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

ReS0lUed, That the clerk of the circuit
court be and is hereby instructed to con
tract with printers within the county
for the printing of circuit court calen-
dars at a cost not exceeding twenty dol
lars, and the remainder thereof not less
than seventy-fye. the same to CORES
pond in style and finish with those fur
nished at the last session of our circuit
court
ReS0lUed, That all the newspapers of
the county publishing the full proceed
ings of the present session of our county
board and the tabular statements shall
receive the sum of fifteen dollars each,
upon proper proof OF the publication
thereof to the county clerk.
ResolUed, That the county clerk be
and is hereby authorized to procure to
! be printed one hundred and twenty-five
copies of the proceedings of this board
in pamphlet form at cost not to exceed
/ twenty-five dollars, and that he be and
| is hereby instructed and directed to de-
| liver by mail as soon as printed to each
member of the present and also to each
member of the next county board, at on
| before its annual session a copy of such
proceedings and tabular statements.
! ResotUed, That the three reporters who
| have attended the sessions of this board
and who shall have kept record of the
proceedings thereof shall be paid the
sum of three dollars per day for EACH
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, upon satisfac-
| tory proof to the county clerk that such
service has been rendered
Resolccd, That the county clerk be
| and is hereby instructed TO procure to
be printed, blank forms to be, used in
| fling claims against this county,. includ-
ing proper blank Endorsements and veri-
| iication by claimant; such blanks to be
furnished by such clerk to all persons
! having claims against the county. upon
application
All of which is respectfully submitted.
W. Ii. BEEBE, Chm,
JOHN MoNTEIrH,
JACOB BREMAIER,
Committee.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Whitcher had the clerk read from
last years board proceedings the state
ment Of Mr.. Holloway that the bondsmen
Of the county treasurer would accept
compromise of fifty per cent. on the
Platteyille bank vouchers. He said Mr.
Holloway was not authorized to make
any such agreement, and they denied the
whole of it.
Mr.. BARLEY said il was understood by
a majority if not all the DO ard that there
was final settlement Of the matter. Mr.
Whitcher was present, and if he did not
authorize Mr.. Holloway's statement he
ought to have said 50 then and there,
not wait a year and bring up the matter
in Mr.. Holloway S absence.
Mr.. Whiteher said the matter was
sprung in the last hour of the session
when there was no time to think of it:
but the bondsmen made no such agree.
ment, and they repudiated any such I'M
derstanding. Did Mr.. BARLEY suppose
| it was final settlement
Mr.. BARLEY said he did and thought a
majority of the board supposed the
anne. He was now surprised to see a
man of Mr. Whiteher's standing play
the baby act at this late day. He (Bart-
ley) opposed the compromise then and
he opposed it now. He thought the
bond of the treasurer was to compensate
the county for loss by the misfortune as
well as neglector dishonesty of the treas
surer.
Mr. White her repeated that he didn't
believe single bondsmen offered to ac-
cept compromise. He didn't speak in
his own interest, for he didn't believe
| the treasurer would ever allow the bonds
men to pay a dollar of the loss He in
digna n tly repudiated taking any advant-
age of Mr.. Holloway's absence and con
Guided with a rousing Democratic speech
| The Chair said he didn't wish to
abridge any members privileges, but
| there was no motion or resolution be-
| fore the house to talk to.
Mr.. Kidd said he would like to ask
Mr.. b eebe if he had made any estimate
of the probable expense of the suit
against the county. The Finance COM