Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-22

County TO be called Mt. Ida. would respectful-
ly report that we recommend that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted and would recon-
mend the adoption of the annexed order
N. w. Bass,
rHos. WATSON,
ID. WooLLEY, tCommittee.
W. d. JONES,
GEORGE BALLANTINE
The Board of Supervisors of Grant County
do order and determine as follows, to witt
The town of Fennimore is hereby divided 50
as TO constitute two separate towns with all
the rights and privileges of other towns OF this
county, to be known as the towns of Fenni-
more and Mount Ida The town of Fennimore
shall be composed of the Congressional town
ship No. 6, Range 3, West, and the first am
nual town meeting shall be held at the usual
place Of holding town meetings. The town of
Mount Ida shall be composed of the Congress
sional township No 6, Range No. 8, West and
the first annual town meeting shall be held at
the Gap school house, known as school Dis
trict No. T. This order shall take effect from
and after the lst day of April 1878.
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Coates moved to reconsider the
resolution passed this morning rela-
tive to publishing election notices !;
carried. He then moved to amend by
striking out the words "county seat
and inserting county Mr.. Robbins
moved to amend the amendment by
publishing by authority of the Sheriff
in one paper in each Assembly Dis
trict, the legal rates now allowed for
the publication in one paper,to be eqn
ally divided, which, after debate, Mr..
Robbins withdrew. The question then
being upon the amendment, it was
lost. The original resolution was then
passed.
Adjourned.
MORNING sEssIoN--Nov. 16.
Board met at s O'Clock, Mr.. Glenn
entson in the chair. A quorum re-
sponded to the call of the mem bere.
JournaI of preceding day read and
approved.
Mr.. Kidd presented claims of
Joseph Horsfall aud others which
were by unanimous consent referred.
Mr.. Watson introduced the follow
ing and moved its adoption:
RESOLVED That there be added to the
standing committees of this Board a commit
tee of three TO be called the Committee upon
the Insane and County Poor, one member to be
appointed from each assembly district The
duty of this committee shall be to have gem
eral supervision and control over the County
paupers, and over the insane Of the County,
with power to convey such insane persons to
the State Insane Asylum and to take them
therefrom, as they may deem BEST and gen.
orally in the matter of such insane and such
p0or persons, to have the same authority and
supervision during the vacations of this Board
as this Board would have, or might exercise,
while ia session Such committee to make re-
port of all their doings to this Board at its am
nual session, and all of their bills and disburse-
ments to be audited at such session and al
lowed by this Board. Provided, however
that such bills and disbursements shall not
exceed in any one year the sum Of $500 And
be it further
Resolued-That the sum Of $500 is hereby
appropriated out of which to pay such bills
and disbursements, for the ensuing year, and
upon satisfactory proof being at any time pre-
sented to the Chairman of this Board and the
County Clerk, that expenses Fave been IN
Cured by said committee pursuant TO this Fes>
olution, said chairman and clerk may draw an
order upon the Treasurer of the county for
the payment of such expenses out OF said fund,
the payment of the claim of said committee or
any member thereof, for SerVsces aside from
expenses, to be deferred, however, until aud
tied and allowed by the Board in annual ses-
sion, as aforesaid and provided further, that
the payment of expenses incurred, under the
order of the chairman and County Clerk, as
aforesaid, shall not preclude the Board at its
annual session from reviewing said bills for
expenses, and if on such review by the Board
it shall appear that there has been an over
payment. said committee shall stand personals
ly liable to the county for such excess.
Mr.. Rodolf moved lis indefinite
postponement and made remarks in
opposition to the resolution and in
favor of the present system as being
less expensive Mr.. Watson argued
in favor of tbs resolution. Mr. Geo.
Brown opposed and cited case
showing the advantage of the press
ent system over that proposed. Mr..
Ballantne thought the system now
in force cheaper and better. The
question, being upon the indefinite
postponement of the resolution, car
ried.
Mr.. Grimm presented the follow
ing and moved its adoption
ResolseS, That the Chairman appoint a
committee Of three to advertise and let the
'Poor Farm" for the support of the poor of
Grant County, and that such committee be
and are hereby empowered to advertise for
proposals to let such contract to the lowest
and most responsible bidder for the term Of
five (5) years from the Sd day of April, 1878.
Mr.. Watson moved TO amend by
adding that the Chairman of this
Board be one Of said committee. Mr..
Woolley moved that he be the Chair.
man; carried. The resolution, az
amended, passed. Mr. Robbins
asked that the list of uncaled-for
county orders in the possession of
the finance committee be read by the
Clerk and that the chairman of any
town in which any party named re-
sides be allowed to withdraw such
orders and deliver them to claimants;
carried. The list was read, after
which the Board adjourned.
EVENING SESSION, NOV. 16.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all members responded to
roll call excep. Mr.. Henkel, of Little
Grant The chairman stated that
Mr.. Henkel was obliged to return
home and desired to be excused from
further Attendance this session no
objection being made leave was Civ
en-.
The reports of standing commit
tees being in order, Mr.. w. B. Clark,
Chairman of committee on claims,
made final report.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
the County of Grant:
Your Committee on Claims respectfully re-
port as follows; The whole number of claims
presented TO be audited was 397, of which,
Number II was Withdrawn by consent
of the Board. Numbers 10,
Ia, SO, So, 100, 100, 20i, were disallowed and
those thereafter set forth were allowed IN
whole or in part, as per memorandum set op-
posite the tabular statement thereof, and that
the whole amount OF claims SO audited is,
$l2, 549. rs and the whole amount disallowed
was $l028S6, all of which is respectfully
submitted. w. b. CLARK,
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