Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-23
THIRD pAY-MoRNING SESSION.

man. Roll called and quorum present.
Journal d previous day read and APP
proved.
Under the cali for Communications
fRCh Glenn presented letter which
had been received by The chairman Of
Patch Grove Alex Paul from Lucian
Dewey Mr. Glenn thought tho board
were pretty well acquainted with Dewey
who had taken refuge in Iowa. The
letter was as follows.
GRANT CRY, Sac Co, Iowa.
TO Alex Paul, chairman of the Town
Board Of Patch Grove, Wis: STR
apply to you for assistance, my family
IS suffering on account of my absence
from them and | confess that | have
been addicted to drinking and careless
of my duties to my family and fellow
men. If | am permitted to return and
live unmolested by the authorities l
promise to be good citizen and pro-
vide for my family, Please represent
my case to the authorities and if my
petition is granted, | promise to never
cause you to blush for pleading for me.
Respectfully Yours,
LUcIAN DEWEY.
ALEX PAUL stated that the family of
Dewey were in Strengthened circum-
stances and he believed that unless he
was allowed to come back they would
become town charges.
The CHAIR-Gentlema what action
will you take on the resolution?
p. hartley did not see how the
board could do anything with it. Dewey
had victimized the county to certain
extent. He was now in the hands of the
law and it deals with him.
j. ID. WILSON moved the communi-
cation be received and placed on file.
Carried.
Resolutions being in order, Mr..
Wilson introduced a resolution in re-
gard to the Dewey matter as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
board that all contemplated proceedings
against l.. Dewey be suspended subject
to be renewed at the request of the
town board of Patch Grove, at any time
hereafter.
The gentleman SAID he would state
here that no pro ceedings had been COM
menced. 1t had been contemplated to
proceed against him but Dewey having
committed the misdemeanor had fled
to Iowa. The resolution did not pro-
vide for dropping the proceedings en-
tirely but suspending them subject to
be renewed at any time. Under the
resolution he was simply on parole. He
moved the suspension of the rules and
adoption of the resolution.
Col. CLARK wished the resolution
read again. Resolution read by the
clerk.
THE CHAIR-The rules viii be sus-
pended unless objections are made.
E. |. KIDD object.
Resolution laid over.
o. J. ARNOLD introduced resolution
IN regard to the poor farm, as follows;
n oiced That the chairman appoint
ID committee OF three t. advertise and
10 taa poor farm for the support of the
poor If Grant county, and that such
committee be and are hereby empow-
cred To advertise fer proposals to let
such contract to the lowest and most
responsible bidder, for the term of five
- years from the first of April
Laid over under the rules
Consideration of resolutions being in
order, The board took up and passed the
resolution introduced by ID. r. Walker,
in regard to appropriating. $4,000 for
roads and bridges.
G.. G.. RoDoLF moved the board adj
journ until 1880 p. m. On request of
the Chairman, the motion was with
drawn, and Mr. Ryland presented his
report of work entrusted to his charge
during the past year. The gentleman
said, by way of preface, that all work
recommended for the poor farm had
been done except the painting, and for
this the amount appropriated had not
been sufficient; also the cementing of
the cellar had not been done on account
of being too wet, and they had waited to
have it dry out. In regard TO the bal
cony, for which an appropriation for
relaying the floor, only, had been made,
it was found that the whole balcony col
umns and all, had rotted out and was
dangerous; therefore it had been torn
down and new balcony erected. The
report was as follows:
TO the Hon Board of Supervisors:
GENTs:-I lay before YOU my report on
various expenditures for repairs on
county property, as recommended and
passed upon last year.
The amount of work done under nv
direction this year and cost of same is
as follows: For re-laying stone steps
and rebuilding balcony in front of court
house:
Four iron columns ........................S GO 90
Freight ON same. Observation-Disclosures. SIS
Phil. Reits, work.......... :.............. IS so
IL. Mueese, carpenter work and material
NJ. NJ. zeigler & Co., work and material ;or
Total .............. ........... slss So
H. Muesse, work and material for new roof
Of court house. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1e2 80
X. b. Showalter. for building new fence
and repairs on the county farm 80. 2o5 SO
A. Sweeney. for repairing chimneys at
poor house and court house. ............ 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS si 90
The appropriations by last board for re-
pairs was.......s.. .--..........--.., 40 UO
Showing deficiency Of. ........S $751; 20
Out OF the above amount the following
bills have been audited and orders drawn
II. Muesse, for balcony. ............... - 90
H. Muesse court house roof ........... 1862 30
A Sweeney. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
r. b. altor...............-. .......... EOS IS
Total ........... ........... 1886 IS
And bills for the balance of the
amount. S124s2, have been presented
to the board for allowance.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. w RYLAND, Chm.
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