Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-12-01
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPER.
yisORs-iNl ER EsTING PROCEEDINGS.

ICaAWFORD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPER
visORs-iNl EREsTING pROCEEDiaGs.
Crawford is one Of our nearest neighbors
aud one Of the first settlers Of the State
The population of that county is SOL; to-
tai valuation of all property sl,47o,ooo.
At the November meeting Of the Coun-
/ ty Board Of Supervisors Of Crawford Coun-
! ty, the proceedings were highly interesting
in several particulars. A county seat re-
lnoval question is before the people Of that
county, and they have got matters pertain
ing to such issue SO mixed that they are
unable to tell where the county seat Is
Also, it is believed in that county that the
true title of Fort Crawford is in the coun-
lty, as the following shows, copied from the
Leader.
Alfred Brunson presented to the Board
some documents going to show that Gov.
Doty, some 80 years ago, decided the land
on which Fort Crawford now stands to
Crawford county as site for county build
ings, ind the county is now the owner OF
said property. The Board called for the
opiA, ii Of the District Attorney in the mat-
Ter.
Subsequently,, the following preamble
and resolution were adopted as prelimina-
ries toward disposing Of this matter:
Whereas, It's the opinion of this Board
that the county Of Crawford is legally and
Iequitably entitled to the ownership and
! possession Of the land and property known
as Fort Crawford, in the town Of Prairie
du Chen, in said county, therefore
RESOLVED, That the District Attorney be
and is hereby instructed TO proceed at once
to recover the possession of said property
for the said county, and if necessary to
commence an action in the name of the
!, Board Of Supervisors of Crawford county,
for and in behalf of said county, against any
and all persons in possession Of said lands
and premises, to recover the possession
thereof.
The salary of the District Attorney, fol-
the ensuing term, was raised to $500 per
year, and the salary Of the County Clerk,
+ for the ensuing term, was raised to $500
per year. SO that county pays those Off
GERS more than Grant County pays her
District Attorney and County CLERK.
The committee on county seat matters
I made their report, and the following reso-
buttons, were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, At the annual meeting Of the
4 County Board for the year 1860, the Su-
i peryisors Of said county are unable to le-
}, gally and satisfactorily determine where Che
county seat is now located, therefore
4 RESOLVED, That to avoid delay and ex-
Ipensive litigation, it is unanimously agreed
] by all the members Of the said Board t,
take no action Of this Board on the 3enlov-
al Of the offices from Prairie du Clden; anc
further
i ResoEued, That we petition the l-egisla
lture for revival Of the county seat act O
1850.
4 The bounty on wolf scalps was raised tc
four dollars
! Crawford leyies this year G mills on tht
dollar for county tax, or 5000 on the ST..
1000 Of assessed valuations which is Just
-four times as much as the State tax Of that
county.
i Crawford owes the several towns Of thai
] county ss,4o5.o7 for SO and 50. AM
Of outstanding county orders and juror Ger
! tificates, Se,o48.0o. The tax certificate
on hand amount to sI4 ,6s4.33.
| BY resolution, each county paper Is di
rected to publish the proceedings Of conn
ity Board and the sum Of $500 is allow
ed to each for such work.