Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-27


~ disallowed upon the recommends
ton OF the chairman Of the old Board,
Mr.. Moore, who was a committee of
one on Sher rs bills, and without
any critical Examination on the part
OF any other member of the Board.
On an examination OF these accounts
afterwards, | became satisfied that
injustice had been done Mr.. elise.
and that should it 90 into court the
county would be beaten, at least on
some Of the items disallowed, if not
on all. This was also the case with
Mr.. Charles Benefits bills, the con-
stable from British Hollow, who had
also taken an appeal from the action
OF the Board in tho disallowance Of
his claims. Mr.. Benefits bills were
taken up and re-examined at the De-
cember session of the Board. and the
items disallowed at the November
session were allowed in fulfill.
Warner D0ting in the Affirmative Mr..
Cllse's appeal case was to have been
heard ut the March term Of the Circuit
Court, but was continued by the
District Attorney and Mr. Clise's at
torneys, with the understanding that
it would be settled, or was in process
Of settlement, out of court. Mr..
elise made a proposition to the Board
as follows: lie was willing to with
draw his suit, and allow his claims
to be re-audited by the new Board,
and be satisfied with the sum allow
ed. But no definite understanding.
however, was reached on the matter
until the last meeting Of the Board,
when Mr.. elise renewed his former
proposition, agreeing to withdraw
the suit and pay all costs To keep
the county out Of litigation and save
costs, the Board accepted bis propo-
sition and re-audted his claims, on
precisely the same principle as Mr..
Benefits bills were re-audited at the
December session. Mr.. Warner and
Mr.. Evans both being present and
voting in the affirmative. Some of
the items that had been disallowcd in
Mr. Clise's bills were found to be
charged considerably less than had
been previously allowed for the Same
service, and the same that tho new
Board at its last session allowed with
out opposition.
As regards my account for copying
"feld notes." &c, Mr.. Warner is deal
ing in the same slang as he peddled
before the County Convention last
Fall. My account for that service, as
/ - 49, DVSuc DUuIu, "
presented by me to the new Board
at its last session, as Mr.. Warner
very well knows, and was re-audited
and allowed at its full amount by an
almost unanimous vote.
Mr.. Warner having failed to show
where, in single instance, the old
Board did an illegal or unjust act,
now hides himself behind an anony-
nous informant and shoots another
Of his poisonous darts. He says
eff | am correctly informed Mr. AL
len has perpetrated q greater fraud
on the county in the matter Of the
maps and field notes, than in the ex-
$50 charged. The maps were to be
on superior scale, and bound in a
substantial manner" Had Mr.. War
ner been truthful man and DESTROYS
of dealing in facts, before making
such charges as this be would have
taken the trouble to 90 to the Clerks
office and ascertain for himself the
real facts in the case These maps
are on a scale equal to the largest ever
made Of Grant county, and about
double ethe size Of the old ones.
They arc mounted Oh canvass and
substantially bound in leather equal
to the best binding in the State De
partment. These maps and field
notes cost the county $3.50 the legal
charges for such work IS $3.50, exclu- |
sive of binding. The amount allow
ed for this service by the Bogus
Board, and re-alowed by the now
Board, paid me at the rate Of 10 cts.
per day for my own labor. If Mr..
Warner or any one else doubts this.
they can 90 to the office of the Clerk
of the Board and examine the ac-
count and vouchers for themselves.
If Mr.. Warner is cognizant Of any
fraud that has been committed upon
the county, and will communicate
the facts in the case to the District
Attorney, so that the perpetrators
thereof can be brought to justice, he
would do the people service. But
this is not Mr.. Warmers object. He
deals only in falsehood and vitupera-
ton he is working for political cap
ltal, or as he himself expresses it, to
elect some people to stay at home
as the people of Patch Grove have
for some time elected him to stay at
home
Mr.. Warner, in conclusion, hopes
that the Democrat will continue to
expose all swindles, in which hope
we heartily join but we would sug-
yest to them in doing SO in the fu-
.ure, the necessity Of obtaining more
truthful informants than Jared War
ler. Yours, JOSEPH ALLEN.
Clifton, Dec. 10, 1870.