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

Board called TO order, at 9 o'clock.
Roll called. Quorum present. Journal
read and approved.
Mr.. Tobin Withdrew his petition, Of
the town of Potosi, asking aid TO build an
iron bridge across Grant river, and sub
stituted the following:
ResolUcd, That the sum Of fifteen hun
dred dollars be appropriated, and is
hereby levied, on the taxable property
of Grant county, TO aid in the building
of bridge across Grant river. on the
county road running from lotosi 10
Cassville, in the town Of Poiosi, when
an equal sum aud such further assess.
mcnLs as may DO necessary 10 complete
said bridge. shall have been raised aud
expended by tho town Of Polosi, for
same purpose.
Laid over.
Mr.. Becbo read the following resolu.
ton:
Resotccd, That the County Clerk be,
and is hereby, instructed to furnish and
mail to tho County Judge. Sheriff, and
each Deputy Sheriff, Court Commis-
sioner, Justice of the Peace, Constable,
or other persons known to have claims
against tho county, each year, ut least
30 days before the annual session of the
County Board, a copy of an officers
claim bill, and Justices certificate and
fee bill, together with a circular letter,
containing sections go and go of the
Revised Statutes of 1873, together with
the resolution, concerning claims made
for disbursements, passed at the annual
session of the County Board. in 1886,
and also instructions concerning the ill
Ing of claims against Grant county,
with information that such proper
blanks can bo had OF the County Clerk,
free Of cost, on application.
Adopted.
Mr.. SCOTS amendment TO section one,
Of wolf law, was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson asked Mr., Scott to explain
his reasons for increasing bounty on
female wolves. Thought it too large.
Mr.. Scott said we were now paying,
indirectly, 4 great deal more bounty on
female wolves than his Increase, i'll
amendment, called for. One female
wolf, close to Boscobel, had cost us
about $500; and she wasn't dead yet.
Mr. McFall spoke against the amend
mont.
Mr.. Cribs had noticed that the gun
aimed at female wolf seldom killed
her.
On voting, the Board killed the
amendment, by So noes TO ayes.
Mr.. Macarthur presented the follow
ing resolution:
Resoircd, That the amount charged
the several towns, by the county, for the
keeping of the puupers of such towns.
shall not exceed actual cost. To take
effect from and after Sept. 30th, 1888.
Mr.. Macarthur explained that the
towns pay the county Sl.63 week
for keeping their poori and the
actual cost of keeping them was Sl43,
and he wanted the towns to have the
benefit.
After being amended, it was adopted,
as II appears above.
Mr.. McFall read tho annual report Of
Trustees of Insane. Mr.. ShOwalter' re-
port is also embodied in their report
They are as follows:
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
THE POOR AND INSANE, FOR THE
YEAR ENDING, SEPT. 30TH, 1888.
10 The Honorable County board, Of
GrdhI County:
The Trustees arc pleased to report the
inmates of the Asylum in prosperous
and highly satisfactory condition. Eack
year, under its loosened restorants. de-
veloping new traits of character in some
of its patients, that have inspired their
friends with the hope of ultimate recov-
cry, several cases have SO far recovered
their sanity, that their friends insisted
on their return TO their homes 2 But
experience has shown that return TO
old, familiar scenes and associations, SO
soon after sanity has dawned upon the
mind, (and it is, therefore, weak AMI
unable TO grasp the new order Of things
is apt to result in relapse.
The financial condition of the Asylum,
we are glad to report, IS most ilattering,
its earnings exceeding that of any other
county asylum in the state, while its
cost. per capita, for its patients, has
been considerably less than that of
former years. Our contract with Il. Is
Showalter, as Superintendent. expiring
Jan. lst, 1883, we met, in December
last, and further contracted with him for
one year, ending Jan LIST, 1889, for the
former salary Of one hundred dollars per
month. for services of himself and wife.
Receipts and disbursements, for the
year ending September 30th, 1888;
RECEIPTS.
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