Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-23
Thos. Laird offered the following,
which was adopted:


WHEREAS, In the judgment of this Board,
The TOO frequent and almost daily use of this
Court House, for exhibitions, shows, theatri-
cal performances and other private and local
uses, without end, has grown into an ntolera-
BILE nuisance, to the great injury of the build
ing and the consumption of the lights and fuel,
and stationery of the County, without any cor
responding general benefit TO the County
therefore, be IT resolved
First. That all resolutions heretofore adopt
ed BY the former Boards and now of force, au-
thorizing the use of, or letting of this Court
House building or any room or rooms therein
for other than County purposes, be and the
same are hereby rescinded
Second. committee, consisting of the
Chairman OF this Boaid, the Clerk of this
Board and the Sheriff of Grant County be, and
the same is hereby created and appointed for
the purpose OF taking charge of this Court
House and the Monument and grounds sur
rounding the same, and such committee is
hereby authorized to take and have general
control OF such building and grounds and cause
the same TO be kept orderly, clean and in re-
pair, and 10 make such improvements in the
line OF setting out trees, and other shrubbery
for ornamenting and identifying said grounds
as their good judgment may suggest. And for
the purpose of causing the wood used for
Court House purposes TO be properly prepared
for The stove, and the same piled and stored in
an orderly manner, and the halls in said Court
House building to be kept clean and or
derby, and the yard also clean and in an order
ly manner. They, or a majority of them, are
hereby authorized TO employ, at the cost and
expense OF the county, all suitable, trusty and
competent laborers. who, under the direction
of a majority of such committee, shalt dis
charge such duties, services and labors as may
be necessary to carry out the objects sought
to be obtained by these resolutions-that is, TO
have this Court House and grounds properly
cared for, for the good of all the people of the
County. Provided, the compensation TO be
paid to such laborer shall not be more than the
&C ual value of the labor and services perform.
ed-which labor and services by him so done
and performed in the premises and the value
thereof shall be certified TO by said committee
and reported TO this Board.
Third. From this time forward Wis Court
House shall only be used for the purposes for
which the tax payers of the county erected
and intended the same TO be used, that is, for
county purposes; PROVIDED, that the same
may be leased for holding conventions and
meetings by either political party as now and
formerly, and such other purposes as the COM
mittee hereby appointed, or majority of them,
may elect and consent to.
Fourth. All resolutions and ordinances of
the Board many manner conflicting with these
resolutions or any part of them, are hereby
rescInded and repealed.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, That such committee
be, and the same is hereby appointed and des-
ignated visiting committee, and are hereby
directed periodically-at least quarter yearly
to visit the County Farm and make full ex-
aminations and Investigations Whereabouts, and
annually at the November session of this Board
to make full reports to this Board of their acts
ard dongs under and by virtue of these reso-
buttons and also to lay before the Board at
such annual session such disclosures and re-
concentrations as experience and observation
TO them may direct and on the coming in of
such report, such committee shall be paid such
CONDENSATION for their services in the premi-
SEES as the Board under the circumstances may
elect and determine.
Ordered that Clerk and Chairman
make out pay roll.
Adjourned to P. NJ.
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 7P. M.-Board
met pursuant to adjournment, and
called to order by A. A. Bennett
Quorum present.
w. w. Field presented the follow
RESOLVED, That the Jail Building Commit
tee be and they are hereby authorized to visit
the Edwardsville Jail. in the State of Illinois,
or any other Jail in an adjoining State, foc the
purpose of obtaining information which, in
their judgment, is necessary in connection
with the building of the proposed Jail in this
County.
w. p. Dewey offered the follow
ing:
RESOLVED, That the committee having in
charge the building of a Jail and Jailor's
house, combined, be, and they are hereby au-
thorized to adopt plans, and cause to be erect
ed Jail proper, without Jailor's resdenc
combined thereto, at a cost not exceeding,
when fully completed, the sum of twenty thou
sand dollars.
Which, upon call of ayes and
nays, was adopted, as follows:
yeS,--Palmer, Grimm, Bennett,
Murphey, Stephens, Vannetta, HER,
Pettyjohn, Wicr. Ryland, Graham,
Kicks. Kidd, A. Brown, Laird, Dew
ey, Evans, Broderick,-1S.
Nays,-McCoy, Lord, Montieth,
Griffis, Casper, Bass, Warner, Caban-
is, Jones, Glenn, G. Brown, Field, =
u.
Adjourned until Wednesday, May
II, 8 o'clock A. NJ.
WED, MAY II, 8 A. M.-Board met
pursuant to adjournment A. A. Ben
nett in the chair. Roll called, quo
rum present.
w. w. Field presented the follow
ing:
RESOLVED, That the Jail Building Com
mittee be and they are hereby authorized to
adopt plans, and cause 10 be constructed,
Jail and Jailor's residence, the price not to ex-
coed the sum of twenty four thousand dollars
when fully completed and ready for occu-
pancy.
A. Palmer's motion to lay the res
olution on the table was lost by the
following vote:
eS,-McCoy, Palmer, Grimm,
Gritfis, Graham, Kidd, Warner, Jones
Glenn,-9
Nays,-Lord, Montieth, Bennett,
Murphy. Stephens, Yannetta, HER,
Pettyjohn, Wier, Ryland, Kicks, Cas-
per, Bass, Cabanis, A. Brown. Laird,
G. Brown, Evans, Broderick, Fields.
30.
Mr.. Warner offered the following
as substitute for the resolution of
Mr.. Field
To postpone the letting of any contract in
reference TO building the Jail until the No
vember session Of the County Board.
VIM. Pitt Dewey moved that both
resolution and substitute be LAID on
the table. Pending which, and I'M
der a call of the ayes and nays, w.
w. Field moved to adjourn sine die,
which was carried.
J. NJ. ALTIZER, County Clerk.
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