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

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Hannah Specht. her heirs and assigns.
to run and maintain ferry, for the
Repairs and appropriations for city
property as follows:
Plank for repairing floor in Sheriff,s
stable. Painting and repairing Jail, in
Guiding three watersheds. A new win
dow in north side of Deputy's room. A
lock on the inside of Deputy's room,
south door. Necessary repairs to plas-
tering. Repairs to privy sinks in the
jail.
We recommend that the barb-wire
fence around Court House yard be re-
moved to repair fence ON the County
Farm. We also recommend that the
evergreen shade trees around monu-
ment be grubbed oat. The large soft
naples on north side be cut down; and
the marble and stone in the monument
be polished to resemble something near
what it was when new. Also that the
shade trees in Court House yard be
trimmed. The big elm at the west door
to be cut down and removed; and such
other trees be taken out or trimmed. as
our Chairman, Mr.. Ryland, in his judg-
ing for blanks in the County Judges
office. For items accompanying this
report. we refer you to exhibits "An
and '.B;'' and for all of these appro-
priations and repairs, we recommend
that the sum of $1,000 be raised on the
taxable property of Grant County.
JOHN RYAN, Chairman.
G. S. WHTrCHER,
VIM. MARsDEN,
RUFUS NJ DAY,
Jos. MURRAY,
JAMES MCCORMICK,
ADAM KREUL.
Committee.
MIR. RODOLF moved to amend the re-
port by making provision for the build
ing of a sidewalk, three boards wide,
on the north side of the Court House
square.
Mr.. WHTCHER said that if such side
walk was needed, the attention of the
committee should have been called to the
matter. The committee had been very
liberal. If the people of Lancaster
wanted such sidewalk they should
build it, and be content with what they
had got.
MIR. RoDoLF's motion was not second
ed.
The CHAIRMAN said that on the ques-
ton of the adoption of the report the
vote would be taken, as he believed it
should be taken on all such questions,
by ayes and nays.
The roll was then called, every men,
Der voting aye, and the Chairman an
nounced that thereport was unanimous
ly adopted.
Mr.. Il. M. DAY moved to adjourn I'M
til o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mr.. hartley said that before adj
journment he desired to bring up the
matter of the vacation of the old River
Road in Jamestown which had been torn
up by the Rail Road Company before
the action of the committee had been
ratified by the Board.
Mr.. RoDoLF said that the matter had
been laid over until tomorrow morning,
and could not be now brought up for
discussion.
Board adjourned until s o'clock to-
morrow morning.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION
Board met s o'clock. Roll called.
Journal read and approved.
Mr.. Rodolf presented the following
remonstrance
To the honorable Board of Subeyvisors.-
We, the undersigned residents and
freeholders of the town of jamestown
and vicinity, feeling ourselves agrieved
by the action of your Committee on
Roads, in vacating certain highway
running through Sections 20, 20 and 32,
in said town of Jamestown, and known
as the River Road, leading from Potosi
to East Dubuque, ILL.,, said road being
vacated for the sole benefit of the Rail-
road Company known as the Alma,
Winona and Northern Railroad Com
pany, and to the great injury of the I'M
dersigned residents and freeholders of
said town aud vicinity. Said committee
which acted in vacating said highway,
have, as we believe, done a great wrong
to the residents of jamestown and vicin-
ity IN vacating said highway. And,
whereas, the town Board of jamestown
was ordered by vote of electors of
said town to appeal from the order va
eating said highway, said appeal was
taken. Said town Board have settled
the matter with said Railroad Company
for the sum of two hundred dollars, we
therefore pray that the action of the
committee in vacating said highway be
set aside. And also we ask your hon.
orable body to decide the legality of the
action of the town Board of Jamestown.
in selling out said highway; and if said
highway was Town, County or State
road.
Go the above remonstrance was at
tached the names of about one hundred
and twenty-five persons.)
On motion the matter was laid over
for future consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Rodolf, the Chair
man of the Board, Mr.. Ryland, was
made a member of the Committee on
Insane.
Mr.. MACARTHUR, Chairman, submitted
the following report of Committee on
Equalization
70 tie Honorable Beard Of Supervisors 81
Grant County
COMMUNICATIONS committee to
whom was assigned the duty of edualiz-
ing the real and personal property of
this county, assessed for the year 1884,
between the several towns. cities and
villages, have now completed the same,
and now submit it for your considera-
ton.
The aggregate value OF the personal property
of the county, as returned by the assessors OF
the several towns, amounts TO So a. l65
As equalZed by the committee, is :. 2Il4. Csc
The aggregate value of lands. as return
ed by the assessors is............ 5 SOC IS
As equaiZed by the COMMITTEE is....-. s. SOS 2G6
The aggregate value of city aud village
lots. as returned by the assessor. is. i1SS. 013
As eqalized by the committee is....... l0s2 900
The grand total as returned by the as
SCISSORS, ls... 800 9. 036 9S6
As equaiized by the committee, ISL. s,12I e25
In the valuation of real estate. we
have made no change from the classifi-
cation of last year, deeming it as Just
as it can be made.
We have equalized personal property
at the following values