Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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| Paris . Peter Casper
| Phtteyillc. ....N. W Bass.
| Potosi Robert II. kendrick
| Patch Grove ......... Geo. Ballentlne
| Smelser. . Geo +. Cabanis.
| Waterloo ....,.........W w. Il. Slocum.
| Waterstown. .....-.....C. u. hhaihs'
| Wingville. ... .Thos. Laird.
| Wyalusinc ...........P. c, Palmer
Woodman George Brown.
| Boscobel CITY Geo. w. Parker.
Lancaster Village. ...... Geo. Clementsoh
Platteville Village. Hammer Robbins.
Hazel Green Nilllge Jos. Clementson
The election Of Chairman being
in order, Mr.. Laird mo ei that Mr..
Geo. w. Ry!and b declared the
Chairman of this Beard, which mo>
ton uLanim ously prevailed. The
reading of the Rules governing the
Board of 1870 was called fer, when
they were adopted, with the amend
mont, that the Committee on Equal
ization be composed Of two members
from each Assembly Dist ic' en- J one
at large.
Upon motion the Chairman then
withdrew until p. M, for the pur-
pose of making the list Of standing
committees, while the Board contin-
nod in sessioa with Mr.. Bass in the
chair having under consideration the
matter of the distribution Of the
Road and Bridge fund. Mr.. Ryland
returning Mt p. ID, the Board
amended the rul by making the
number of members of the commit
tees on county property, highways,
bridges and ferries consist of seven
members. The Chairman then read
the names of the standing commit
tees as follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Fiaaaces-Geo. Clementson, E. |. Kidd Il.
| Robbins. H. Grimm, Gustave Meyer.
| Clqi,as.-Thos Laird, w. B. Clark, Geo.
Cabanis, ohm Hier, Robt. Kendrick.
/ Eo9t9Lzoti0u -Chas G. Rodolf, n. W. Bass
DeIos Abrams. Thomas Watson, L. n Hub
bell. Chas. G. Van Buren,, John A. Boerner.
Couatg Propety-Peter Caspar, E. P Dick
inson, J ohm Ryan, Matthew Thompson, JACOB
Baumgartner d. d. Snider, Geo. Baliantme
Hiqhudgs and ByidgeS-Geo. Brown, Jos.
Clementson, Samuel Barstow, :; hutchinson
| w. b. SIocum, Geo. McFall, ID. X. Walker.
Counfv Roads-Geo McFan P C. Palmer,
| c. II Williams, Adam Kreul, Geo. Clement
| son.
Ed,icati0n.- Robbins, w. B. Clark,
Delos Abrams, Adam Kreul z. Il. Williams.
Tocu Orqauizati0n-N. W. Bass. John A.
Boerner Geo Ballantine, Robt. kendrlck,.
Thos. Watson.
The Board then adjourre' until Z
O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION,
Board met at 7 p. m the Chair
man presiding A quorom answered
to rel call. Mr.. Ryland presented a
,etition of the town of Marion, ask
ing flr aid for building roads ard
BRIDGE in said town, which was re-
ferred to Committee on Highways,
Bridges aud Ferries.
Mr.. Geo. Clementson presented
the following:
ResolUed, That the Committee upon
County Property inquire into the
escape Of the prisoner "Crotty, AID
report TO this Board the cause and
manner of his escape, and whether
the escape was owing 10 the negli
gence of the Sheriff, or on account oil
defect IN the building, ard whether
flame is properly attachabIe to any
one for the escape
Referred to County Property.
Mr. Baumgartuer presented peti
ton for aid for builiirg roads and
bridges in the town of Fennimore
Referred to Committee On Highways
Bridges and Ferries.
Mr.. Ryland made report of bis su'
pervision Of county property during
The pas. year rs follows, which wa'
r,-i and adopted:
REPORT or THE CHAIRMAN or THE COUNTY
BOARD.
| To the Honorable The Board If Supervisors: =
The Committee on County Property recon-
mended last year in their report dated Novem-
Der - 1875. the following
/. The rebuilding Of fue in the first
addition of the Poor House at an es-
timated cost of observation-disclosures. ~ y
3 The building Of eighty rods Of fence
on the Forth side OF the Poor Farm,
10 he built of oak posts ard pine
boards five boards high, at an estl-
mated cost of.............. tuu "
8. The removing of the old fence
around the old Jail and replacing
the same with a post and board
fence similar to the one in front of
the Sheritl7s residence, at an estlmat-
ed cost of ...................... 40 OF
i. The building of barn for the sher
ifi-s use, 20x24 feet. Is feet high, at
an estimated cost Of Observation-Disclosures. 500 Y
). The necessary repairing Of the
SIer ifs house, at an estimated cost
CT. --.--.-...-..-.- ~ "
6. The furnishing of a black walnut
bookcase for The Court Room, al
an estimated cost of ,..,.......+... 80 y
?. Tie procuring of new covering for
County Clerks table st an estimat
ed cost of. .................... y
5. The repairing of the hitching fence
around the Court House yard, al an
estimated cost Of. ....--........... 10 y
o The purchasing of two suitable
books for making abstracts from
books in the County Clerks Office,