Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-21
FRIDAY MnRNING

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Board called to order at s O'Clock.
Roll call. Quorum present.
journal of Thursdays proceedings
read and approved.
Mr.. Burns offered a resolution re-
lating to visitation of County ASYLUM
and Poor House which was laid over
under the rules. The resolution was
as follows.
WHEREAS: The Grant County Poor House
anu Asylum are public institutions
heSOtC-d that ii Is the sense of the Board Of
supervisors OF Gran county that all rules
Poor House and Asylum on certain DAYS of
the week. be abolished and that tire notice
81 such rules be taken from the entrance TO
the grounds.
Mr.. Shrake. by request, presented
the following resolution relating TO
the purchase OF road graders which
was ordered to lie over:
To TIE Hon BOARD or SUPERVISORS:
The subject OF the purchase of road
graders has been presented TO the majority
ResOtced Tbat the chairman OF this board
and the County Clerk be and are hereby
autnori2ed to Guy IN bulk from the Lowest
bidder Of the representatives of firstclass
road graders that the townships want to buy
in the spring of 1891. The chairman OF said
township 10 preSen nj to the Chairman and
Der OF road graders their township wants
ten DAYS after the town meeting of the
spring Of s96 provided however this resolu-
tloh shall not prohibit any town from pur-
CHASING machine from any other than
the one selected by the chairman and clerk
thereof
Mr.. johnson presented the following
proposed ordinance relating to Coun-
ry Superintendent salary.
THE Hon BOARD OF SUPERVISORS do ordain
as follows
The salary of the County superintendent
OF schools of Grant county be and the same
i hereby fixed at the sum of $1,000 per an
mum, to be paid monthly from the County
Treasury of said Grant county
This ordinance to be in force and take effect
from and after January list. 1891
Referred TO special committee
composed of Messrs. johnson. Xviii
han and Hoskins
Mr.. Shrake asked that the rules be
suspended and the resolution to levy
$4,000 on the taxable property of the
co1nty for roads and bridges be made
special order of business that ses-
sion
Mr.. Parker moved that the resolu
tion be referred to special commit
tee Of three, carried. The chair APP
pointed as the committee Messrs.
Parker, Harvey and Eastman.
Mr.. Bremmer presented the report
Of the committee on equalization as
follows:
To THE Hon. BOARD OF SUPERY lSORs:
Your committee To whom was ASST gned the
duty of equalizing the real and personal
property assessed for the year 1899 between
the several cities towns and villages. have
completed the same and now submit il for
your consideration
The total value of all personal prop
erty as returned by the SCISSORS
of the several towns OF the county
amounts to............... ....... 1872 vs.
As equaized by the committe. 1,5452is
Total value of lands as returned by
the assessors comprising 1SO645
acres is Observation-Disclosures. 1888 1854
As equalized by the committee. SAB 1O9
Total value of city and village lots
as returned by the assessors. ...... .2tS bO5
As equaized by the committee 1a2O@O
Grand total as returned by the as
SCISSORS of the county is .-..-......' 81. 104
As equalized by the committee 99sl ,s5t
Personal property we have equallzed at
the following values;
Horses. .
Mules and $3.50. .....-.,.. II
Neat cattle -.4... ............ q
Veal cattle. .,.....- q
sheep and lambs .....-..... ..t..,....-. ]
Hogs ......5... ........-. ,
Wagons carriages and sleighs. pianos mel
odeons gold and silver watches. together
with merchants and manufacturers stock
and other personal property we have left
as returned by the several assessors.
We have assessed and classified the sever
a as follows