Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-12

his board for allowance.
The oven for baking was overlooked until it
this board.
The cost OF most of the repairs was more than
estimated by the committee. This plsstering
and ccmenting basement OF poor house cost
about Sl00 That was not recommended by the
committee, but for the health OF inmates II was
absolutely necessary to have IL done. There was
an estimate for paints oils, etc. but none for
the labor OF painting the buildings.
While have exceededed the committees es
Inmates in some respects, and have had some
things done not recommended by the committee,
have done what deemed best for the interests
OF the county. trust when the committee on
County Property look the work over, II win prove
GEO. w, RYLAND
The report was adopted.
Mr.. BARTLEY moved that, if it was
in order, the resolution on the appoint
ment of the committee on Insane be
taken up.
Mr.. MCCALL said that he had applied
to the district attorney for advice as to
the legality of such appointments. and
wished the matter deferred until next
day, when information on the point
could be had. Consideration of the
IOSoiutiou was toStpouou
Mr.. WHITcHER requested the clerk
to read an extract from business letter
by II. II. Giles of the state board of
Charities and Reform to Mr.. Ryland.
The extract was read.
Mr.. WHITCHER said he thought this
matter was before the committee on
County Property for their consideration.
The Chair said be thought it would
require resolution to bring it before
the board.
Mr.. ROBBINS said he didn't under
stand that the matter was before the
board at ALL
The Chair said he would state for the
benefit of the committee on Roads and
Bridges that the Ellenboro bridge had
been reported unsafe. He had requested
Mr.. Macarthur to meet him at the
bridge. They had examined the bridge
and found it unsafe. They had had a
new abutment built and the bridge it,
self would have to be rebuilt before it
could be used. The committee could
take such action as they should see fit.
1t is on county road and the county
has had 20 pay large proportion of the
expense of maintaining it. The cheap
est thing for the county would be to put
in an iron bridge. The object in put
ting in the abutment was that the bridge
might be built aftor cold weather should
| set in.
Mr.. ROBBINS asked the cost of an
iron bridge there.
The Chairman said he had at first
thought the cost would be about $500,
but now thought it would cost 1926 or
5000.
Mr.. MCCALL asked the length of
span.
| Mr.. MACARTHUR SAID Is feet.
| Mr.. MCCALL said that when iron was
very high his town could have put in
such bridge for $1,000, and that at the
present low prices of iron the King
Bridge company would put in such a
bridge for $3.50 at the outside.
Mr.. ROBBINS thought that an iron
bridge at anything less than 1000
would be cheaper than any other kind
of bridge.
Mr.. WHITcHER said he presumed
that is county road. 1t is stage
road. 1t is necessary to put in last
ing structure there Thought it could
be done for 5000 or 500; but other
members thought anything less than
$1,000 cheap.
MR.. KICKS asked if it is customary
for the county to built all the bridges
on the county roads.
Mr.. WHITCHER said the town OF Ell
lenboro was not able to built the neces-
sary bridge; the county ought to build
it. The road was the connecting link
between Lancaster and Platteville and
was very important.
MIR. KICKS said he didn't dispute that
it was county road. But the Crooked
Creek road was also a county road, and
a horrible road it was. But he did not
know that the county ever built any
bridges on it, The county has helped
some but has never built n bridge en-
tirely.
Mr.. WHITcHER: This is an old terri
torial road. 1t is a county road and
always will be, and the county will be
obliged to keep it in repair.
MIR. ROBBINS: 1t is the custom, where
the town is able, to build bridges, it has
done it without help from the county
Platteville put in an iron bridge over
the Little Platte without county aid
But if any accident should happen on
that bridge, it being on county road,
he thought the county would be respon-
sible. Ellenboro is poor town and
cannot build this expensive bridge, and
the county must see that the bridge is
built.
Mr. MCCALL said he didn't presume
the county board was under any obiga-
ton to build entirely any bridge simply
because it is on county road. But as
this bridge is on q principal highway
and is important and is situated in a
town whose valuation is very low, it
would be an extraordinary expense and
an unjust requirement to require the
town of Ellenboro to build that bridge.
But the fact that is on county road
doesn't oblige the county to build OIL
keep it in repair. Every town ought to
build its own bridges where it is able
and the burden would not be unjust,
whether on town, county or old terri
| torial road.
MIR. BARLEY: Let the town contrib
ute something 5000 1t ought to
help. A very large part Of the people
of the county are not at all interested
directly or indirectly, in this bridge.
The town is much more interested than
the county as whole and ought to pay
more. Other towns have to maintain
their own bridges. His town has. five
o. six large bridges on stage roads and