Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-11-20
All of which is respectfully submitted.
j. MACARTHUR, Chm.
ROBERT GLENN,
ANDREW CAIRNS,
THOMAS WATSON,
LEWIS HOLLOWAY,
j. b. JOHNSON.

placed on Fennimore was too high, and
said that the people of that town win
think that an injustice is done them.
Mr.. BARTLEY thought that in view of
the fact that Fennimore is railroad
town that Bloomington was relatively
higher.
Mr.. MCARTHUR, Chairman of the
Committee, said that without special
privileges for obtaining information, the
committee had tried to act fairly and
impartially, and had rendered such a
report as they believed to be fair and
just.
On motion the report was adopted.
Mr.. RODoLF, of the committee on In
sane submitted special report making
corrections of errors in accounts, which
was adopted, and referred to Committee
on Claims.
The report of the Committee on
Roads, Bridges and Ferries, recommend.
ing an appropriation of 5000 for the
town of jamestown to be used in con-
structing road to Eagle Point Ferry,
was then taken up.
Mr. BARLEY said he would oppose
the appropriation. Other towns needed
such appropriations as much as James
town. The road was in the interest OF
Dubuque, over which Wisconsin pro.
duce were to be taken to that city.
MIR. MACARTHUR concurred with Mr..
BARLEY, and thought it bad policy, and
not in the interest of Grant County, to
build highways to carry produce to,
and build up city in another state
Mr.. WHITCHER said that the argu-
ments against the appropriation sn at
tered too much of protection. 1t was not
good Democratic doctrine. He believed
in free trade.
The vote on the question of the adop-
ton of the report was taken by ayes
and nays, and resulted in its adoption by
a vote of "a ayes to 3 nays.
On order of Mr. Rodolf, the Board adj
journed until o. clock, p. NJ.
FRIDAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board called to order by the Chair
man, at 2 O'Clock. Roll call Quorum
present.
THE CHAIRMAN stated that Mr.. Nc
Arthur had asked to be excused, and had
gone home.
On the call for resolutions, Mr.. Wat
son offered the following, and asked
that the rules be suspended, that
action might be taken on it:
Resolved, BY the Board of Supervisors
of Grant county, that the Chairman of
this Board is hereby authorized to APP
point committee on County Roads, or
and after the first Tuesday in April,
1885, from the town Supervisors elect.
said committee to have all the powers
of laying out, altering and vacating
highways, as provided by law; and theiI
acts to be legal in all respects, after
filing their determination with the
County Clerk, as now by law required
the same as if acted upon by the whole
of the County Board of Supervisors; and
the committee now appointed at this
session of the County Board of Super
visors have the same powers in all re
spects during their appointment.
MIR. ARNOLD asked if this would not
legalize the committees acts without
further action.
Mr.. hartley said he opposed the
resolution, and thought it would be bet
ter not to delegate SO much power tc
two or three individuals.
MIR. WATSON said it simply complied
with the law, as without such action the
committee can do nothing but recon-
mend to the Board. whose action would
have to be taken to confirm their acts.
Personally he did not care whether
they voted it up or down.
MIR. RoDoLF SAID he approved of the
resolution, as the delegation of this
poHCi W tuC ColltIllleo WUutu save the
county a great deal of unnecessary ex-
pense. There was no use in having
such a committee unless they were
clothed with the powers delegated to
them by the resolution.
Mr. ARNOLD would oppose the reso.
luton. The committee might make
mistakes. 1t gives them too much
power; and their acts should be ratified
by the Board.
On motion, the rules were suspended
and the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. WATSON presented the following
resolution:
Resolrcd, BY the Board of Supervisors
of Grant County Wisconsin, that the an
nual salary of the County Judge of said
Grant County, from and after the first
Monday in January A. d., 1886, be,
and the same hereby is to be, the sum
of fifteen hundred dollars, to be paid
out of the County Treasury of said Grant
County, quarter yearly; and that said
sum of fifteen hundred dollars is TO in
clude all clerk hire of said County
Judge.
THE CHAIRMAN said that under the
rules, the resolution would 90 over uu-
til tomorrow's session.
Mr.. WILSON gave notice that he
might, at the evening session, ask to
have the rules suspended so that the
resolution might then be considered; as
under the law of 1888, the Board would
have to take action at this session.
MIR. CABANIs. Chairman, submitted
the following
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on PRINTING:
To Tie Honorable Board ef .Snbeyvi5org 81
the County Of Grant
Your Committee on Printing would
beg leave to offer the following resolu-
ton for adoption By the Board, relating
to all county printing. not otherwise
provided for by law: sse $3.50
Resolved, That the contract for print
ing of Road Books, Tax Receipts and
Stub Books. be giving by the County
clerk to the lowest bidder within the
county; after giving due notice in writ