Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-11
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SPECIAL NETTING.

OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS,
Ellsworth, Jan. q, 1865.
The Board Of County Supervisors met pur-
suant 10 adjournment Present Sups. Ames
and Stirratt.
The credentials of I. l. Foster, from Dist.
No. 2. were presented and examined.
On motion OF Sup. Stirratt. /. |. Foster was
declared member of the Board OF Co. SUI.
pervisors of Pierce County.
On motion, recess was taken until
o'clock p. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, and
was called to order by Sup. Ames.
Sup. Stirratt moved to elect Chairman
for the ensuing year, which motion was sec
onded by Sup. Foster.
The opinion of the District Attorney be-
ing called for in regard to the legality of the
election OF Chairman. it was decided that said
election was, in his opinion. necessary. The
question being put. the mot on prevailed.
The Board then proceeded to elect Chair
man, by ballot, as follows:
Sup. Ames received two votes blank ore
vote. Sup. Ames was declared elected Chm
OF the Board for the ensuing year.
The following bills were presented
No. l. l. F. Maynard, for making cleo
ton returns 1867, $3.50. Allo'd $3,6s
balance paid to N. Nopp.
2. G. w. Brown, binding index d
expressage. 755
3. J.A- Beatty. elec'n returns for
Hartland, 1867. 3,44
A. VI. Stone, assessors returns for
Prescott, 1867, 440
On motion, adjourned TO o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
On Tuesday, Jan. Z, the Board met. J. w.
Wins presented bill for blank receipts. oil
and glass. $3.50, which on motion was al
lowed i'm full
Sup. Stirratt moved that the Board proceed
to examine bids for furnishing stone and sand
to the County.
On motion of Sup. Foster Resolved that
We reject all bids for furnishing stone and
sand to the County. The motion prevailed.
The ayes and nays being called. Sups. Foster
and Stirratt voted in the affirmative and Sup.
Ames in the negative.
On mJtion of J. A. Stirratt, it was re
solved by the Board that the letting of the
the contract for furnishing building material
for building a County Jail IN Pierce Co., be
indefinitely postponed.
The resolution was passed, Sups. Stirratt
and Foster voting in the affirmative, and Sup
Ames in the negative.
On motion, Resolved by the County Board
of Supervisors, that the resolution passed at
the annual meeting. to.wit Nov. Is, 1867.
and recorded on pages 5l4 and SIS of the
Journal of the Board of Supervisors in re-
gard to the County Treasurer settling with
towns. be and the same is hereby repealed
and annulled.
On melton of J. A. Stirratt, the Clerk was
instructed to prepare report for publication.
showing the receipts and disbursements Of
the County for the year 1867.
On motion, the Clerk was instructed TO re-
rent the rooms to G. w. Cairns at the expira-
ton of the present contract, at the rate of one
| dollar per month, during the time he wishes
to occupy the same, or until the county wish
| es 10 use it,
! s. d. Mason presented bill for Justices
fees, 1886, which on motion was allowed in
/ full.
Per diem was allowed TO Board amounting
7 to $l5.l2.
| ounty orders were issued amounting to
| sixty -six IL 94-I00 dollars.
On motion of J. A. Stirratt adjourned
j. w. WYNN, Clerk.