and Clerk of this Board be directed to cancel the bond of Mr. James, and that the bond be then returned to Mr. James, which motion prevailed. Mr. Foster moved that the County Treasurer be authorized to draw the money deposited or paid by Mr. James for his bond, and place the same to the credit of the proper fund. Mr. Jedcle, from the Committee on Salaries of County Offiuers, made the following report, which was accepted and adopted on motion of Mr. Burch : ' To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Washtenaw County: Your committee to whom was referred the affixing the salaries of counly officers bi-'g leave to report as follows : ounty Clerk 8 800 00 rosecuting Attorney w o ounty Treaeurer l100 oo udge Of Probate 1.200 00 róbate Kegister 00 00 County Superintendents of the Poor the urn of $3 per day, mileage innluded. JACOB JEPKLE. Jr. I. N S. FO8TER. JOHN G. FJSLDKAMP, Coinmlttee. Mr. Foster offered the followiug resoluion, which was adopted. Ktsolwd, That the actual and neeessnry expenses of the l'rosecuting Attorney in attending criminal trials and examinations n this county outside of the city of Arm Arbor during theyear 1880 bc paid by the county to an amount not exceeding fifty dollars, upon being properly certiüed to this Board. On motion of Mr. Graves, Mr. Case, Sheriff", was invited to address the Board in explanation of the matter of turneys' On motion of Mr. Krapf, the bilis of J. S. Case, Sheriff, and Dr. P. W. O'Toole, for services rendered during the present session of the Board, were received and referred to the Civil Claims Committee. "SU: Graves moved that in consideraron of the insecure condition of the county jail the charges made for turnkeys fees at the jail be allowed. Carried. On motion of Mr. Graves, the Board adjourned to 2 o'olook p. M. AFTEKNOON SESSION. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Called to order by the Chairman. Eoll called. Quorum present. The Chairman presented the bill of C. George, M. D., for services rendered during the Bession of this Board, whioh, on motion of Mr. Krapf', was received and referred to the Committee on Civil Claims. ' Mr. Warner, frornjjjthe Committee on CítíI Claims, reported the folio w ing bilis, and recommendedjtheir allowance at sums stated : Ho. Nnmes. Clulmed. Allowed. I 7G1 J. S. Caxe, boanling prisonera $5fi3 40 53 40 76 K W. WalUce, Ucp. Sheriff... 4 10 4 10 7tKi J. S. Casi'. Sheriff. l' 5 12 95 764 1. W. U'Toole, M. D 3 00 3 KJ 766 W. F. lirealtey, M. D 5 00 5 00 70li Jacob H. Martín 44 45 9 89 767 A. Gilmore 8100 65 34 And also approved of the settlement made by the Sheriff and Clerk íor board of prisoners íVom January 1, 1879, to July 1, 1879. On motion ofMr. Koster, the report was accepted and adopted. Mr. Krapt' moved that the County Treasurer be authnnzed to demand of the City Treasurer of Ypsilanti all fine money in his hands belonging to this county. Canïed. On motion of Mr. Feldkamp, the Chairii. ...■ "n- 1 -- - -i,,., of tvvo, consisting of MöS8tS. Bill and BStöDBIUBT to settle with Mr. Gensley, late County Treasurer, and report to this Board. On motion of Mr. Purtell, the Clerk was authorized to draw an order on the contingent fund in favor of John XV. Maronr, of Northfield, for one dollar and Ürirty-'fiVe cents and interest for one year. Mr. Furtell moved Üuit Mr. Lañe be instructed to levy on the taxable property in frautional suhoul tlistiict'N'o. 8 (Northfield and Suleni), in S;ilem, the sum of tvvo dollars and tifty cents, which had been rejected by his predecessor last year. Mr. 0a8e,from the Coinmittee on Printing, asked and wasgrauted further time to report. On motion of Mr. Krapf, the Board adjourned to half-past nine o'clock to-morrow morniug. Friday, October 24, 1879. Board mot. Roll called. Quorum present. Journal read and approvcd. Mr. Warner, frora the Oommittee on Civil Claims, reported in favor oí' the bill of Dr. C. G-eorge. Report accepted and adopted. No. Name. Claimed. Allowod. 768 C. Geurge 83 OU 83 00 ilr. Warner a!so reported the bill of Wm. D. Harriraan, Judge of Probate, without reeommendation. On leave beinggranted, Judge Harriman read a paper which was, on motion of Mr. Purtell, orderetl placed on file aud printed with the proceedings : Mli. PRESIDENT AND Gf.NTLF.MF.X OF THE Board- On the 3d day of January last, the Supervisors adopted the following: Resolved, That the Judge ot Probate and the County Clerk be, and they are hereby authorized, at the expense of the county. to make and arrange files of all papers now on file in their respective offices, and label and arrange the same in numerical order, so that all papers relating to the records of this county, ot whicn said Judge of Probate or Clerk are the legal cuslodians, may be readily foimd. I t.avii e.ndeavored to the best of my ability to comply wiüi the lettor and the spirit of this resolution, although it was not adoptud at my solicitation or request. The files and papers in the Probate Oourt extending over a penod of exactly fifty years, from the organization of the county in 1827, to the first day of January, 1877, the beginning of my term. have been examined, assorted, lettered, numbered and indexed. The three thousand six hundred and seventy odd cases extending over this period of üfty years, contain on an average, at least, ten papers to a case, so that this work has required the examination of about 37,000 different papers. The old system, which obtained in the office, of placing all cases beginning with a certain letter in a box labeled with that letter, worked well enongh in the infancy of the county when there were comparitively few cases beginning with that letter, but from the growth of the county and the gradual iucrease of business in