History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

HISTORY OF OAKLAND COUNTY 213
acres (the old Osmun property) in Waterford township, and thirtyseven acres in the township of Pontiac. Although it has been improved,
modernized, and virtually rebuilt (mostly in 1902) the original residence building was erected in I868. Both interior and exterior, including the surrounding grounds, are neat and cheerful. In I870 the
building (forty by forty feet) now used as a horse barn, was erected,
but all the large outbuildings have gone up within the past decade.
These include the following: A house for the keeping of tools and
agricultural implements (thirty by forty feet) and an ice house (twenty
by twenty-two feet) in I902; the hog house and corn barn (forty by
forty) in I904; the large barn (thirty-six by seventy-six) for other
live stock and grain, in 1905; the hen house (twenty by thirty) in 1907
and the pumping plant, for fire protection, in I909. It is the evident
desire of the present superintendents of the poor, who are well supported by the board of supervisors, to not only safeguard all those committed to their care, but to make their lives comfortable and pleasant.
From seventy to one hundred are thus cared for, of whom two-thirds
are men. The total value of the county home property is estimated at
$35,000.