Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-12

previously controlling the Board be
adopted
Carried.
Adjourned to $50 Wednesday morn
ing.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Board called to order at $50.
Roll call. Quorum present.
journal of Tuesday read and approx
ed.
Mr.. HER presented following parti-
tons from Jamestown.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
Grant Comfy Wisconsin.
We the undersigned Supervisors of the town
of jamestown petition your honorable board to
appoint one-half the cost for a certain iron
bridge which the town has built. said bridge has
cost thetownthe sum Of six hundred twenty (s620)
dollars which the statement of the commits sion
er accompanying this partition will show.
Dated this 9Th day OF November. 1891.
John HER,
A. j. Brant.
Henry Nosberg.
Supervisors of jamestown.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
Grant County Wisconsin.
Set forth that we were appointed by the chair
man of the County Board as Commissioner to let
contract for an iron bridge on Menominee river
in the town Of jamestown, along with the town
board of said town, that we met on the 18th day
OF j uly, 1891 and let a contract to build an iron
hrlege 81 feet long for the sum of $3.50 TO the
Clinton Bridge Co., of Clinton, Iowa. Also on
the same day, let the contract for an abutment
for same bridge, TO Joseph Long for the sum OF
$50, and extra work on another abutment the
sum OF ten dollars the whole amount being $500.
We met to inspect the above bridge on the 4th.
day of October. and found that the bridge and
abutments were built according tocontract, that
we accepted the bridge along with the town
board OF jamestown, that we recommend the
County Board to appropriate one-half of said
amount to jamestown.
Dated l4th, day of October, 1891
James Harvey,
Joseph Ginter.
Commissioners OF the County Board of Grant
County appointed by Chairman OF Co. Board.
John HER. Chm
A. j. BTant,
Henry Nosberg,
Supervisors of Jamestown.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, State OF Wisconsin.
Your Practitioners, members of the Board of
Supervisors Of jamestown, of the above county
and state, respectfully represent. that at the
last annual town meeting the people voted TO
build an iron bridge across the Menominee river
on the road leadingfrom Hazel Green toDubuque.
and the estimate it will cost about $1,000. That
the town nave provided One-nalf OF the cost OF
SAID bridge and that the total cost of said bridge
will be more than one-fourth OF one per centum
of the taxable property of said town.
Your petitioners therefore pray that the COun-
ty Board of Supervisors will appropriate one
half of the cost of said bridge and appoint
committee to act for the county commission
ers in accordance with Sec. of an act TO Amend
Chapter 315 OF the laws of 1881, approved March
1885.
John Hier,
A j. Brant,
Henry Yosberg,
Supervisors Of Jamestown
Jamestown, Grant Co., Wis. June 1891.
Referred to Committee ON Highways.
Bridges and Ferries.
Mr.. Scott presented the following pc
tition from Boscobel:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Grant
County:
Your petitioners, members of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Boscobe Town, in Grant County,
State of Wisconsin, respectfully represent that the
town aforesaid has voted to build bridge in said
town across a slough in section %, town 8, NORTH
range 3, west, at point where the Wingyille and
Yiroqua state road crosses said slough,
and that the town has provided one-half
of the cost of said bridge, and that
the total cost thereof viii be more than one
fourth of one per centum of all the property in
said town according to the last equalized valuation
in said town. Your petitioners therefore pray
pirate One-haf the cost of said bridge and appoint
a committee duly authorized to act for the County,
in accordance with sec 1919 of Sanborn 4 Berry
mans Annotated Statutes Of Wisconsin. The es-
timated total cost of said bridge is $500.
VIM. T. SCOTT,
j. NJ DELAPP,
D. E. KICKS.
Supervisors of Boscobel, County of Grant, State
of Wisconsin.
Referred to committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferries.
Mr.. Wenzel presented the following
petition from the town of Liberty:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors lGrant
County.
Your petitioners, members of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Liberty town. Grant County, State of
Wisconsin, respectfully represent that the town
aforesaid has voted to build iron bridge across
Big Platte River, at point where the Lancaster
and Mineral Point road crosses Big Platte, being
about 20 rods north of south line of northwest 4
of Section o. range 2 west, at estimated cost of
$780, and the town has provided one-haf the cost
of said bridge, and that the total cost thereof will
be more than one-fourth of one per centum of all
the taxable property in said town, according to
the last equalized valuation of said town.
Your petitioners therefore pray that the County
Poard of SuparyisOrs will apDroprfate ouehalf the