Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-28
Proceedings Of the County Board of
Supervisors.


the government of the Board was
then adopted
RULES AND ORDERS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS or GRANT COUNTY.
lst. The regular and stated meetings of the Board
are, 4th Monday In May, 30 Monday in June and
Tuesday noxt succeeding the General Election in No
IemDer and the hour Tor couvening on each Of said
days shall be o'clock, z. NJ.
3D. The hour for tho daily meeting Of the board
shall be O'Clock, a. NJ unless different hour shall
DO prescribed by resolution.
81. Before proceeding 10 business the roll II the
members shall be called, and the of those pres
I ent and absent shall be entered on tho journal A
majority of all the members elected must be present
10 constitute quorum for the transaction of business
| a smaller number, however, can adjourn from time ~
time, and shall have power to compel the attendance
! OF the alsent members.
4th No member or officer of the Board, unless from
illness or other cause he shall be unable TO attend
shall absent himself from the sessions Of the Board
during an entire day, without first having obtained
| leave OF absence.
! 9TH The Board ut its first meeting In each year
snail elect one OF their number as presiding officer TO
| be styled Chairman, and who shall preside at all
meetings o. tho Board and In the absence of the per-
| manent chairman, the Board shall elect chairman
proteEpoT whose office shall cease ON the return of
| the permanent chairman. The chairman shall pre-
| serve order and dec0rum.
9th. The Clerk Of the Board shall keep a correct
journal of the daily proceedings of the Board and
perform such other duties may be assigned to him.
9TH. Tho standing committees OF the Board shall
consist OF i've members each and shall be follows:
On Finance; On Claims. On County Property. On
| Education. On Highways, Bridges and Ferries On
| fown Organization. On County Roads.
sth. ORDER OF BUsINrss--After an opportunity
she'll nave been given 70 correct the Journal the order
OF business shall be follows l. Letters petitions
memorials, accounts and remonstrances may be pre-
sented aud referred. 2. Resolutions may be offered
snu eonsiaered s. Reports Of Committees may be
| and next from select committees.
9Th. Petitions memorials communica tions and 9TH
er papers addressed to the Board shall be presented
contents thereof shall be made verbally and endorsed
| Producing the same.
10TH The business of IN Board shall be conducted
according 10 the rules of the Wisconsin Assembly for
the year 1870 far such rules applicable 10 the
| business Of the Board.
The equalization list as reported
at the May session was then read by
the Clerk. A motion to refer COM
plants to a committee was lost.
Upon motion of A. A. Bennett the
town of Wyalusing was changed
from Glass to Class 8. Motions to
change Liberty from Glass 6 to Glass
| z, Clifton from Class to 4, and
Marion from Class 9 to 10, were all
lost. The motion Of Israel Miles to
reduce the Town of Mt. Hope $4,000
was lost. 1t was then moved to
confirm the report of the committee
as amended which was adopted.
w. w. Field moved that the stand
ing committees be appointed car
ried.
The Board then adjourned to meet
at 8 o'clock, A. M. June 21st.
JUNE 2lsT, 1970.-The Board met
pursuant to adjournment w. j.
Dewey in the chair. All the men,
bers present.
The chair announced the following
standing committees:
on FINAHcE.-D. I. Parker, chm; WV.
Field, A. A. Bennett, J. II. Evans, James w.
Seaton.
ON CLAMs.-Geo. w. Ryland chm; Thos.
Laird, p. b. Mcintyre, Robert Glenn, John
Gieger.
OK COUNTY paopERrY.-George Cabanis,
| chm; I. N. Hubbel, Joseph Clementson,
| Archie Brown, John Hier.
On EDUcATIow.- George II. Chambers,
| chm T.. ID. Beyans, A. V. Knapp, Jacob
Scott, Thomas G. Stephens.
ON RoAps, DRIDGEs AND FERnEs.- T.
Carrier, chm; George Cabanis, Peter Casper,
Thos. Wier, w. J. Mccoy.
| OK Towns AND TowN ORGANIZATION
/ Geo. Ballantne chm; Joseph Horsfal, II. w.
Bass, Michael Nolan, James Murphy.
| On COUNTY RoADs.--Jesse Waldorf, chm;
Elisha Darlington, John w. Grifis, James B.
Kicks, Israel Miles.
The following Resolution was in
troduced by w. w. Field, and passed
by the Board:
RESOLVED, That the commit e on County
Roads be and the same are hereby authorized
and empowered 10 lay out, alter or discontin-
ne any highway as provided by law; provided
however, that ths laying ont, altering or dis
continuing any highway by said committee
shall be subject to the ratification Of the
County Board Of Supervisors.
The following petitions were pre-
sented and referred to Committee on
Roads, Bridges and Ferries:
Petition from Town of Paris ask
ing for an appropriation of $500, for
bridge purposes.
From Glen Haven asking for $500
for bridge acrass Rattle Snake creek
at North Andover, in Town of Glen
Haven.
From Lancaster asking for $500
for bridge purposes in said town.
From .Cassville asking an appro-
priation for bridge at Burt's Mills
on Grant river, at Waterloo.
From Little Grant asking for an
appropriation of 1920 fer bridge
purposes.
From Beetown asking for 500.
From Wingville asking for 5000
towards building bridge in said
town.
From Jamestown asking for $400
towards building a bridge in said
town.
From Ellenboro asking for an APP
preparation Of 5000 to aid in building
bridge in said town.
| From Marion asking for an appro-
priation of $1,000 to improve the
Crooked Greek road in that town.
The Committee on Roads, Bridges
and Ferries report as follows:
RESOLVED, That we the committee on Roads
Bridges and Ferries do spportion the bridge
fund az follows:
To the town Of Marion $3.50 to improve
the Crooked Crook road in said town.
To the town Of Lancaster $500.
To the town If Beetown 500.
To the town Of Little Grant $500.
To the town Of Plattevlle $500.
To the town Of Paris $500.
To the town. of jamestown 5000.
To the townsof Muscoda 500.
To the town;of Woodman 8 100.
To the town of Lima $780,
To the town Of Waterloo 5000.
To the town of Wyalusing 800.
RESOLVED, That the several towns be and
they are hereby required TO raise and expend
an amount equal to one-half the amount APP
portioned TO them by the county.
All of which il respectfully submitted.
T. CARRIER, Cas-,
w. J. Mccoy,
GEORGE C0BANIS,
THOMAS WEIR,
PETER CASPER
A motion that the s300apportioned
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