Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-11-19

Vim. Posten, S2C. L. a. Tal lor SIC.
and J Is. Horsfall.Sl5
On motion the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
Mr.. Blanchard introduced the follow
ing:
1 TO THE HoN. BOARD CT SUPERVISORS:
Your committee to whom was referred the
report of the Trustees Of the Asylum and
! Poor House would respectfully report that
they have compared the financial condition
OF said institutions as set forth in Itheir re-
/ port with the vouchers, bills and records in
/ their ONCE, and find il toI correct. We
/ find several errors in the figures made in
the printed report vet the totals and the
| footings were all correct
Your committee would further report
that Dora Spaith, an inmate OF the Poor
House has a legal residence in the town of
| Elk Grove, La Fayette County. wisconsin
and is chargeable to said town of Elk Grove
| That there is due from said town of Elk
Grove for the support of said Dora Spaith to
Sept 80 1895 the sum of S292 a.
Your committee would therefore rect M
mend that demand be made on the town of
Elk Grove for the amount of keeping of
said Dora Spaith, and in event of.the refusal
of said town TO pay the bill, that the Dist.
Attorney of Grant County be directed TO
commence suit against said town to recover
said amount
All of which is respectfully submitted.
r. D. BLANCHARD,
j J. ToBIN
+ L. HUNTINGTON.
Dated this 18th. day of November, 1896.
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was adopted
Mr.. Kruel presented the following:
To THE Hon BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
Your committee on Charitable institutions
would respectfully report that they have
visited the Asylum. Poor House and other
buildings on the county farm. and found the
the Asylum in a neat and tidy condi-
ton. The buildings we find in a fair state
of repair We also find that the County
Poor House is in better state and tidier con-
dition than we ever found the same before.
We also find that the unfortunates Of both
the Asylum and Poor House have in Mr..
Anderson ana his estimable wife the best
guardians the best guardians that could lie
procured by the county. Of whom they re-
ceive kin6 and good treatment
After consulting with the trustees of the
Asylum we recommend that the sum OF
1897 % due from Grant county for keeping
Grant county poor be stricken from the
Asylum fund. ard that no tax therefor shall
be made for this amont
We further recommend, after consulting
with the the trustees that the following i'm
provements are necessary. We would re-
commend for permanent Improvement that
the ceiling of the several halls and dining
room be ceiled with corrugated steel at an
| estimated cost of 5000. This means the cell
ings in the asylum. The floor in the sec
ond story of the asylum on the north side
to be laid with hard wood lumber at an esti-
mated cost of 500 the wood house needs
new stills and repairing at an estimated cost
of $50.
Tho Asylum needs new water closets and
stwers at an estimated cost of one thousand
dollars 81 ECO.
All of the above improvements to be paid
out of the Asylum fund.
We would further recommend the building
of a new steam dryer for laundry if there is
sufficient Asylum funds an hand TO make
the improvements.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ADAM KREUL,
EDWARD BETTER.
j. w. DELAP,
j. A. BLAKELY.
Jos. J. VosBERG.
w 4. BRIGGS,
J. J WENZEI4
On motion of Mr. Bremmer the re-
port was adopted.
Mr. Shrake presented the following:
. To THE Hon. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
Your committee to whom was referred the
petition of the town of Boscobel asking aid
Tor the construction of an iron bridge in
said town respectfully lind as follows. that
said town has built and completed an iron
bridge in said town at cost of $3.50 and
we recommend that said town be allowed
the sum of s. SO that being one-half the
price OF sue bridge. JACOB SHRAkE+
ALBERT KErTERER,
JOINT Cox
4. c, BENNETT
WM. w. WARD.
J. d. MURPHY.
Alloys GRIMM.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Shrake presented two reports
on the Smelser petition for u bridge,
majority report and a minority re-
port.
Mr.. Knapp moved adoption Of the
5 minority report.
After some discussion, the general
tenor OF which was that while Smell
ser had not complied with the law
strictly in the matter, il had acted in
good faith, the Board adopted the mi
nority report
The chair appointed Messrs. Brem-
mer and Kreul as bridge commission
ers for the Castle Rock bridge.
Mr.. Blanchard asked permission to
Withdraw report of committee on
Sherif's Claims for correction, a part