Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-21
co. BOARD PROCEEDINGS
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ton; and whereas the proceeds of said poor
farm has been turned in and accounted To
the credit of the asylum funds. Be ii
RESOLVED by the county board of Grant
county that the proceeds OF said poor farm
be set apart as the funds IN the hands of
the trustees ana superintendent for the
maintenance of the poor in Grant county
which Is now or may be hereafter be admit
ted to said institution. and that no money
be appropriated by said county for such
purposes unless the sum accruing from
said farm shall not equal the expense of
keeping Grant county inmates IN said poor
house. JACOB SHRAkE.
The following resolution to fix a
salary for the clerk of the circuit
court was presented by Mr.. Johnson:
To THE Hon. BOARD or SUPERVISORS:
RESOLVED. by the board of supervisors Of
Grant county, Wis that the method now
provided by law for compensating the
clerk OF the circuit court of said Grant
county for services performed by him for
the county and for which said county is
iShereby changed and the said clerk shah
hereafter receive an annual salary in liu of
fees. Be it further
RESOLVED That the annual salary OF said
clerk Of the circuit court Oe and the same
Is hereby fixed at the sum of--dol-
lars aed that the same be paid monthly by
the treasurer OF said Grant Co. Wis.
Mr.. Coons moved that the chair
appoint committee OF three MEM
bers TO act in connection with the
district attorney to which committee
the above resolution should be re-
ferred Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Coons.
Eastman aud Edwards members of
the committee.
The committee on public buildings
reported as follows:
TO THE Hon. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
We. the undersigned committee. on Ouhlic
| buildings beg leave to report as follows: We
have visited the jail and sheriffs residence
and ma in the cellar or basement of the
SherlHs residence no place fit to keep
roots or vegetables on account of the heat
from the furnace ana would recommend
that brlck wall be built n the northeast
corner of basement. ten feet one way ana
sixteen Get the other way. eight feet high.
wall Ell ntinches thick The estimated cost
Is twt lty-eight dollars.
Tbe re are rents in the brick walls and In
the plasterings Of the sheriHs residence
ar we would recommend that the rents in
! ths brick wall be caulked with oakum and
painted with white lead or mortar at the eS-
timated cost Of eight dollars
As the well in the JAIN yard is nearly dry
and the water is said to he impure we
would recommend that pipe g. Of an inch
with fittings connecting with the water
main in front of poSt-otice to the iaii resi-
dence through the basement up to the kitten
en-: estimated cost twenty-five dollars.
We would recommend that two coats of
paint be put on the new fence south Of Jail
and one coat of paint be put on the old fence
I ed cost sixteen dollars.
The cesspool at the west end of iail being
full OF filth and sl3p we would rec )mmend
that 1t be cleaned out and taken out of city:
estimated cost forty dollars.
The ceiling in the room of the clerk Of the
circuit court needs repapering and as the
paper on the ceiling of the county Judge :
room fell off soon after it was put on we
| would recommend that ceiling of the room
of clerk of the circuit court be covered with
! steel ceiling and painted; estimated cost
/ eighty dollars.
In the recorders room we would recon-
mend that three tables be covered with oil
| cloth repairing four windows and remov-
ing two drawers and putting in shelving in
! stead in the vault: estimated cost forty-hve
| dollars.
We would further recommend that the
chairman of the board and the county clerk
pe dll ,l are neIeby duthorlzed 70 supervise
the above improvements and to let all bids
1 for work and materials furnished to lowest
! bidder or bidders.
| All of which is respectfully submitted.
w H. Howdle S w Viktora
James McClosky.
On motion of Mr.. Bremmer the re-
! port was adopted
The committee on Highways, Brid-
ges and Ferries made the following
report which was adopted
/ To the Honorable Board of Supervisor
| Gentlemen; We the undersi gned CON nit
! tee of Highways. Bridges and Ferries re-
! spectfully report that we have examined
| the petitions of the following towns, all of
! them asking for aid OF one-half the money
| by them expended in constructing bridges
| in their respective towns We have allowed
the amounts so asked for as follows:
| PotoSi Observation-Disclosures. 951 II
! Muscoda Observation-Disclosures. 26S 90
Bloomington Observation-Disclosures. 90I As
Lima. Recommendations. .............. 92s IS
Platteville -. ......... 1900 90
Harrison ................. .|.......-.. GA 50
| Lancaster. ................. .......... 1919 A.
We would recommend that out of the
! amount allowed to the town of Lancaster
/ the sum of 81 be not paid to said town
| until all of the bridges built are SatiSfact-
| Orily finished and accepted
Jacob Shrake. VIM. w. Ward
VIM. Wildman, J. b Murphy
j. w. Delap. Alloys Grimm.
DOS. j. Nosberg.
Inc committee to whom was re-
ferred the question of fixing the sal
airy of Register of Probate. reported
as f01invc.