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

Adopted on motion Of j. w Muir
ply.
The following resolution prepared BY
the District Attorney, relating to
Sheriff salary, was adopted:
WHEREAS. A resolution was duly passed by the
County Board Of Supervisors Of Grant County at
its regular annual session for the year 1891 held
in November, 1901, which resolution is as fol
lows:
.Resolyed, by the Board of Supervisors of
Grant county. Wis, thaC the method now pro-
yided by law for compromising the Sheriff of
said county for the services performed by him
within said county. for which said county il now
liable to pay, be aud the same Is hereby changed.
and the Sheriff shall hereafter receive an animal
salary IN lieu Of said fees
And whereas. the foregoing II solution was
duly adopted by the County Board of Superyi-
sors OF said Grant county, Wis at the regular
annual session in November, 1892
Now, therefore be it resolved by the County
Beard Of supervisors Of Grant county, Wis. at
IT'S present meeting, same being its regular an
nual meeting In November in the year 1893. that
the annual salary for the sheriff Of said county
be and he same is hereby fixed at the sum of
Twenty five Hundred Dollars to be paid to said
Sheriff out Of the County Treasury Of said Grant
County in equal monthly instameuts at the end
OF each month, and said salary shall be in lieu OF
all fees and compensations for the said Sheriff.
under Sheriff aud Deputy Sheriff of said County
Tor all services rendered DY SAID sheriff. under
Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff within the limits of
said Grant County. and for which said County is
now liable, except compensation for keeping and
maintaining prisoners in the common jail Of said
County.
Report adopted
Mr. Edwards for the special COM
mittee on report of asylum trustees,
reported as follows:
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors OF Grant
Comfy, Wis.
GENrLEMEN-We, the committee appointed to
examine the accounts and records of the Trustees
of the Asylum and Poor House in Grant county,
hereby certify that have examined and COM
pared the claims set forth by them in their annual
report with the record kept by said Trustees, and
we have also compared said claims with the Or
ders paid by the County Treasurer and recorded
by him in the Fund Book, and ind them to be cor
rect.
We are also of the opinion that the word
patients used in the bottom line of the "esti
mated resources of the coming year. found on
page of said report, should be ''pauPer' instead
of PATIENTS"
All of which is respectfully submitted.
THos. II. EDWARDS,
j. W. ANDERSON,
CHAs. G. VAN buren,,
Committee.
Report adopted.
Mr., Coons from committee on coun-
~ property, reported rs follows:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors
of Grant County:-we the Committee
on Public Buildings (Court House, and
Sherif's residence, would respectfully
make report as follows;
That we hnd The Court House and Jail needing
but little II any repairs, hut that upon eXamlna-
ton OF Sher,fis reedeuce nnd it almost totally
unfit for occupancy in regard Ia health and com
fort. We also find that from the manner in which
the building has been constructed that any at
tempt 20 repair II would be money wasted, we
therefore Of the opinion that for the credit Of
Grant County and benefit Of health and comfort
Of the present and future occupants, that new
residence should be built Therefore we, yout
committee, would recommend the building
of new Shertf's residence at a cost not 10 ex-
coed $2,So0, upon plans and specifications to be
hereafter submitted. We would further recon-
mend that the Chairman 90 the Board OF Super.
hereby authorized to sell and convey that portion
Of real estate now owned by Grant County, and
describ bed as follows, 70 wit All OF lot s. and
north half 81 lot = In block -. City of Lancaster
Grant Co, Wis. with the appurteuances there
unto belonging, and that all moneys resulting
said new buildings We ind in the jail there is
required one dozen mattresses ana estimate the
cost OF the same al Twenty Dollars. and recon-
mend the appropriation OF said amount for that
purpose All Of which Is res pectfully submitted
II. l.. CooNs, Chm
+. NJ WAGER
JAS NcCLUsKEY
&c. Hale.
4. E. RCNpELL.
Committee