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

Leaving IN the hands OF the committee SlS3 80
Out of which the interest on money
advanced by Geo. w. Ryland & Co. I'M
til taxes are to be collected is to be
paid. Your committee ask that this
balance remain in their hands until final
settlement for interest is made.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. w. RYLAND, Chm,
JOHN MACARTHUR,
f. |. KIDD,
Committee.
Mr.. Whitcher brought up the matter
of the Ellenboro bridge. He repeated
that it is a county road and the county
ought to build the bridge. He said the
Grant County HERALD had said Ellen
boro ought to be forced to build the
bridge. The HERALD did not say So |
But the town of Ellenboro believes the
county ought to build the bridge and re-
fuses to build it. He adduced arguments
to show it was a county road Ia fact
which has never been disputed JEFF
Davis with his regiment marched along
that old territorial road fifty years ago
and waded that ford. Do you want the
people to do the same still? He praised
Mr.. BARLEY for his generosity last ses-
sion in introducing a resolution appro-
priating $500 for that bridge, and looked
for him to do likewise now.
Mr.. Mcpherson said he had called a
special meeting of the town of Ellenboro
to see whether the town would appro-
pirate $500 for the bridge, and the town
had voted down the appropriation, so
the town board could not make the APP
preparation. If the county board would
appropriate enough the town board
would appropriate what it could and
build the bridge this fall.
Mr.. BARLEY offered resolution that
$500 be appropriated to build an iron
bridge, provided the town would furnish
the necessary remainder.
Mr.. Oswald said the resolution was
good; but Platteville and Lancaster were
most interested and should make up the
balance-say 5000 for each town.
Mr.. BARLEY said this $500 would build
a good bridge, but not an iron bridge.
Ellenboro ought to make up the balance.
He was now more familiar with the
town than he had been in previous ses-
sions, and it is not such poor town as
it has been represented. But in view of
the fact that the greater part of the
travel on that road is by people not liy-
ing in the town, he favored appropriate
ing the $500. He was satisfied that if
any damage happened for lack of the
bridge, the town and not the county
would suffer for it. and it is the interest
of the town to have the bridge built. He
thought the county had done more for
Ellenboro than for any other town.
Mr.. Mcpherson said if the county
would appropriate $500 he would see
that Ellenboro appropriated the remain
der necessary for an iron bridge.
Mr.. Day said this would make a pre-
cedent that the county pay nine-tenths of
the cost of the bridges.
Mr.. Whitcher said there was not
another such a case in the whole North
west. 1t was an old territorial road.
There are railroads all around the county
but none to take the place of this road.
Mr.. Day asked if that was the only
county road with bridge on it. There
were other similar roads.
Mr.. Whltcher said he didn't know but
the last legislature had laid out one-the
Lord only knows what it didn't do.
Laughter.
Mr.. Oswald thought Mr.. Macarthur
and Mr.. Lowry were waiting to propose
aid from their towns for the bridge.
Mr.. Macarthur said his town wouldn't
pay nickel for the bridge. except as
county tax. Ellenboro had imposed on
the public long enough.
Mr. ID. F. Brown said he thought the
guarantee of Mr.. Mcpherson sufficient
and would vote to appropriate $780,.
Mr.. HER said that connecting link had
cost the county considerable already. FL
lenboro hadn't done much.
Mr.. Beebe moved to amend the resolu-
ton to read as follows:
RssOEysd That there be and that tbere "a hara
BY levied upon the taxable property OF Grant
County FIVE hundred dollars 10 build a bridge
across Platte River at Ellenboro; provided that
the town OF Ellenboro contribute the balance nee
essary to bulld substantial iron bridge at that
point, under the direction OF the chairman OF the
county board
Mr.. Kidd said this was not the only
bridge in Grant County used more by
other people than the people of the town.