Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-03-21
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Lancaster. Wis. Feb d

The Clerk read the application for
a called session and the call which is
as follows:
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
| Lancaster. Wis, Feb. p, 1875
You will please take notice that agreeable
TO the request of majority of the members
of the County Board of Supervisors, a special
meeting of said Board is hereby called to
meet at the Court House in the Village of Lam
caster on Thursday, the 14th day of March.
1878, at the hour of one o'clock in the after
noon. The object of such meeting is to con-
slider the question of whether the action of
said board at the last regular session, in divi
| ding the town of Fennimore should not be re-
! considered, and il re-considered whether pro-
vision should be made in order or resolution
ton dividing said town-if it should be divided
for just apportionment of all debts, charg-
es, claims and liabilities between the old town
and the new. Also for the consideration of
such other business as may legally come be-
| fore such Board at said special meeting
F. s. KIDD, County Clerk.
Mr.. Watson presented remon-
STRANGE of 160 citizens and voters of
Mt. Ida against resembling the order
of the Board, dividing the town of
Fennimore and constituting the town
Of Mt. Ida.
Mr.. Tormey addressed the Board
stating that he regretted that the
matters of difference between the
town of Fennimore and Mt. Ida had
not been settled at the last meeting
of the Board. He had made applica.
ton to the Legislature of Wisconsin
to settle the matter by law but the
citizens of Mt. Ida had interfered and
our members were unwilling to ask
the Legislature for the desired relief.
BY his request the Clerk read letter
from Assemblyman Graham to this
effect.
Mr.. Watson moved that commit
tee of be appointed by the Chair to
investigate the matter and report to
the Board. The Chair appointed as
such committee, Messrs. Casper,
Kidd, Grimm, Williams and Glenn.
The Chair then declared the Board
adjourned until the Committee should
be ready to report.
The Board reassembled at u o..
clock and Mr.. Casper, the Chairman
of the Committee on the Division of
Fennimore, made report and moved
its adoption as follows:
To the Board of Supervisors of Grant Coun-
ty:-
Your committee to which was referred the
matter of difference between the town of Fen
nimore and the proposed town of Mt. Ida, af-
ter due deliberation beg leave to present the
following preamble and resolutions for the
consideration of this Board:
WHEREAS, By an order and resolution of
Shis Board at its Novembe- session of 1877, the
old town of Fennimore was divided into two
separate towns to be known as the towns of
Fennimore and Mt Ida, which order and reso-
luton, by its terms was to take effect from
and after the LIST day of April, 1878, and
WHEREAS, At the time said order and reso-
luton was adopted no apportionment was
made Of the indebtedness then existing upon
the old town Of Fennimore between the new
town of Mt. Ida and the new town of Fenni-
more, and
| WHEREAS, Justice requires that all claims,
liabilities, debts and charges existing upon or
against the town of Fennimore before such di-
vision should be equtably apportioned be-
tween the town of Fennimore as now consti-
tuted and the town of NJ. ida, Therefore be
| it
ReSoiDe0-Ihat all claims, liabilities or
debts, of whatever nature, whether for rail-
roads or otherwise existing upon or against the
| town of Fennimore at the time of such divi,
sion, shall be and hereby are apportoned be
tween the two new towns of Fennimore and
Mt Ida, according to the last assessment roll
OF the old town Of Fennimore-and the new
town of Mt Ida and the new town of Fenni-
more, shall pay all such debts and shall be Ii
able upon all auch CLAIMS and liabilities iu
proportion as the value of the assessed valua-
ton OF the property situate and assessable in
the territory now constituted into the town OF
Mt. Ida bears to the property situate and as
sessable in the territory constituting the new
town of Fennimore as shown by said assess
ment roll. And be it further
ReSoived-That the paupers of the old town
of Fennimore shall be chargeable to each of
said new towns according to their places OF
residence at the time they became
ehargeable as paupers. And be it further
Resoloed That the new town of Mt. Ida
shall share in the property of the old town of
Fennimore according to the respective assess
ed valuations of the territory of the towns OF
Fennimore and Mt. Ida as aforesaid And be il
further
Resolued-That the organic alton of said town
of Mt. Ida shall be in pursuance of said reso-
luton of this Board at said November session
and of these resolutions and not otherwise.
Respectfully submitted.
PETER CASPER
G. H.. WILLIAMS
III. GRIMM
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