Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

ARTHUR DOYLE,
ALEXANDER IvEY.
Committee.
Ga motion of John Schreiner the
BoSrd adjourned until Wednesday at
$3.50 m.
WEDNESDAY, $50, A NJ
Board called to order by chairman.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Journal road. corrected and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Thomas approved.
Mr.. Meyer presented a petition re-
Iating to the opening of highway in
the town of Mt. Hope.
To the Honorable, the County Board of
Supervisors of and for the County of
Grant and State of Wisconsin:
WHEREAS. A certain highway lying
and being within the limits of the town
of Mt Hope, in said Grant County,
which is q regularly aid out and es-
tablished highway aud which highway
was regularly laid out and established
more than forty years ago and which
highway has been regularly and con-
tlnuously, each and every year since,
used and travelled by the public, as
route OF travel, and which highway
within the limits of said town so far as
this action is concerned the same is
particularly described as follows:
Said highway entering the limits of
said town of Mt. Hope at point or
place on the north line of said town. at
or about the Ger ter of the north line of
the north west quarter of the south east
quarter, of Section number y in said
town, thence in south westerly di-
rection across said forty to about the
center of the west line of said forty,
thence in circuitous South-westerly
direction to the south east corner of the
north west quarter, of the north west
quarter, of said Section number II,
thence west on the south line of said
last described forty To the north east
corner of the south east quarter of the
nerth east quarter Of Section number Il
in said town, thence in circuitous
south-westerlv direction across said last
described fOlty to the south west corner
thereof, thence in a westerly direction
to point or place about the center of
the south line of the southeast quarter
of the northwest quarter of said section
number eleven, thence onward, and
WHEREAS, Said highway, or q great
portion Of said highway. as above des-
cribed, has for more than one year last
past beer, and is now, badly out of re-
pair. ana unit and unsafe for public
travel. and dangt r0us to the life and
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WHEREAS. said highway is the only
outlet to market and church of residents
and freeholders within said town and
the town adjoining on the north, and
through which said highway passes. and
WHEREAS. The town of Mt Hope
has for more than one year last past,
failed, neglected and refused. and the
said town board Of said town of Mt.
| Hope, has for more than one year last
past failed, neglected snd refused. to
repair or cause to be repaired the said
highway. though they have frequently
within said time. and fully one year
since, been notified of the dangerous
and impossible condition of said high
wsy.
Now therefore. the undersigned. resi-
dents and freeholderS Of and within said
town of Mt. Hope, feeling themselves
aggrieved by the failure, neglect and
refusal of the said town of Mt Hope
and of the said town bosrd of the said
town of Mt Hope to repair ssid high,
way so that the same shall be n and
safe for public travel. do hereby appeal
from such failure, neglect and refusal
of said BOARD Of said town of Nj Hone
to rspa'r SID . 'g1wsy - aforesaid. 10