Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-20

Of the Town of Cassyile, and formation OF
a new Town. A majority Of the Board af-
forwards refused to form the new Town.
On petition Of NJ. w. Wood, the Board
ordered that interest be paid on the bal
ance due him for building Jail.
A report was presented and read by the
chairman from VIM. N. Reed, to whom
Was referred last year he matters relating
Ito State Roads generally. The Report
was as follows:
! To the Grant County Beard Of Super-
Uisors.
Your committee to whc1n was assiged tire
| duty of examining certain State Roads
named in resolution of your body at
the last session, beg leave to report:
That after your committee had exam
! med the various matters and thu ,gs le-
CURED of him, Ito considerable exte y
any further action was rendered almost
unnecessary by the summary decision OF
our Circuit Court at the Spring Term,
1858, in the case of J. Wilson, jr., vs..
Grant County; said decision being in sub
stance that the county was not liable for
expenses incurred in laying out and sur
viewing State roads but that the State OF
Wisconsin, inasmuch as the Legislature
had passed an act authorizing the laying
out, surveying and making sal. roads, was
Fholden for the payment of all expenses of
the same.
Such being the judgment Of the court,
your committee would express the hope
that the county will hereafter be spared
the infliction of any more State roads,
And it only remains for me to state in
reference to the State Road from Platte
vile to Cassvile that the party locating it
spent much time and wandered far from
the direct course, like the Children of
Israel III the wilderness. That instead of
coming north until within sight of this
Village it should have crossed at or near
Rockville, some or 5 miles farther south
and interesting the Potosi and Plattevi,le
road at or near the bridge across Big
Platte and thence on said line of highway
TO the village of Platteville. And that
the state road from Potosi to Cassville is
mot called for by the travelling public;
land the road from Cassville to Lancaster
via, Beetowp, although called for and gen
orally located on the best route is still open
to some. serious objections: At one point it
is located upon ground which the law ex-
empts from being so occupied. At an
bother place, to wit near Warmers new
mill, on Rationale, said state road leaves
the best and most eligible route, taking a
fmore eastery eourre up the bluffs OF Rat
tlesnake, thence across the table land to
the village of Beetown, which it enters by
narrow, rugged hollow, requiring consid-
cradle outlay to make it q good road,
whilst the travelled route up Nip-ard Tuck
hollow and entering Beetown by the house
Of J. Turley, Esq, would have been a
more feasible road and better adapted to
the wants of the public.
| From the best information your Com
nittee can find it appears that the legal
notice required to be posted in each town
by the State Commissioners before COM
,mencing to locate such roads was not in
some cases so posted as required by law.
All of which is respectfully submitted
WIN. N. REED, Committed.
Board adjourned to meet AT 6 O'Clock,
Friday evening.
Board met pesuant to adjournment.
To the Board Of Supervisors Of Gram
County:
/ The committee to whom was referred the
subject of the disposal Of the County
Farm fol the ensuing two years, and
also the proposals for leasing the same,
report as follows, to wit:
That they have received and examined
four bids Or proposals for leasing the said
farm aud taking care of county paupers;
but they have good and sufficient reasons
as they believe for not awarding, or dispos-
ing of the matter finally in their capacity
of committee, and do, therefore, herewith
present to the Board the several proposals
presented to them and recommend that
they decide in committee of the whole
between the applicants. They would fur
Their recommend that the person to whom
shall be given the charge Of the said coun-
ty farm, shall be required to haul and dis
tribute over the poorest parts of said farm,
yearly, all the manure that shall accumu
late around the stables and out buildings
on said farm. They would further rec
ommend that portion Of said farm, not
less than 5 acres, shall as soon as practi-
cable, be seeded with heswes grass and
clover.
H. A. W. McNAIR, J
Tu9n.i no w,,s, com"''''s'
After proceedings on various upimpor-
'ant matters, the Board adjourned sill s
o'clock Saturday morning.
Board met again. Sundry resolutions