REPORT

of the

FRIENDSI-41P
TOWNSI-41P

FOR THE YEAR ENDING

MARCH 22. 1932

ANNUAL REPORT
Annual report of Township Board
of West Traverse Township, Emmet
County, State of Michigan, for the
year of March 24, 1931 to March 22,
1932.
RECEIPTS
Mar. 24, 1931- Balance on
hand _ --- --- - -- - - ---- $10,325.46
Apr. 29, 1931-Co. Treas.,
delinquent tax __ ____ _
90.90
July 31, 1931-Co. T reas.
d-elinquent tax ____ ___ _
712.97
Sept. 23, 1931, Co. Treas.,
primary school fund __
708.00
Sept. 23, 1931 Co.
Treas., library money_
4.80
Nov. 2, 1931, Co . Treas.,
delinquent tax ______ _
85.57
F. A . JackDec. 12
son,
snow fence
6.25
Feb. 8,
2, Co . Treas.,
delinquent tax ______ _
256.4!)
Apr. 16, 1.931, Ottawa
Lumber Co .. refund for
lumber _ ___ __ _ - ---1.12
Apr. 25, 1931, J. 0. Garver, school money Dist.
139.52
5 frl. --- --- ------- - June 25, 1931, Audrey
Mathews, American Legion Auxiliary dance __
5.00
Dec. 12, 1931, Joel Ayers,
grange dance _______ _
5.00
Jan 20. 1932, Edith Ayers,
grange rent m;aney __ _
45.00
Dec. 10, 1931, Edw. Lightfoot, tax rollState tax ------------ -- 3,577.6tl
County tax ___________ _ 12,296.46
County road tax ___ ___ _ 3,467.80
Township continge-nt tax _ 1,200.00
Rejected tax ___ ______ _
146.62
Cemetery tax _________ _
400.00
School tax ___________ _ 12,006.79
Road repair tax ________ _
500.00
Highway Imp. tax ______ _ 2,000.00
Excess of ro ll _________ _
23.43
1 mill tax ------------- 1,003.40

Total - ----------$49 ,008.22

EXPENDITURES
Jan. 10, 1932, Paid to Co.,
treas. state & co. tax _$16,089.71
Mar. 10, 1932, Paid to Co .
treas. state & co. tax __
990.2?.
Mar. 10, 1932, Returned
delinquent state & co.
tax ---- --- ----------- 2,261.97
-1-

Mar. 10, 1932, Returned

de linquent township tax

1, 770.43

J.O

Orders Paid

Cemetery --------------- $
392.84
School Dist. 1, frJ. ______ 16,403.93
Sch ool Dist. 3, frl. _ _____
573 .52
School Dist. 5, frl. ______ 1,077.74
Highway imp. f u nd _ __ ___ 2,051.23
Repair fu n d - ---------801.50
Winter park --- ---- - ---14.70
Fire fund ------------30.50
Con tingent f un d ------- 1,358.03

11
12
13

14
15

CONTINGENT FUND

17

Rece ip ts

19

Total ------------$ 3,273.86

E x penditures
March 24, 1931

1
2

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Board of Public Wks.

light and water ---- $
F. W. M. Cook janitor
Geo. E. Cook, health
officer __ _________ _
Ed You n g. salaries,
postage & settlemen t
Helen S. Vivant, salary, etc. ----- -----B . L . Ter pening, sett lement day _ _____ _
L-ester C. Mathews,
settlemen t _____ _ __ _
Geo. E. Cook, settlement -------- - - - -Frank Jablinski, settlement ___ _ __ ____ _

-2-

16

Geo. E. Cook, p h one

call and postage ___ _
21 Frank Cook, mat. &
labor on doors
22 Ed Ligh tfoot. board
m ee ting
approving
bonds ----- _ __ _
2 3 Lester C. Mathews,
approving bonds __ _
2 <1 Bern Terpe ning, approving bonds ___ __ _
25 Helen S. V.ivant 1 d.
reg., :Yz d. board m.
postage, phon-e & list
o f voters - _ __ _ __ _

8.75
8.75
8 .7G
8.75
5.00
2.50
3.67
.20
8.8 15
2.50
2.50
2.50

9.40

April 25 , 1931

26
27

30

25.00
31
60.50
32
76.73
33
5.00

Graphic P. Co., printing bill ------. _ __ _

Backus & Matthews,
workman's corn. policy
J. T. Clarkle, 't rea;;.
bond ______ _ __ __ __ _
Ed . Lightfoot. 1 day
viewing roads and use
of car __ _ __ ______ _
Ed Hilderbrant, 1 d.
viewing roads ____ _
Geo. Cook, 1 d. viewing roads _ ___ _ _ __ _
Bem Te rpening, 1 d.
viewing roads _ ____ _
Lester C. Mathews,
1 d . viewing roads,
'h d. getting safe __ _

67 .20
81.00
50.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
7.50

May 13, 1931

34

5.00
5.00

8.75

20

29

5 .00

0. P. R<Jse, 1 3-4 d.
inspe ctor of election _
William Vivant, 1 3-4
d. inspector of electio n --- - ---------Geo. N. Cook, 1 3-4 d.
clerk of election __ _
Effie Rose, 1 3-4 d.
clerk of election
Helen S. Vivant, 1 3-4
d. inspector _______ _
Jesse Bricker, gate
keeper ___________ _
Bem Terp-ening, services as justice at polls
Board of Public Wks.
water a n d light ___ _
Apr il 11 , 1931

