Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-28

OF the office OF the register of deeds and
clerk Of the circuit court, and find the
records KEEP! in a neat and workmanIike
manner which merits our hearty appro-
val.
j. L. DALE,
j. b. CLINE.
o. p. MAGEE.
Committee.
| Dated, Ellsworth. Nov. %, 1870.
On motion, the report was accepted
and adopted.
The building committee then made the
following report:
To the board Of supervisors of the co,n.
ty Of Pierce.
We. the undersigned Building Com
mittse would now respectfully report to
your honorable body, that we have ex
amined the contract of d. G. Hill, made
with the county, August Is, 1869, for
the building Of a Court House for said
county, at Ellsworth, and we have view
the said building, and find that said Hill
has filled and performed his part of said
agreement according to the terms thereof
and in good, substantial manner, and
would recommend that the court house
building be by this board accepted, and
the said d c Hill released from his said
contract, and the said board settle with
HIM therefor.
And your committee would further re-
port, that they have fully examined the
contract with said d. &. Hill, made and
entered into Aug. 80, 1870, by your
committee, for the desks, tables and seats
for said court house, and viewed the
work under said contract, and fad the
same all done and finished as by terms
Of said contract, and would recommend
that said work be accepted by the board
and that said Hill he released from this
part of said contract, and be settled with
by the terms thereof.
And your committee would further
report that they have fully examined the
contract for furnishing the iron for the
Jail part of said court house, made by
your committee with B. F. laugh & Co.
also the iron work furnished, and find
that said B. +. Haugh 81 Co. have full
filed all and singular their part of said
contract, and would recommend that the
said iron work be accepted, and said
Haugh & Co. be settled with for the
same.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
G w McMURPHEY,
MUMFORD,
~ HApDEOTED
Committee,
Dated, Dec. IA. 1870.
On motion, the report was accepted
and adopted.
The following resolution was unani-
mously passed:
Rssolved, That from and after the
first Monday in January, 1871, the books
OF the county treasurer of Pierce county
shall be kept by the double entry system
of bookkeeping, so tar as the same shall
be applicable to the business of that Of
flee, and that the treasurer is hereby au
thorlzed TO procure ledger properly rul-
ed for that purpose, and that the regis
ter of deeds and clerk Of the court be
furnished with q proper book to keep
his accounts between himself and the
county SO far as the fees go to the county
Motion was made by Sup. Firnsr, sec
onded by Sup. Smith, that the commit
tee on Poor House be instructed to LET
the job of building the Poor House to
the lowest responsible bidder. resident of
this county. Carried unanimously.
On motion, the chairman appointed
committee of ten 10 agree upon plan
for a Poor House aud report the same to
this board.
On motion, the board took a recess of
one hour to allow the committee of ten
just appointed, time to report.
In one hour the board was called to
order and the COMMITTEES made the fol-
lowing
REPORT:
Size of house 4l8 feet long, by 291
feet wide; cellar 7 feet deep in the clear,
laid up in lime mortar; cellar, otherwise.
as per plan; oak studdug, Is feet long,
2x5 inches; sils inches square; house
TO be sheeted outside, and sided wi. \
good Eastwood siding; rooms to be made
by board partitions; ground floor to be
divided as per plan; windows to be
l0xl2 glass; all outside doors to be four
pannels II inches thick: inside doors to
be made of bulternut, one inch thick
wicket windows over the doors up stairs
glass 8xl0; four rooms to be finished
up stairs as per plan of second floor; low
er floor to be red oak, lined with FIVE
eighth oak; upper floor TO be inch pine
lined and finished: Paper sheeting to be
used between sheeting aud siding.
On motion, the report was. accepted
and adopted. -,~
A peti ion was presented from citizens
from the towns of Trimbels and Oak
Grove requesting the county board to
change a portion Of the county road in
said towns.
On motion the petition was received
and the request granted. The clerk was