Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-02
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

| upci NiSoi SHdS. mann presented
the following resolution:
Be it resolved that the committee
on public property be authorized and
| instructed to put in the register OF
deeds office, one suitable table for the
| use OF the large plat book. Also to
have the small tract index book re.
bound and recovered and one of the
| large index books rebound in said
register of deeds Office. Also to put
In the register Of deeds Office and the
county treaSurerS office, in each, one
air register. All of which is hereby
respectfully submitted.
CHAs. HAHN,
Supervisor.
On motion the above resolution was
adopted.
Supervisor P. N. Christensen pre-
sented the following resolution:
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved that the county clerk
is hereby authorized aud instructed to
have printed and procure at the
expense of the county $50 copies, in
pamphlet form containing the proceed
lngS of the county board in the year
1901, said printing to be let to the
lowest bidder, that 10 copies be
furnished to each member of the
county board, and balance to be
retained by the county clerk and
distributed as he may deem advisable.
On motion the above resolution was
adopted.
1t was moved to accept the pro-
position of the First National Bank of
Grand Rapids to furnish Wood county
money on the county treaSurer'S over
drafts at per cent. interest on daily
balances.
Motion carried.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee to approve the banks
bond as county depository: VIM.
Hooper, E. P. Arpin and chairman of
the county board.
Supervisor n. M. Berg read the
bridge committees report as follows:
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, Nov. Is, 1901.
To The Honorable County Board of Wood
County.
GENTLEMEN:-YOur committee on
roads and bridges would beg leave to
submit to you the following report in
accordance with the appropriations
made to the several towns at the last
springs session, your committee has
done the following work.
On June I, let bridge in town of
Rudolph and accepted same on July
20, having found all work done accord
ing to contracts and specifications.
Total cost of said bridge $463.2S.
Sum due town of Rudolph from
county $231.64.
Amount of county appropriation or
$500, sum equal to One-half of cost
of said bridge.
On June y, let bridge in town of
Port Edwards and accepted same Sep
tember %, having found all work done
according to contracts and Specifica-
tionS.
Totai cost of said bridge 1869. 10.
Sum due town of Port Edwards from
Goaaty s4aa Sc 4
Amount of county appropriation
$500 or sum equal to one-half cost of
said bridge.
On June II, we let bridge in town of
MarShfeld and accepted said bridge
on September 10, all work having been
done according to plans and Specifica-
tionS.
Total cost of said bridge s596.O5.
Sum due town of MarShfield from
county $29S.O2.
Amount of county appropriation
$500 or a sum equal to one-half cost of
said bridge.
On October 5, we let bridge in
town Of Saratoga and accepted same
November 13, having found all work
done according to plans and Speci-
tications.
Total cost of said bridge S477.31.
nf
county S23865.
Amount of county appropriation
5000 or a sum not to exceed one-half
cost of said bridge.
On May 81, let bridge in town of
Lincoln.
On June 1o,l bridge in town of
Cary and Rock
June 25, let bridge on county line
between Wood and Clark.
The bridges in the towns of Cary and
Rock being town line bridge and
the ones in Lincoln and on county line
of Clark and Wood have been finished
as to fills and abutmentS but the steel
work has not been yet placed but is
now under way of construction.
Total cost Of the bridge on the town
line between Cary and Rock is S77O.6S,
One-half Of said cost is chargeable to
Wood county or 1886. "a; ambunt OF
appropriation by county S40O.
The total cost of the bridges in town
Of Lincoln is S3374.22, one-half of said
cost is chargeable to Wood county
which is Sl687.11.
Amount of appropriation by county
was 81 900 for two of the bridges and
an amount equal to of the cost of
the bridge on the county line between
Wood and Clark counties.
Your committee would recommend
that amount due the respective towns
be allowed and the clerk be instructed
to draw orders for the same after the
bridges are finished and accepted by
committee as to joint bridge in Cary
and Rock. Orders to be drawn as
follows:
Due town of Rock. 1914 81
- " Cary ...... 194 81
8 g " Lincoln. 1857 IL
All of which is respectively sub
mitted. n. NJ. BERG.
HARRY TOHMAs.
MARsHFIELD, Wis, Nov. 26, 1901.
We the undersigned, committee for
roads and bridges in and for Wood
county, hereby 4 fifty that we have
examined the four steel bridges built
by the American Bridge Company in
the town of Lincoln in Wood county:
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