Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

advised US that he has rather over estimated than
under estimated the cost We have not accurate figures
on the heating and plumbing but feel safe in saving that
the same will not cost to exceed two thousand dollars
000 this would make the total about thirteen
thousand five hundred (s13,500l dollars
SIxTH:-Your committee after careful Investigation
and study of this that your Honorable
Body take the proper steps change enlarge and improve
said court house according to the plans here submitted
and pleased to be able that should you conclude
to act upon the recommendation of this committee
you will have thoroughly modern house building
with comparatively little cost.
We advised that this court house originally cost
about twenty thousand dollars s2O0o0 and not and
with these additions and changes the total cost would
exceed hrtythree thousand dollars S33OO0 and this is
moderate price compared with the cost of court
counties in the state, no better off than ourselves
Dated this 18th day of November, A. D. 1899.
B. r. GOGGINs,
A. E. BENNETT.
Committee on Public Property
Moved and seconded that plans and report of commit
tee be laid over until tomorrow morning, November 16.
On motion the board adjourned until o'clock a. ~.
Thursday, Nov. 16 W. II. REEVES.
County Clerk.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Nov. 16 1899.
Court House, o'clock a. ~
Board met pursuant to adjournment and was called to
Roll called and quorum found to be present
On motion reading of the minutes of last meeting
dispensed with
The clerk read the following resolution:
Be Il ResOred:-1st. That the special report of the
committee public property the proposition of
charging and improving the court house building
together With ld the m of the committee
Ind That the court house building be enlarged
altered and improved substantially as set forth the said
report and the plans and perspective view submitted with
said report and made part thereof.
ton to their other duties Shall be and are hereby
constituted building committee, and are hereby
contracts all of the work of erecting altering and mpoy
ing said court house building substantially as set forth in
said report, plans and perspective view.
4th. That the committee public property do have
and hereby given full power and authority to employ
detail following substantially the floor plans and perspec
tive view contained in said report and to supernend the
said work of erecting altering and improving the court
18th. That the committee on public property do have
and are hereby given full power and authority all
said work in contract divide said work. and let the
in more than contract as they may deem most
9Th That the contract or contracts for said work be
let the lowest responsible bidder and that the faithful
performance of the be secured by gilt edge bond
bonds approved by said committee public property.
That the committee public property be and are
said work by publishing notice in the Milwaukee Sentinel
for at least two weeks and by publishing such
other notices the committee may deem advisable.
18th. That the work be done during the spring and
summer of 1900 and completed on or before November l.
tract contracts for said work to be enforced that
public property do have and hereby given all the
and authority necessary to carry out all of said
work as stated in this resolution.
Sth. That all sums of money for which the county
will become liable by virtue of the contract or contracts
given to the committee on public property be paid out Of
any funds not otherwise appropriated by county ORDERS
drawn IN usual form at sucn IQeS ana III Slcl manner
and under such conditions as the committee public
property may provide
Dated NOy Is. 1885,
Motion made and seconded that the report of COM
mtee and their resolution be adopted, which upon roll
call resulted follows:
Ayes-August Moerke, j. W. Cochran, [. NJ Nash, B.
R. Goggns E. P Arpn, H. Boetcher, John Parrish W. E.
Wheean John Heron P. n. Christensen Jacob Specht
E. Z. Mechler Geo. Tremme Geo l. Strang c. S. Nedder
John Juno, John Friedel Peter Stuhser, VIM. Hooper,
Geo, W. Brown, c. E. FerO VIM. Zelm, Joseph Remer,
John Nc lavish. E. E. Ramsde Simon Worlund. Knute
Knuteson Martin Jackson, Jos, T. Arpin, C. B. Long.
Total 30.
NoeS-Fred Schultz