Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-11

Adam Schultz, Perry Langhead,
Julius krumrei. John GaShnang,
Adam Truschinske, E. Hanes.
Gust HetZl, Alfred Aim,
Fred Fandek, ChaS. Natwick,
Herman Tobs, VIM. H. Shirley,
VIM. r. Schalla, T. II. CaldicOtt,
Jacob F'reitag, John Maxwell,
Aug. Schalla, G. II. Finley,
Jos. Natwick. L. L. DOud.
Ed Christensen.
Following resolution was presented
by J. W. Cochran:
ResOlred, That the chairman appoint
a standing committee of three on
town organization and that the fore
going petition be referred to said com,
mittee.
Moved and seconded that resolution
be adopted.
Amendment offered by Supervisor
B. R. Goggins that resolution read,
Resolved, That the chairman appoint
a standing committee of three on
town organization. Amendment
carried.
Moved that petition be referred to
committee on town organization.
Moved as an amendment that petit
ton be laid on the table. Motion as
amended carried and petition laid on
table.
Supervisor Geo. W. Brown pre-
sented and read the following petit
tiOn:
To the Hon. Chairman and Mem
berS of the County Board Wood
County, Observation-Disclosures: We
would respectfully call your attention
to the road running east and west.
one mile north Of the south line of
town %, range east; the county has
appropriated ana expended $500 in the
simmer of 1897 on said road. and the
town of Seneca, through which said
road runs, has expended over $500.
said being impossible still. Now it
being no more benefit to the town of
Seneca, than other towns in western
or northern Wood county, the old road
being impossible, as very little work
has been laid out on said old road, the
chairman of the town of Seneca
thinks that $500 or $500 would make
it fit for travel. Now the town of
Seneca will eXpend half Of the
amount, therefore the undersigned
would respectfully petition your
honorable body to appropriate the sum
of $500 out of any money not other
wise appropriated by said Wood county
to be paid by said Wood county to the
town of Seneca when said town of
Seneca has in good faith expended
5000 on said road and completed the
same SO it is fit for travel, the work to
| be done by contract to the lowest re-
sponSible bidder, said contract to be
approved by the committee on Roads.
Bridges and Agriculture and to be of
no binding effect until 50 approved.
the work to be completed within one
year from July l, 1899.
John McTavish, w. e. Wheelan.
B. r. GogginS, J. w. Cochran,
}. Il. Arpin, =. \. Christensen,
L. NJ. Nash. a. e. Bennett.
E. E. Ramsdell, Simon WOrlund,
John Heron, Martin ,NickSOn,
Joe Reimer, Chas. E,'Fero,
Knute KnuteSon, John Friedel,
VIM. Hooper, q. W. Brown,
H. BOetcher, L. Ward,
G. B. Long.
Moved and seconded that rules be
suspended and that petition be
adopted.
Roll called, and vote resulted as
follows:
AyeS-MOerke, Cochran, Nash Cog
gins, E. P. Arpin, Boetcher, Wheelan,
Heron, Christensen, Specht, Mechler,
Tremmel, Strong, Vedder, Juno, Erie
del, Hooper, Bennett, Brown, Zero,
Ward, Zelm, Reimer, McTavish,
Ramsdell, Worlund, Knuteson, Jack
son, Jos. L. Arpin, Long
NOes-NOne. Schultz not voting.
Supervisor p. n. Christensen pre-
sented the following resolution:
BE II Hereby Rcsolred, That standing
committee, consisting of three mem
| berS of the county board, be appointed
| by the chairman thereof. whose duty
it shall be to prepare and submit to
the board proper schedule of the per
diem and mi leage due to each member
of the county board before the adj
| jOurnment of each session thereof.
together with such recommendations
for action thereon as they may deem
advisable.
Moved and seconded that resolution
be adopted. Motion carried.
Chair appointed as such committee
Supervisors E. E. Ramsdell, VIM. A.
Zelm and John Heron.
Supervisor Hooper presented and
read the following resolution:
Ros0lred, That the special committee
appointed on location of site for a
county asylum for insane, be and are
hereby instructed to secure prices and
options on 10 to 800 acres of land suit
able and we'll located to best serve the
general interests Of the county.
In case any localities or cities desire
to bid for the location of said asylum
then the committee is empowered to
investigate such sites and consider
propositions to be afterwards sub
mitted to this board.
Moved that resolution be adopted.
Carried.