Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-23

son. John MulrOOueN, f. Brandt. ID.
Brunson, Mary Whalen. Geo. w. Day.
ID. McKichar, John Halferty. A. II.
Council. Louis Plimpton, r. S Morrow.
Henry SheedY. +. Ferguson, L. w.
Crow, Alex Cairns, Geo. Zimmerman,
George Baker / NJ. ScObie. A. j.
Hazen, U. T. Schneyer, j. n Day, j.
A. Abrams, Amos Hazt n, ID. Snider, A.
Chilson.
Mt. Hope. Wis. November Is, 1898.
Received and filed this 3rd day of
November, 1898.
A. T. COOLEY, Clerk.
Referred to committee on Highways.
Bridges and Ferries.
Mr.. Bremmer moved that the peti-
tions be both referred to the Committee
on County Roads. Carried.
Mr.. Tobin presented the petition of
Stephen Garrow, relating to the main
tainarce of ferry across Platte.
PETITION FOR FERRY.
To the Board of Supervisors: he
petition of Stephen Garrow respectfully
showeth, that he is resident of the
town of Paris in said county, and that q
ferry ought to be maintained for the
accommodation and convenience
of the public, across the Platte Riv er
at the place where the Potosi and
Eagle Point ferry public highway cross
es the said river. Wherefore the under
signed petitions this Board of Super
visors to grant him license to main
tain such a ferry, on his compliance
with the provisions of the statute in
such case made and provided, and your
petitioner will ever pray.
STEPHEN GARRow.
Dated Nov. II, 1898.
Referred to Committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferries.
Petition presented by JAS. P. Jones,
for aid to build bridges in the town of
Smelser at cost of 81 900.
To the County Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, State of Wisconsin.
GENTLEMEN:-You petitioners towit,
The Town Board of the town of Smell
ser in said County of Grant, State of
Wisconsin, respectfully represent that
on the 4th day of April. 1898, at an an
nual town meeting, said town did vote
to construct five Iron bridges, lying in
said town rs follows: One across Fur
mace branch on the line between Sec
tons q and p, running north and
south, one across Furnace branch on a
line between Sections % and 20, rum
ing east and west, one across the branch
first north of the village of Big Patch,
on the Platteville and Dubuque road.
One across the branch first north of the
village of Georgetown on he Platteville
and Dubuque road, and one across the
Toomey Branch in Section So. The
above mentioned five bridges were let
to the lowest bidders by contract for the
total sum of $4,000 That the said
Town of Smelser has provided for one
half of the cost for the construction of
said bridges, and that the entire cost of
said bridges exceeds ne-fourth of one
per centum of all the taxable property
IN said town of Smelser, according TO
the last equahzed valuation. Your petit
TONERS therefore pray that the County
Board Of Supervisors of said county
will appropriate one-half of the cost OF
said bridges and cause the same to be
levied upon the taxable properly OF said
county, and appoint a committee duly
authorized to act for the county as its
commissioners in accordance with Sec
ton 1919 of Sanborn & Perryman's An
notated Statutes of Wisconsin. The
total cost of said bridges is 80 900, for
which YOUR petitioners will ever pray
Dated this 18th day of October, 1898.
JAS. P. JONES.
E. j. MCCORMICK.
JOB SLACK.
Referred to Committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferri,
Mr.. w. E. Lewis presented a petition
for money to help defray the expense Of
building 7 bridges in the town of Patch
Grove at a cost Of LOO.
To the Board OF Supervisors:
Your petitioners, members Of the
town board of Patch Grove respectfully
represent that the town aforesaid voted
at their last annual meeting To build
DBE liOu BIt1zV az 1 t7sf bitC 5tiNtAi az
section 2, and known Is the Paul bride.
also such other bridges as they should
deem becessarg. In addition to IRON
bridges, we have had six ether bridges
built in said town. One. in Sec 4 in
the village Of Patch Grove; one between
secs. l and 2, on the road leading north
from Blooming ton; one between stc's
II and y, on road lesding north from
Bloomington; one in sec. 80. on the
road leading to Mt. Hope and known
as the Humphrey bridge; one in sec. 3,
on road running east from The village
of Patch Grove; and one on the public
highway between WYalu.iug and Patch
Grove 10 s. " Of 5. ". Of Sec. 31
Your petitioners further represent that
the cost of constructing said bridges
/ will be as follows:-COst of iron bridge,
S815 90: cost of constructing six wooden
/ bridges. S285. 90. That the said town
OF Patch Grove has provided the pay
ment Of J of the cost of construction Of
said bridges. and that the entire cost Of
said bridges exceed of l per cent Of
all the taxable property in said town,