Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-19
Bridges and Ferries.

Mr.. Springer presented petition from
the town of EllenbOro:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of Grant
County, Wisconsin.
Your petitioners, members Of the Board Of Sup
eryisors Of the town OF EllenborO, IN Grant
County, State Of Wisconsin. respectfully represent
that the town aforesaid has voted to build bridge
Of iron across Big Platte at Kings Ford at esti
mated cost Of 81 900. and that the town has pr0yid
ed onehalf Of the cost Of said bridge and that the
total cost thereof viii exceed one-fOurth Of one per
centum Of all the taxable property in said town,
according 10 the last equalzed valuation Of said
town.
Your petitioners therefor pray that the County
Board OF Supervisors viii appropriate One-haf the
cost Of said improvement and appoint a committee
duly authorized 70 act for the county in accordance
with 5ece1, Of act TO amend CHAPTER 3l5 of the
laws OF ISL, approved March 30 1855.
GEO. II. SPRINGER.
WI. DIVALI.
JACOB LEIGHTY,
Town Board Supervisors Of Ellenboro, Grant
County Wisconsin.
Refesred to Committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferries.
Mr. Wiseman presented the following
resolutions:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Grant
County, Wisconsin.
Observation-Disclosures it to be for the best in
terests Of the County, both to all political part
its ana IOE Ale preservation OF the County
~. hereby offer the following resolution and
ask that your Honorable body adopt It.
RssoIoed: That the Court room will be not let out
used only for the holding of County Conventions
for the nominating of County officers.
ED. wIsEsIAN.
Laid over under rules.
Mr.. Henkel presented the following
resolution.
Reso1yed:-That the sum Of One Thousand Dol
lars be levied upon the taxable property of Grant
County to pay the scalp claims for the ensuing
year.
Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Tobin presented a communities
ton from the Worlds Fair Managers:
Whereas The state Board of Worlds Fair Man
ayers OF Wisconsin have adopted architectural
plans for state headquarters building to be erect
ed on the grounds of the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position. at Jackson Park. Chicago for the use of
Wisconsin visitors to the Worlds Fair in 1898; and
Whereas, il is designed in the construction of
said bui ding that the varied resources of the state
in the line of building material be fully and cred
itably represented and displayed; and
whereas. said state Board have requested the
people of Grant County 10 donate and contribute
some portion of the material of which said build
ing is to constructed, the end that the natur-
al resources of said County be displayed therein;
there.
Res0tyed, by the County Board Of Supervisors of
Grant County, That there is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the county treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum of-dollars, for the
purposes of preparing and furnishing such brick,
stone, wood building material as may hereafter
be designated and called for by said State Board of
Worlds Fair Managers for use in said building;
the same, when selected and designated, to be
prepared ready to be placed in said building and
shipped to Chicago and donated to said Worlds
Fair Managers for the uses hereiubefore set FORTH
The sum herein appropriated shall be expended
under the immediate direction of a County Auxi-
larry Committee, composed of citizens of the coun-
ty, hereafter to be named and appointed by said
State Board, and the sum of money herein appro-
priated shall be paid to said County Auxiliary
Committee by the county treasurer whenever
official notice shall be received from the secretary
of the State Board of Worlds Fair Managers of the
appointment of such committee.
Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Grimm moved the report of the
committee on Highways, Bridges and
Ferries be reconsidered.
A vive voce vote being close. divis-
ion was called for, resulting II for and
II against The Chair decided not to
reconsider Adjourned to Z p. m.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Board met at o clock.
Roll call Quorum present
Mr. Wiseman presented resolution as
follows
STATE OF WISCONSIN,