Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
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/ Mr. Grimm presented application of
/ Mrs. EEz beth shinoe for providing
and maintaining ferry across Platte
Oh Dickey, lie sud Potosi roat. in town
OF Paris.
/ To the Board Of Supervisors OF Grant County
/ The application Of Elizabeth Shinoe of the
Town OF Paris, in said county Respectfully
/ showeth; That she is the owner OF the land
I in said town on the banks Of the Platte river,
| through which the public highway runs, lead
ing from the village of DickeyyIlle IN said
/ town, across said river to Potosi ana Lanca7-
! ter. and that a ferry ought 10 be maintained
I for the convenience and accommodation OF the
public across the said river at the place aiore-
! Wherefore the undersigned Elizabeth Shinoe
hereby applies TO the said Board Of super
visors To grant her license TO maintain such
ferry on her complying with the statutes Ia
/ such case made and provided. ~
Dated this 18th day of November, A. u. 1850
! ELIZABETH SHINoE.
Bond for due performance Of duty ap-
pended thereto.
/ Referred TO Committee on Highways
/ II. b. Coons presented the following
resolution:
To the Board of Supervisors Of
Grant county. Whereas there
are number of tracts of land on the
/ bottoms and islands containing thou
sands Of acres in that part Of Grant
county bordering on the Mississippi
river and now held by the county for
taxes and accrued interests and that
| the taxes and interest amount to more
than the value Of said lands. There
fore.
Resolved, That the County Clerk be
and hereby is authorized to make such
disposition by sale of such land as
would be to the greatest interest to
the county.
Laid over under the rules.
John Schreiner called the attention OF
the Board to the fact that there was no
provision made for paying the usual
scalp bounty. and presented a resolu-
ton providing that $500 be raised by
tax upon The taxable property Of the
county u tefray the bounty for the
coming year.
Use resolut;o in favor of raising a tax
Of 10Th Of one mill 70 provide for relief
fund for INDECENT soldiers or their
families. came up for adoption.
j. W. Murphy called the attention
of the Board to the fact that the
resolution was defective inasmuch as it
lid not specially designate the year in
which the law relative to the raising of
the fund Tas passed. County Clerk
authorized to correct the error. Ayes
and Noes called with the following
result: Ayes 40; Noes none.
Mr. Grimm presented the following
report:
To the Honorable Board Of Grant
county:-The undersigned committee
to whom has been referred the petit
ton Of the town Of Platteville, asking
for additional aid for building iron
/ bridges. the cost of which has been
more than the estimates, have allow
ed the said town the sum of three
hundred and four dollars and 81 cents.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted.
J. A. BLtxELY. II. GRIMM.
.IoF MURRAY. WIN. WLDMAN,
j. b. MURPHY.
Adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Super
yisors OF Grant county:-Your COM
mittee to whom has been referred the
petition of the town board of Hazel
Green to aid in the building of two
iron bridges, one across the Sinsini-
wa river near the residence of Peter
Snyder and the other at Cooper Ford
at cost of sixteen hundred dollars,
award to the town of Hazel Green one
half of such amount-being the sum
of eight hundred dollars, provided
however that the town board of Hazel
Green procure a good title to the land
on which the one at Cooper's ford is
situated, or else lay public highway
where the present bridge at Cooper
ford is situated.
All Of which IS respectfully submit
ted.
H. Grimm, chairman, J. b. Murphy, |
VIM. Wildman. j. A, B.akely, Jacob |
Shrake. Joe Murray.
The following reports presented by |
Mr.. Grimm were adopted:
Committee on Highways, Ferries and
Bridges reported the allowance of $500 |
to the town of jamestown to build
bridge across Sinipe slough in town of
jamestown
MIR Jones moved the adoption Of the |
part Of the report read. Carried
To the Board Of Supervisors
The petition q the Town Of Jamestown
which has been referred To the undersigned I
committees 90 buiId "A bridge across shipper |
Slough. near Eagle Point Ferry, al cost OF /
Eight Hundred Dollars, beg leave 10 reporr |
We have had the petition under due considee |
atiou and award the Town of jamestown onbe |
half the cost Of said bridge, whil Is four
hundred dollars
All o{ which Is respectfully submit He'd
ii, GRIM Chm,
WN. MILpMAN,
j. A. BLAkElY
j. Il. NJ RPHY,
JACOR SuUAkE,
JOE MURRAY,