Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-05-19
The Resolutions Authorizing the
Building of g. Court House.

supervisor Gardner introduced the
following resolution:
Whereas, the present Court House
and Jail of Wood County are unfit
for use, and said County has no suta-
bic Offices in said Court House or else
where for the use of the officers of
said County, or in which the pape IS
and records thereof can be safely kept,
and said County has been for several
years past and now is paying large
sums annually for the rent of buildings
for the use of such County officers,
Now therefore, the County Board
Of supervisors of said Wood County,
do resolve: That a new Court House
and Jail be built for said County upon
the site this day decided to said Coun-
tY by Geo. R Gardner in the city of
Grand Rapids in said Co. and that the
same be built and completed during
the present year.
That the sum of twelve thousand
five hundred dollars be and the same
is hereby appropriated for the purpose
of building and completing said
Court House and Jail.
That tax for said sum of twelve
thousand five hundred dollars. for the
purpose of building said Court House
and Jail, be and the same is hereby
levied and assessed upon the taxable
property of said County and be col
lected with the other taxes of said
County for the year 1881. And
whereas by virtue of former resolu-
ton of this Board J. Mcdonnell
architect Of the city of Green Bay
Wisconsin has drawn and prepared
full plans drawings and specifications
for said Court House and Jail includ-
ing fire proof Offices for the several
county officers and bids have been
made by several different parties for
the building of such Court House and
all in accordance with said plans and
specifications; And whereas Brauns 4
Meister of Green Bay Wisconsin are
the lowest bidders therefor:
Now therefore it is further resolved
THAT the said plan drawings and
specifications be and they are hereby
accepted and adopted and that said
Court House Jail and county offices
be constructed and built in accordance
Herewith and in conformity thereto.
That said Brauns & Meister being the
lowest bidders therefor, the contract
for the building of such Court House
Jail &c. in accordance with said plans
and specifications be and the same is
hereby let to them for the said sum
Of twelve thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars and that j. w. Cochran, Geo. A.
Neeves, J. j. Herman the building
committee hereinafter appointed be
and they are hereby authorized and
required to execute said contract on
behalf of said Wood County, upon
the fling of a proper bond in the office
of the County Clerk of this Board
executed by said contractors to said
Wood County with sufficient sureties,
to be approved by the Clerk and
chairman of this. Board, in the sum oil
two thousand dollars conditional fol
the full and faithful performance on
their part and compliance with che
terms and conditions of said contract
That said j. Mcdonnell architect
shall be the superintendent of the
erection of said building and shall at
such times and as often as may be
necessary inspect the material being
used for the construction of said
building and the workmanship there
on and see that said building is erect
ed in all respects in accordance with
said plans and specifications. That
said architect shall every thirty days
make written estimates of the amount
of material on the ground for the
erection of said building and the
amount of labor performed thereon,
attach his certificate thereto, which
shall be delivered to the building com
mittee hereinafter named, and upon
the Endorsement of such estimate and
certificate by said committee that the
same is correct it shall be filed in the
Office Of the County Clerk of said
county and thereupon said Clerk and
the chairman of this Board shall issue
to said contractors county orders on
the moneys raised by tax as aforesaid
to the amount Of IS per cent of such
estimates and no more, and upon the
final completion of said building in
accordance with said plans and speci,
fcations and the certificate of said
architect Of the same, then said con
tractor shall be entitled to and clerk
and chairman shall issue orders upor
the funds aforesaid, for the balance
due them under said contract.
That j. w. Cochran Geo. A
Neeves and J. J. Human be and they
are hereby appointed as a building
committee of this Board who shat
have the general charge and contro
of the construction of said building
subject to all the limitation, con
ditions and herein contained
and shall perform all the dutis,
herein required of them and report
the progress and condition of sale
building from time to time to this
Board.
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