Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-20

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Rsspec fully submitted.
| rs KIDD, County Clerk.
| The report was received.
| Mr.. Kidd, chairman of the committee on
| printing, made the following report.
To the honorable Board of Supervisors of
| Grant county
| Your committee on printing TO which was
referred the resolution of |. w. Bronson rel.
alive to letting all the printing of the county
| by contract to lowest bidder-find upon ex~
animation Of the Law that it is not within the
! power of this Board to regulate the compen,
sation allowed for the publication Of tax sales,
| lists of unredeemed lands, and notices that
the law requires the sheriff to publish, as the
compensation therefor is fixed by Statute law
and as tae balance of the county printing
has usually been left in the hands of county
Clerk whose action in the matter your com,
mittee believes to have been satisfactory
would respectfully present the following sub
stitute for the above named resolution
Resolved That the proceedings of this session of
the Board be published in paper in each assembly
District OF the county at cost OF net than
twenty five dollars for each paper. And that the
10 pamphlet form at cost NOT 20 exceed twenty.
five dollars That the clerk send when issued one
copy to each member Of the present Board and also
one copy to each member Of the next Board before
Its annual session.
That upon satisfactory proof that the services
aforesaid have been rendered the chairman and
clerk are hereby instructed to draw order the
contingent fund OF the treasury for the payment of
same.
Resolved farther That In the opinion OF this Beard
il will meet the requirements of the law have the
Judicial and General election notices published in
but one paper. The Sheriff is hereby instructed not
TO authorize its publication only in such manner.
Respectfully submitted.
KIpp, Chairman,
OMAR ARNOLD.
Adopted; as also was the substitute and
resolutions relative to the publishing OF the
proceedings of the Board.
Mr.. Robbins, from the committee on FL
nance, presented the list Of county orders
paid by the county treasurer and cancelled By
them, together with the following resolution !;
Resolved That the list of orders paid by the county
Treasurer and cancelled. and reported by the com
mittee of Finance. be entered at length upon the
Journal of the board as reported.
Adopted.
Mr. Grimm presented q resolution as fol-
lows:
Reso,ped, That the amount raised for insane fund
$500 be paid ont upon certificates of chairman as
heretofore.
Adopted.
Mr.. Watson moved that the action Oh
claim No. pol be reconsidered. Mr.. Robbins
spoke at length against reconsideration.
Mr.. Clark stated that the bill, although an
exhOrbitant one, any reasonable charges
should be allowed rather than stand law
suit at large expense. Mr.. Watson said that
the claim was referred back to the board for
The purpose of airing it. By unanimous con-
sent Mr.. Streeter was allowed to make ex>
| PLANTATION, relative to the claim. After max
! ing explanation as far as he knew Mr. Street.
er claimed that himself or Mr.. Richards had
had not been actuated by desire to obtain
other than legal fees in the matter, and
claimed that the transaction had been le-
| gal one from beginning TO end. Mr.. Ryland
was called to the chair when Mr.. Clementson
referred to the law in the Revised Statutes
relative TO acquisitions and SAID that in his
opinion the man should never have been
brought back. but as the Governor had is
sued the requisition he believed the officer
acting under Il was entitled to reasonable
compensation and could obtain it BY law.
| The statute provides that the county board
shall audit such accounts and farther. Mr..
Clementson remarked that he was not in ia
vor of paying ten cents Illegally but was in
favor of allowing reasonable compensation
|
| the claim be referred back to the committee
on claims TO be reported as soon as possible ;
carried
| Recess was given until said committee was
ready TO report
Upon reassemblng Mr.. Clark chairman of
the committee, reported that the total
smount asked for in claims No. gel and 307
was S2ael II and that agreement had been
made in writing by Ora Richards, to accept
the sum of $i35 in full payment OF said claims
and made motion that such sum he allowed ;
carried.
The amount Of this claim was inserted in
the report of the finance committee and up
on motion of Mr.. Hubbell that report was
adopted. The resolution embodied in the
report relative to the total amount of tax to
| be levied was also adopted.
| The resolution of Mr.. Meyer relative to the
| appointment of committee on claims was Ia
ken up and defeated.
! Mr.. Hubbell offered the following resolu-
| tom
/ Resolued, That the thanks of this board are dn.
and are hereby rendered to the Chairman Clerk of
the Board and Sheriff for the courteous and efcient
manner in which they have discharged their respec-
tive duties during the present session.
Adopted.
Mr.. Watson moved to amend the resolu-
ton by allowing Mr.. Kidd two dollars per
day in addition to his compensation as mem
Der of the board for extra services performed
by him during the session. Mr.. Hubbel &C.
cepted the amendment. Xr. Kidd stated that
if his services had proved satisfactory TO the
board he should be amply repaid, and that
he did not desire additional compensation
The original resolution was then adopted.
Mr. Glenn called the attention of the
board to section /, chapter l2s, laws of 1879,
relative to aid being granted 10 towns having
bridges upon public highways, that are not
used or travelled By Inhabitants, and stated
that there was such bridge in the northeast
corner of Wyalusing on the road leading from
Prairie du Chen to Bloomington, which was
now In bad condition, and If necessary to
build new bridge at tina. point ae would
expect the county board TO assist.
Mr.. Watson called the attention Of the
board TO the law relative to guide boards and
the Chairman read the law. !
There being no farther business before the
board, upon motion Of Mr.. Watson the
Board adjourned sine die.