28
1.00
18.00

.50

April 7 , 1931

Total --- - ------- $43,816.32

Balance on hand ____ ___ 5,191.90
To balance ------------ $49,008.22

Mar. 24, 1931, Balance on

hand ------------- - -- $ 1,878.08
Apr. 29, 1931, Co. tre
de linquent tax
11.67
Ju ly 31, 193 1 , Co. t r eas.
d-elinquent tax __ _ _ __ _
121.82
Feb. 8, 1932, Co. treas.
de li nquent tax _____ _ _
47.51
Apr. 16, 1931, Ottawa
Lumber Co., re.fund on
lumber ______ ___ ____ _
1.12
Audrey
JUtne 25, 1931,
Mathews, ren t of town
hall ___ _ _____ _ _ ____ _
5.00
Dec. 12, 1931, Joel Ayers,
rent of town hall .___ __ _
5.00
Jan . 2 ~ , 1932, Mrs. Joe l
Ay-2 r s, rent for grange
45 .00
Collected taxes ___ _ ____ _ 1,158.66

L ester Mathews, 1 hr.

opening safe for He len Vivant --------

E. H. Hild e rbrant,
c om. time - --- - - ---

25 .00

Jun e 6 , 1931

35

E.
H.
Hilderbrant,
com. time ___ _ __ _ _ _

3 -

57.50

June 22, 1931

36

E. H. Hilderbrant,
com. time _______ _ _

Oct. 3, 1931

57
60.00

June 24, 1931

37
38
39
40

41

Board of P1.1blic Wks.,

light and water __ .
W. F. M. Cook, 3 d.
board review
C. P. Mathews, 4 d
board of review __ _ _
Ed Lightfoot, 4 d.
board review, 13 d.
making roll, % d. juror list _____ ______ _
Lester Mathe-w s, %
d. juror list -- -- ---

58
2.00

59

15.00

43

Board of Public Wks.,

light and water __ _
Backus & Matthews,
additional premium on
com. policy __ _____ _

(;0
20.00

E. H. Hilderbrant, 5
d. labor -------- - -

61
87.50
2.50

Dr. Miller, health officer 7 n1J(). __ ___ __ _

47
48

Geo. Coo k, man and

team covering refuge
on Forest Beach __ _ _
Howard Rhodebeck, 3
d. cove-r ing re fuge on
Forest Beach ____ _ _
Ed Hilder brant 3% d.
covering refug e on
Forest Beach _ __ __ _

62
63

3.6 7
64
31.3 7

{)5

66
25 .00
67
10.00

G8

69
21.00

50
51

L-: stcr Mathews, % d

board meeting _____ _
Geo. Cook, 1h d. bd.
meeting ----------Ed Lightfoot, % day
board me-e ting, % d
health offi.cer, % d.
trip to Petoskey __ _

10.50
71

17.50
2.50
73
2.50
74
7.50

Ed Hilderbrant, 4
day labor ----- - ---

20.00

Ed Hilderbrant, 8 d.
labor __ ___ __ _____ _

40.00

Ed Hilderbrant, 4 d.
beach road ____ ___ _
Board of Public Wks.,
light and water __ _
Petoskey Engineering
Co ., surveying road to
bea ch at 5 Mil e Cr.
-4-

Board Public Works,

light and water ___ _

4. 67

E. H. Hilder brant, 6
d e r ecting snow fence
Ed Lightfoot, Y2 day
board meeting _____ _
G eo. Co ok, % d. bd.
meeting _ ____ _____ _
Bem Terpenin g, 1A1 d.
board me etin g
..
Lester Mathews, ~\J d
b oa.r d meeting
Board Public Works,
light & water for Nov.
J . T. Clarke, bond for
trea sur-er ___ ___

30.0 0
2.50
2 .50
2.50
2.50
1.00
40.00

Ed Lightfoot, 23 0 h.
making tax roll ___ _

11 5.00

Board Public Works,

light and water __ _

5.87

Walro nd, Frie nd and

Cas idy, 1 shovel for
town hall
Hankey Milling Co,,
coal fo r t own hall __

1.2 5
9.61

75
76

Doubleday, Hunt, Dol~n Co., e-l ection s su p.

Board Public Works,
light ---- ----- --Lester C. Mathews, 2
d. registration, 1 day
posting noti ces -----

8.3!)

1.00
15.0 0

Tota l ---------- - $1,358.03

Ba l. on hand ---------- 1,915.8 3
To balan ce _____________ $ 3,273.86
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT

2.00

Oct. 2, 1931

56

'?.5 0

20.00

Sept. 23, 1931

55

H. Hilderbrant,
d labor __ ___ _

Mar. 17, 1932

Sept. 12, 1931

54

11;2

Mar. 12, 1932

72

Aug. 21, 1931

53

E.

Feb. 8, 1932

Aug. 8, 1931

52

10 .0 0

Dec. 10, 1931

70

July 31 ; 1931

49

E. H. Hilderbrant, 8
d labor ---- ---- ---

Nov. 11, 1931

July 25, 1931

46

.40

Dec. 9 , 1931

July 23, 1931

45

2.00

Oct. 23, 1931

July 18, 1931

44

60.00

Oct. 15, 1931

July 14, 1931

42

Ed Hilderbrant, 12 d
labor ____ ----Emmet
Co.
State
Ba nk, 1 yr. box rent
Edna Campbell 2 light
bulbs, town hall

10.00

FUND

Receipts

Ma r. 24, 1 93 1, Balance on
hand
----------- $ 2,115 .30
Ap ril 29, 1!) 3 1, Co. treas.
delinquent t ax ------8. 59
-5-

July 3 1, 1931, Co. treas.

delinqu ent tax ______ _
D e c. 12, 1.931, F. A. Jackson. 2 roll snow fence __
F eb. 8, 1932, Co. treas_
de linquent tax ___ ___ _
Collected tax __ ________ _

.2 6
79.801
6.25.

