Board of Supervisors: 1870

SOURCE: The Weekly Herald, Jan. 8, 1870

THE "NEW BOARD"

The new Board of Supervisors met at the Court House yesterday, and organized by the election of J. A. Stamen of Brookfield, Chairman.  Mr. Stament [sic] has been in the Board about ten years longer than any other member, and now receives the approbation of his co-workers, by being chosen to preside over their deliberations for the coming year.  We give below the present Board, and the various standing committees appointed:

• * Thorn, W. H. - Liberty
• Goddard, M. - Spring Rock
• Scott, Wm. - Olive
• Sherwood, Chas. - Berlin
• Gardner, - Sharon
• * Stamen, J. L. - Brookfield
• * Spencer, B. - Bloomfield
• * Merrill, J. R. - Orange
• * Clement, G. W. - Welton
• Saddoris, Samuel - DeWitt
• * Lawler, P. - Washington
• * Nurre, H. - Waterford
• * Muhs, H. - Eden
• * Murphy, - Center
• * Wilcox, J. - Deep Creek
• Ingwerson, H. - Elk River
• * Albright, E. - Hampshire
• Carpenter, H. - Camanche
• * Scott, D. H. - Lyons
• Root, A. C. - Lyons
• * Toll, C. H. - Clinton
• * Hosford, A. P. - Clinton

Old members marked with a Star.

The following are names of persons forming the different standing committees:

STANDING COMMITTEES

Finance and Miscellaneous Accounts - Root, Muhs and Ingwerson
Accounts of County and Township officers, other than Constables and Justices - Thorn, Toll and Sherwood
Highways - Nurre, Muhs and Saddoris
Organization and Bounderies of Township School Districts - Allbright, Gardner and Lawler
County Buildings - Spencer, Hosford and Scott
Poor, and Poor Farm - Toll, D. H. Scott and Saddoris
School Fund - Hosford, Saddoris and Merrill
Equalization and Abatement of Taxes - Toll, Root, Spencer, Thorn and Goddard
Bonds of County and Township officers - Merrill, Sherwood and Wilcox
Judiciary Committee - Root, Albright and Ingwerson
Clasification of Personal property - Carpenter, Wilcox, Clement, Wm. Scott and Murphy.