Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-22

this matter only in common with every
man on this Board / put these words
Id exactly to suit the committee. ar
ranged it so as 10 give the chairman a
little latitude and so that he should
not exceed the estimate. Mr.. Vhitcter
seems to think manipulated it. asked
him to help make up that report, why
was not he there? 1t was his duty to
be there as well as the other chairmen.
He read it,
Mr.. WHrrcHER Gnterrupting. did
not.
MIR. WATsoN--It was before your
eyes and YOU ought to have done il If
you did not, did my duty as well as
| could, and if he was not there and
has not seen it, that was not my fault.
The other six of MS were there and we
read the report--and all that were there
made suggestions. | worked to get up
the report as well as | could, and am
satisfied that the chairman will attend
TO the business as it should be. i know
he will do that. / do not like to have
n man stand away and not do his duty
/
because | have done mine. We have
probably been doing the work that
should have been done during the last
eight years
THE CHAIRMAN The question is upon
the reconsideration of the vote by
which the report was adopted.
Ayes 10, Noes IL.
The Board refuses to reconsider.
Mr.. WILsoN-If have leave at this
time l would like to introduce resolu-
ton that | think will obviate the diff
Guilty. Be it
RESOLVED, That 1t is the sense of this
Board that the Hon. G. w. Ryland
carry into effect the recommendation
of the committee on county property
at as early day as possible.
Mr.. RoDoLF objects.
THE CHAtRMAN-The question is
whether Mr.. Wilson shall have leave to
introduce the resolution.
Division called for and the role stood
Ayes Ia, Noes 10.
The Board refuses to allow the reso-
luton to be introduced.
Mr.. WILSON now moved that it is the
sense of this Board that the Chairman
carry into effect the recommendation
of the committee on county property at
as early day as possible.
MIR. RODoLF-I see that the gentle
men are disposed to get into harangue
| about this business. | am ready to
meet them and spend this day and Mon
day next also. The motion and resolu-
ton are of the same sense The gentle
men only want to air themselves. When
gentlemen get resolutions and motions
of this sort they are insinuating against
the officers referred to. am willing to
stay here until the middle of next week
if they want us to. They only want to
show that the Chairman of this Board
had been negligent, because the Sheriff
had gone on and done work without
sufficient authority. Grant county ought
to thank the Chairman for his kindness
and not censure him. / have seen
nothing wrong with him and he has
judiciously guarded the rights of the
county. | say this motion implies an
insult to the presiding officer of this
Board, and belief that he will be lax
in his duty. | am opposed to such
motions.
MR.. WILSON-It is unnecessary to say
to the Chairman or the Board that /
have not the least feeling against
him. If ever equal courtesy was shown
to every one it has been shown here.
know Mr. Watson's intentions are right
respect him although we will joke
each other once in while and | some
times, perhaps, carry it too far. We
all respect him as a man. | know that
MIR. Whitcher respects him and has said
it again and again 1t seems to have
been suggested by parties interested in
these improvements that they might be
put off, and asked Mr.. Whitcher and
others to have resolution introduced.
l was asked to get the matter properly
before the Board, and | did not intend
to slure the chairman. You could not
slure him here. The intention is to let
it be understood that these repairs are
needed at once, and Mr.. Wbitcher and
Mr.. Watson know that they are. The
floors ought to be laid at once, and the
matter is put before the Board at the
request of parties who are the warmest
friends of the chairman. The idea adj
vanced by Mr.. Rodolf that it is slure
on the chairman, is unfair and unjust.
MIR. RoDoLF-The motion says Chair
man.
Mr.. WILsoN-When the gag law in
terposed preventing the introduction of
my resolution, knew my rights and
made a motion to the same purpose. If |
that is voted down l will do something
else. Right here want it to be under
stood that nothing is meant towards
this Chairman or Tom Watson. Mr. |
Watson says he cannot vote for the res
olution because he knows that the |
chairman will do right.
The CHAIRMAN-It is a motion.
Mr.. WILsoN-Mv resolution was not |
heard. | was not permitted to intro
duce it, so | resorted to my next chance
and made motion which is always in |
order, and embodied the resolution.
Mr.. WATsoN-It implies that the
chairman is not in the habit of doing his
duty, the report says, ''carry out at
once as soon as the public interest
would be best subserved. He might
put in the floors now but he could not
plaster The latitude was allowed so
that the work might be done at a
reasonable time.
Mr.. CLARK-Mr Wilson will you not
strike out the word possible" and in
sert in place of it the word practicable
With that modification there would be
no objection to the motion. Fl.
The motion was amended and pre-
vailed.
Mr.. WATsoN-Seeing the disposition
to run the business over into next week
l ask indefinite leave of absence for N.Y.
SELF
MIR. KIDD thinks we will all be ready
TO 90 home this afternoon.
The CHAIRMAN asked leave of
the Board to correct one or
two items, or remarks. Two years
ago the committe on county prop
erty made recommendation that
privy be built in the Court House
yard, and that was to have the work
done. An appropriation of 1855. 90 was
made to carry out the recommendation.
Owing to the difficulty of getting men
to do the work it was impossible to get
it done. | had contracted to have the
work done, as my report showed, i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
| County Board, and it would have been
attended to then if possible, and there
was money in the treasury at that time
to pay for it, but the committee on f.
nance turned the money over to the
general fund and left us without money
to carry out the contract, and therefore
the privy was not built. This should
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