Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-21

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Grant County Board Proceedings.
-ontnued from last week.
I'd DAY-EvENING SESSION.
Board met as per adjournment, the
chairman presiding. Quorum ans.
wered to roll call, including Mr.. Brem
mer of Muscoda.
The regular order of business call
cd forth areport of the chairman Of
committee on Finance, Jno. G.
Clark, as follows:
To the Board Of Supervisors of Grant County
Your Committee on Finance to which wa!
referred the question whether certain taxe
assessed in Platteville on WI of SWt of SWJ
of Section IL, Township 8, of Range /
West, were illegal, respectfully report that il
appears that E. Bailey holds certain tax Ger.
tficates on what purports to be two acres. ii
said Section; that he "says that only acre
should be taxed and that the balance Ii acres
is covered by streets and roads, and asks thai
the Board take action in the NATTER" thai
said Bailey has not made complaint in writing
and has not furnished any evidence that said
assessment was Illegally or erroneously made
and therefore, recommend that the Board Of
Supervisors take no action in the matter
All of which is respectfully submitted,
November lS, 1878. JonN G. CLARK,
III. GRIMM,
Ed. MEYER,
A. V. KNAPP,
H. /. KIDD.
which was adopted.
Mr.. w. B. Clark, chairman Com
mittee on Claims, made partial report
and claims from number / to 155
were allowed as reported, except
numhers 3, II, As and 146, also
Justice fees in mum Der Isl, which
were withdrawn. Number 101 was
withdrawn temporarily.
Explanations were made by Chair.
man of the committee and Mr.. Wat
son as to the difference in the amount
allowed physicians for post norton
examinations, called cut by the in.
qniry of Mr.. Sarles.
Mr.. Emery presented the applica-
tlon OF u. .. R.olx we'll for l,oonso To
keep ferry across Platte river, on
the Potosi and Dunleith road. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. w. B. Clark presented the fol-
lowing resolution and moved it's
adoption
Resolued, That from and after November l.
1878, the price paid by the county for board
of prisoners confined in the county Jail shall
be the stated sum of $3.50 per week.
Carried.
The Chair presented tax certifi-
cate of I'll. Comstock which was re-
ferred to the committe on Finance.
Mr.. Emery presented claims
which were referred by unanimous
consent OF the Board.
Adjourned.
80 DAY-MoRN1EG SESSION
Board met as per adjournment, the
Chairman presiding, Quorum pres
ent.
Proceedings of yesterday read and
approved.
MIR. Rice presented the following:
hssolvsd, That the bounty paid on wolves
taken and killed in Grant County shall hereaf.
ter be nine (9l dollars each on old wolves and
one dollar on yonng ones or pups each.
Lost
Adjourned.
I'D DAY--EvENING SESSION.
Board met at Z P. NJ. Mr.. Clements
son In the chair. Upon calling the
roll quorum was found present.
Mr.. Casper presented the petition
of Mich. Eichman, ct al. for ferry Ii.
cense across the Mississippi river be.
tween Eagle Point, Iowa and Grant
county, Wis. Referred.
The Chair presented claim of j. P.
Graves tor keeping Lewis Sisley.
county pauper, which was referred
to special committee, Messrs. Cam
eron, Rice and Gore.
Mr.John G Clark presented claims
OF Or, T. A. CLARK and DIR. Barber,
which were by unanimous consent
referred.
MIR. w. B. Clark, chairman of the
committee on Claims, m de report on
claims from number 156 to 81 in.
elusive, which wero allowed except
157 withdrawn and 156 disalIowed,
and Sheriffs bill left out for consid-
GRAFTON.
Mr.. HER called for reading of
items in Sheriff's bill relative to cleo
ton notices, heretofore allowed
sheriffs and moved the items be re-
ferred to special committee of three,
Carried. chair appoir ted Messrs. j.
G. Clark, Ed. Meyer and FL. Grimm
as such committee.
The Chairman of Committee ex.
planned the difference between the
amount claimed and the amount all
lowed the sheriff by stating that the
amount charged for board of prison.
ers bad by them been reduced SOC
per week, and had disallowed amt
usually allowed sheriff for keeper.
Mr.. Watson moved that bills no.
20l and 202 of James Woodhouse be
allowed, Carried.
Mr.. Sarles, chairman committee on
education, reported tho jury list for
ensuing year, which was adopted.
Mr.. Watson presented the follow
ing !:
Resolued, That the County Clerk be directed
to have the proceedings of this Board publish-
ed in newspaper in each Assembly District
In Grant County. and that each of said papers
be allowed the sum Of twenty-five dollars for
such publication.
Resolved, That the Sheriff and County Clerk
and County Treasurer of Grant County be
each instructed to have their several procla-
nations and lists of delinquent lands author
lied BY law, published in a newspaper in each
OF the three Assembly Districts 10 Grant Coun-