Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-24

On motion OF >. r.. Smalley, Ed. M.
Lowry was unanimously elected chair
man of the Board
Mr.. Lowry, in assuming his office,
said:
GENTLEMEN: THANK you for the high hon
or conferred ppcn me. l realize that the
position is one of trust and responsibility,
and can only say that in return for the COM
pliment l shall endeavor to execute the
duties of the office to the best of my ability.
r. B. Showalter, the retiring chair
man, read the report of the Chairman
and county clerk as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
GENTLEMEN: We beg leave to submit to
you the following report:
At your last annual session of the Board
you voted to make the following repairs and
pnrpose % a ana dp e t9 of
the work in the hands of your chairman and
county clerk.
The steel ceiling in the court room was let
to BROKER Bros to furnish and put in, and
the painting of the same was let to Dave
johnson, and also the papering of the walls,
total cost of all complete 222795. The paper
ing was not recommended by your honor
able body last year. but after scaholding
and putting up the ceiling, we found that 1t
was absolutely necessary TO paper the walls,
in order to make clean, decent, and pre-
sentable job.
The putting in of the three water closets
in the fail and one in the all residence was
let to Ziegler Bros: at a cost of S29s. Al.
The building OF cess pool to connect
Cooley at a total cost of ISL 80.
The blank cases for the offices of clerk of
the. court and county clerk, we put in at a
cost of $500.
We have had the low places in the court
yard filled up with good soil and seeded
with grass seed, and the openings on the
north and south sides, northwest corner,
southwest corner and southeast corner,
closed up: cost of same $2070
We have had the storm windows m in
the basement of the Jail and Jail residence.
and new roof put on the buggy shed at a
The work of repairing the ceiling and
locks in Jail was let to Geo. Mccarthy at a
cost of $40
The papering of sheriff's residence we let
to Sykes q Wenzel; cost of same S4O.25
We had the shelving put in the recorders
ONCE at cost of $21 90.
The total cost of carrying out the above
work foots up to S7s3.62, leaving in the treas
urer,s hands Of the amount appropriated
for the same. Sl19.3S
Respectfully submitted,
r. b. SHowAITER. Chairman.
c. f. DICKINSON, County Clerk
On motion of Mr.. Bremmer, the
report was adopted.
Mr.. Showalter also read the follow
ing, which, upon motion. was
adopted
The following towns have made applica-
ton for commissions to be appointed upon
the the county SinCE your last annual
session to act with them in building bridges:
Waterloo and Little Grant. For the town of
Waterloo have been appointed-Mr. Klink
hammer, of Cassville. and Mr. Edwards of
Beetown and for the town of Little Grant
Mr.. McCluskey, of Mt. Eope, and Mr. Him,
of Fennimore.
Respectfully submitted
r. B. SHowALTER. Chairman.
Mr.. Showalter. in retiring, spoke Of
the pleasant relations which had ex-
listed between him and the Board and
of some of the changes that had taken
place in the personnel of the Board.
Mr.. Eastman moved that the Board
tender vote of thanks to the retir-
ing chairman by rising. 1t was
adopted unanimously.
Beard adjourned to p. m.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Board called to order at 1904.
Roll call Quorum present.