The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-14

The above report was unanimously
| adopted.
Claim of W. W. Waldo was referred
back to committee on sheriff and JUS
tees claims to report at Nov. session.
Report of committee on poor: Your
| committee to whom was referred the re-
port of the former committee on poor,
| and the letter of E. Smith, Esq, com
missioner of poor of Winnebago county,
all relating to Mrs. Rushka, county
pauper, have examined Mrs. Rushka and
are of the opinion that she has gained
residence in Winnebago county, and re-
commend that the com, may be instruct
ed to make further inquiries and, if ne
cessary, institute legal proceedings
against said Winnebago county.
f 4: I z 5= $s5%"7; Commute.
The above report was unanimously
adopted.
Report Of com. on improvements:
Your committee respectfully report in
the matter Of the purchase of lot No. 9,
block 273, that it is for the interest Of
| this county to purchase said lot at the
pisooio oAiAio 1'o Rooo, pay aoio W oou,iuy
order drawing 7 per cent, due on the
1st day of March, 1877. The purchase
| of said lot will complete the square OF
the court house ground, and if not pur-
| chased at present will have to be pur-
chased at some future time at a much
greater expense. Your com. further re-
port that they have considered the report
of the com. on public improvements CT
the last county board, which was refer
red to US, on the matter of the new Jail
building, and they fully endorse said re-
port and recommend that it be received
and placed on file. And we -urther state
that we have fully examined the plans
and specifications for said new Jail build
ing, now on file in the office Of the Co.
| Clerk, and we consider the plans of said
building as good and well adapted and
arranged for the safe keeping of prison
ers and for safely and comfortably keep
ing insane persons; and your com. are
of the opinion that said building is an
absolute necessity to this county OF the
present time, and that it ought to be
built as soon as possible. We therefore
recommend that the plans and specifca-
tons for said building now on file in the
office of the County Clerk be accepted,
and that the com. on public improve
ments be authorized to enter into con-
tract in the name of the county of Mani
towoe for the building of said jail and
Sheriff's residence, said contract to be
awarded to whomsoever the com. shall
consider the most favorable and respon-
sible bidder and for the best interest of
this county said contract to be let after
being advertised at least 80 days in the
counties of Manitowoc, Milwaukee and
Winnebago. The contract price for the
erection of said building shall not exceed
$25, 900, said amount to be paid by this
county in the following manner, viz ::
One-third of said contract on the LIST day
of May, 1877, no interest one-third on
the first day of March, 1873, 7 per cent.
interest one-third on the 1st day of
March, 1879, per cent. interest. Said
| building shall be fully finished and com
pleted on OF before the 1st day of Octo-
Der, 1877 And we further recommend
that this county board hereby authorize
and instruct the chairman and clerk of
this county to sign such contract for
the erection of and payment for such a
building as the said committee of public
improvements or any building committee
appointed by this board may enter into
or agree upon with any person or per-
sons or corporation for the building of
| the same