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

more can the DOdfu 90! II any AhOihDoi
would introduce resolution TO credit
the treasurer with the whole amount OF
the vouchers there would be something
to consider. 1t is ridiculous to talk OF
the crushing burden this loss would be
to the taxpayers. On the ten millions
assessed property of the county it would
be % cents on $1,000 g. 30 on $4,000
He had told this to Lancaster mer-
chant who was grumbling about this
tax, although paying tax on less than
$4,000. and the man admitted he had
given more than $3.50 to a man who
had lost only horse. Men spend %
cents for beer when they come to town,
and yet they would blast mans life
and ruin him rather than pay 20 cents
tax on $1,000. He didn't believe there
was a man in Grant County who would
be unwilling to pay his share if he under
stood the matter. The board cannot do
anything in the matter. 1t cannot call
for the money in the treasurer's hands
as long as he remains in office.
Mr.. Scott moved to lay the resolution
on the table. The ayes and noes were
taken as follows;
AyeS-Messrs. Scott, Mcpherson, Mon
teith, McFall, Ryland, Ransom. Day,
Bremmer, Lewis, A. Brown, Lowry.
Beebe, Ruka, Williams, Edwards and
Oswald-16.
| Noes. - Messrs. Hickok, Barley,
Grimm, Gore. Ryan, Harvey, Kreul,
HER, Heberlein, Whitcher, Cairns,
Murphy. Kidd, Marvel, Tobin, DOYLE,
Wall, Gilbertson, Glynn, Strong, d. +.
Brcwn,-21.
Absent - Messrs. Watson and Me
Arthur.
Mr.. Kidd said he didn't desire to see
the resolution laid on the table, but he
would not vote for it. Neither would
he vote to relieve Mr.. Mcmahon further
than was done at the last session. Mr.
McMahons report states that he accepts
the fifty per cent. allowed by the board
on the vouchers. He (Kidd) didn't feel
like laying any further burden on the
treasurer. The safety of Grant County
is the first consideration, but he didn't
think anything more was demanded.
The bondsmen are us good as gold, and
so long as all orders are paid it is hardly
right to force him to the wall by this
resolution While he wouldn't vote TO
relieve the treasurer from the whole
amount, he didn't feel like voting for
this resolution.
Mr.. BARLEY quoted from the report of
a previous years Finance committee
(Mr. Kidd chairman), providing a con-
tingent fund to replace this loss.
Mr.. Kidd: Suppose Grant County had
begun suit, it would not have the thing
all its own way. The treasurer could
have carried on the suit for several
years, and in the meantime Grant County
must have some money to go on with
Mr.. BARLEY: The deficiency has been
provided for by a tax.
Mr. Kidd: Wasn't that wise pro-
vision?
Mr.. BARLEY said he wasn't talking
about the wisdom, he was talking about
the fact. The treasurer was provided
with the money to honor all orders.
The board had been so innocent that it
had made its part of the compromise
but didn't get any security for the other
side of the compromise.
Nj. Beebe asked, how shall we make
him pay? How can the board enforce
this resolution? 1t cannot compel the
treasurer to make Up the deficiency
until he is out of office. Then this
money has already been paid up in 1883
every dollar of it. If there is any
thing crushing about it the people were
crushed in 1888 and didn't know it.
The settlement of this matter has already
been anticipated in 1888. If the county
receives anything for it it will be so
much ahead
Mr. Lowry, referring to Mr.. Hollo-
ways statement, said the latter was not
one of the bondsmen.
Mr.. BARLEY said he was a bondsman
at the time of the loss.
The bond was produced and shown
not to have Mr. Holloway's name on it.
| The question was called on the reso->