Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-28

nopt. ANDREWS, JonH Snepneru, DaVlu
Thompson.
Fenaimoe.- William S. Bailey, Chas.
d. Smith, Wesley Crow, William r.
Dixon.
Hazel GreeR.-P. III. Laine, John Eoff,
Washington Nolon, Augustus Tyler, r.
J.. Shcrratt, ID. B. DOMAIN, j. N. Atwood,
Miles Simpson, Russell Clark, Henry
Gray, Peter Skinner, P. p. Patterson,
Norman Clark, Philip Shillam, Thos.
Faherty, I. p. Richards, Hugh Kirk
patrick.
Ordered that the Board adjourn until
2 o'clock afternoon.
afternoon Session.
Board met according to adjournment
members present same as in the morning.
The committee on the equalization Of
the assessment Of the rolls mads their
report, which was read and laid upon
the table.
The committee on claims reported in
favor Of allowing to Budd & Boright
$32,4S, ID. Ward Ss7,00, and to c. Ash
ley $3.50, for repairs OF the County
Housc--to James McCarrick "a % JUS
tice fees in the case of State VS.. John
Guion, which report was adopted by the
Board, and the CLAIMS allowed.
The committee on Towns, to whom
was referred the petition of sundry citi-
zens of Wingvile, asking for the forma-
ton Of a new town from the southern
portion of said town, reported the fol-
lowing resolution:
RESOLVED, That Township No. five,
range No. one, be, and the same is here
by set off and established as Town, BY
the name of New California, the place
Of holding the first town meeting, shall
be held at the usual place of holding
Elections in said town, and the first town
meeting shall be held at the time fixed
by law for holding the annual town meet
ings for the elections Of all the town
officers for the full organization of said
Town.
A motion was offered 10 strike out the
words New California" and substitute
the word g Clifton,'' which, was agreed
to by the Board. The resolution, as
amended, was then adopted.
The special committee to whom was
referred the petition Of G. X. Lord Ct. al.
reported the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the District Attorney
be and he is hereby authorized and d.
rected to enter satisfaction in full upon
the judgment record Of Grant county, of
two several judgments therein recorded,
to wit: judgment in favor of the Board
of Commissioners Of Grant county, a.
gainst Lorenzo Bcvans and Jas. Moore,
for the sum of $4,000, rendered at the
September term of the late District
Court, in the year 1874 and a further
judgment of $500 in favor Of said Board
against the said Lorenzo Bevans, rem
dered at the same term of the said Dis
trict Court: and that this resolution DO
full authority to the said District Attor-
ney for that purpose.
Which was adopted by the Board.
The ayes and noes having been called
for, the result was as follows: Ayes
Messrs. Rountree, Burt, Warner, Bar
stow, Brandon, Dickey, Turley, Waldorf,
McGonigal, Van Week, Champlin, Bev-
ans, Walker, and Biddlecomc-l4.
oes--Messrs. Basford and Barber.
Mr.. Biddecomc offered the following
Resolued, That all the district of cour-
try belonging TO Grant county, and known
according to the surveys Of the United
States, for said country, as township No.
five north of range No. one west of the
fourth principal meridian, be hereafter
known and constituted as the Town Of
&" Clifton" And that all that section of
said County, known upon said United
States surveys as townships numbered
six, seven, eight, and fractional nine
north, all of range number one west of
the fourth principal meridian, be hereaf-
ter known and designated as the Town
of Wingville.
Which was adopted by the Board.
The claim of ID. Ward, for $5,12 was
presented and referred to the Committee
or Claims: also, the claim of l.. o.
Shrader.
The report Of the committee on equal
cation was taken up from the table and
adopted, as follows:
We the undersigned, appointed COM
mittce to egualize and correct the assess
ment rolls of the several town of Grant
County, respectfully report TO the Board
of Supervisors, as follows, viz
That we find upon an examination of
such assessment rolls, that the several
Towns contain respectively, the number
of acres set opposite them and that the
gross assessments in said Towns amount
to the aggregate valuation, also set OPP
posite to them respectively, as follows:
Name Of Torn. No Of .acrss. aggregate Val.
Lima, :, dS,499 1929 80