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

general law III relation to county roads
and bridges; and without action thereon
the Board adjourned till p N.
EVENING SESSION.
Board convened at p. NJ, Mr.. Ryland
presiding. A quorum of members re
sponded to roll call.
Mr.. Casper offered the following:
Resolved, That after the LIST day of January,
1877, no wood shall be furnished by the coun-
ty for any county officer, for family use
Adopted
Mr.. Watson withdrew his resolution of
this morning relative to proposed system
of electing asDistrict Attorney in this ju
dicial district
Mr. Walker offered the following:
Res0IUed, That this Board request our repre-
sentatives in the Assembly from this county to
endeavor to enact law changing the time of
holding town meetings from the first Tuesday
in April to the second Tuesday in March.
upon which no action was taken
Mr. McFalls resolution relative to the
Road and Bridge Fund was by leave with
drawn.
Mr.. Casper, Chairman of the Committee
on County Property reported as follows;
To the Board of Supervisors of Grant County:
Your Committee on County Property beg
leave to submit thesfollowing report:
That we have visited the County Poor Farm,
and find the same as also the buildings there
upon, in excellent condition.
We also find that the paupers now there are
well cared for and humanely treated by the
Superintendent and his family, and in justice
to'Mr. r. B. Showalter and his wife, we deem
it our duty to state that we deem them admira-
bly, fitted for the position they occupy.
We have also visited the Jail and find it clean
" kept and in good condition, except as to some
necessary repairs.
We find the brick work torn down by Crotty
needs rebuilding, and we also recommend
some needed repairing done on the Injured iron
work of the Jail, and estimate its cost at forty
dollars.
Upon the Court House, we recommend that
all the outside wood work of the Court House
except cornice be reprinted with two coats of
paint, except floor Of balcony which will re-
quire three coats, and we estimate its cost at
one hundred dollars.
We find inside repairs upon Court House
needed, which we estimate at fifteen dollars.
The roof needs slight repairing which we
estimate will not exceed FIVE dollars
We find the south and west sides of the out
side posts and railing surrounding the Court
House needs rebuilding, and we understand
there are nearly posts enough now on hand be-
longing to the county to rebuild said two sides
of said fence and we recommend the rebuild
ing theieo by using the old railing, or SO much
thereof as is good, and we estimate the cost
thereof at sixty dollars.
And we recommend the Honorable Chair
man Of this Board be instructed to superin-
tend the maki of tie repairs herein men
toned, at the best rates he can obtain for the
county.
Your Committee would therefore recommend
that the sum of two hundred aud twenty dol
lars be raised for the above specified repairs.
Respectfully submitted this 18th day of No
vember, 1876. PETER CASPER
MATTHEW THOMPSON,
ENSIGN z. DICKINSON,
DAVID d. SNYDER,
JACOB BAUMGARTNER,
JOHN RYAN,
GEORGE BAILANTTNE,
Committee.
Received and adopted.
Mr. Robbins, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Education made report, which was
received.
Mr. Brown, Chairman of the Committee
on Roads, Bridges and Ferries, reported,
The report was received and adopted.
The recommendation contained therein
was then discussed when, upon motion, it
was referred back to the Committee.
Mr.. Rodolf, Chairman of the Committee
on Equalization made report as follows:
= To the Board Of Supervisors Of the County Of
Grant, State Of Wisconsin,.
GENTLEMEN:-Your Committee to whom was
referred the duty of equaliZing the real and
personal property Of this county, assessed for
the year 1876, between the several towns, cities
and villages, respectfully report that we have
completed the same and intrust to your cOnsid-
Grafton as follows
The aggregate value of the personal
property of the county as returned
by the several towns is toe amount
Of Observation-Disclosures. .........S s., GIL, 446
lied at. .......................... 2,6S7,222
The aggregate value of the farming
lands as returned by the assessors
Observation-Disclosures. 5,985,02t
Which by our equalization we have
lowered to the amount Of . 80. 5,5S3, 400
The aggregate value of the city and
village lors as returned by the as
sersors is. ........................ 1,192,876
assessed at. ...................... 1885, 600
The grand total as assessed by the as
SCISSORS of the county is........... 9,7S9,343
AS equalized by the Board is. ....... 9,456, 322
Your Committee has classed and equaliZed
the different towns per acre as follows, creating
a new class not making any material changes
in classification and value of former equaiZa-
tons Most of the towns are nearly left by our
edualizatons as returned by the assessors.
Some of the richer towns are lowered By our
rule and classification:
The towns Of Platteviile and Cliff
ton have been lowered from
their assessment about ........ $4,000 each
lancaster about 10000
BLOOMINGTON about. 10000
Glen Haven about . 30 900
Lima about. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
WingviiIe about .... ..... S0000
Patch Grove about 10000
Beetown about. .............. 10000
Making about 100000 amount less than re-
turned by assessor. The following is the table
of equalization:
VALUATION OF REAL ESTATE.
:.-... III :---. I / F..
TOWNS. TOWNS g
Hal Green..l SIS COL Idberty......... s 90
smelser .l 9 10 00i Little Grant, 90
platteyille.l Is 90 Mt. Hope....... 90
i Is o0l Ellenboro...... 10 90
7lifton I 6 SOL Harrison.....- 10 5 90
3len Haven. u " pafis -......'....l ~ ~
Tamastawn 5 IL 00B Hiekory6rovei IL 90
pstch Grava S IL u0l Tyalusing 49,. IL 60
ranntr9ora 1 9 so, Muscoda-.... IL II s 90 |
rancastar { 6 9 sol waterstown.. IL 8 90 |
eeetown ~ 7 sol Woodman IL 3 90
asn~r;1is : so. Marion-....... IL 90
3otosi I so Blue River. - so
ina - 8 90 Melville ....... - so