2
3
4

5
6
7

8
9

10
11

27

Total ------- - -- - $ 4,009. 72

29

.3 0
31
24.50
45.00

Henry Rose, man and

te:1. m
_________ __
1 3 Jesse Bricke r , man
labor ----------- -11 Ed Hilderbrant man
and truck _________
15 Henry Me-u ler, man
and truck ______ ___
1~
William
Mesheke y ,
man and tru ck
17 Howard
Rhodebeck,
man labor ________
18 Geo. Yo ung, man labor ----------------] 9 Frank Jablin sky, man
a nd t eam ______ ___
20 Chas. Ames, man labor ---------------21 Lee Smith, man labor --- -----------22 Hen ry Yeake y, man
labor -------- _____
23 Marvin
Niswander,
man labor _________
24 Joe Osborne man &
truck _ -----------25 Aubrey
Bradshaw,
man and truck _____

-6 -

33

34

15.7;:)

35

13.45

36

3.50
5.25
17.50

37
38
39
40

49 . 00
26.75
20.00
15.75

42
43
44
45
46
47
48

7.00
35 .00
17.5 0

49
50
51

8. 75

52

26.75

53
54

25.00

19.60
52.50
8 1.20
25 .20
10.50

Ed Hilderbrant, man
and truck _____ _ ___ _
Arthur Labby, man
labor - - ------- - - -Me-r vin
Nieswander,
man labor _______ _
F. Jablinski, man &
tractor ___________ _

3.00
3 .50
3.50
22.50

Ed Black, 300 foot

plank ------------Geo. Cook. 1 oak
plank __ ___ _ _____ _
Ayers & Son, shovels and repairs ____ _

5.00
2.00
11.17

Ed Hilderbrant, man
and truck ____ ____ _
Henry Meuler, man
and truck ________ _
Emel Morre tte, man
labor _____________ _
Joe Osborn e, 4 d labor
Howard Rhod e beck, 4
d labor - ------- - --

Au g . 8 , 1931
Art Labby, 2 d lab or
Geo. Hoar, 1 d labor

Chas. Ames,
99 h
cutting
bru sh
on
Ames road _____ __ _

52.00
40.00
7.00
14.00
14 .00
7.00
3. 50
34.65

Au g. 21 , 1 931

17.50
8.75

21.00

Au g . 1, 1931

41

4.55

Chas. Ames. man labor -- ---- -- - - - - _

Fred Burdick, man labor _ __ __________ .
Len LaCount, man &
t eam _ ___ _ ___ __ _
John Klienfelt, man
and team
____ _ __ _
Lud W elsheimer man
and t eam ---- ~ ---Edward Burdick, 3 d
labor -------------

J uly 3 1, 193 1

8. 75
4<1.10

26.25

July 18, 1931

35 .0G

June 6 , 1931

12

32

24 .50

3.50

Lee
Smith,
7% d
labor --------- ---Ju ne 22, 1931

28

Calvin Mathews, man

and t eam -------- - - $
E. H. Hilderbrant,
man and truck
Mervin
Niswander,
man labor _ __ __ ___
William
Meshekey,
man and truck
Alger
Chamberlain,
man labor __________
Henry Yeakey, man
labor __ .________ __ _
Ernie Laur, man labor --------- --- - --Ray
Chamberlain,
man and team. ____ __
Chas. Ames, man labor ------------ __ _
Chas. Marihugh , man
and t eam __ ______ __
Arthur Labby,
man
labor __ ___ __ ____ ___

11.8G

J un e 17, 1931

26 .98.
I, 772.80

Expenditures
May 1 3, 1931

U. S. Bridge & Covert Co., for mate rial

Len LaCount, 46 h
cutting brush on road
Ed Hilderbrant, 5 d
man a nd tru ck ____ _
F. Jablinski, 2 d man
and tractor _______ _
F . Lee, 1 % d cutting
bru sh ____________ _
Geo. Hoar, 7 d labor
Joe Osborne, 5 d labor ______________ _
-7-

16.10
40.00
30.00
5.25
24 .5 0
17.50

55

Ray Chamberlain, 1 d
man and team _ ___ _
56 L. Smith. 5 d labor_ _
57 F . Le-e, 5 d team work
S e pt. 12, 1931
58 Art Labby, 4 d labor
59 Ed Hilderbrant, 4 d
truck work _ ____ __ __
60 Tom W illiams , 3 d labor - -------------Sept. 14, 1931
61 F . Tanner, 1 d labor
Oct. 3 , 1931
62 Henry Yeakey, man
labor ----- -------63 Art
Labby, 4% d
labor
__ ___ -- - - - - 64 Ed Hilderbrant, man
and truck --- - ------65 Geo . Hoar, man labor -------- - ----66 Tim Lugibil, man labor - --------- - -- -67 Ed Lightfoot, 2 teams
2 men labor
68 Byron Lightfoot, man
labor __ _ _______ _
69 F Jablinski, m a n and
tractor ___ _ _ -- __
70 Mervin
Nieswander,
man and tru ck
Oct. 15, 1931
71 Max Heynig, 7 team
wo rk ____ ____ ___ ---- - -72 Paui Heynig, 7 team
work --- -------- - __ _
73 Fred Burdick, man labor
___ ----- - 74 Ed Burdick, 7 d ma n
labor - - --- -- ----75 F . Jablinski, 7 h man
and tractor _ ____ _ _
Oct . 23 , 1931
76 F. Jablinsk i, man and
tractor _ __ _ __ _ ___ _
77 Howard
Rhodeb eck ,
man labor -- ------ -- Dec. 26, 1931
78 Raymond
Chamberlain, man and team __
Jan . 12, 1932
79 Emmet Co. Ro a d Com.
5000 ft. snow fence _
By
transfer to
repair
f.und ----- ---- - ---

