Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-11-18

Geo. ulementson, chairman of the county
board o. 1879 stating that George Ring,
John Pedro, Elizabeth Grissel, jaime. Foster
Charles Richards and John Weber, formerly
county paupers of the county of Grant, are
now charged to the state at large. Said let
ter was ordered to be placed on file. Mr.
HER presented petition from John Lsustrs
for ferry license across the Mississippi river
at Eagle Point, as follows;
State OF Wisconsin, Grant coanty-ss
40 ute honorable the cos.afy board of SAID county:
ihe Undersigned. your petitioner being duty sworn
ana respectfully represents that he is the
o' 70, hve t5l IN section twenty t2ol, in township
on ~. north OF range two ~, west in said county
when forms part OF the eastern shore Q I the Ms
sissippi river, aud that public highway leading
osck INTO the country terminates on said lot upon
the bank OF said river. at point opposite what 10
commonly known as Eagle Pcint, in Dubuque coGn.
ty, Iowa.
That there ia no chartered or licensed ferry now
In operation from. at or said lot across said
river Aor within three and half miles above h
same, ana has not been for over one and hall
years last past.
the al dining country in said Grant and Dubuque
counties demand thai ferry should be kept and
maintained across said river at or near said point
NJ therefore prsya that a charter or license may
be to him granted by your honorable body TO keep
snu maintain steam ferry ACROSS said river from
sad lot TO said Eagle Point, with the privilege of
said lot JOHN LEJIsTRA
Subscribed and sworn TO this 9th day of Noyem.
Der, losO. before me. A. r. BUSHNELL,
Notary Pubic, Wis.
Mr.. j G. Clark presented claim against
county in favor of G. A. Durand, aud Mr..
Arnold a claim in favor of 9. L. Harper.
Referred
Mr.. Mcmahon presented claim of town of
Harrison for the support of one VIM. Wilson
county paaper. Referred.
Mr.. Hubbell presented the following reso-
luton
:, Resotpsd, That the chairman OF the town OF Mt.
nope Do ana ne 10 hereby authorized to procure
transportation to Massachusetts FOR Georgs Lawton
Or said town. and bring his bill before the county
board for audit
Mr. Gilliard made explanation nd vote
was taken and resolution was declared de-
feated. Mr.. Hubbell called for division
which resulted in its adoption.
Mr. Hartford presented the following reso-
luton:
RssOived. By the coun ty board of Grant county,
Wisconsin, That the bounty on wolves taken 10
Grant county be eight dollars for old or foil grown
also be IL
Resoiced That in order to obtain any pay from
said county the scaps Just bs delivered the coun
~ clerk within twenty days from the dAy they are
killed. Said clerk shall keep such scalps until the
next annual meeting of said board when said board
may disp Sc of said scaips as they may see fit.
and spoke at length in its favor. Said reso>
luton was referred to committee on finance,
Mr.. Hartford also presented the following Pc
ttion:
TO the honorable board Of comfy Supervisors Of Graz.
county:
GENTLEMEN: There is road running from Patch
Grove to Bridgeport, passing through the OF
Wyausiug. Ii is used by the town but very little.
but is one Of the main roads of the county. The
country through which the road passes is unsettled
land the' sfore there is very little tax apply
said road ana whereas, the statutes provide that
such roads may be kept in repair by The county, /
would ask this board to appropriate one hundred
and fifty dollars to repair said road.
Referred to committee on roads, bridges and
ferries.
Mr. J. G. Clark presented the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the official bond 10 be given by
John f. Lane sheriff elect of Grant county Wis. be
and is hereby ixed at the of ten thousand dol.
lars
Resolped further, That the chairman of the board
appoint committe of two members of this board
TO be associated With himself whose duty II shall be
to approve said bond and the suicency OF the sure
ties thereto.
Adopted MessEs ] Ohm 6. Clark and John A.
Boerner were appointed as the associate
members of said committee.
". B. Clark presented preamble and reso-
luiions as follows
WHEREAs, The sheriff of this county appealed to
the circuit court from the action of this board its
last session in disaiowing his claim for gu riding
aud taking charge Of the jail aud upon such appeal
the jury, under the charge of tho court rendered
verdict against the county for 300, and judgment
was thereupOn entered against tue county for 500
damages aud costs, which alignment ust be allowed
at this session as CAIN against the county unless
an appeal Is taken from said judgment to the SUI
preme court; and
WaEREAs, It is believed that the circuit court
erred In It's instructions to the jury Ga trial,
and that legally judgment in the circuit court
should have been In favor Of the county and
WHEREAS, A claim for guarding and taking charge
OF said Jail during this last year at the rate of 81
Der day has been presented by his sheriff and is
pc nding and the committee claims is uncertain
what action to take thereon until 1t be by THE boar
decided whether or not it will cause an appeal to be
taken from said Judgment, therefore be il
Resoloed, THAI II be offered to special committee
of three to inquire and report this DO ard
as may be whether ia their judgment an appeal
a
the board may adsisedly take action in the matter.
Adopted. The chair appointed Messrs. W,
B. Clark, Joseph Harris and Ed. Meyer said
special committee.
j. S. Kidd offered resolution follows:
Resolved, That George Plumb, now in the county
poer house, laced there by the board of super
OF the town Of Glen Haven be and is ,reby declared
a county pauper, aud that the county Of Grant pay
for his support since placed there.
Referred to committee on county property
Mr.. Knapp, chairman of the committee on
roads, bridges aud ferries, made the following
report:
Your committee to whom was referred the reslu-
tion and petition of N Hubbell and Ed Meyer,
OF Boscobe would recomm end $3.50 instead of 500.
v. KNAPP,
G. HUTCHINSON,
ARCHIE BROWN,
ADAM RRUEL,
J. A. hartford,
Committee on roads, bridges and ferries.
The report was received, after which Mr..
Gllllard made a motion to amend by making
it 81 900, which was not seconded. Mr. Rob.
bus made a motion TO amend by making the
amount $500. and spoke at length against The
appropriation OF larger sum. Mr.. watson
also spoke in favor OF the motion. Messrs.
Meyer, Gilliard, Hubbel and others spoke in
favor of larger allowance after which the
amendment was adopted Upon the question
of the adoption of the report as amended
Mr. Harris called for the ayes and nays,
which resulted as follows:
Aye-Messrs. Hutahinson, W. 3. Clark, Grimm,
Walton, Mccormick, shuttleworth J. 8. Kidd. Nc
Mahon, Kruel. Ryland, Knapp, Bark, Il. I. Kidd,
Arnold, Billiard, Doubrava, Casper, Fothsy. Near
thur, Hampton, Brown. Scott. yanBuren Hartford,
John g. Clark. Hubbeli, Robbins. Brodrick--29.
Ndy-sessrs. Harris HER. Boernsr, NUNS and
Wilson,.
THURSDAY-THIRD DAY.
MORNING SESSION.
Board called to order at o A. NJ. by the
chairman. Roll called and nuorum fonnd