Board of Supervisors v. Simmons

At a special election held July 17, 1893, "the electors of Alpena county adopted , the county road ¿system. The whole number of votes cast in the county was 738, of which number 583 were for it, and 155 against it. The board of supervisors thereupon provided for the 'election of commissioners, and submitted a proposition to ¿the electors to bond the county for $100,000, the first •$5,000 to be payable in 20 years, and the residue payable $5,000 each year thereafter; the bonds to bear annual interest at 5 per cent., payable semi-annually. The proposition carried by a vote of 1,614 to 666. The…