Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-04-08
Minutes OF Annual Town Meeting held
April 6. 1856.

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Minutes OF Annual Town Meeting held
April 6, 1856.
/ The annual report of the supervisors
was read and the recommendations
made were received and adopted as
follows:
ReSotUed, That there be raised on
the taxable property of the Town of
Lancaster the sum of $1,000, for the
purpo Sc of liquidating that much of the
ra ilroad Indebtedness, and also the sum
of $3.50 to pay the interest coming
due on outstanding railroad town bonds
for the ensuing year.
Adopted
RESOLVED, That the town board of
the Town of Lancaster be and are
hereby requested that, if in their opinion
the public conyen lie nee and wants re-
quire it, they cause to be constructed a
bridge across Pigeon Creek at or near
Calder's mills in said town, and that
II said bridge shall be so constructed a
tax be levied upon the taxable property
OF the Town of Lancaster to cover the
cost of the same.
Adopted
Resotoed, That there be raised on the
tax able property of the Town of Lam
caster the sum of $3.50 to build bridge
crossing Grant River about 3 of mile
below Chas. Angus mill in section IA.
town 5, range 3 west.
Upon motion the fore going resoIu-
ton was adopted on condition that if
in the opinion of the town board
bridge was required it be constructed
under the supervision of the board.
and tax sufficient to cover the cost be
levied by the town board.
RESOLVED, That there be raised on the
taxable property of the Town of Lam
caster the sum of $3.50 to be expended
in repairing that part of the Mt. Ida
road lying north and south of Girls
wold's mill in sections % and 90. town
D, range west, in said town.
Adopted.
Mr.. Henry Austin m owed that the
Town Board be instructed to use their
best efforts to obtain money at at least
81 interest and take up the now ont
standing town bonds and issue new
ones.
Carried.
Upon motion of Mr.. j. j. Mckenzie
the Town Board was instructed to pro-
cure for the use of the town a fireproof
safe in which to keep chattel mortgages
and other papers and books of record
belonging to the town.
Carried
The committee which was appointed
by the Chair to examine the town
bonds and coupons taken Up and paid
by the town, reported that they had
found the amount of $1,000 in bonds
and $1,000 in coupons taken up and
Cancelled, said amounts agreeing with
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the statement of the supervisors made
In their annual report, and that the
said committee had destroyed said
bonds and coupons by burning them.
The following was offered:
WHEREAS, Many of the public high
ways in the Town of Lancaster are en-
croached upon by fences in many
places, so as to interfere with the con-
venlence OF the travel of the public, es-
pecially in the winter season by drift
ing full of snow, leaving no alternative .
but the opening of fences and travel
through fields adjoining said encroached ,
highway, rendering people liable to ,
trespass unless such fences are opened !
by the road overseer, therefore be it
ResotUed, That the owners of land in
'he Town of Lancaster, who have 40
'ncroached upon the public highways G
oy their fences being built within the s
limits of such highways be, and the a
'ame are hereby requested to move a
uch encroachments with all convenient {
peed, especially when resetting their t.
ences this coming spring, and the !
own board of said town of Lancaster
hereby requested to enforce obedi-
nee to this resolution and the law in =
UGH cases made and provided. o
Upon motion this resolution was
Idopted.
Next in order was the election of =
DAD oversecrs for the different road
Istricts in the town, the result of which a.
Vas as follows: A
For Road Dist. No 1, Andrew Kite
niger; ?, Theo. Taylor; 8, Thos. Far
ell; 4, Henry Pink; 5, John Roth; 6, fl
ienry Breihani z, Daniel Garner; 8,
leo. Knapp; 9. Andrew Walker; 10,
ID. Walker; IL, Joseph Casper; II, al
Vim. Richardson; Is, Albert Alexan-
er; IA, August Briehl; Is, Hugo b,
Gutenberg; 16, Thos. Beethan: IL.
I'm. Jerrett; 10, Phineas Walker.
No further business, the meeting adj ge
'urned. w
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