Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-11-28
ANIMAL SESSION
OF GRANT COUNTY BOARD Of SUPERVISORS
1867.
(coSyISUED RON LAST WEEK.
FrIp.Y AFTERNOON, Nov. Is.

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SATURDAY, Nov. II.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolped. That the sum OF $4,000 be
retained from the salary ordered TO be
paid tu.he District Attorney by r. solution
of this Board-tilat being the amount Al
lowed to Messrs. Paine l. Chapman foi
prosecuting Thomas Johnson on behalf OF
the State.
RESOLVED, That Wood R. Beach, Clerk
of this Board, is hereby authorized and re-
,nes,ed TO have the list OF entered lands
"a file in his office, heretofore made out by
Ioel p. Squires, Esqr., the Register of the
limited States Land Office at Mineral
Point, compared with the official records
of entry of lands in this county, IN all re-
.pects, also 10 have the entries OF land
made in this County since said list was
made, inserted in raid list and these also
,~,o,npare,l in like manner and then 10 have
the book containing the list Of entered
lands with all the proper headings, cert
fed by the said Register to be correct and
complete copies from the records OF his
office, of lands sold by and purchased OF
the United States, up to che date of such
certificate located in this Co. and the said
Clerk is hereby authorized to pay the SAID
Register his compensation therefor and
his expenses for procuring the same TO be
done, out of any money in his hands be-
longing to this County, and the said Clerk
is hereby directed to have this service per-
formed Immediately after Adjournment OF
this Board.
Resolped, That from and after the goth
lay Of the present month no bounty will
be allowed on wolf scalps by the Board of
Supervisors of Grant County.
Resolved, That Henry Van Week,
George Heifner and John Strunk, Super
,iSors of the town of Jamestown in Grant
County, be and are hereby authorized to
make a resiryey of so much Of the State
n.oad running from Boat Yard Hollow in
jamestown to Shullahmg as lies wholly ii,
town one, range two, in sail town, as in
their Judgment NAV be deemed proper,
and TO report 10 the next meeting of this
Board. Provided that the sal! tewn OF
jamestown shall incur AL the expenses
and pay all damages consequent upon
snch survey and alteration.
Resolved, That Charles K. Dean, j.. },
Button and Henry Dean, Supervisors OF
the tow Of Marion in Grant County. be
and the same are hereby authrized to re-
survey and alt, r SO much of the WingvilIe
and Viroqna State Road, lying within the
said town Of Marion, as in their judglnen,
may be deemed just and proper, and to re.
pot the full minutes Of whatever altera-
zion the said persons acting as Commits
%sioners or Supervisors may agree upon, &c
1.-The next meeting of this Board.
| Provided that the said town Of Marion
shall incur all Of the expenses and pay all
Of the damages consequent upou su,h re.
~survey and alteration.
Resclred, That Arnold A. PETIT, Tcl-
rence Carrier and John Burris be appoint
fed BY this Board AS its commissioners o'
agcnts.to examine the State Road leading
) from Poto.i to kichland Centre so far a>
said road lies in the tow of WAters,ow'
in this Grant County, that said commits.
l@sioncrs shall mark ont the route of an.
alteration in raid State Roa.|,in such town
which they may deem advisable, and srcl
committee shall report to The next meet
ing of the Board their action thereon.
Provided the expenses Of said commit
tee are paid by said town of Water~town
DjnoJ That -, Ill .,,oa ,,b,,a L..
I~tiees of the Peace have jurisdiction TO try
and give final Judgment in State prosecu.
tions. if the defendant is acquitted, the
County Board Of Supervisors will not pay
the costs of the prosecution, unless the
party claiming the costs shows that The
prosecution was advised by the District
Attorney.
Said resolution to take effect from and
after the Goth day Of Nov, 1857.
Report Of Committee on County Proper
ty, on certain motters referred thereto.
The committee to whom was referred
the proposition OF Cover q Goldsmith to
furnish blank assessment books, and a reso
luton 10 furnieh at the expense of the
County 10 the several towns all needful
town blank forms, ask leave to report that
they have had the same under ad.isemen,
and would respectfully recommeDdtl,at,h.
Clerk Of this Board, and the present Chair
man Of Supervisors Of the town of Lancas-
Ter be and are hereby appointed a commit
tee to procure at the expense of the Coun-
ty, at the lowest possible price, a sufficient
nnmher Of ASS ssor's books, for the use of
the several towns, for two years, also all
needful and necessary blank forms for the
use of the several towns to be distributed
10y the Clerk of this Board to the several
towns, and that the Clerk be and is here.
by authorized to issue County orders to
the full ainount Of SAID. books and blank
forms
All of which is respectfully submitted
Adjourned till Monday a. l O'Clock.
The Board met on Monday, Nov. 10th.
The Supervisors for their respective.
towns, reported names from which the
Grand and Petit Jurors are to be drawn
Tor the year 1858. The list will be pub
iished in due time.