Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-22

Efs0ttd, That any town that gets special
aid for bridges FROM the county at this session
Of the County Board shall not receive aRy share
of the special appropriation Of three thousand
dollars YOted for ruads and bridges by this ses'
sion.
Referred to Road and Bridge commit
toe.
Moved by Macarthur to adjourn ill
9oclock 4. M. Thursday.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
Board called to order at o'clock.
Roll call by clerk and quorum present.
journal read aud approved. Chair an
nounced that letters, petitions and
resolutions were in order.
MIR. Tobin, of Potosi, presented the
allowing petition.
n ne Hoeoro5te Boara 81 Supervisors 1
Hrlaf tommy;
Your petitioners, members OF the Board o.
Supervisors ~ the town OF Putosi. would respect
fully represent that we have decided TO build
hrdge on Grant river, in the town VI PUtoei, aAd
that one half the coet uf sald bridge VIII greatly
exceed the sam OF morv than One-f0uuh OF one
per ccnluln % all the taxable property Ia sald
town according 70 the laet equaliIed valuation ~
sand town. Your petitioners therefore pray that
your County Board Of Supervisors u III apprOpri-
ate one half OF the C0et Of said bridge az duly
authorized b. ami in accordance With an act TO
amend Chapter 3ij ~ the laws of 1881, and APP
proved March so. 1888. The said bridge to be
one span OF one hundred and twenty feet In
length with approaches. 20 be built all OF iron,
the estimated cost Of which will be about three
thousand dolldrs-
JoBS Toms, chm.
The petition was referred TO Commit.
tee on Highways. Bridges and Ferries.
rbo following petition from Clifton
was read and referred to the same com-
mittcC
Re,efu.d Tint the sum of twO hundred dollars
nc appropriated, aud il hereby levied up0R the
taxable property OF Grant county 90 aid III the
rebuilding ~ u bridge aeroes the west fork OF
Grant river in tue town ~ Bloomington, 70 he
puid Ia esid town when an equal sum- and such
further amount ~ may hv ntccseary 10 complete
Tho structure. shall have been raised 10 cSpcnd
~ the toWu OF Bloomington for that purpose.
u Me Hon0rabts hoard Of Supervisors o( Grant
Coaafg, STATE II Wisc0Nsia.
Your petitioners, members Of Board OF Super
v,rors OF Clifton IN Grant County, State OF Wis
ronsin. respectfully represent that the town
aforesaid has voted 10 build bridge across Biz
Platte at Aunatou aud the town hae provided
onehalf Of the cost, the estimated cost being
about nine hundred dollars With span of 50 or IS
feet. Your petitioners therefore pray that the
Cuunty Board Of Supervisors viii appropriate
". WELLS.
a. u, FRIEDRIcH.
CuAs. MAEING.
Members Of tbc Bosrd of Supervisors town Of
Clifton.
resolution was presented to the
Board by The Tom Cox Post, G.. A. r.,
of Lancaster which was read BY the
clerk as follows:
Alta regular me citing of Tom Cox Post. q. A.
e., held at their hall in the city OF Lancaster,
saturday, May Il, 1853, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The members Of this Poet have
noticed With regret the removal of part VI the
Rebellion feel that In tho removal OF aud change
in if structure: this beautiful monu nent has
request the county Board Of Supervisors Of
Grant coHEty 90 replace aud reconstruct tho
monument according to It's original design, and
that copy " the resolution be placed IN the
hands % the Cbairmsn Of said County Board
L.; l.. BJnD, JAS. WUODHOCSE,
Adintant Post Commander.
Il was referred to tho Committee on
County Property.
Mr.. HERS resolution, introduced
Yesterday evening, was brought up.
Aitki SUN WiSNu~NiVN " NdN NOlEU
down
Mr.. McFal ruad a special report OF
committee on Insane as follows:
.rEctAt rEronr o. TuE TRUSTEES OF room AND
iSsASE.
10 TIC Honorable county Hoard, GfGat coQaiy.
The Trustees respectfully represent that the
County Board at It's November eeselon ISL
uadc appropriations a. follows:
For the enlargement Of the County Farm
S,tu) dollars for force pump sud hosc is dolsrs
hlr building and repairing fcuee. 20 dollars; Sot
heater aud ,sns for bail, fcutn ~ dolsrp; For
cold storage ruetu iNl dallsre: for repairip. and
rcpairs TO ruOt Houeo ~ dollars: Fur insuIsncc
0u Poor Ndnse and Barns - dollars All pf
which 10 be expended under the supersipiOD
Of the trHsteee. We therefore. afteF cxRnin.
tmg MI lands ufcrcd for sale, as e. price aud
relative value aud advantages, bought OF Jacob
uayne the E. 3 = +. q Section eleven, tlees
Two acresl tract joining the old county farm
the north aud weel, paying for the same 4 800
dollars. { contracted with BrOOkcF Bros. for
putting in The heater, tank sud pipe fixtures ia
the batb roum az cost OF 1895. The cold
STORAGE ruem was constructed under the i'm
mediate supervision az the Superintendent. -
wae also al other improvements In this case
the work being done by one " bic patients who
hs 5 proved to be az C1ptIt in the use of car
psntcr's tucle. and has good judgment as to the
tcst menuer 70 build aud rcpsir. Cvst Of ma
iefial - dollars.
The new fcuer referred tuin the appropriation