Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-11-20

in & oss to over q sum of FIVE hundred and fifty /
dollars. We also find they have, at divers |
times made efforts to have her taken in charge |
and kept by the proper authorities at the In |
sane Hospital, but without success, and would |
have delivered her long since to the keeping
of Grant County bad they have known the pro-
visions of the law in such cases Your COM
mttee therefore believing that the taxpayers
OF the town of Muscoda should not be made TO
pay for the ignorance of her authorities. wo uld
respectfully recommend that the sum of two
hundred dollars be paid said town Of Muscoda,
in full for all claims against Grant County for
keeping said insane patient, La Bue Barr.
JOSEPH H0RSFALL,
E. BAYLEY,
J. w. SEAT0N.
which was adopted:
The resolution of Mr.. Laird rela.
ting to the preparation of a list Of
County liens on lands, was amended
by striking out the cost of adv ertis-
ing TO be charged against the lands;
and by adding publishing said list
4 weeks.
Mr.. Rodolph moved that the Res
olution be laid on the table. Car.
ried
Mr. Rodolph presented the follow
| ing Resolution which was referred TO
speciai COMMITTEES:
Resolved, That the County Clerk be and
hereby Is ordered and directed to Quit claim
TO the heirs OF George Alcock, deceased. the
| following tracts, viz: One acre in The south
east corner OF the south east quarter of Section
| fifteen (l5) Town three (3) Range one "a
west upon which the County now holds a
deed, for the taxes for the year 1858. for the
reason that the assessment upon whieh said
| deed was based is erroneous.
The chair appointed Messrs Ro
dolph, Bass and Griffis said Commit.
tee.
The chair appointed Messrs Hath
away, r Bailey, J. w. Seaton, II A..
Dankleff aud II. Grimm, Committee
authorized by Mr. Hathaway's reso-
luton OF yesterday. relative to visi-
ting the poor farm.
Adjourned to meet at Z O'Clock,
evening.
EVENING SEssIoN.-Board met,
Mr.. Ryland presiding. Quorum
present.
| Mr.. Seaton offered the following
resolutions which were adopted
| WHEREAS, During the month Of November
1872 II was the misfortune of County Treas
urer, A. r. Mccartney, to become the victim
of daring burglary, whereby he was robbed
of portion of the county funds, amounting
10 $50, and has not been able 10 recover the
same, and
WHEREAS, II is not right or Just that ar
individual should suffer loss that properly be.
1 io,.er h.. h1la AZ
Resoleed, That the sum OF $50 be and II
hereby appropriated TO said A. X. MCCARTNEY
TO reimburse him for his loss.
Mr.. Casper, Chairman of Commit.
zee on County Property, mad,
amended report with estimates o
cost OF improvements recommended
amounting to S767, which was upor
motion received and adopted.
To the Honorable, the Board Of Commissioner
Of the County Of Grant W'sconsin:
Your Committee on County Property d.
respectfully report:
That your committee have personally Wis
tied and inspected the County Poor House
the out-houses, the garden, the farm, and In
; premises belonging to the county, and know
and occupied as the County Poor Farm. w
fnd that some repairs are needed and som
Improvement can be advantageously made.
/. In the house we would recommend
rough garrett door.
2. We recommend the purchase of twelv
good Stat b4dsteads.
3. The whole house should be whitewash
once In each year.
4. We recommend a new garden fence, fv
boards high, capped and stripped, white GA
POSTS. the timber to be dress seq on one side
aud have one coat OF paint.
5. We recommend that the grave yard b
grubbed, cleaned OF noxious weeds, ana lns
} the fence around il be thoroughly repaired.
b. We recommend that the barn be re
paired with new sides, be rough boarded u
and down and battened, with new root an
new floor.
: Z. We recommend the building of new
, privy. with two apartments; the building 4
be SIX feet by ten feet, and SIX feet high.
Your committee also visited the Jail, an
found it in all respects in good condition, an
do recommend the purchase oil twelve nev
husk mattresses Gail mattresses sIngle),
9. We also recommend that the saiet
vaults in the Court House be shelved, hav
drawers, book cases and pigeon holes.
10, We recommend that the fence in frou
of the old jail be set back on the west line O
, tie street, forthwith, so that sidewalk ma
, be built up to the side OF the street.
IL. We recommend that the chains aroun
the monuments be repaired
r. We recommend that the honorabl
Chairman of our County Board superinten
the making Of the above improvements an
repairs, and procure their accomplishment a
the lowest prices, in his judgment, they ca
y be we'll done, and as soon as practicable, an
] that the sum Of about seven hundred and sixty
seven dollars be appropriated, TO be expende
as above recommended.
, All Of which Is respectfully submitted, thi
l4th day of November, 1873.
PETER CASPER,
6. TUFFLY,
8 HAYNES FITCH.
Mr.. Griffis, Chairman of Commit
> tee on Education, II whom was re
ferred the apportionment Of Jurors
reported. The report was receives
and adopted.
Mr.. Brown, Chairman of Commit
, tee on Roads, Bridges and Ferrie,
' made the following report whic
WAS adopted.
To ts County Board Of SapsrpisOrs Of Ora
. County:
: The undersigned, the Committee on Road.
, Bridges and Ferries, 10 whom application ha
been made, do respectfully report that, afte
giving iair consideration TO all the appics
lions for aid that were made to your Con
mittee, are OF the opinion that the sum {
/ three thousand dollars should be raised an
appropriated by the county for the buildin
and repairing of roads and bridges therein
3 and that the said sum be divided among th
several towns as follows:
TOWNS. Ax'r TOWNS. AMI
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Rllenboro.....-....-S 60oI Wyslusing ....
GleR Haven........ 10JI Lancaster. ..,,,..,....
jamestown 100l Lima .............. IL