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

$1,000. He also read a list of the
bridges rebuilt and repaired by said
Board. Mr.. Clark continued nv
saying that the freshet of last Spring
had done great deal of damage
and the present boar had repaired
1t, built the iron bridge on Grant
and several smaller bridges had
paid out over 800, and the treasury
was now empty. The town owed
$685. 90 to be paid the iron bridge
company, January l, 1873 and
S582.50 for labor, for the pay
ment OF which the board had be-
come personally responsible, with
the assistance asked for from the
county the town could swing clear.
Mr.. Rodolf arose to point of or
der. Claiming this matter had been
settled, $4,000 having been previous
ly fixed upon, and 90 more, as the
sum to be raised for roads and
bridges. The chair did not sustain
the point of order raised and Mr..
Clark continued, saying that next
Spring there would be necessarily
several other bridges to build and
| called attention to the fact that Ian.
caster had since 1866 contributed to-
wards this fund $4,000 more than it
had received, also that this year it
would contribute over $500 of this
money. He then read the law un-
der which be made application and
that authorized the board to make
such appropriations. Mr.. Glenn re-
marked that the committee had
found that the town of Lancaster
had contributed great deal in the
last few years toward this fund and
received back but little. The ques-
ton being upon the adoption of the
resolution the chair stated he could
not declare the result by viua voce
vote, when the ayes and noes
were called. for and ord cred. The
Board passed the resolution by the
following vote: Those who voted in
the affirmative were,
Wagner, W. B. Clark, Woolley, Van Bur.
on, Watson, McKenseY, Tormey, Bow zen, ones
kruel, John G. Clark, Roerner, Munns, Kidd,
Williams, Middleton, Geo. Brown, Glenn,
CIementson, Robbins,-24
Those who voted in the negative
were.
Grimm. Ryan, HER, Dickinson. Rodolf
Casper, Bass, Wilson, Coates, Thompson-l
Mr.. Woolley introduced the fol-
lowing:
RESOLVED, that the county Clerk be author
ize d and required TO place in the tax roll sent
to town Clerks of the several towns in Grant
co unity in a column prepared for that purpose
the years for which taxes are due and unpaid,
opposite each tract.
After brief debate it was with
drawn.
At this point the committee on
finance took recess to enable them
to complete their report. Before
leaving Mr. J. G.. Clark called the at
tention of the Board to the legal
necessity of authorizing the Chair.
man to fill vacancies that may occur
either by members not being re-
elected or otherwise, in the commit
tee on county roads, between the
sessions of the board. Mr.. Clark |
also suggested it might be we'll to
take into consideration the advisi. |
bility of authorizing the chairman,
in his discretion to call the commit
tees on finance and claims few days |
in advance of the meeting of the |
board, which action the law author.
lied.
Mr.. Woolley moved to reconsider |
the vote of yesterday to indefinitely |
postpone the question of apportion-
ing the county Snperintendent's sal
airy. Lost.
Mr.. w. B. Clark offered the fol-
lowing and moved its adoption
Resolued. that the chairman of this Board |
may on or before the first day of next Novem- |
Der, appoint committee on FINANCE and |
committee on claims who shall meet not later |
than one week prior to the annual meeting of |
this Board, and the duties of such several |
committees shall be TO audit the account of
the County officers, and the claims presented |
against the county and that the per diem and |
mileage of the said committees shall be the |
same as now by law allowed members of the |
County Board and that the said committees
shall report in the usual manner to the county |
Board their proceedings.
Mr.. Watson and others thought
there was no necessity for the pas
sage Of the resolution as the com
'mittee were usually ready 70 report
as soon as others. Mr.. Watson
moved to indefinitely postpone. Mr.
Coates hoped the motion would not
prevail as he believed quite an
amount would he saved tho county
if these committees could be put to
work before the board met. He
thought it wrong to take cote un-
Til the finance committee returned.
A division of the house was called
for on the motion TO Indefinitely
postpone and ordered, resulting
In 10 against and Is for Mr.. Wat
son meved to reconsider and lay on
the table Mr.. W. B Clark raised
the point of order that as Mr..
Watson voted in the affirmative his
motion was out OF order. The chair
sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Rodolf presented the following
and moved its adoption
Resolued, BY the County Board of Super
visors of Grant county that the ch airman of
the County Board of Supervisors is hereby
authorized, if deemed necessary to appoint
committee on county roads, on or after the
first Tuesday of April, 1878, of the town Sup
ervlsors elected. Said committee TO have all
the power of laying out, altering and vacatng
highways, as now provided by law, and their
action 10 be legal in all respects, after filing
their determination with the county clerk, as
now by law required, the same as acted on by
the whole of the county Board of Supervisors.
Adopted.
A recess was then taken to await
tho return of the committee on Fl.
nance. Upon reassembling the
chait man of the committee on fl
nance made report as follows:
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
To the Board of Supervisors of Grant County:
Your Committee on Finance respectfully re. |
port that We have carefully and completely ex-
amined the books and vouchers of the Treas,