Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Proceedings Of the Annual Session Of
Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, Nov.
18th, 1865, O'Clock, P. M.

Clerk presented for allowance claims
No. to 1907 inclusive See claims
allowed printed seperatcly.] The
Board then adjourned untij s! o'clock
p. NJ. Board met pursuant to adj
journment, when the claims previ-
ously presented by the clerk were
examined and allowed.
The Board adjourned to meet at
8 o'clock on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday Nov. Il, 1856, s o'clock, A. NJ
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment-Supcrvisors Burr, Seaton, Nc
Nair and Stiles being present, claims
were examined By the Board and al
lowed The claim Of G. Parce (No.
1l6) for S23.z3 was examined and
S20.23 allowed. Dexter Ward, upon
lclaim No. III for S72.17, was allow
cd $G728; claims No. 118, 10 and
120 were disallowed for the reason,
that the Justice Of the Peace failed to
furnish q sufficient transcript from
tho Docket to tile Clerk as required
under the provisions Of Chapter PSI
Laws OF 1862 Claims No III and
122 were allowed in full the claim
OF Peter Rae, No. 123 for $12 81 receiv-
ed an allowance Of $9.G4, $2.93 being
disaIloWed Tor insuiilcieucy Of tran
script; claims from 124 10 ISL inclu-
sive were examined and allowed in
full claim 162 was not allowed ;
claims from lS3 to l9l inclusive we've
allowed claim 1872 was referred to Tie
Board at the Nov Session 1867 all
claims from 1913 to 23S were then al
lowed. The Board adjourned until
s O'Clock Thursday II .ming.
Thursday Nov. q, 1885, o'clookAu
Board met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt, present hcssrs. Burr, McNair,
Scaton and Stiles. On motion Of I'll.
A. w McNair it was ordered that
the sum Of thirty dollars $4,000 BE
and is hereby appropriated to J. J.
Hill for building a bridge on the
Town Of Liberty on the, Lancaster
and Boscobel road, claims 259 to Isl
inclusiyely were examined and allow
ed. The Clerk presented q petition
signed by S. Merrick and others, cit
liens ofthe town OF Jamestown. for
an app opriation to build bridge in
sid town. Mr.. Seaton presented
petition for the vacation OF an alley,
therein 2amed which was taken up
by the board. After discussing the
merits Of the petition for short time
Mr. Seaton asked leave to Withdraw
it which was e.autcd. The BOARD
adjourned until O'Clock. P NJ.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all the Supervisors being pres
ent. The Clerk presented the peti-
ton Of Dan'l Banill asking an appro-
priation for the improvement Of the
County Road from Potosi to Dan
leith which was taken up and acted
upon by the adoption Of the follow
ing resolution
Whereas, At the annual session Of
the Board Of Supervisors Of Grant
County, in Nov, 1865 an appropra
tion OF three hundred dollars was
made to the town Of Beet0wn for the
purpose OF building q bridge across
Grant River Oh the road leading from
Lancaster to Clayton, Iowa, and
VIII reas eald town has taken no
measures towards the erection OF said
bridge and are not likely to do so
for some time to come, and whereas,
4 like amount of money is greatly
needed in building bridges across
Indian Crock, and other points Of the
County Road leading from Potosi 10
Dunlieth, Ill.,, to render the same pass
able to the public, and whereas, Danl
Banfll proposes to this Board to build
said bridges, and make such other
necessary improvements rs will rem
dc, said road fit for travel, Therefore,
ReSa!rtd, that said appropriation to
the town o. BeetCwn be and the same
is hereby rcscinded and the said sum
Of three hundred dollars be, and is
hereby appropriated 10 Dan'l Banfll
for the use and purpose above aGmcd,
and the Clerk OF this Board is hereby
instructed TO draw County Orders
for the said amount, and deliver the
same to the said Dau'l B0nfil. Mr..
Seaton offered the neutrality-suspicious.
which was read aud adopted to wit.
1t bong reported 10 the Board OF
Supervisors OF Grant County, by w.
G. Wilcox, Henry Webster and others
that the appropriation made at the
special session Of this Board April %,
1866, for the purpose Of building
bridge across Grant River near VIII
cox Mill, is insufficient for the pur-
pose inasmuuh rs tho town OF Wat
erloo wherein such bridge is located,
does not consider il OF sufficient i'm
portance TO them to contribute to>
wards it's erection, the Same being
in the extreme northcrIy limits OF the
town. and whereas said bridge Is inn
peativclv demanded by the adjoining
towns and all travel passing north
and south through the western part
of the County Therefore
Res9lred, that an additional sum OF
five hundred dollars (S50000) be and
the same is hereby appropriated for
the building OF said bridge, and J. W.
Seaton, David Williams and ". G.
Wilcox are hereby appointed COM
mittoc to contract with son>e compe-
tent mechanic or mechanics, TO build
said bridge for q sum Of money not
to exceed the amount Of fifteen hum
drod (Sl500.00) dollars at a cost to the
county, and the Clerk Of the board is
hereby authorized TO draw orders for
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