The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28

On motion Board ADJOURNED to meet at 10 4. NJ
Nov. II, 1887.
Supervisors Office, Douglas Comfy
Superior, Nov. IL, 1887.
Adjourned Annual Meeting
The Board of Supervisors of Doualas County
met at 10 A. VI. pursuant to adjournment. Pre-
sent Thos. Doherty. Chairman, r. b. Mclean, F.
A. Ross and J. P. O'Shea, Supervisors. The Clerk
read the following from the State Board of Char
lies and Corrections.
Whereas in the opinion Of the State Board Of
Charities and Corrections, the County jail of
Douglas County is dangerous to the health and
life of prisoners and is constructed as not to
hold prisoners securely with ordinary diligence
the part of the officers in charge and it is not
alton of the prisoners provided in Sec. 1852 of
the statutes,
Therefore Resolved that the County Board Of
Douglas County be and are hereby notified that
in our opinion the defects in said Jail cannot lie
remedied by repairs. and that new Jail is alb
solutely necessary and that such new jail should
be built within one year from the date of the
service Of this notice, otherwise it will be the
duty of this Board to condemn said Jail as provid-
! ed in chapter 27l of the Laws of 1857.
By Order of the Board
ANDREW F. ELMER, Piest
| Attest o. 4. WRIGHT Secy.
Madison, Wis, Nov. 1sS7.''
| Whereas the STATE Board of Charities and Re
| forms has notified the County Board that the
present Jail of Douglas County is unfit for further
use and that new jail should be built therefor
! within one year therefore
ty that Jail and jailOrs quarters be built for said
Douglas County, and that the sum of Fifteen
/ Thousand Dollars $4,000 be and the same is
/ hereby appropriated therefor.
THOMAS DoHERrY,
] Nov. II, 1857 chairman.
! The following Resolutions were adopted.
! Res lived by the County Board of Douglas
! County that the salary of the County Superin-
tendent To- schools for the term commencing Jan
/ /. 1887 be and the same is hereby fixed at Six
THOMAS DoHEErY, Chairman.
! Resolved that the County Board of Douglas
/ County that the of One Hundred Dollars
/ (Slp0l be and the same is hereby allowed to the
/ County Superintendent of schools for Stationary
postag, and printing. for the year ending Dee 81,
/ 1883. THoS. DOHERTY, Chairman.
The resignation of George p. Hanson, County
/ Surveyor of Douglas County was read as follows:
( "To the Chairman Of the County Board of Doug
I las County |. George b. Hanson hereby resign
the Office OF County Surveyor of Douglas County,
Wisconsin. to which office he was duly elected ON
I the md day Of November 4. D. 1886; such re
/ signatinn 10 take effect at once.
Dated this 18th day of November. 1851
Witness W ]. Leader
The following adopted:
Resolved by the County Boral of Douglas
! County that the resignation of George Il. Hanson
be AMI the same il hereby accepted
Resolved by the County Board of the County
Of Douglas. that the sum of Five Thousand Three
Hundred Dollars $500, be and is her-by levied
upon the taxable property of Douglas County for
tn payment OF salaries OF the County officers for
the year ending Dee 31st SIS and that the sum
of Eight thousand Dollars $500 De and Is here
by levied upon the taNPsiG property of Lyu gias
County for road purposes.
That the sum of One Thousand Dollars Isl Dp1j
be and the same is hereby levied upon the tax
able property of Douglas County for Comfy
School tax.
That the saia ri Foltr thousand Dollars ts4.Too)
be and the same is hereby levied upon the tax
able property of Douglas County for the support
of the poor therein for the ensuing year. That
the sum of Two Thousand Dollars 5000 be and
The same is hereby levied upon the taxable pro
perty of Douglas County for the purpose of i'm
provenentS TO he made on the popr farm in
cordance with the resolution Of this Board.
That the sum of Thirty -eight Thousand Nine
Hundred and Sixty Six and Sloo 1885, 9G6 s. 100
be and is hereby levied upon the taxable operty
of Douglas County for the other necesSar! expenS-
Is therefor for the ensuing year.
THos DoHERTY.
NOV. u 1857. Chairman.
Resolved by the County Board Of Douglas Coun-