the office, the uumbcr of cases beginning with the same letter had become so numerous that it liad become a matter of great inconvenience to find required papers - it becoming necessary sometimes to hunt through twenty boxes to flud the papers sought for. This difieulty was continually increasing. Boxes labeled with the same letters were eondnually multiplying. In a few years more the system would have become practiciilly UDlQftBageble. It raust have been with a f uil realiz&tioD of the necesgity of a Changa of system that the Board adopted the foregoing resolution. All of the calendar indexes were imperfect, and by long and constant use had become worn and almost Ilegible. A new and complete index has been made of all the papers in the office. I have had this index bound in three volumes: Ihe First -Is an index of the estates of all deceased persons leaving wiBs, eoiin" ing the numher of tli case, the number and paga t tho onlendar whore the eiitrie-: in the case were made, and the volume and page where the will is recorded. This part oi the index is very valuable in traciiifi out the title to land that has passed by will, as previous to 1877, no wills were recorded in the Register's office. The Second - Is an index of the estates of all deceased persons leaving no wills, and contains the number of the case, and the volume and page of .the calendar where all the entries in the case may be found, and which shows the various steps in the progress of the administration of the estatAs and their dates. The Third - Is au Jv nf the estates of minors, insane and incompetent persons. Contaimng the number of the oase, and the volume of the calendar and page where the entries in the case are made. The advantages of binding the index in three volumes are : that they are lighter, more easily handled and three times more durable, as each volume will be handled about one-third as much as would a single volume containing the whole index. J have ciuised these indexes to be very thorougbly made and covered with eanvass, and as we have, a petty index for daily use in the office, I believe this great index which we have made will answer its purpose for Gfty years to come, and as it already contains the index to the business of the oourt for the last fifty years, it raay contain at the end ol that time a complete index of the Probate business { the eounty for a full eentury of its existence. The numerical system of filinghas been adopted, Obmmenoing with No. 1, in 1827, and continuing the numbers substantially in the order of time to January Ist. 1877. The files are placed in the cases in consecutive order, and by finding the name of the case in the index, yon see the number, and ean instantly place your hand upon the files in the case. The system is as simple as it is possible to túake it, and no increase of business in the future win complícate it or make a chango necesaary. The files oxtending throngh twentyyears from 1827 to 1847 were in a very confesad aad ehaotic condition, thrown into pigeos holes without moch system or order, in many cases the papers were promiscuously rolled together. Thesa papers together with the later ones hava been issorted, placed in new wrappers pronnred by the Oterk !'r the parpose and put in tin boxes properly lubeled. When it is coDsidered that probably the titles to more than half of' the real estato in the uounty is stfected directly or indirectly by i!iu.e reoors of the Probato Court, the IBoard will aee that the proper ■ ■ment and care of these papers is ol' the utmos!, import anee to the people of the County. To Ilústrate, ander the old system a will iavolviug a large amount ot' property had been lost, or n:i?!:iid among ii"1 ala r papers in the office; duringour axamination and . .Tungeinent of the files ('s will was found, but in the nieantime a prominent eitizen of the eor.nty had been fërs to remedy the effects oü iü loss. Nó suoh accident can oocur with the system. now adopted. The work has been done by Mr. Doty, Mr. Philip Winegar, Frnr.klin E. Winegar and myself. The inclexes are entirely in the handwriting of Philip Winegár, I consider it prudent for the connty that the work could be done by o competent and accurate a person as Mr. Winegar. I doubt whether a better job of the kind can be fuiHid in the State. I have piuci riiilip Winegar for 120 days work tu. jl 50perdj; Í180 00 Franklin E. Winegar, n daya work (at Hl 25 per dfiy '. S0 25 Services of Mr. Dotj un.l mysell'. 200 UO Received connty wnmuits Sloo uo Now ilue ÍS70 25 It will b Ooticed tlmt I have charged $200 for Mr. Doty's serrines and ray own. The work has been entirely outside of Mr. Doty's official duties, and tie could hardly be expected to do it lor nothing. My predeoessor, Judge Oheever, and his register, Mr. Wilcoxson, peoqiveá in salaries - f'rotn the oounty for one terjn $2,400 moro thíin Mr, Doty and myself receive for the satne services. Slionld the Board allow Mr. Doty and myself $200 lor this job, we ahould then be receiviug $.2,200 lees than our predecessors received with this diliotial labor thrown in. But We do not complain ot' this. We did not solieit tha iob. It was imposed upon us by the Board. In obedienefl to your resolution we have made the Probate olEce of Washtenaw the most systeaiatic and properly arrauged of any Probate office in the State. We believe our charge ior the work is not unreasonable, but equituMle and just. Respectfully submitted. W1LL1AM D. HARRIMAN, Judge of Probate. Mr. Krapf moved that the bilí be allowed. Carried. Claimed. Allowed. 769 Wm. D. Harriman, Judge of Probate S3"0 25 Í370 2 Amouutof claim W7u 25 Deduct worranis received lütJ 'O Balance due ' 2

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