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

Your petitioners. members of the board Of
| supervisors OF the town OF Bloomington. re-
/ specially represent that at 4 regular town
/ meeting, the aforesaid town voted TO build
/ an iron bridge across Blake,s Fork OF Little
/ Grant river in said town of Bloomington and
/ on The 18th day Of April A. ID. 1893. we met
1 with the bridge com misSiODerS appointed
! 5y the honorable chairman OF the county
eoafa ana qua ON that day let the contract
j for the building of said iron bridge TO thS
/ Chicago Bridge and Iron Co, of Chicago. Ill,
/ tor the sun of eight-hundred AID ninety
| tive dollars (S95.00l and the further sum of
Il nine hundred seven and a6-lOi dollars was
expended for lumber, abutments. banking,
two and 95-I00 dollars fSlst2,96l which is in
/ excess of one-fourth % of one per cent as
required by law. of the assessed valuation
/ OF the town OF Bloomington. and the said
town Of Bloomington has provided for one
/ half OF the cost of said bridge. Your petit
toners therefore pray that the county board
4 OF Grant county appropriate and pay to the
| said town of Bloomington the sum of nine
/ hundred one and 4S-laD dollarSt -4s). the
bridge c. w, STONE,
H. NJ. ROBERTS,
JOHN GATES.
Supervisors Of said town of Bloomington,
Referred to committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
Mr.. j. b. johnson presented the
following ordinance to fix the salary of
the Register in Probate under Chapter
303 Of the Laws of the state of Wis
consin for the year 1896.
The county board of supervisors of the
county of Grant do ordain as follows:
The salary of the Register Of Probate of
Grant county is hereby fixed at the sum of
six hundred dollars annually to be paid
monthly from the county treasury.
Referred to a special committe con-
sisting of j. B. johnson, w. b Brad
bury and James Kivlihan.
The resolution of Mr.. Parker COM
mending the action OF the committees,
of which Hon. r. b Showalter was
chairman, selected to dispose of GER
tain real estate. to perfect title and
erect sheriff. residence, was called
iup.
On motion Of Mr.. Bremmer, it was
unanimously adopted.
The resolution introduced by MIR.
Grimm. relating to the compensation
Of reporters. was called up and on
motion of Mr.. johnson was ordered
to be referred to committee. The
chair referred the resolution to the
committee ON printing.
The committee on highways, bridg-
es and ferries reported on the petition
of Stephen Garrow as follows:
To THE HON. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
GENTLEMEN: the undersigned COM
mittee on highways and bridges respect
fully report that we have acted on the petit
ton of Stephen Garrcw. Said petitioner
prays to have the charter of maintaining a
ferry on Platte river. located in the town of
Paris in section 10 annulled. for good rea-
have unanimously agreed to annul above
described charter and relieve his bonds
men, Jacob Shrake,
Jos. J. VoSberg
VIM. Wildman,
j, b. Murphy,
j. w. Delap.
VIM. w. Ward,
Alloys Grimm.
On motion the report was adopted.
| The same committee reported I'M
| favorablv on the petition to restore a
bounty on wolves, viz.
TO THE Hon BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
GENTLEMEN: We the undersigned being
the committee on highways and bridges re-
spectfully report that we have carefully ex-
amined the petition OF resident freeholders
of Grant county for the purpose of granting
a bounty on wolves. and have decided not
to allow the prayer of said petitioners.
Jacob Shrake.
J. b. Murphy,
VIM. Wildman,
Jos. J. Nosberg
J.W. Delap.
VIM. w. Ward,
Alloys Grimm