The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-07-08
Proceedings of the County Board Of su-
pervisors-Special Session.

WISCONSIN STATE HOSPITAL FOR INSANE. !
Madison, May Sd, 1864.
To Chairman of Board Of Supervisors of
Manitowoc county
DeAR SIR Aaron Shaler, an inmate
of this institution from your county, has
been here for two years without being
mentally benefited, and | am directed by
the Trustees to notify you 10 remove him
to your county, in order to enable us 10
receive others who uay he benefited by
treatment. lie is harmless, and will be
removed without difficulty. | am Greet,
ed to say that if lie is nc. removed in ten
days, we will send him to YOU at the ex>
pense Of your county.
Your obit serv't,
A. II. VAN NoRsTRASD,
Superintendent.
Mr.. Pellet further informed the Board
that he had brought Aaron Shaler back to
The county. AMI that, besides him, there
are three other insane persons here, a por-
ton Of whom occupy the County Jail aud
the remainder are in the Poor House; and
tia. for the purpose of reducing the ex-
penditures for keeping :hem, it will be nee
essary to build such an addition and make
such preparations at the Poor House as
may be requisite for safely keeping those
four insane persons.
Whereupon John O'IIearn offered the
following resolution, which was unanimous.
Iy adopted /:
Reso1ved, That for the purpose of ma
king preparations TO receive and keep four
insane persons at the Poor House at less
expense than said parsons are kept at the
County Jail, this Board will visit the Poor
Farm this afternoon to meet the Poor
Commissioners there and make the neces
sary arrangements.
The petition Of citizens of the village of
Two Rivers, requesting The County Board
TO aid them in repairing bridges, was call
ed up again, and after some deliberation,
on motion it was
ReSolred, That John Carey and John
O'IIeaFn be appointed a committee to in
yestigato into the matter, and for that
purpose go TO Two Rivers 70. morrow fore
noon.
On motion, the Chairman and Clerk of
the Board were appointed a committee to
examine claims in regard to Illegal tax
sale certificates.
On motion, Board sdjourned antil two
o'clock, 2. NJ next day.
June 81, 1864.
Board me; at two. ?. NJ. Present
Jason Pellet, John Carey, and John
O'IIeafn. Proceedings of preceding day
read and approved.
The following petition was presented,
and read by the Clerk:
70 the Hon Board of County Supervisors
of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin:
We, the undersigned citizens Of the
towns Of Naniiowoc Rapids and Manito~
voc, respectfully represent that the bridges
on the Manitowoc and Manitowoc Rapids
Plank Road are so out Of repair "a part Of
the bridge across the Manitowoc river hav
ing been carried away, as 10 render said
road impossible; that when in good or
der and passahIc condition, said road is of
very great utility to the travelling public
Of large part Of the county, and that
they are greatly incommoded by lis pre-.
ent impossible condition that the owners
Of stock in said company are ready, wills
ing, and anxious 30 relinquish all their
claims and interest IN said road to any
person Or persons, corporation or copora.
tons, who will accept said road, and keep
it in good repair as free road that ow-
inc TO the large number of expensive brid-
ges which have to be built, kept up, and
maintained in the towns of Manitowoc and
Manitowoc Rapids, the people of those
towns feel unable to 50 repair the bridges
on said road as to PIT the same in good
travelling condition, and they therefore pc
,iton your honorable Board for assistance
from said county, sufficient to put said
bridges in good repair so as to make SAID
road again passable, and the people and
the Board of Supervisors of the town of
Manitowoc Rapids hereby pledge Them
selves and the faith Of said town, that if
the county will furnish the assistance
above prayed for, they will ever thereafter,
so long as public convenience shall require
it, keep up and maintain said bridges and
otherwise keep said road in good repair.
And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
Dated June 10th, 1864.
After due consideration of the matter,
she following resolution was, on motion,
adopted:
ReSoiced, That whereas the appropria-
'ions for the present year have been made
and the funds of the county would not al
low new one. but the Board feeling the
necessity of assisting the town of Mantle.
voc Rapids 10 repairing said bridge, II en-
abled to, postpone action on the petition
Unit! the next annual meeting.
The Chairman and Clerk reported the
following tax salo certificates as having
been Illegally issued
No. Year. amt. Owner Town to chg paid
1926 60 4.43 J. Thombs Rockland 567
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