Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-16

quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Cubela, the Board
proceeded to the election of Chair
man.
On motion of Mr.. Ruka the present
incumbent, Ed, NJ. Lowry. was elected
by reclamation.
The chairman read the report of
the chairman and the clerk which up
on motion of Mr.. Johnson was
adopted.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing standing committees:
Finance-W. E. Webb. A. V. Wells. A. L.
Brown, 0. f. Geiger, John c. Miller
Equalization c. =. Him, John Longbot-
ham, Robt Spear. j. p. Chandler, p. II. Lar
kin. Geo. w Mcpherson John Narrower.
Sheriff Clams--James Jeffrey, j. b. John
son, A. II. Patch.
onicers Claims-W. L. Lewis. Geo. X. Mills,
General Claims-S. Il. Smalley. John KEEL
lev, f. A. Berge, W. A. Wall, f. M. wager,
Henry Roberts.
Public Buildings-L b. Ruka, NJ c. Ed
wards, A, c. Dietzman, j. w. Viktora John
c. Miller.
Charitable Institutions-E. C. Thomas, j. j.
WenZel, Joseph Sikhart, John Schneider, j.
j. Vosberg, Robert Henderson. Hugh Mat
thews, Lewis Kraut.
Highways, Bridges and Ferries-Wm
Leighton. David Farris, f. w. K1inkhammer,
VIM Spraggon, NJ. c. Edwards Geo. McFall
County Roads-A. l.. Brown Jos. NJ. Cube
la, A. G, Dietzman, J. j Wenzei David Farris.
Printing Geo. McFall l.. b. Ruka, f. A.
Berge.
Education NJ Cubela, John Schnei-
der, j. Is. Johnson.
Town and County Organization-Jo
Longbotham. A. V. Wells, John Narrower
j. w Viktora, Hugh Matthews.
The petition of Daniel Doyle for APP
pointment as janitor for the Court
House for the ensuing year was pre-
sented and referred to the commit
tee on County Buildings.
To the County Board of Supervisors ofGrant
County, Wis:
GENTLEMEN: / have examined the bills of
Sheriff John Fawcett and eX-Sheriff Horace
Hymer for expenses and services for which
the county Is liable. find that under the
laws of this State, and the rules, resolutions.
and customs of the Board, that all the items
of said bills should be allowed
Respectfully Submitted,
w. h. HOWE, District Attorney.
Amt claimed by ex-Sherif. Hymer IS 1857 20
Sheriff Jno Fawcett.. 3, 157 80
Total " for the year .....s3,5 ga So
Mr.. Howe presented the following,
relating to the fixing of Sheriff's sal
airy:
Resolution fixing Salary of Sheriff
at 81, 900, and amending resolution of
the Board passed in 1898, fixing salary
at 81 500.
Resotged. BY the Board of Supervisors of
Grant County Wisconsin. that the resolu-
ton of said Board adopted at its annual SEES
sion in November, 1893 fixing the salary of
the Sheriff of said Grant County at s. 500 per
annum, and recorded on Journal page $50,
be and the same is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the words twenty-five hundred
where they appear in said resolution, and in
lieu thereof inserting the words "one thou
sand" and by striking out the words at it's
present meeting same being its regular
annual meeting in November in the year
1888 so that the annual salary of the Sheriff
of said county shall be and is hereby fixed at
one thousand dollars, and said resolution as
amended shall read as follows:
Res0tted, BY the Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, Wis, that the method now
provided bv law for compensating the sher-
if of said county for the services performed
by him within said county. for which said
county is now liable TO pay, be and the same
is hereby changed, and the sheriff shall
hereafter receive an annual salary in lieu
of said fees and
WHEREAS, The foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the County Board of Su-
peryisors of Grant County Wis. at the regu-
lar annual session in November, 1892 now,
therefore be it
ReSOiged, BY the County Board of Su-
pervisors of Grant Coun Wis, that the an
nual salary for the sheriff of Grant County
be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum
One Thousand Dollars TO be paid to said
sheriff out of the County Treasury of said
Grant County in equal monthly insta lments
at the end of each month, and said salary
shall be paid in lieu of all fees and compen-
sation for said sheriff and deputy sheriff of
said Grant county for all services rendered
by said sheriff, under sheriff and deputy
sheriff within the limits of said Grant county
and for which said Grant county is liable
except compensation for keeping and main
tanning prisoners in the county Jail of said
county F."
ReS0tged, That this amendment shall be in
force and take effect from and after the frs
Monday of January A. ID. 1901. and shall APP
ply 10 all sheriffs hereafter elected in said
county. w. +. HOWE
Nov, H. 1890