Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-01-23
Holds a Special Session Last
Thursday Evening.
HARSHBERGER IS HEARD
Assigns Trouble With Arc Lights to Small
Boys. Odd Fellows Bldg. Exempt
From Taxation this Year.

special meeting OF the Common
Council, called for the purpose Of at
tending to various business matters
left over from the regular January
session, was held at the council
chamber Thursday evening of last
week.
Mayor Hassell presided and all the
aldermen were present but BROKER
and Muesse.
Supt. John 6 Harshberger and his
right hand bower, Geo, Angus, of the
electric light plant, had been pre-
viously given notice that their at
tendance was earnestly desired at this
meeting for conference on the
street lighting question. The gentle.
men were there and this matter was
the first taken up for consideration.
Mayor Hassell and a number of the
dermen recited portion of thecom-
plants that had been made to them
in their official capacities of the poor
lighting that was being served up on
the thoroughfares and after number
Of these recitals had been heard Mr..
Harshberger was called on for an ex-
PLANTATION.
He did not believe the city had any
grounds for complaint-that he was
laboring with his utmost endeavor to
to provide good and sufficient service
and that once in while in the winter
time especially an arc light would be.
come contrary so to speak and refuse
to burn. Mr.. Angus reiterated what
his superior had said and stated
further that the Lancaster small boy
was to blame to a great extent for the
stt@et lights failing to burn properly.
TbAs small boy has been guilty in the
past of throwing stones for amuse-
ment at the street arcs and where a
globe is broken the service of the
lamp itself is badly handicapped. In
clt 4aing the lamps, emp.oyes of
the electric light plant have repeated
" found stones in them, cast there by
the small boy.
The subject was fully discussed
and finally closed with motion by
Aid. Henkel that the superintendent
and owner of the electric light plant
see to it that the street lighting in
the future be more satisfactory if it
could possibly be made SO.
Aid. Henkel of the Business COM
mittee reported that arrangements
had been made with the lessees of
the City opera house to the effect that
the county had the use free of the
same for temporary court house pur-
poses for the term Of one year. This
does not include fuel and lighting.
The city is at the expense of $50 for
securing this privilege for the county.
Aid. Henkel also introduced reso-
luton instructing the night watch
man to pass the temporary court
house and the city hall once each hour
during the night as precautionary
measure. Same was carried.
David Schreiner, as a trustee of
Mississippi Valley Lodge, [. 0. Q. F.,
was present and desired hearing on
the taxing of the Odd Fellows new
building and the lot which it stood
on this year. He went on to state
that at the time assessment was
made in May last no building stood
upon this ground and further, that
being a benevolent institution, the
nov b1o aoJ
empt from taxation.
Aid Henkel contested the argu-
ment of Mr.. Schreiner and believed
the property should be assessed.
Mr. Schreiner backed up his pre-
vious statements by reading from the
statutes the law governing the mat
ter.
Upon a vote taken to settle the
question Aid. Henkel's and Wetter's
were the only dissenting voices to-
wards the motion to notify the CITY
treasurer that the said property be
exempt and the decision was a vic
tory for NJ !. Schreiner.
Another year the lodge will be as
sessed for the valuation of the store
room of their building occupied by
Joeckel Bros, and their officers state
that no objection will be entertained
towards payment of the same.
A request from A. q. Smith who
desired the use of the water hydrant
Boxes about town for advertising pur-
poses was read, Same being contrary
TO ordinance however, permission
was refused.
Relatives Of John Cook prayed that