The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-12-10
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
SPECIAL MEETING.

ant to call and was called to order by
the Hon. John Carey, chairman. The
clerk read the call for the meeting,
signed by majority of the members
of the board
The roll was called and the follow
ing gentlemen answered to their
names: J. Kestly, A. Gauger, Math.
Rauch, Pat Cahill, j. G. McCarty,
VIM. Leups, 81. Greve, r. Klingholz,
j. P. Nolan, John Carey, A. Wagner,
F. Schmitz, G. r. Zorn, a. Goedjen,
Q. Niquette, Geo. Breunig-16. Alb
sent, Boyer Amunds, Adam Fischer,
G. f. Hacker, P. Johnston, H Wits,
John Boecher, NJ. L. Cooney, Jos.
Immler, ]. Gagnon-9.
Quorum present
Mr.. Zorn moved that the board do
now adjourn till 2 o'clock this after
noon. Carried, and the board so adj
journed
MONDAY, July n, 1885, 2 P. NJ
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Mr.. Carey in the chair. Roll called;
all members present except Messrs.
Boecher, and Immler.
Mr. Klingholz, presented the follow
ing petition of the town board of
Rapids
To the Hon. County Board of Supervisors Of
the town board of supervisors of the town of
Manitowoc Rapids In said county respectfully
shows unto your honorable body and alleges:
LIST. That said town has voted to construct
bridge wholly within said town in place of one
carried out by last springs freshet, at point on
the highway running through, the southwest
where said highway crosses the Manitowoc river,
which point location is just east of the village
of ManItowoc Rapids in said town.
End. That said town has provided for the pay
ment of one-half of the cost of the construction
of such bridge SO to be erected That the cost of
said bridge will exceed FIVE thousand dollars.
Whereas one-fourth of one per centum of all the
taxable property in said town according to the
last equalized valuation does not exceed two
thousand dollars.
3rd That the cost of such construction of the
bridge so to be erected exceeds one-fourth of one
per centum of all the taxable property In said
town according to the last eQallZed valuation.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that said coun-
half of the cost of such bridge and cause such
said county, exclusive of the cities of Manitowoc
and Two Rivers, as will, with the amount pro-
yided by said town be sufficient to defrsy the
said county board designate two OF its members
to act rs It's commissioners In cooperation with
the board of supervisors of said town In letting,
inspecting and acceptance of the work.
RICHARD KLINGHoLz,
DAVID SHELDON,
MARTIN SCHMIDT.
Supervisors of Town Manltowoc Rapids.
STATE OF %Is soNn Richard Klinebolz
David Sheldon and Martin Schmidt, being each
duly and severally sworn, G lch for himself de-
poses and says that he is 81 ,ervlsor OF the town
named IN the foregoing petition. That he has
read said petition and that the is true to his
own knowledge.
DAVID SHELDON,
MARTIN SCHMIDT,
Severally subscribed and sworn to before me
July 24th, 1885. BERNARD RoEMER,
Justice of the Peace.
Mr.. McCarty moved to lay the petit
ton on the table, which motion was
lost by the following vote:
Aye voting, Kestly, Gauger, Ranch, Cahill,
fischer, McCarty, Nolan, Wagner, Schmitz, Coon
ey, and Goedien-ll. Nay voting, Amunds,
Hacker keups GTevs SohRsto V
Absent :, Boecher and Immler.
Mr., Lueps moved that the petition
of Rapids be granted,
Mr. McCarty moved to amend that
the petition be referred to special
committee of three to be appointed by
the chairman.
After some discussion both amend
ment and motion were by consent with
drawn and recess of fifteen minutes
agreed upon.
When time was called, board re-as-
sembled; quorum present.
Mr.. Nolan offered the following res
OO,,,r.tion No. l:
district attorney and the standing committee on
| roads and bridges be and they are hereby ap-
pointed special committee to investigate as to
the necessity of the proposed bridge crossing the
Manitowoc River at the village of Rapids; also to
try and information as to the constitution
alty of the law making it the duty of counties to
assist towns In building repairing bridges; al
to investigate to the legality of the election
held in the town of Manitowoc Rapids, held for
the purpose OF raising the necessary funds to de,
| fray one-half of the expenses of building said
bridge and report the result of their lnyestlga-
ton to this board at its annual meeting in No
| vember next,
Mr.. Johnston offered the following
preamble with resolutions, as a sub
| stitute:
| Whereas, the town board of supervisors of the
| town of Manitowoc Rapids, in this county, has
filed its petition with this board setting forth the
| fact that said town has voted to construct a
bridge at locality wholly within said town, such
location being specifically described and further
stating that such town has provided for the pay
ment of one-half of the cost of such construction
and that the cost of said bridge exceeds one
fourth of one per centum of all the taxable pro-
perry in said town according to the last eQuaiZed
valuation, and praying that this board take such
steps, and do and perform such acts are requir-
ed in such cases by the provisions of Chapter 1877
of the Laws of Wisconsin for the year A. d. 1885;
! therefore be it by this board,
Resolved, that said petition filed by said
town board of supervisors be, and the same here
| by Is granted.
| Resolved further, that there be, and hereby is
appropriated by this board TO aid in the con-
| struction of such bridge. one-half Of the cost
thereof and that the amount hereby appropriated
,sysd upon the taxable property the County
and the City of Two Rivers; and that the amount
| SO appropriated and levied be Hquidated ascer-
tanned and determined as follows that is to say:
The two commissioners to be appointed by this
board to cooperate with the said town board are
hereby instructed and required soon as con-
have been entered into, 60 kle with the clerk of
| this board copy of such contract certified by
them 10 be true copy which contract shall clear
~ set forth the total cost of such bridge and the
amount or nortion of such cost to be paid by said
town and by this lizard respectively; and the
amount so fixed as the share or portion to be
raised by this board shall thereafter be apportion
ed to the several towns by the clerk of this board
in the manner provided by law,
Resolved further, that this board proceed at
neither of whom shall be a resident of said City
of Two Rivers who shall act its commissioners
and shall cooperate with the supervisors of said
town in the letting, inspection and acceptance of
the work,
Dated July a. 1885. p. JoHNsroN,
Mr. McCarty moved to lay substitute
on the table which was carried by the
following vote:
Aye. Messrs. Kestly, Gauger, Rauch, Cahill,
fischer, MeCarty, Nolan. Carey Wagner, Schmitz,
Cconey, Goedien. Niquette-1s, Nay, Messrs.
Amunds, Hacker, Lueps, Greve, Johnston Wiz,
klingholz. Zorn, Gagnon, Breunig-I0. Absent,
Boecher and lmmler-2.
On motion, the original, No. l, was
adopted BY the following vote:
Aye. Nsssrs. kestly GaugeT, Ranch, Cahill,
Amunds, Hacker, Lueps, Greye, Johnston Wits.
klingholz, Eorn, ,Gagnon, Breunig-1o. Absent,
Boecher and lmm1er-2,
On motion of Mr.. Zorn the board
adjourned sine die.
JOHN CAREY, Chairman.
H, G. BUHsR, County Clerk.
ANNUAL MEETING.
MANITowoc, Nov 10, 1885.
The board of supervisors met at the
court house in the city of Nanitowoc
and was called to order at IL o'clock
III hv chairman John Carov Roll