Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-08
MATTERS OF
MUNICIPALITY
Common Council Meets in Regular SEES.
sion Tuesday Evening.
Matters of Interest Discussed
Reports of Treasurer and Clerk Highly
Gratifying. Contract Let For Con-
structiOn of Residence at Water
Works Station to Wetter S
kaSper.

The Common Council met In re-
gular session Tuesday evening
Mayor Hassell presided and all the
aldermen were present.
Clerk Michaelis called the roll and
\ read the minutes of the previous
injecting which were approved after
slight alteration.
Treasurer Woodhouse read his
monthly report for July showing in
detail receipts and disbursements
On hand July 1st $321.92; receipts
during month $4,096.34; expended
for various purposes $1,903 80.
Balance on hand at date of report 81
1891. Report was adopted.
Clerk Michaelis gave out some in
teresting hgures showing COMPARE
son Of receipts and expenditures Of
last year and this, also an estimate
OF the proportion of the taxes the
city win pay this year. From an in
vestigation he had made he believed
our tax debt this year would be far
below that of former years as result
OF the separation from the town. He
Appropriated the rate this year to be
about $1.10 on the hundred while
last wear it was 1857. This may
seem too good to be true but from
the systematic research made by Mr.
Michaelis there can be but little
variance. The expenses of last year
for work on the streets, sidewalks,
for electric light and various other
OUTLAWS were in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 more than has thus far been
expended in a similar manner this
d year. leaving a very neat sum to run
matters on the balance of the present
| year.
u Question of bids for constructing
dwelling for engineer at waterworks
&station was considered. Three seal
Fed bids were opened by the Business
bcommittee. One from Wetter Il Kas-
Eoer was for S1,O93,2 20; Sam Pennock
lvished $1,155; j. o. Hughes of
Bloomington bid $1,247. Upon mot
2 ion the bid of Wetter & Kasper being
the lowest was accepted and the afore-
said committee EN- powered to draw up
contract for the same. Operations
will be commenced at once and Alder
men Ressmeyer and May were APP
pointed by the mayor to act with the
regular Business committee as a
Building committee.
Tic O.; n, ottar oay11a mn for.
discussion. A numbe of walks were
cited as being in bad condition and
on motion OF Aid. kessmeyer it was
voted to construct new ones.
COMMITTEE on Streets and Sidewalks
reported that brick crossings were
beng built as rapidly as possible.
Two carload of brick for this use
have been received and would be SUI
fcient for fifteen crossings. These
fifteen were settled upon satisfactorily
at principal throughfares where none
now exist.
Street Commissioner Budworth
read his report which was accepted.
Reports of fines collected by Justice
Wheeler read and accepted.
An accumulation of bills was gone
through with and all were allowed in
full
Matter of matchmaking cemetery
street was discussed and on motion
the contract was let to Graney. Patch
and Rose who offered to furnish the
material at 20 cents per yard for rock
and IS cents per yard for gravel.
Petition of Mississippi Valley,lodge,
10 0. F. for city to assume owner
ship of drain and pay one-half OF
cost of same was laid over for con-
sideration at the next meeting.
The free library project was
brought up and in accordance with
the duty devolving upon him Mayor
Hassell named the following commit
ee to act IN this capacity. Aid.
Muesse. j. G. Churchill, S. II. Taylor,
Miss Emma Schreiner, Mesdames J.
H. Howe and A. G. Knapp and Prof.
l.. L. Clark
Petition of Sylvan Camp. NJ. W. A.
for use Of streets about Court park
on occasion Of the NJ. W. A. picnic
was granted. This allows them re-
Enumeration for stand privileges. etc.
and principal thIoughfares will be
roped a. IN case during the reunion
last year.
There being no further business,
Council adjourned TO meet in special