Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-12-06
Proceedings Of County Board.

Grand Rapid. Wis. Jan'y 23d, 1877, 2:39P. NJ.
County Board Of 5uJ 3fyisOrs IN II at the Court
House. Ch2umdL N2Uves II chair. Present
| lyon Timln. ROuhan, Reeves. sIogdon. Freeman
Fuller. Nccycs Kay. Mct'artv. Edu ards and dow
y. Absent. MjJre Grieyes, Common. lilies
Dawes and Iivers-6.
Minutes Of previous meeting read ana approx
Report Of Bridge Committee. As follows:
The committee appointed al the last meeting
OF the County Board for thepurpOsC OF consult
ing OF corresponding with bridge builders and 10
look at the different sites for Bridge. would re-
specially report that they measured the t5rid ge
at its present location. and md the first span
10 feet. the second lSIIe feet. the Sd 49,. feet
total length Of Bridge between abutmruts 5lT
feet, Widtn 164 feet. height Z feet The bridge
and abutmeHts are in 4 very dilapiGated cOndi-
ton and Very unsafe for travel. We also meas
ured the river neIg the Pos- ice. the distance
being ) > icet from one side OF the river to the
other across the island $50 feet. and 80 f,ct
across the Slough.
We also looked al the location opposite the
GriSt Mill from the end Of Drake Street. and at
the Foundry, nut Gid not measure them.
Bridge Builders were in attendance at tbe
meeting Of the committee and p. Omis ed 10 sub
nit propositions 10 line Board at lis meeting on
the 2}d INST
The committee augecet that in case the proDo-
sition o. Bridge Builders lot being tavorabfa
the services Of practical Bridge Builder can
be procured n 4 reasonable price 70 superintend
the construction o. .ne urit-e.
SETH -.ELYEs.
JOHN RAY. -CCrlnittec
JAS. JoT.
Jan'y 22d, 1877,
Dist. Atty. passed in written opinion Of Jus
tice Reports OF j Z. Coon, which was rejected.
ton Of Dist lAiry adopted
Bill Of J. /. Irgrabam i Co. TO be Withdrawn
and properly iteIuiled.
Bill Of ". T. King. allowed to be withdrawn
and corrected.
Supy. jas. Joy presents pstition Of D. 4
Lowber u. tcrgcrson and Others in rclation to
rebate on taxes. Said petit. on referred 10 com
nlltfep md rgflacl ion Of ~
Petition Of Ii. j,otcherreicC;ed.
~RpJe,,.t, .r}s,,N.urfly2t Gt,ele,rIr,,.
Bal Of Wiunebago Co. laid over until next
meeting Of County FOard.
Sup'y. Hay passed in the following:
Resolved. That Il committee of three be APP
pointed by the chairman. whose duty it shall be
to CONFER with the parties having i'll charge the
suit against the county. relating 20 Il GOD CoUnty
Bridge. and ascertain whether settlement can
be made, and the county relieved from the opCr-
alton OF Sucn suit. and ii so upon what terms
and ut what cost. including all costs that have
been or may be taxed against The county and
report TO the Board tomorrow morning. Lost.
by following vote. Nay. Lyon. Reeves, Gordon.
Freeman, Fuller, Edwards and joy. Aye,
Tim n, i,oUhan, Neeyes. KAY and Mctarty-5.
On motion persons present wishing to submit
pr positions for building Bridge were requested
To do
j. n. Brundagc allowed to speak upon the
Justice of his bill Of Nov. 18Th. 1916.
On motion bill referred back to Dist, Atty.
Dist. Atty. called attention eli the Board to a
defect in the minutes on page 2IS in relation to
raising special tax u 5e001UO. No action
taken.
Proposals for building Bridge were present
ed and read BY clerk irom
Wells, french & Co Of Chicago. Ill
G. &. smith. OF La Crosse. Wis.
Clinton Bridge &C.. OF lIiugoH. Iowa.
+. ". PUrJcil, OF Milwaukee. u Is.
On motion. \ committee OF ) to be appointed
10 examine each Of the Bridge OpOsats and re
port 10 his Board tomorrow morning.
dn3eaGed. That each OF the Bridge I contractors
come before the board tomorrow morning at