Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-11-27

bridge across Rattle Snake at or near the
town line between said towns, to be ex-
pended by the Boards of said towns joint
ly, for the purposes aforesaid.
To the town of Paris, two hundred dol
lars $4,000 for building a bridge across the
Little Platte river, on the road leading
from Potos to Hazel Green, near the pres
ent crossing above the mouth of Block
house Branch in said town.
To the town of PIatteville, the sum of
seventy-fve dollars $3.50 for repairing the
stone bridge across Little Platte river, on
the road leading from Lancaster to Platte
vile in said town.
10 the town of Boseobel, the sum of
one hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 for
building road and bridge over a slough
between Boscobel and the Manhattan Fer
ry, in the town Of Boscobe.
To the town of Millyille, the sum Of sew
enty-fye dollars ($75) for uiding bridge
across Big Green river, in said town, about
a quarter of mile below James Ander-
sons Saw Mil, on the road to Boscobel.
70 the town Of Marion, the sum Of fifty
dollars (s50) for building a bridge across
Crooked Greek in said town; which is res
pectfully submitted.
EDWARD NJ. HoYr, Chm.
The report was adopted.
Adjourned to meet tomorrow, Satur-
day, at i o'clock, P. m.
Final meeting pursuant to adjournment.
The clerk was authorized to audit and
issue orders to members for per diem and
mileage service.
The following resolution was offered by
N. Dewey and adopted:
Resol0ed, That S. f. elise, Henry
Patch and Jesse Waldorf be and they are
hereby appointed committee, to make Il
comp etc, particular and careful settlement
of the accounts of the County Treasurer,
and clerk of this Board, and bring the
same down to the close Of the present year,
and the said committee shall make care
full examination of all the items of the res
pectiye accounts of the said officers, and
Ger, closing with the present ear, and make
q report of such account, and OF their do
ings under this resolution, to this Board at
its next session in January next, subject to
the approval Of this Board. The said
committee is hereby further instructed to
correct the list of lands on which the coun-
ty has tax liens for the several years, and
foot up the amount of all such liens so held
by the county on the first day of January
next, and open an account with the proper
officer and charge him with the aggregate
amount Of such liens at the original cost to
the county, and the. chairman Of the said
committee is hereby authorized to employ
a clerk to assist said committee at com
pensation not TO exceed swo dollars AMI a
half per day.
Resolved by this Board, that it IS re-
commended to the successors in office of
this Board, that they make quarter yearly
settlements with all county Officers having
in charge the disbursement and receipt OF
money belonging to the county.
The following resolution was offered BY
Mr.. elise aud adopted:
That the Superintendent of the county
farm is instructed to receive no person I'M
der his charge at the county expense unless
the chairman of town which sends such
person, certifies under oath that he really
believes such pauper has no legal settle
ment in any town within the County, and
that he is justly county charge; also,
that such pauper shall certify under oath
that he has no means Of support, dc.
On motion, s. Lightcap was appointed
agent for the county to assist the Town
Board or Paris in constructing the bridge
across Platte, and bis acceptance Of the
work shall be certified before the appso-
pliation can be applied.
On motion, aud n pursuance of the FL
nance Committees report, county tax OF
d mills was levied TO pay county ex-
penses for the current year.
The committee on County Property re-
ported contract with Mr.. IIaIbert for
taking tie county farm and paupers, which
was read, approved and ordered signed by
the Chairman and Clerk.
ResolUed, That the Chairman and
Clerk of this Board are hereby instructed
to furnish the several newspapers in this
county certified copy Of the receipts and
particular list of the expenditures OF this
county for the current year. aud that the
same, with the report Of the finance com
rnttee, lie published in each Of the sail
papers, provided the expense thereof shall
not exceed the sum OF fifteen dollars for
each paper, and that the said officers draw
thsfr order on the Treasurer therefor whei.
S6ch service is performed by the proprietors
of such papers.