7.00
17.50
35.00
14.00
32 .00
10.50
3.50

REP AI R FUND
Rece ipts

J\iar. 24, 1 93 1, Balance on

hand ___ ___ ------ - -- $
Apr. 29, 1931, Co. treasdelinquent tax ______ _
July 3 1, 1931, Co. treas.
delinqu ent tax ______
Dec. 5, by transfer from
highway imp. f1und ___
Feb . 8, 1932, Co. treas.
delinqu ent tax _ _ _____
i(;"(!) llected tax _ _________

15.75
1

48.00
2

38. 50
3

6.15
4

03.10
5

&.50
'6

15.00

"7
'8

~9.0 0

49.00
28 .00

J0

11

24.50
J2

10.50

13
22.50

14

5.25

]5

21.35

16

17
312 .50

]8
250.00

Total ---------- - $ 2,30 1.23

Balance on hand ______ _ 1,7 08.49
To balance
4,009.72
- 8 -

.2.1;:,

20 .30
250 .00
G. 7 5
44 :U ~

'T otal ----------- $ 1,172.'i0

36.7&

45.00

450 .32

]9

20

Expe nditures
March 30, 1931
Henry Miller, man &

team _ ____________ $
Ed Lightfoot, man
and team _ __ _ __ __ _
Ray
Chamberlain,
man and te am ___ _
Cha s. Marihugh, man
and team _ ________ _
F. Jablinski, man and
team - --- ----- - - - Ed Hilderbrant, man
and team ---------Apr il 4, 193 1
A lfred Heynig, man
labor ~-- -- --- - - - --
Edward Burdick, man
labor _ ___ __ __ __ ____ _
Ben Coykendall, man
labor - - - ------- - -Apr il 28, 1931
Henry Miller, man
and t eam __ __ ___ __ _
Lester Mathews, man
and team __ ______ ___ _
F. Jablinski, man and
t eam ______ _ _____ _
Chas. Marihugh, man
and te am __ ___ ___ _
Howard
Rhode beck,
man labor -- -- ---- - Ed Hildel'brant, man
labor --------- - - -Dick Spalding, man
labor _ __________ _ _
April 2 3, 1931
Les ter Math ews, man
labor --- - - -- - --- - Arthur Labby, man
l a bor ----- ------- .Joe Osborn e, man labor _ ____ _ __ ___ __ _
Ed Hilderbrant, man
and truck __ _ __ _ __ _

9 -

18.00

3.JO
3 . [;(j

3.uo
"7 .00
'6.12
'6.12

5 .25
22.00

14.00
1 3.00

7.00
3.50

3 .00
6.00
5.25
18.20
1. 75
6P.50

49

May 13, 1931

21

22
23
24

25
26

Mervin
Nieswander,
man labor -------Chas. Ames, ma n labor ------------ - -Alger
Chamberlain,
man labor ________ _
H enry Yakey,
man
la bor ------- - ----W ill iam
Meshe key,
man and truck ---Ed Hilderbrant, man
and truck - --- - ----

7.oa
7.00l
7.0()
7.00
20.00
30. 00

June 6, 1931

27
28
29

Geo. Cook, man labor

Ed Hilderbrant, man
and t ru ck --------W illiam
Meshekey.
man labor ---------

2.00
16.00
3.85

June 17, 193 1

30

L ee Smith . 3 d labor

31

Frank Miller, changing grader blade ___ _

10 .50

June 22, 1931

36.00

Walrond, Frien d &

Cassidy, wir e for snow
fe nce ____________ _

12.77

T ota l -----------$ 801.50

Balance on hand ______ _
3'7 1.20
To Balance ----- ---- -- 1,172 .70
CEMETERY
Receipts

Apr. 29, 1931, Co. t reas.

delinque n t tax ----- $
Ju l ' 3 1, 1931, Co. treas.
delinqu-ent ta x _______
Feb. 8 , 1932, Co. treas.
de li nq:lent tax _______
Collected tax __________

8.96
354. 56

Total --------- - -- $

392.84

2.8:i
26.47

Expe nditu r es

Mar. 15, 1932, Gemetery

Board , cern. tax -- ----$

392.84

July 18, 1931

32
33
34
35

E. H . Hilderbra nt , 7
d man and truck __ _
Art Labby, 5 d labor
Mervin
Nieswan der,
man labor ------ --F . Tan ner , man labor

62 .00
17.50
8.75
17 .50

Aug. 1, 1931

36

J oe Osborne, man labor ---------------

5.25

Oct. 15, 1931

37

::! 8
39
40

Ed Hilder brant, man

a nd truck _______ _ _
He nry Ro se , man and
team - -----------A. Labby, 3 h work
W ilton P lu mm:er, %
d la bor __________ _

14.50
3.50
1.05
1. 75

Oct. 23, 1931

41

E. H. Hilderbra nt,
ma n a n d truck ___ _

53.5 0

Oct. 23, 1931

42

Howard
Rhod e beck
man la bor -------- -

18 .73

SCHOOL FUND NO. 1 FRL.

