Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-14

sarily excused from such service after
the court has incurred considerable ex-
pense in summoning them and in their
mileage and per dam in appearing be-
fore the court. and
Whereas. BY reason of the failure to
carefully observe the law in the selection
of persons for jury duty, some other
wise qualified have not the special quail
ification of judgment and intelligence
required by section 2530 of tho revised
statutes. Theaefore be it
ResOlued, That the supervisors Of
each town, and the trustees of each vii
lage in this county, and the.aldermen of
the cities of Boscobel, Lancaster and
Platteville, are hereby requested to COM
ply with the provisions of section 2526
of the Revised Statutes and within thirty
days after the first Monday of May Of
each year to make out a list of persons
who are not exempt on disqualified and
who are of good character, we'll in
formed. and of sound Judgment to serve
as jurors of the circuit court, and to
certify and transmit such list immed-
lately after making it to the county
clerk in order that the County Board
may from such list prepare the lists OF
grand and petit jurors as required by
section 2527 of the revised statutes. BE
il further
ReSOlDed, That it shall DO the duty of
the County Clerk on or before the first
Monday of May of each yeas to send by
mali 10 the chairman of the board OF
supervisors CT each town, To the presi-
dent of each village, and to the mayor
and aldermen of each city in this coun-
ty printed copy of these resolutions.
Referred 10 committee.
Herman Grimm presented the fol-
lowing resolution.
Resofcsd, That the snm Of three thousand dol
lars be raised upon the taxable property Of
Grant county for the ensuing year for roads
and bridges. ii. GRIMM.
On motion of Mr.. Grimm il was
made a special resolution and adopted
by SO ayes. Noes none.
Mr.. HER presented the following pc
tiiion:
Petition to NE County Board. At the last
meeting OF the County Board in 1883 an apprO
priatiJn OF $500 was given to the town Of James
town towards the building OF an iron bridge Of
G7 feet span across the MenOminee river ON the
Platteyille and Dubuque road. Two commits
sioners were appointed by the Board TO let con
tract for the iron and bridge. After said con
tract was let including abatments and grading
to the bridge, the whole expense OF said bridge
amounted TO the sum OF Eleven Hundred Isl 50
Eighty Seven dollars. We now ask a further
appropriation of ninety three 1898 500 and fifty
cents being one half of expense Of said bridge.
JOHN HER,
JOSEPH SPARK.
j. CLEMENS RUKLE,
Supervisors of jamestown.
Referred to committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferries.
Archie Brown presented the follow
ing petition:
Town of Waterloo Grant Co. Wis, Nov 6. 1889
To Tie County Boare OF Supervisors ~ Grant
County, Wisconsin,.
WHEREAS, The people OF the town of Water
loo, Grant County, at an annual town meeting,
held in and for said town, April 2, 1889 did vote
for the construction of an iron bridge across
rant river, in section 90 five, town %.
within the said town Of waterloo and the people
of said town having voted for the payment of
one half OF the cost of said bridge the estimated
cost being about from 1900 to 1900 dollars, which
exceeds one fourth of the per centum OF all tax
able property within said town, according TO the
last eqalized value thereof,
We, the undersigned. Tewn Board OF Super
visors Of said town Of Waterloo, do therefore pc
tition the County Board of Supervisors of Grant
County for aid in assisting qaid town In the con-
struction OF said bridge BY furnishing one half
the cost.
ARCHIE BROWN,
MICHAEL KEHNER,
THE0. A. ELWELL.
Supervisors for the town OF Waterloo.
Attest w. WARD,
Town Clerk OF said town OF Waterloo.
Referred TO the committee on high
ways. bridges and ferries.
Mr.. Scott presented the following
petition:
10 he Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
Grant Counfy, state OF Wisconsin.
Your petitioners members of Board Of Super
viSors OF Boscobel Town, State Of Wisconsin.
represent that the Town aforesaid
has voted TO build a certain bridge in said town
across crooked creek, at point where Lancaster
which is about the center Of South West quarter
"a of section Thirty Five 49, Town eight 81
Range Three (3) West, said bridge 10 be built of
iron, and that the town has provided one-half of
the cost OF said Improvement and that the total
cost thereof III be more than one fourth of the
per centum of al the property in said town ac-
cording to the last equalization in sal town.
Board Of Supervisors viii appropriate one half
the cost OF said improvement and appoint com
mittee duly authorized to act for the County In
accordance with section /, of an act to amend
Chapter 3l5 Of the laws OF 1881 approved March
3d. 1885. The length OF bridge is forty feet width
sixteen feet, estimated cost seven hundred dol.
lars.
W.T. SCOTT.
JW DELAP.
ii l. DENNIS,