Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-04
Saturday Morning, Nov. 18.
Ill ,.,af ,,,,rcuanf to adjournment.

Gates to the Clerk of this Board he shall
draw an order on the Treasurer of this
County for the amount of this appropria.
ton, and deliver the same to the said town
Board or its order.
| The following resolution in reference to
election notices was adopted:
Standing Resolution: Resolved, That
the Sheifiof Grant County be authorized
to have election notices printed for Town
Clerks to pst previous to all general and
special elections the County to pay for
the same.
Adjourrrd till Monday, the Goth, at l
o'clock P. u.
The Bosrd met at o'clock on Monday
the 2OtI Nov, pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Welsh presented petition of citi-
zens of 3eetown for assistance to repair the
bridge ger Grant river, on the road lead
ing from Beetown to Lancaster; whereup-
on similar order and amount of appro-
priationwas adopted and made as in case
of Plate river bridge on the road leading
from lancaster to New California.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition of
Jas. F. .Ghapman for license to keep a
ferry a,pss Grant and Mississippi rivers at
Potosis3 The license was granted and the
same rites established as heretofore.
Mr.. Moore presented the Report of Fl
nance Committee, as follows:
70 the Hon. Board Of Supervisors Of Grant
County:
You Committee on Finance after a
careful examination of the subject beg
leave p report the following:
Expenditures Of the previous year -
Orders cancel ed issued previous to
November IS, 1854, $4,000 90
Issued since the above date, 448 20
Court certificates canoe led, 1896 Is
Contingent expenses paid by Treasu-
rer,with his legal per centage, 1876 30
Contingent expenses paid by theClerk
of his Board and his salery 629 81
Total expenditures oftEe previous year, 81
Til. above cancelled orders and certif-
Gates are herewith presented and your
Committee recommend that they should
be dettoyed in presence of this Board.
| Yoir Committee also after due exami-
nationfind the assets of the County to be
in amdnts and chara, t,r as follows:
! Taxi DEEDS without interest, $l2l9 OF
rax-Crtifcates also without interest
| up to 1901, 744 ii
| I" &c ssupt0 1852. S66 Al
" "upto 1853, l3tl2 Cd
Ske liners note, 200 81
McAuty's note, % 10
II. Ausin's note, 81 %
Kent nd yet due on County Farm, 100 90
Total AMOUNT of assets, 1889 81
You Committee also find the liabilities
to be ilsamounts and character as follows
To ordss issued previous to Nov.
10Th, s54, 382 IS
10 CauiFcerilficates outstanding, COL 10
TO BilsalIowed by this Board, 1887 O6
To Robts Temp eton, Of Potosi, with
intereA up to June next, 5000 90
~ 1860 az
Or. By ORDERS cancelled issued since
Nov. 1ah, 1854, 448 29
Total liabilities mp to present date, 6Sl2 Is
TO miflper cent. on 81. 796, OBS 80,
the tota va'ue OF all property for
County Tax, 1884 Oh
Four milllax overruns the liabilities, 372 81
Your Committee think proper to advise
the payment of the debt to Robt. Temple
ton Of Potosi, and have carried it out il,
the list Of liabilities. We have also advi-
sed the raising of four mill County tax
which amounts to sufficient sum to meet
the liabilities and small amount over as
per footing above, leaving the amount I'M
der the head Of assets to cover the delin-
quent hist; and also contingent expenses
which the Treasurer and Clerk are bv law
occasionally compelled to pay this with
the overplus on four mill tax we deem to
be sufficient; all of which is herewith sub
mitted this 10th day Of November, 1854,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Your Committee have also carefully ex.
amined the Reports of the Treasurer and
Clerk Of this Board, both of which we find
to be correct, and advise the adoption Of
both, which are also herewith presented the
day and year first above written.
JAMES Moore,
S. F. elise, Committee
W. G. Wilcox,
The Report of Committee on County