Receipts

Mar. 24, 1931, Bala nce

on hand
______ $ 4,680.16
Apr. 29, 193 1, Co. t r eas.
de linqu-ent tax ______ _
54.35
July 3 1, 1!) 31, Co . t r eas.
delinqu ent tax _______ _
322.82
Nov. 2, 19 3 1, Co . treas.
delinque nt tax _______ _
68.64
F eb. 8, 19 32. Co. treas.
de.l inqu en t tax ______ _
94 .51
Collecte d ta x ---------- 11,1 83.45
T otal ----------- $16,403.93
Expenditures

April 18, 193 1, Jess-e Hill

school money ________ $ 4,68 0.16
Jan . 4, 1.9 3 2, J esse Hill
sch ool mo n ey _______ _ 6,000 .00
March 15, 19 32, J esse H ill
sch ool m on ey ________ 5, 72 3. 77

Dec . 9, 1931

43
44
45
46

47
48

E. H. Hild er brant,
man and truck ____ _
Nels Jenson . man labor --------------H . Rhodebeck, man labor -------------Art Lab by, man labor
R. Carpenter, ma n la bor ---------------

83 .00
33.25
33.25
33.2 5
19.25

March 3 , 1932
Ayers & Son, road

material __________ _
-

10 -

1. 95

Total ----------- $16,403.93

Mar. 24.
1931,
School
f und 3 f rl. , balan ce on
hand --------------- $
295 .25
July 3 1, 1931, Co . treas.
delin qu ent ta x ----- -8 0.7 4
Nov. 2, 19 3 1, Co. trea s.
de-l inque nt tax _______
9.65
Feb. 8, 193 2, Co . trea s.
de li nq,'lle nt tax ______
40.5 0
Collected tax ____ ______
147.38
T otal ----------- $
-11-

573.52

F eb. 8 , Hl32, Co. treas.

delinqu ent tax _______

Expenditure s
Apr. 18, 193 1, J . 0. Garve r, s.c hool mon ey _____ $
March 15 , 19 3 2, J. 0. Garver, school mon ey -- --- $

295.25

Total ----------- $

573.52

292.25

SCHOOL FUND 5 FRL

Rece ipts
Mar. 24, 1931, Balance on
221.92
hand ---- -- ---- - ---- $
Apr. 29, 19 3 1. Co. treas.
8.30
de linque nt tax -------July 31, 19 3 1, Co. tre-a s.
delinquent tax ______ _
41.06
Nov. 2, 19 3 1, Co. treas.
delinquent treas ______ _
7.2 8
Fe b. 8 , 19 32 , Co. treas.
delinquent tax ___ __ _
25.17
Apr . 25, 1931, J. 0 . Gar139.5 2
ve r -- - --- -- - - ------Sept. 25 , 1931, Co. treas.
primary money ___ ___ _
70 8.00
Sept . 25, 193 1, Co. treas.
library money ______ _
4. 80
Collec t ed tax __________ _
449.84

30.5 0
311.58

Total --------- -- $

342.08

Expend itures
.Jan. 12, 1U32, Geo. E.
Coo k, work on winter
parl' ---~---------- -Balance on hand _______ _

T otal ________ ____ $

669.7 4

324 .1 3
1.1 5
7.65
2.35
33 5.28
335.28

F IRE FUND
Re ceipts
Mar . 24, 19 31, Balance on
hand ____ ---------- - $
Apr. 29, 1931, Co. treas.
delinqu ent tax _______
July 3 1, 1931, Co. treas.
delinqu ent tax ______ _

330 .93
1.1 5
7.6 5

36.07

14.70
21.37
36. 07

BUDGET FOR 1932

Continge nt ------------ $ 1,9 15.83
Highway imp . fund _____ 1, 70 8.49
R epair fund ----------3 71.20
Scho ol Dist. 5 frl. ____ __
528.15
Town hall __________ ___
335.28
F ire fund ___________ __
3 11.58
Winter pa rk fund _______
21.37

708.00
528.] 5

Total ----------- $
Balance on hand -- ---- $

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342.08

E xpenditures
Mar. 12, 1932 , Village. of
Harbor Springs,
Raymond Chambenain, fire $
Balance on hand _________

Total -------------- $

Total ---------- - $ 1,605. 89

TOWN HALL
Re ceipts
Mar. 3 0, 19 31, Balance on
hand ------ --- ------- $
Ap r . 29, 193 1, Co . treas.
de linquent tax _ ______
July 3 1, 193 1, Co. treas.
delinquent tax _______
Feb. 8, 1932, Co. treas.
delinquent tax _____ __

Total -- ---------$

W INTER PARK FUND

Receipts
Mar . 30, 1931, Balance
29 .3 7
on hand ------------- $
Apr. 29, 1931, Co. treas.
delinq'uent tax _____ _
.69
.J ul y 3 1, 1931, Co. treas.
delinquent tax ___ ___ _
4.60
F'eb. 8, 193 2, Co. treas.
delinqu ent tax ______ _
1.41

Total ------------ $ 1,605 .89

E xpe nditures
June 3 0, 193 1, Geo. Young
sch oo l m.oney, Dist . 5 _$
Oct. 20, 1931, Geo. Young
prima r y money, Dist. 5 _
To balance on hand ____

