Brought forward, May 30. To postage on return from D. V. Bell, auctioneer, St. Joseph county, June 8. 31. Cash paid Henry Howard for postage on 18. Securities from bank of Singapore 50 cts., 14. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, &c. 21. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 27. Return of taxes from Constantine, 30. Collector's return of tolls and letter from July 2. Letter from Grand Haven, 3. Cash paid postage on letters and documents 25 5 00 1 00 82 21 10 20 38 13 13 19 2 46 5. Letter, sheriff, clerk and treasurer's blank 6. Return of collector of tolls from Ypsilanti, 9. Treasurer's return, Oakland, 7 76 11. do. do. from Hillsdale, do. from Kalamazoo of the 13. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 14. Return from sheriff of Hillsdale county, county, 19. Return of collector of tolls from Ypsilanti, 13 20. Return from sheriff Monroe county, 20 cts. Carried forward, July 22. Brought forward, sheriff's quarterly return from Allegan To postage on letter from Berrien county, 25. Bonds from sheriff, clerk and treasurer of Ottawa county, 26. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 31. Licenses and sheriff's, clerk's and treasur- Aug. 1. Returns of taxes for 1837, from Calhoun, 2. Return of collector of tolls from Ypsilanti, Assessment rolls of several townships of treasurer, Return of taxes from treasurer of Chippewa county for 1837, 6. Abstract of assessment rolls for 1837, from treasurer Eaton county, 7. Return of taxes for 1838, from treasurer of 8. Auctioneer's returns from Mackinac county, Letter from Monroe county, Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 11. Letters from Niles and Centerville, 13. Tax return from Mackinac, 16. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 18. Cash paid for postage from July 3d to date for treasurer's office, 20. Assessment rolls of Kent and Byron town- Letter from Berrien county, 22. Letter from Ionia, 23. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, Carried forward, Brought forward, Aug. 29. To postage on letter and tax return from 30. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 31. Return of licenses from Branch county, Sept. 1. Bonds of sheriff, clerk and treasurer of Ottawa county, the same having been returned for approval, 6. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 13. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 20. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, Oct. 2. Letter from Bank of Ypsilanti, 3. Letters from Ionia and Paw Paw, 4. Letter from Tecumseh, and collector's re- Letter from Kalamazoo for treasurer, 10. Letter from Hillsdale, Letter sent to the treasurer and receiver 13. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 19. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 20. Return of sheriff of Kent county, Cash paid for rent of box 229, in post office, 27. Letter from county clerk of Kent, enclos- 31. Letter from Tecumseh, Nov. 2. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, Blank forms of assessment rolls from treasurer of Massachusetts, Return of sheriff Allegan county, enclosing 50 10 20 10 19 50 37 10 20 1 50 75 Brought forward, Nov. 3. Letter from cashier Manhattan bank, New York, Letter from sheriff of Kalamazoo, 6. Letter from Jacksonopolis, 7. Letter from Jonesville, 9. Collector's return of tolls from Ypsilanti, 14. Letter from Saginaw, 24. Letters from Otsego and Ann Arbor, 26. Letter from Saginaw, enclosing blank li censes, 27. Letters from Eaton county, 29. Letters from Cass county, Dec. 5. Letters from Van Buren, Allegan. Branch 11. Letters from Allegan, Monroe and Tecum- One sett pigeon holes for office, 14. Cash paid Henry Howard for postage on Paid postage on letters from Berrien and 22. Letters from St. Joseph and Lenawee, and To postage on letters omitted, 31. Balance carried down, 25 19 10 12 20 13 28 1.00 25 19 5 00 1 00 1.00 4 00 11 02 44 1 00 50 28 17 $176 80 Jan'y 1. By balance brought from last account, ROBERT ABBott, Esq. (No. 5.) Auditor General of the State of Michigan. DEAR SIR: Benjamin Porter, acting commissioner for the state penitentiary at Jacksonburgh, begs leave to make the following report, shewing the present value, the amount of money received by an appropriation and a loan, the amount already expended, also the progress of said state work, to wit: 483 perch of cut stone laid in the cells, at $10 37 per perch, $5,020 79 97 perch of cut stone laid in front wall and sills, at $10 38 per perch, 1,092 48 734 perch of cut stone in yard ready for laying, at $8 25 per perch, 6,059 63 2,032 perch of rough stone laid in foundation and walls, at $3 00 per perch, 6,096 00 262 perch of rough stone in yard not laid, at $1 25 per perch, 327 50 40 perch of rough stone quarried and in quarries, at 62 cents per perch, 25 00 1,680 00 1 boarding-house on prison 140 M brick laid in cells, &c. at $12 00 per M, Excavating for foundation of prison, 31,360 feet, 66 3,200 1 sewer to river for draining 66 at $200 per cord, 1 drain for brick yard and marsh, Grubbing and clearing prison ground, 1 do 1 joiner's shop 66 34,560 270 cords 540 00 200 00 200 00 do 1,900 00 1 blacksmith's shop |