Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-23

and Ferries was adopted. Carried The
report was then withdrawn.
Considerable debate was then had upon
the question Of semi-annual sessions of this
Board, without coming to any determine
on.
Mr. Grimm presented the following:
Res0lced, That the County Board of Super
yisors of Grant County hefcby raise the sum
Of $500 for The purpose Of defraSing the ex-
penses Of the insane OF Grant County.
Adopted.
Mr. Clementson presented the following:
Resolced, That hereafter per diem be not al
lowed to chairmen Of town boards for return
ing election returns hy mail or express.
Carried.
The Board then adjourned.
FIFTH DAY.
Board met at 9 o'clock, the Chairman
presiding Roll called and quorum found
present Journal of yesterday read and
approved. Mr. Hutchinson presented the
following
Re~0lred, by this Board, That all moneys ap-
propriated To the several towns for roads and
bridges must be used as designated in the ap-
preparation, within one year, or the same shall
remain in the Treasury as part Of the gener-
al fund OF the county.
Passed Hr, Williams presented the
following
RcS0Iced, That from and after the first day of
january, 1877. it shall be the duty Of the Dis
trct Attorney of Grant County to keep an office
in the Court House, in Lancaster, at winch OF
fee he shall be at least one certain day OF each
g ,s.I, ,i,t tsor tanll friva
public generally.
MIR. Robbins made remarks in opposition.
Mr.. Rodolf spoke at some length in favor there
Of. Mr. GEO. Clementson against when Mr..
Laird moved to lay on the table-carried. Mr..
Brown, Chairman Of Committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferries, made final report as fol-
lows
10 he Board If Supervisors Of Grant county:
The undersigned Committee on Roads, Bridg
Is and Ferries respectfully report as follows:
That after giving due consideration to all appll-
cations made to our committee for aid III the
construction of roads and bridges IN the several
towns. do recommend as follows: mat under
the local law of 1S66 the sum of three thousand
dollars be raised and appropriated as follows:
To the town of Hickory Grove, to ald IN the
building Of bridge in Sec. %, and Sec. b, OF
said town. the sum Of fifty dollars.
10 the town Of Waterloo, for the building OF
a bridge over Grant River, in said town, near
Wilcox mill, the sum Of two hundred and fifty
dollars.
To the town Of BeetoWn, for aid in building
4 bridge at POrter's, on the Grant River, the
sum Of three hundred and fifty dollars, and for
building a bridge on Grant River at Flora
Fountain the sum Of one hundred dollars.
To the town of Woodman to aid in building
bridges. one on Big Green River, in section 80,
and two on Little Green River, one ON section
and one on section Is, the sum OF one nun
bred and twenty dollars
To the town Of Little Grant, to aid III the
building Of bridges on the Lancaster and Praf-
RE du Chen road, the sum of ninety dollars.
70 the town Of Bloomington, for the building
of bridge on Sandy Creek, in section u, the
sum of eighty five collars.
To the town of Cassyille, for the building of
bridges on Rattle-snake Creek, the sum OF one
hundred forty dollars.
the Bridgeport and Millville road, the sum OF
sixty dollars, and for building bridges on the
Milyille and Patch Grove road, and on Mlllyille
and Woodman road, the sum of forty dollars
To the town Of Blue River, for the building OF
bridges on the west branch OF Blue River, the
sum Of two hundred and fifty dollars.
To the town of Platteyille, for repairs to IRON
| bridge on the Platteville and Lancaster road,
| the sum Of two hundred and forty dollars.
To the town of Glen Haven, to aid in build
/
| North Andover, the sum Of one hundred dol
| lars
| To the town of Mt Hope, to aid in building
| bridges on the Mt Hope and WO0dman road
| the sum Of fifty dollars.
To the town Of Wyalusing, to aid in building
a bridge on the Patch Grove and Bridgeport
| road the sum of twenty-five dollars, and for re-
| pairs ON the Bridgeport and Millyille road, the
| sum of fOrty-tlye dollars.
! To the town of Marion, to aid in building 9
| bridge on the BOscobel and Mt. Hope road, and
| for repairs of road ard bridges on Crooked
| Creek road, the sum q three hundred and ten
| dollars.
| To the town Of Potosi, to aid in building a
! bridge on Boice Creek, on the Beetown amt 20
| tosi road. the sum of seventy dollars.
TO the town Of Boscobel, to aid i'll repairs on
| the bridges and road leading from Bosc0bel tc
| the Wisconsin River, the sum Of forty dollars.
| To the town of Lancaster for repair of bridg
| es the sum OF one hundred dollars.
To the town of jamestown to assist IN build
! lug a bridge en- the Menominee River, at the
crossing of the Fairplay ana Dunleith road,
| the sum Of one hundred and ninety dollars
| To the town of Ellenboro TO aid IN building
/ ana repairing bridges on the Lancaster and
/ Platteyille road the sum Of one hundred ana
| ninety five dollars. Total S30OO.OO.
Aud furthCr. that the several towns be re-
| quired to raise and expend one half the
amount furnished by the county, and that the
! County Clerk shall not draw any order for the
| payment of the several sums appropriated I'M
| i'll a majority of the town Board shall file GER
| titcate with the County Clerk that the work
| has been done and that thsy have expended
] their proportion as above stated.
/ All Of which is respectfully submitted.
| Your committee further report That it ap-
/ pears to us that according 10 the last previous
eoualized valuation of the County Board of
| Equalization all the taxable property IN the
! the town of Harrison IS Sl69,@O. That by the
| floods Of last spring and summer the bridge
| across Big Platte River in the town of HarFi-
| son, upou the main road through said town
| from Po.oSi to Plate Vlile, was swept away,
and the construction of new bridge there be
came necessary. That said road Is principal
| III travelled thoroughfare OF said town and OF
! that uart Of the county. That the erection OF
| i suitable bridge upon said road in place Of
| one swept away will cost said town Sl49l, and
II nav for il said town will be required 10 raise
| said sum by tax. That tax OF one half OF
/ one per cent upon the taxable property OF said
| town OF Harrison would raise only the sum OF
! SS+q5O. Your committee, therefore, recon
| mend the adoption of the following resolution
Resolred. That there be raised and levied up
| on the taxable property Of this county the sun
| Of $40 for the purpose Of helping defray me
| expense OF building said bridge in the town q
| Harrison. and that after said town shall have
| first ri sed and expended upon said bridge a.
| least the sum OF Se49.oo, ana after sald sum O
$40 is collected hy tax and paid into the eoun-
| " treasury, the Chairman and Clerk Of til;
| Board are hereby authorized 10 order tht
County Treasurer to pay the same TO the town
of Harrison, on being satisfied that said town
has paid the sum Of SS49.50 toward the cree
ton Of said bridge GEORGE Brown,
JOSEPH CLEMENTsoN,
SAMUEL BARsTow,
ID. h. WALKER,
NM Il. SIoCUM
GEO. MCCALL,
c. HUTCHINSON.
.Nr Clark moved TO amend, That the
town Of Bloomington have Sl35for Sandy
bridge in said town, and the town of Bee
town $50 for the bridge at Flora Fountain,
upon which the Board took no action TIL,
/ ro,,,,t y,-os then a1oDted