2.35

T otal ____ _____ _:_ $ 5,1 9 1.90

R esp ectfully submitted,
Lester C. Mathews,
Township cler k.
REPORT OF HIGHWA Y
COMMISS IONER
Apr. 29, Cal. Mathews, man and
t eam. cleaning gra vel pit, 1 d _$ 7.00
Apr. 29, E. Hild erb rant, man
a nd tru ck, clea ning gravel pit
1 da y ---- ------- -- ------- 10.00
Apr. 29, Mervin Nieswander,
shov e ling dirt 1 day __ ______ 3.50
Apr. 3 0, May 2nd, Mer vin Nieswand er, shove ling dirt. 2 days 7.0 0
A pr. 3 0-May 2, W. Mishekey
man an d tru ck hauling gravel to
Laue r r oad, 2 days __ _______ 20.00

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April 3 0-May 2, E. Hilderbrant,

man and truck hauling dirL _20 .00
Apr. 30-May 2, Alger Chamberla in shove-l ing dirt 2 days ____ 7.00
M:a y 1, Lauer, shoveling dirt 1
day
------- -- -- ---- ----- 3.50
May 4-9, M. Nieswander, shoveling dirt, 1 % days -------- - 5.25
May 4-9 Henry Yeakey, shoveling dirt 1 day 3 hrs _______ _ 4. 70
May 4-9, Alger Chamberlain
shoveling dirt 1% days _____ 5.25
May 4-9, Chas. Ames working
on f ill Cal Mathews rd. 1% d 5.25
May 4-9, E . Hilde rbrant. man
and truck working on fill 1% d 15.00
May 4-9, W. Mishek ey, man and
truck working on fill 1 % days __ 15 .00
May 11-1 3, Cal Mathe.w s, man
a nd team on fill Mathews Rd.
2% days _ ___ ___ _____ _____ _ 17.50
May 12-1 3, Chas.
Marihugh,
man and t eam on fill. Mathews
Rd. 2% days ___ ______ ___ __ 17.50
May 12-1 3, Ray Chamberlain,
man and team on fill Mathews
Rd. % day _______________ 3.50 ,
May 12-13, Alger Chamberlain
loading scrapers, 1 day __ _ ____ 3.5 0
May 11-1 3 Mervin Neiswander
loading scrap er s 2 % days ____ 8.75
May 11-13 H. Yeakey dumping
~ cra pers 2 1h days -- - - ------ 8. 7 5
May 11-13 Art Labby dumping
a nd shoveling 2 % days ______ 8 .7 5
May 18-20 Henry Ro se man and
team on King Rd. 13 hrs ____ 9.10
May 18-20 Jess Bricker picking
ston e on King Rd 13 hrs. ____ 4.55
May 18-20 E. IHlderbrant man
and truck on King Rd 1 % days _12 .00
May 23-25 Henry Miiller, man
a nd truck Tip King r oad 1 day
8 hrs. ----------------- - --- 18. 00
May 23-25 W. Mishekey m a n
and truck Tip King road 2 day _20.00
l\1a~r 23 -25 K Hilct erbrant, man
and truck Tip King road 2 days
1 hr ________ ___ _______ _ __ _17.00
May 23-25 Howard Rhodebeck
s hoveling grave! 2 days ______ 7.00
May 23 -25 Geo . Youngs, spr-e ading gravel 2 days ___ _ _______ 7.00
May 27-June 2 Frank Jablinskey
man and team on P erry road __ 35 .00
May 27-June 2 H enr y Ro se, man
a nd t eam 5 days ___________ 35. 00
May 27-June 2 Chas. Ames
dumping scrapers on Pe rry rd.
5 days ____________________ 17 .50
May 27 -Jun e 2 Lee Smith. lo ad ing scrapers on Perry rd. 5 cL _17.50
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June 2-5 H oward

Rhodebeck
sl~ove l i ng gravel in pit 2 1/2 d __ 8. 7 5
June 2-5 H . Yeakey shoveling
gravel in pit 22 days ______ 8. 75
"une 2-5 M. Ni eswa nder shoveling grave.] in pit 2 V2 days _ __ 8. 75
Jun-e 2-5 H e nry Miiller spreading gravel on Crowl rd. & Miiller rd 22 days ------------ 8.75
June 2-5 J oe Osborne shoveling
grass roots t o grave l pit %
day and man an d truck hauling
~rav el t o Crowl and Miiller rd
22 days __ __ ___ __ _______ 26 . 75
Jun e 2-5 E. Hilderbrant hauling g rave l to Crowl & Miiller
r d 2% days _____ ____ __ ___ _ 20.00
June 2-5 Aubrey Bradshaw
hauling gravel to Crowl & MiilJer rd 2 ~-':! days __ _ _ ____ _ _ 25 .00
Jun e 8 -16 L ee Sm ith loading
scrapers on LaCount rd 7% d __ 26.50
Jun e 8-1.6 Chas. Ames dumping
scrap ers 6 days ___ __ ________ 21.00
June 8-16 Fred Burdick dumping scrapers 2 days _ __ _______ 7.00
J un e 8-16 Len LaCount man and
team on graders 72 days ___ 52.50
Ju ne 8-16 John Klienfelt man
and t eam on graders 8 d ____ 56.00
June 17-20 Lud
We lshiemer
man and t~mm on W elshiemer
rd 3 days 6 hrs _ __________ __ 25.20
June 17-20 John Kleinfelt man
team on W elshieme r rd 3 days
6 houra _______ __________ __ 25.20
June 17-20 Fred Burdick lo-ading scraper s 3 days 6 hrs _____ 12.60
June 17-20 Edward Burdick
dumping scrapers 3 days _____ 10.50
June 30 E Hilderbrant hauling
s tone on Chamberlain rd 5 h 3.00
June 30 Art Labb y picking sto ne
on Cook & Chambe rlain rd 1 d 3.50
June. 3 0 M. Nieswa nder picking
st one on Cook rd 1 day ______ 3.5 0
June 3 0 Frank Jablinskey man
and tractor on Jablinskey &
Chamberlain rd s 1 day _______ 15.00
Ju ly 1 Frank Jablinskey man
a nd tractor on Jab lin skey rd %
day ---- - --- --------------- 7.50
Jtil y 24-25 E. Hilderbrant man
a nd truck hauling gravel on
We!shiemer r d 2 days ______ _ 20 .00
.July 24-2 5 Henry Miiller man
and truck hauling g rave l
on
Welshiemer rd 2 days ____ __ __ 16.00
July 24 -25 Emil Morett shove ling gravel in pit 2 days _____ 7.00
Jul y 24 -25 J oe Osborne shoveling gravel in pit 2 days
7.00
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July 24-25 Howard Rhodebeck

