Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-15
FRIDAY-MORNING SESSION.

FRIDAY-ArORNING SESSION.
Board met at 8 A. NJ. All present at
roll call except Messrs. Watson and
d. I. Brown. Journal of the previous
day read and approved.
The Chair referred communication
to the committee on Claims.
Mr.. Beebe introduced the following
resolution:
Aesolreq, That the county clerk be and Is
! to be printed all resolutions, rules and regula-
iions now IN force and governing the action Of
TINS board, or in any way creating any liability
against this county or affecting the fling aud
allowance of claims against the same and that
the clerk be authorized to furnish members of the
/ county BOARD with copy of the same, at or be-
lore the commencement of each session of the
! board.
The resolution was adopted.
MIR. Beebe, the chairman of the com-
mittee on Claims made his report.
Mr.. Barley said he would like to hear
the list read 80 that the board could
know what claims were He under
stood the sheriff. bill this year was
more than $4,000. If there was any
way the county could cut down this ter
rible expense it ought to be known
The list of claims was read [Its3 viii
be published in Thursday's HERALD.
In reply to Mr. Barley complaint of
the enormous sheriff bill, Mr. Beebe said
the committee on Claims had given the
bill their careful attention. They
had also compared it with the bills of
other sherifs back to 1882, and found
the charges just the same, except in the
matter of bringing prisoners before the
county court and in this case the sheriff 5
bill was in accordance with decision of
the Supreme Court. The committee
had found only 81 which could be cut
and this was perhaps allowed by law,
and might be considered one of the
perquisites of the office
Mr.. BARLEY said it would be better to
make the office a salaried one. Craw-
ford County gave its sheriff a salary of
800 or $500 a year, instead of $4,000.
Mr.. Kidd said the board could not
make the change to apply to the sheriff
elect
MIR. Becbe said the greater part of the
sheriff. bills were for actual and nee
ssary expenses, and these expenses
would have to be paid even with II sal
airy, 50 there could be no saving that
way. There is the expenses of the
sheriff in pursuit and bringing back of
criminals, taking convicts to state prison,
railroad fare for sheriff and prisoners,
hack fare, livery bills, hotel bills, etc.
Mr.. HER said he had been a member
of the committee ON Claims and always
thought the fees, even in civil cases, too
large. The best thing the county board
could do would be to make the sheriff a
salaried officer
Mr.. Kidd asked Mr.. BARLEY what
were the expenses of the sheriff9s office
in Crawford County, besides the salary.
Mr.. BARLEY said he couldn't tell ex-
actly, but had noticed that it was much
less than in this county, although Craw-
ford County has as large criminal bus
mess as this county The sheriff bust
ness may be cultivated good deal.
There is certain class of so-called Grim
inals which it was best to get rid of by
letting them go. If the sheriffget fees
for everything it is a temptation to cul-
tivate this class of small criminalities
| for the sake of the fees.
The report was adopted
The board adjourned to 2r NJ
FRIDAY-AFTERNooN SESSION.
Board met at 2 p. m, quorum pres
ent.
Mr.. BARLEY offered the following res
olution:
Resotoed. By the County Board of Supervisors
| of Grant County, Wisconsin, that the method
now prescribed by law for compensating the
sheriff OF said county for all services to be per-
| formed within said county for which said county
shall be liable to pay. be and the same is hereby
| changed to be hereafter fixed as prescribed BY
| chapter SO, of the Laws of Wisconsin, passed by
/ the legislature of 1881.
Mr. Beebe, chairman of the committee
on printing, introduced tire following
report:
TO the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
/ Of Grant County:
Your committee on Printing recon-
mend the adoption of the following
resolutions: