Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-11-20

| ROBERT GLENN. ............. :. ...... Wyalusing
Absent. III. Cabanis, Robert Glenn,
G. e. Rodolph, John Smith.
MIR. p. hartley nominated Geo. w.
Ryland for chairman. The nomination
was seconded by Mr.. Whitcher. Mr..
Ryland was unanimously elected, and
in few remarks thanked the Board
for the honor conferred upon him.
Mr.. WILSON asked leave to present
bill of Jacob Mclaughlin for fees in
| Justices court.
Mr.. WATSON, in view of the fact that
the County Clerk would this afternoon
be busy canvassing the late election re-
turns, moved that the Board adjourn
until seven o'clock this evening. Mo
ton seconded and carried, and the
meeting so adjourned.
TUESDA SESSION.
The Board reassembled at o'clock,
2. NJ. as per adjournment. and was call
ed to order by the Chairman. All OF
the members responded to ro.l call, ex-
cept Messrs Cabanis, johnson Wilson
and Beebe The Chairman said that
Mr.. Beebe had asked to be excused.
The Chairman announced the follow
ing
COMMITTEES:
Finance CONF. T. Kidd, Chairman
H. w. Beebe, Edward O'Neil, Danie
f. Brown, j. II. Cabanis.
County Property Com.-John Ryan,
Chairman; Adam Kreul, James Nc.
Cormick, r. M. Day, VIM. Marsden,
Geo. S. Whitchor, Jos. Murray.
Equalization Con.-John. Macarthur
Chairman Thos Watson, Karl Klein.
pell, Jos. 3. johnson, Andrew
Cairns, Robt. Glenn, Lewis Holloway
Claims Conn C. G. Rodolf, Chairman;
Omar j. Arnold, John d. Wilson
Geo. Munns, John Ii. Cox, p. BARLEY
+. j. Marvel.
Higha0ayS, Bridges and Ferry Com-H
Grimm, Chairman; John Smith, Johr
b. Kicks, I. w. Bowden, w. Emery
| f. III. Garsides, G. o. Gurnsey.
County Roads Com.-Thomas Watson
Chairman; i. Heberine. A. Brown,
Patrick Glynn. Geo. McFall,
Insane Com.-Geo. McFall, Chairman
II. Nj. Day, G. G. Rodolf, I'll. Grimm
l.. Holloway.
Printing Conn.,. Ii. Cabanis, Chair
man; p. BARLEY, Robt. Glenn.
Education Conn.,. ID. Wilson, Chair
man; ID. +. Brown, Edward O'Neill
Tom and County Organizations. A
Brown, Chairman; j. b. Kicks, Johr
Smith, James Mccormick, A. Kreul
The Chairman made the following
report:
To tie Honoya6he Board IF SUPERVISORS:
| GENTLEMEN:-I have the honor to submit
to YOU brief report Of the improvements anC
repairs Of County property, which | was au
thorlzed to have done, by the County Board
| at the November session in 1883.
The total amount appropriated for sad i'm
provements was $II3S, expended as follows
AT the the Poor House and Asylum, foo
in small kitchen; wainscoting in large kitch
en-; wainscotng in dinning room four fee
high: fourteen feet of flooring in west end o
DINING room; laying floor in gentlemen's sit
ting room; shingles for south porch; lumber
for ceiling two porohes; paint, oil and paintin.
same; glass, glazing and repairing windows
eight locks and putting on the same; wood
house for the Asylum, I6x4o feet, 10 fee
high, one end petitoned off for a carpente
| shop. .----- --------$ 476. oC
At the Court House: floor Ill Treas
urer's Office; ditto County Clerks
office; ditto Sherff's Office; ditto
Clerk OF Coart's office; three wood
boxes, one in each, Registers,
Treasurer's and Clerk of Courts
office; hardy are, nails, etc. .... I5s.o.
Stool for office of Clerk of
Court ------.$ 1870
Table for County Judges
oihce-- 500
$a4.7o
Less amount received for
old stove. 500
7I.7
Two new privies, painting, hardware,
tin spoating, ETC. .;....--.- 529.s'
Plastering and repairing jailor's resi-
dence and Court house ....-..-. 7.5
New picket fence around Jail proper
ty and painting same.........- 1850
Total amount expended $IIs7 s
The committee on County property recon
mended that the register in female ward c
jail be secured by piece Of iron, also to pur
chase two zinc tanks for jail, and that the iroi
work in jail be painted at an estimated cost Q
S22.oo. This has not been done, for want G
funds.
! The recommendation Of the committee to re
build two ehlmneys up through the Cour
room has also not been executed, partly 70
want OF funds and also because in my iuds
ment, 1t would have been very expensive, an
preferred to leave the matter until the meet
ing OF this Board.
: Respectfully,
GEO. w. RYIANp.
On motion the report was unanimous
ly adopted.
4 The Board adjourned to meet at
O'Clock tomorrow {
i WEDNESDA Y.-M0RNING SESSION.
The Board met at s o'clock, A. nj.