spreading gravel 2 days ------ 7.00
July 27-28 H.
R hodebeck
spread ing gravel Welshiemer rd
2 dayR
_ --- ------------- 7.00
July 27-28 Jo e Osborne shoveling grave l 2 days _ -------- 7.0 6
July 27-28 Henry Miiller man
truck hauling gravel on Welshiem rd. 2 days ____________ 20.00
July 27-28 Art Labby shov-eling
gravel 2 days ---------- ---- 7.00
July 27-28 E . Hilde-r brant, man
and truck hau ling gravel 2 d __ 16.00
July 29 E Hilderbrant 1;2 day
H eynig rd % day We lshiemer
rd _ _____ _ __ __ _____________ 10.00
Aug. 6 E. Hilderbrant hauling
brush o n Ames LaCount rds.
1 days _______________ ______ 10 .00
Aug. 6 Geo. Hoar cleaning
brush 1 day ________________ 3.50
.July 8-27 Chas. Ames .c utting
bru sh 99 hrs on Ames rd ___ 34.65
Jun e 10-Aug. 15 Len LaCount
cutting brush on LaCount rd
4 6 hours __ __
_______ 1C .l0
Aug. 14-20 E. Hilderbrant man
and truck hau ling dirt and
g ravel on Carpenter rd 5 days 40.00
A ug. 12-13 Frank Jablin skey,
t ractor on Carpenter rd . grading 2 days _________________ 30.00
A ug . 12-13 Lee Smith cutting
bru sh on Carpe nter Rd 1 % d 5. 25
Aug. 12-20 Geo. Hoar shoveling
gravel on Carpenter rd ___ __ 24.50
A ug. 14-20 Joe Osborn e shoveling gravel on Carpenter 5 days 17. 50
Aug. 19-20 Ray Chamberlain
ma n and team 1 day _________ 7.00
A ug. 14-20 L. Smith loading
scrapers on Carpenter rd 5 d _17.50
A ug . 14-20 F . Le e man and team
scraping on Carpenter rd 5 d 35.0 0
A ug. 25-28 Art Labby spr eading
gravel and stone on Beach rd
4 days __ ________ __________ 1 4.00
Aug. 25-28 E . Hilderbrant hauling sto ne and gravel on Beach
Rd 4 days _ --------- - -- ___ __ 40.00
A ug. 26-28
Tom
William s
spreading gravel and sto n e. on
Beach rd 3 days ___________ 10.50
Sept. 3 F. Tanner cutting brush
a nd picking stone on Carpenter
rd 1 day ------- _ ___ __
3.50
Sept. 14-29 H enry Yeakey loading scrapers fo r Lightfoot rd.
J 0 1/z d -- __ _________ _______ 3G. 7 fi
Sep t. 14-29 Art Labby shoveling gravel and clay for Lightfo ot rd 4 1;2 days _ ______ _____ 15.75
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S-ept. 14-29 E. Hilderbrant :man

a nd truck hau ling grave-l and
clay on Lightfoot rd, 6 days __ 48.00
Sept. 14-29 Geo. Hoar spreading clay and gravel on Lightfoo t rd 11 days ____________ 38.5 0
Sept. 24-28 Tim Lughabihl shove ling gravel 1 3-4 days ____ __ 6.13
Se-p t. 14-21 Ed Lightfoot 2
men and t eams 6 1;2 days _____ 9 1.00
Sept. 30 Ed L ightfoot man and
team 3 hrs - ----------------- 2.10
Sept. 14 Byron Lightfoot loading scrapers 1 day _________ _ 3.50
Sep t. 14 Frank Jablinskey tractor on Lightfoot rd 1 day ____ 15.00
Sept. 22-28 Mervin Nieswan der
hauling clay and gravel 4 % d _45.00
Oct. 1-12 Max Heynig man and
team on H eynig rd 7 days ____ 49.00
O.ct. 1-12 Fred Burdick loading
scraper s on Heynig rd 8 days _28 .00
Oct. 1-12 Edward Burdick,
dumping scrapers on H eynig
rd 7 days ___ _______ ___ ____ _ 24.50
Oct. 12 Frank Jablinskey man
a nd tractor grading Heynig rd
1 1;2 days ___ _______________ 22 .50
Oct. 21-22 Howard Rhodebeck
picking sto ne on Jablinskey rd
J % days ___ ------ - -------- 5.25
June 8 U. S. Bridge & Culvert
Co., 1 10x1 6 ft. cor Amco culv-e rt fo r Heynig rd ________ 11.86
Dec. 14-18 Ray Chamberlain
cutting bru sh on Chambe rlain
r d 4 1;2 days _____ __ _ _______ 15.75
Dec. 21 Ray Chamberlain man
and team grading Chamberlain
rd 8 hrs ------- - -------- - -- 5.60
Respectfully submitted,
E. H. Hilderbrant,
Highway Commissioner.
H IGHWA Y COMMISS IONER
REPORT
Re pair Fund D is t, No. 1
Apr. 23, 1931, Lester Mathews,
1 1h days taking down snow
fe n ce ------------------ - --- $5.25
Apr. 23, Art Labby 5 days 2
hrs taking down snow fence__ 18.20
Apr. 23 J oe Osborne 1;2 day
snow fence __ ----- - --------- - 1. 7 5
Apr. 23 Ed Hilderbrant 6 days
9 1;2 hrs taking down snow fen ce
hauling gravel and grading ____ 69.50
May 5-9 Repair work on Lauer
r oad Mervin Nieswander 2 days
shov eling ___ __ ------------- 7.00
Chas Am es 2 days shoveling __ 7.00
Alger Chamberlain 2 days shove lin g ------ -- -- - ---- ~------ 7.00
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Henry Yeakey 2 days s hoveling _ 7.00

