Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-11-18
SUPERVISORS.
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FIFTH DAY.


SATURDAY, November 13.
Board met at $50 o'clock, Mr.. Ry-
land in the chair. Quorum present.
Journal OF yesterday read and ap-
proved.
The following is the report of the
Chairman, Geo. w. Ryland, the
adoption of which was yesterday re.
commended by the committee on
County Property
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
of Grant County:
Your committee to whom was referred the
Masking of repairs, experimenting the inn
provements and purchasing necessary articles
for County purposes, to wit
The building of barn on county farm
for the amount of. ............S $40 90
The plastering in the poor house and
repairs of floor and door in the
northwest room Of the old addition 90
The furnishing of new ridge board
on the old addition, also a stove
pipe hole to be cut through the
wall between the sitting room and
the hall between the cells. 3 so
The under-pinning of the corn crib
with rock pillars, sixteen IN num-
Der. .................... Is 90
The purchase of window fasteners for
81 windows in the poor house $50. 9 90
The building of privy 6xl0 feet,
feet high, with two apartments. 40 90
The building Of new fence common
cling with the garden fence and run
ming far enough east to enclose the
privy built year before last, as re-
commended by County Board, -. 100 90
Herewith respectfully reports that above work
was executed by r. B. Showalter in accord
ance with my agreement with him, and as per
voucher herewith annexed.
The committee on County Property further
recommended that the hitching fence around
the court yard be repaired also that new
gate for the southwest corner of the court
yard be made and hung for which an estimate
of SIT so was made.
The repairs were made by Geo. w. Benn and
exceeded however, the estimate. An order
for payment of the bill was issued for the
amount of $23.6l.
Further, the repairs of the vault floors were
recommended The work was done by F. f.
Barstow for the price of S2l.60
On examination of the condition OF the
carpets, found it necessary to procure new
stair carpetng and also sufficient to cover the
aisle in the court room.
The bills of Howe & Baxter for S54.40, and
Of f. Wedehase for putting down, 100, can
be referred to in explanation thereof
OF the above bills the following orders
were issued and paid
K. B. Showalter Tor the amount Of S435 90
Geo. w Benn for the amount off,. % 81
The County Board, at the last session, fur
Their ordered the digging of well on the
county farm.
contracted with W II. Ketner, of Lancas-
ter, to do the work. l agreed to pay him
5000 per foot for the first fifty feet and 81 20
per foot for all over fifty feet, he, the said w.
J. Ketner to furnish tling and complete the
well in every respect except platform and
pump.
have not accepted the job for the reason
that in filing up the well, after setting the
thing, the tiling was not straight by four or
five inches | refer the matter to the COM
mittec on County Property for their decis-
sion.
If deemed best by the County Board,
would recommend that the well be accepted,
but that the said W j. Ketner be required to
give security to reset the thing within two
years from this date, if found necessary.
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