Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-14

All the Supervisors responded to
their names except Messrs Geo. B
Carter and Jacob Bremmer.
Upon motion of Mr.. w. B. Clark
it was unanimously determined that
Mr.. Geo. Ciementson 90 the Chair
man OF this Board for the ensuing
year.
Mr.. HER moved that the Rules of
last Board govern the action of this
Board. Carried.
Mr.. Bass presented the following !:
WHEREAS, Geo. B. Carter, County Super
visor elected in and for the village of Platte
vile Grant County Wisconsin, to represent
said village of Platteville in the County Board
of Supervisors for the year ending 1878, is
not. and will not be able to attend the Annual
meeting of said County Board in November,
A. d. 1878. Therefore,
RESOLVED, by the President and Trustees of
the village of Platteville that George Dyson be
and he is hereby appointed to represent said
village in said County Board of Supervisors at
said Annual meeting instead of said Geo. B..
Carter, aforesaid, and the County Board of Su-
peryisors of said Grant County is hereby re-
spectfully requested to admit the said George
Dyson to a seat in said Honorable Board to
represent said village of Platteyille as azores
said
The foregoing resolution was passed at a
regular meeting of the President and Trustees
of the village of Plattevile held November A,
1878. Cat which meeting quorum was pres
ent.) by the affirmation vote of majority of
said President and Trustees.
Dated this November 18th, 1878. Attest,
G. w. HILL, GEO. BECK,
Village Clerk. President
After the reading of which Mr.. Dy-
son was upon motion of Mr.. Watson
admitted
Chair announced q recess until
ringing of bell
Upon reassemblIng at 8 P. NJ. the
chair announced the standing com.
mittees as follows:
Finance G. Clark, Chairman, Ell Kidd
II. Grimm, Edward Myer, A. V. Knapp
Ciaims-W. B. Clark, Chairman, Thomas
Watson, John HER, Geo. Balantine, w. II.
Middleton.
Egaalization--.J H. c. McKinsey Chairman,
N. W. Bass, John Sarles, Ezra Abrams, T. G.
Stephens John II Boerner. Joseph s. Kidd.
County Property-Peter Casper, Chairman,
Mathew Thompson, r. A. Wilson, TnsA Tor
| mey, G. Hutchinson
ComatY Roads--Thos Watson, Chairman,
Chas. Wunderlin, George Brown, Alfred Bark,
Peter Cameron.
High,cays, Bridges, Fgries-Robert Glenn,
Chairman, Geo. Brown, Albert W. Emery,
Archie Brown, Adam Kreul.
Education-John Sarles, Chairman, o. A.
| Rice, Jacob Scott, Henry Gore, Jacob Brem-
mer.
TOM Organization--N. w. Bass, Chairman,
Henry Gore, Jacob Scott, Geo. Dyson, Mathew
Thompson.
Printing--E. I. Kidd, Chairman, Geo. Dy-
son, Jacob Bremmer
Mr. Glenn presented the follow
ing:
To the County Board of Supervisors, Grant
County Wisconsin.
We, the undersigned, petitioners and free.
holders of the town of Wyalusing respectfully
| request your body to grant license to David
Bredt to keep Boat yard on Lot No 2, it be-
ing in the S. E. Or of S. w. or. of Sec. IS.
Town 8, Range 6, being on the Eas. bank OF
the Mississippi river, and in the above said
town of yaIusing. The above described
land being owned by said David Brodt
Dated at Wyalusing, Nov. A. 1878
Signed by citizens of Wyalusing.
Referred to Committee on High
ways, Bridges and Ferries.
Mr.. Boerner the following:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
| Grant County, we the undersigned freeholders
and residents of the town of Liberty do petit
| ton you to take in consideration about the
| standing of our town in equality about the
| Assessment, for we actually believe that our
| town should be placed in the same grade as
our neighboring town, Ellenboro. So we be-
seech the Honorable Board to grant our peti.
| ton.
Signed by As of the citizens of Liberty.
Referred te Committee on Equaliza.
ton.
Mr.. Caspar the following:
| To the Board OF Supervisors of Grant
| County
| The application of August Eggers of the
| town of Paris in said County respectfully
| showeth That he is the owner of the land in
| Town two, Range three, on the south bank o.
Platte river, through which the public high,
way runs, leading from the village of Potosi tc
Dubuque, and that ferry ought to be kept
for the convenience and accommodation of tn,
public, across said river at the place afore
said: Wherefore the undersigned August Egg
gers, hereby applies to the said Board of Su
pervisors to grant him license to establish
such ferry, on his complying with the statnts
in such case made and provided.
AUGUST EGGERs.
Dated Nov. 9th, 1878.