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March 18, 1898
The Owosso Times
Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Minutes from Shiawassee County Board of Supervisors meeting: Failed vote to submit county seat removal to Owosso; claims report adopted; resolution passed to rescind $40,000 courthouse bonding in Corunna.
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of Owosso, in the county of Shiawassee, therefore this board does hereby designate the City of Owosso as the proper place to which said county seat should be removed; and that the question of the removal of said county seat to the City of Owosso shall be and is hereby submitted to the electors of the said county of Shiawassee at the time of holding the next annual township election.
Supr. Parker moved that the resolution be accepted and adopted.
Which motion was lost by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas, Supervisors Allen, Baldwin, Curtis, Fuller, Laverock, Lutz, J. A. Morrice, F. H. Morris, Parker, Rush, Stanlake, Shannon and Young. Total Yeas, 13
Nays, Supervisors Cronk, Colby, Euler, Harper, Jarred, Lyman, F. G. Morrice, Martin, Myers, Peacock and Shipman. Total nays, 11.
Supr. F. G. Morrice, from the committee on claims and accounts, submitted the following report:
To the Hon. the Board of Supervisors:
Your committee on claims and accounts would respectfully submit the following as their report, recommending the allowance of the several amounts as given below, and that the clerk be authorized to draw orders for the same:
John Y. Martin 8 60
A. E. Shannon,
G. W. Stanlake
J. K. Allen
S. B. Lyman
A. A. Harper
A. M. Young
J. A. Morrice
A. C. Fuller
F. G. Morrice
M. L. Scougale
J. L. Jarred
Cronk
F. H. Morris
T. M. Euler
C. W. Shipman
Myers
E. D. Colby
M. L. Parker
J. J. Peacock
C. A. Baldwin
J. H. Laverock
F. H. Rush
John Curtis
J. H. Collins
F.G. MORRICE,
J. Y. MARTIN,
J. K. ALLEN,
Committee.
On motion of Supr. Harper the report was accepted and adopted.
Supr. Young offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the resolution passed at the January session providing for the submission to the people of the question of bonding the county for the sum of forty thousand dollars for the purpose of building a court house in the city of Corunna, be and is hereby rescinded and repealed.
A. M. Young.
Supr. Young moved that the resolution be accepted and adopted, which motion was carried by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas, Supr. Baldwin, Cronk, Curtis, Colby, Euler, Fuller, Harper, Lutz, J. A. Morrice, F. G. Morrice, Martin, Peacock, Parker, Rush, Stanlake, Shannon, Young. Total yeas, 17. Nays, Supr. Allen, Jarred, Lyman, Laverock, Myers, Shipman. Total nays, 6.
On motion of Supr. Shipman the board adjourned.
Countersigned.
C. A. BALDWIN,
Chairman.
J. H. COLLINS,
Deputy Clerk.
Supr. Parker moved that the resolution be accepted and adopted.
Which motion was lost by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas, Supervisors Allen, Baldwin, Curtis, Fuller, Laverock, Lutz, J. A. Morrice, F. H. Morris, Parker, Rush, Stanlake, Shannon and Young. Total Yeas, 13
Nays, Supervisors Cronk, Colby, Euler, Harper, Jarred, Lyman, F. G. Morrice, Martin, Myers, Peacock and Shipman. Total nays, 11.
Supr. F. G. Morrice, from the committee on claims and accounts, submitted the following report:
To the Hon. the Board of Supervisors:
Your committee on claims and accounts would respectfully submit the following as their report, recommending the allowance of the several amounts as given below, and that the clerk be authorized to draw orders for the same:
John Y. Martin 8 60
A. E. Shannon,
G. W. Stanlake
J. K. Allen
S. B. Lyman
A. A. Harper
A. M. Young
J. A. Morrice
A. C. Fuller
F. G. Morrice
M. L. Scougale
J. L. Jarred
Cronk
F. H. Morris
T. M. Euler
C. W. Shipman
Myers
E. D. Colby
M. L. Parker
J. J. Peacock
C. A. Baldwin
J. H. Laverock
F. H. Rush
John Curtis
J. H. Collins
F.G. MORRICE,
J. Y. MARTIN,
J. K. ALLEN,
Committee.
On motion of Supr. Harper the report was accepted and adopted.
Supr. Young offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the resolution passed at the January session providing for the submission to the people of the question of bonding the county for the sum of forty thousand dollars for the purpose of building a court house in the city of Corunna, be and is hereby rescinded and repealed.
A. M. Young.
Supr. Young moved that the resolution be accepted and adopted, which motion was carried by the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas, Supr. Baldwin, Cronk, Curtis, Colby, Euler, Fuller, Harper, Lutz, J. A. Morrice, F. G. Morrice, Martin, Peacock, Parker, Rush, Stanlake, Shannon, Young. Total yeas, 17. Nays, Supr. Allen, Jarred, Lyman, Laverock, Myers, Shipman. Total nays, 6.
On motion of Supr. Shipman the board adjourned.
Countersigned.
C. A. BALDWIN,
Chairman.
J. H. COLLINS,
Deputy Clerk.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
County Seat Removal
Board Supervisors
Shiawassee County
Courthouse Bonding
Claims Report
What entities or persons were involved?
Supr. Parker
Supr. F. G. Morrice
Supr. Young
Supr. Harper
Supr. Shipman
C. A. Baldwin
J. H. Collins
Supervisors Allen
Baldwin
Curtis
Fuller
Laverock
Lutz
J. A. Morrice
F. H. Morris
Rush
Stanlake
Shannon
Young
Cronk
Colby
Euler
Harper
Jarred
Lyman
F. G. Morrice
Martin
Myers
Peacock
Shipman
Where did it happen?
Shiawassee County, City Of Owosso, City Of Corunna
Story Details
Key Persons
Supr. Parker
Supr. F. G. Morrice
Supr. Young
Supr. Harper
Supr. Shipman
C. A. Baldwin
J. H. Collins
Supervisors Allen
Baldwin
Curtis
Fuller
Laverock
Lutz
J. A. Morrice
F. H. Morris
Rush
Stanlake
Shannon
Young
Cronk
Colby
Euler
Harper
Jarred
Lyman
F. G. Morrice
Martin
Myers
Peacock
Shipman
Location
Shiawassee County, City Of Owosso, City Of Corunna
Story Details
Board discusses and votes down resolution to submit county seat removal to Owosso; adopts committee report on claims and accounts; passes resolution rescinding prior bonding for Corunna courthouse.