Will Mishekey man and truck
2 days ___________ _ _________ 20.00
E. Hild erbrant man and truck
2 davs __ ___ _______________ 20 .0 0
May 9 E. :Hilderbrant grading
Miiller, Jablinskey and Lau er
rds getting tools for Mathews
rd _____ ___ ______ __________ l 0. 00
May 18 Georg-e Cook, Forest
Beach hill removing sand and
stone from cement gutter ____ 2.00
Ma y 26 E'. Hilderbrant grading
man and truck on Cook and
Lauer rd, 11 hrs ____________ 11.00
May 26 W. Mishekey
riding
pony grader on Cook and Lauer
rds 11 hrs --- --- - - ---- -- --- 3.85
June 6 Ed Hilderbrant getting
tools for work on LaCount rd
m a n and truck % day _______ 5.00
June 4-6 Lee Smith cutting
bru sh on Carpenter rd 3 days _10.50
Jun e 4-10 F. Tanner cutting
bru sh on Carpenter rd 5 d ____ 17.50
June 22 Frank Miiller labor on
J a blinskey truck exchanging
grader and putting car in shape 36. 00
Jun e 24 E. Hilderbrant grading
Cook and Mii!ler rd ____ _____ 10.00
June 29 E. Hilde rbrant grading
Cook rd Forest Beach hill and
Lightfoot rd 1 day _________ 10.0 0
Jun e 29 Art Labby
picking
stone on Forest Beach hill ___ 3.50
July 1-4 Art Labb y
Forest
Beach and Chamberlain and
Mathe ws rd shoveling 4 days __ 14.00
July 1-3 Mervin Nieswander
picking stone on Jablinskey rd
2 112 days _ _ _ _ ____________ 8.75
Julv 1-4 E. Hilderbrant hauling
sto~e on Jablinskey rd Seely
hill and Ames rd 4 days _____ 32.00
July 5 E. Hilderbrant man and
truck hauling bru sh an d stone
on Forest Beach hill 1 day ___ 10.00
July 3-4 Jo e Osborne shov eling
grave l on Mathews r oad and
Seely hill 1 % days ---------- 5.25
Aug. 29 E. I{ilderb ra nt fi x ing
Forest Beach hill 3 hrs ______ 1.50
Aug. 29 Art Labby fixing Forest Beach hill 3 h r s. _________ 1.05
Se.pt. 2 E. Hilderbra nt hauling
g r ave l and grading on Crowl
rd Miiller cemetery hill, Carpe nter rd and Lauer rd. ________ 1 2.0 0
Aug. 10 H e nry Ro se man and
t eam on rd repa ir % day ____ 3.50
Aug. 10 Wilton Plummer on
rd r epair % day _ _____ ___ ___ 1. 7 5
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Oct. 15-21 E. Hild erbrant man

a n d truck hauling gravel and
s now fe nce repair all roads 5
days 3% hrs __ ____________ 53.50
Oct. 15-21 Howard Rhod eb eck
man shoveling gravel on all rd s
5 days 3% hrs _____________ 18.7 3
Nov. 9-10 E. Hilderbrant grading all roads 2 days ______ _ __ 20.00
Nov. J 1 E Hilder brant, 500 posts
a nd ha uling posts at 2c each __ 15.00
Nov. 10-14 Nels J e nse n cutting
posts and burning bru sh 3%
days _______ ________________ 12 .25
No v. 10-14 Howard Rhodeb eck
cutting po sts for snow fence
31/2 days ___________ ________ 12.25
Nov. 10-14 Art Labby cutting
post s for sn ow fence 3112 days__ 12.25
Nov. 30-Dec. 5 E. Hilde rbrant
man and truck hauling snow
fence 6 days _______ ______ __ 48.00
Nov. 30-Dec . 5 Richard Carpenter erecting snow fe nce 5 112
days
______ ______________ 19 25
Nov. 30 - Dec. 5 Art Labby erecting snow fence 6 days _____ _ _ 21.00
Nov. 3 0-Dec. 5 N els Jens-e n
erecti ng snow f ence 6 days ___ 21.00
Nov. 3 0-De c. 5 H oward Rhodeb eck erecting snow fe n ce 6 d _21.00
Fe b. 9 Joe Ayers & Son for axle
g r-e ase, file a nd g r ubh oe H. ___ 1.95
Feb. 9 vValrond, Friend & Cass id y for wi r e for snow fence
Respectfully submitted ,
E. H. Hilderbrant,
Highway Co mmission er.
Gll.t.f>H IC,

HARBOR

SPR INGS,

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