Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-13

ballot, but the opposition insisted that
they were prepared to camp out there
the rest of the night for the privilege
of carrying their point. G. ii. Baxter
thought there was plenty of time and
that by ballot was the proper way to
vote. Lane said he was n man of curl
osity and would like to see any man in
Lancaster who did not dare get up and
say what he thought The peculiar
modesty of the audience prohibited his
inquisitiveness being gratiiied. Finally,
after waste of great amount of good
wind the motion was sat down upon BY
a vote of SO to 80 Lane was once more
on his feet and made a strong plea for
the nomination of Col. Clark on the
ground that as supervisor from the city
he was serving as chairman of the build
ing committeeon county asylum and that
he be therefore renominated. The mo-
ton was then put and the Colonel NOM
mated unanimously. Mr.. Ryland then
nominated Joe Book rs one of the al
dermen Carried.
Mr.. Will Stone nominated Mr.. John
Street, who declined emphatically, tax
ing exceptions at the same time TO some
remarks made by Mr.. Baxter previously
in reference to the work of the old
board Mr.. Baxter explained that he
meant nothing personal in his criticisms
but thought this the proper place
to look the matter over; that these same
complaints had been made in his store,
and now was the time to look into the
work An ultra courteous interchange
of words ensued between the gentle
men and then Mr.. Ryland rose to d
point of order which the chairman con-
sidered well taken and oil was poured
upon the troubled waters. Mr. Street S
nomination having been withdrawn Mr..
Zeigler was nominated by Mr.. Never
and the motion was carried. Mr.. Ed
ward Pollock was nominated by Mr..
Ryland and placed with the chosen few.
Another rifle ensued over the remain
ing alderman. Lane nominated w. b.
Baxter, and Meyer. j. j. Oswald. A
motion was again made to vote by bal
lot but was lost. A division of the
house gave Oswald Is and Baxter 3S,
the choice falling on the former and the
city team was complied. A police jus
tice was left to be nominated, which
was finally fixed by nominating Squire
Baldwin.
just then, when the dove of peace
lowered over all, John Street was found
wildly endeavoring to catch the eye OF
the chair. When he succeeded in doing
so he proceeded to throw a lively little
bomb into the camp by delivering him
self of the following resolutions accom-
panied by frightful list of whereases
Resolved, LIST, That the incoming
common council be requested to pass an
ordinance requiring all repairs on side
walks TO be made by the property own
ers.
Resolved, I'd, That the council be re
questcd to adopt at once some plan fol
macao ing the business streets anC
the worst nIils and hollows in the city
on the main roads.
The andacious youth followed up biz
attack by stating that as in the last yea
over 81 900, had been expended in re
pairing sidewalks, it was time somt
thing was down John had gottcr
down to the meat of the cocOanut bu
the reporter was betting long odds OF
his not getting out with his hair on
Those resolutions seemed to just &c
right down TO the heart striugs-w,
mean the pocket-books, and it was dou
Bile discounting a pull on old teeth. Mr.
Ryland thought it was FIN conflict with th,
city charter. Mr.. Clementson though
not, Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. Jones spok,
against the first resolution, and it sui
fered an ignominious death at the hands
of the frightened crowd. Street ther
requested permission to withdraw thu
second. saying that when 81, 100 out q
81 900 had to be used in repairing side
walks the matter of improving road.
was entirely impracticable. The affail
was finally settled by an amendment
that the incoming council appropriat,
$500 to be applied on the roads, presum
ably, from the size of the appropriation
to be used in adjoining the lakes abou
the street, and stocking the ponds usu
ally found therein with trout and Other
fish, With the sidewalks intact the au
diencc appeared in better humor. Plan,
were cheap. and when Mr.. Polio
moved. as a sense of the meeting, tha
from one TO two blocks OF the bushes.
portion of the streets be macadamized
each year, it slipped through like a tut
of oleomargarine in hungry crowd.
Once more the turmoil of strife ap
peared in fair way of lifting when ;
twenty inch shell was exploded BY Mr.
W Barlow. who moved that the court
house rail be taken away Now if Their,
is any venerable antique in the whole
city, it is that rail. 1t is doubtful
which holds the first place in the Lam
caster heart, sidewalks or the rail All
ducked their heads until the fragment:
of the shell had dropped and Their
waltzed up to the cannon's mouth in
defence of the rail and ancient iusti;u.
lions, and after beating the wind for a
half hour or more in an endeavor t.
show why the picturesque every day
view Of old wagons and horse tails
should greet the passer by on the main
streets. it was decided TO continue the
the show and accept no compromise on
the Anticipated nuisance. This ended
the fight. the wounded were carried into
hospital, some one moved to adjourn
and the motion was carried with shout
that almost saved Lane the trouble of
putting out the lights