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

Nj Lewis presented the report of
the committe on Sheria~s claims =,
follows:
To TIE Hon BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Your committee 10 whom was referred
the Sherihs claims beg leave to report that
we nave carefully examined said claims
and have disposed OF them as follows.
Total am claimed by w J. Dyer ssa5i n
allowed S5go7g
disallowcd oso a
Amt referred back to County Board
without action for washing
county Jail two years la
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
W. Z. LEWIS
r, h. BURNS Com
X. d, BLANCHARD
After some discussion concerning
the advisabilitv Of re-referring the
500 asked for washing jail, the re-
port was adopted and upon motion of
Mr.. Shrake this part of the bin was
disallowed.
Mr. Him moved that the chair APP
point committee of three to examine
the accounts Of the outgoing officers,
and approve the bonds Of the incon.-
ing officers Carried
The chair appointed Messrs. Him,
y. I. Brown and W. f. Webb that
COMMITTEES
Board adjourned to a. m.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Board called to order at S:l5.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Journal read and approved
Permission given to withdraw petit
N om town OF Liberty.
Mr. Burns presented the following:
Resotced That the chairman of the county
board Of supervisors and the county clerk
are hereby authorized to procure the upper
part OF the jail TO be lined with good and
SUFFICIENT steel Jail plates at a cost not to ex-
coed 1850 +. f. BURNS
laid over
Mr.. Lance presented the following
TO THE Hon. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
WHEREAS 1t has been the custom for
Grant county to farnishltohacco for the
prisoners lodged in the county jail and
WHEREAS, The bills for tobacco for The
JAN amount to considerable sum which
regard as an imposition upon the Taxpayers
of Grant county, therefore offer the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolstt That the purchasing agent for
Grant county be prohibited from ordering
tobacco the same to be chargeable to Grant
county tor any prisoner or prisoners lodged
in the county lail
Resolution laid over.
AR Coons presented the following
which was laid over:
Rssofrsd That the sheriff or. any person
in charge OF county Jail of Grant7 county be
and are hereby prohibited from placing any
person in said jail except upon commit
ment from some court OF Justice for safe
keeping while awaiting an examination.
The committee on General Claims
returned The bill Of The register Of
deed- to the committee Of the whole
and Mr. Coon- moved that Il com
mittec Of three be appointed,to report
on the bill Carried.
MIR. Blanchard moved that the above
report Dc accepted and that commit
tee Of three be appointed to act with
the district attorney in considering
the above bill Carried
The resolution to codty rules, etc,
OF he board was called up and adopt
ed.
Nh. Bremmcr presented the follow
ing report from the committee on
Equalization.
To THE Hon BOARD or SUPERVISORS
Your committee to whom was assigned
the duty Of equalizing the real and personal
property assessed for the year 1896 between
the several cities towns and villages. have
completed the same and now submit il to
your consideration.
The total value OF all PERSONA prop
erty as returned by the assessors
of the several towns Of the county
amounts to OK ts3
A. equalized by the committee i62 5al
Tamll value of hclauds a. returned
l,y the a,ses9ors {, mprising 40,
So acres f 5sG3 g83
As equalized BY the committee Soc
Total value d the cil, and village
lots IS returned BY the assess
ors e30css
AS cquaIlzed 81 the committee 1o13"D
Grand total as returned by the
assessors a the county IS s.0il.tSt
As eQuallzea Dy the committee 1ssats3
Personal property we have equalized at
the following values
Horse. =
mules ANA asses j.