Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-11
The clerk read the report of tt
chairman and clerk as follows:


To the Honorable. the County Board OF
Grant Co. Gentlemen:-We, the under
signed, charm an of the county board and
county clerk, respectfully report:
That in carrying out the Recommendations
of the committee on public property at the
last session of the board, we have, as recon-
mended placed a bath tub with the neceS-
Sary heating apparatus and hXGureS In the
ia1l at a cost of $147 so.
We have not up to this daGe repaired the
water closets in the ladies' department. nor
erected a shed over the south door OF the jail
but have entered into arrangements 10 nave
the same done.
The wall paper throughout the jail resi-
dence being torn and presenting an unseen
ly appearance we caused the same TO pc re- Re
papered throughout nearly the entire build
ing, at a cost of $17.64 for paper ana s. TOT
hanging the same. This is filed as general
claim against the county. we also pa!o An
ton Schuster 81 for repairing plaster in the
jail.
We entered into a contract with the Union
Farmers and Beebe Telephone companies
for telephone service for the county at the
sum Of $50 each, The Union company was
paid in monthly installments. The Farmers
and Beebe companies bad not presented
their bills at the end of the fiscal year,
We re-engaged Daniel Doyle as janitor
with a compensation of $500 per year. we al
so had the furnace repaired at cost or $
In accordance with resolutions passed at
the last session Of the board authorizing us
to borrow additional money from the state
in the sum of $26, 1898 90 we took the necessary
steps to procure said amount, but owing to
the fact that all the money in the trust funds
had been paid out, we could not OBTAIN the
same at the time of application, but nave
positive assurance that we can ODGaln Une
same February next.
We made arrangements with the city coun-
Gil whereby we attached the iail cess pool to
sewer main running down the. alley adioin-
ing the jail property at cost OF $3.50. AnlS
was done early this summer and it has not
been necessary to have it cleaned since.
In conjunction with the county treasu rer
we purchased a Burroughs adding machine
at a cost of 1915 in accordance with the pro-
visions of the resolution passed at the last
session Of the board. We have paid 1925 on
this and have made arrangements to pay
rest in February.
All Of which is respectfully submitted
RICHARD MEYER, JR., Chairman.
E. H. GRIFFIS, Clerk.
Dated Nov. 8, 1903.
The following letter was also read
by the clerk and upon motion of
Mr.. Henderson both report and
letter were accepted.
Chairman Of County Board of Grant County
Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Str-The state board of control finds
that the system of lighting now used at
your county asylum and poor house Is made
are insufficient to furnish the necessary and
proper light and are dangerous, not only to
the building but to the patients. for the
reason that patients might interfere with
the lamps and set the buildings on fire. Our
experience is that the only proper light fol
the lighting of institutions of this kind is
electric light. We are strongly opposed to
the use of gasoline or acetylene, as the same
has proven entirely unsatisfactory wherever
introduced. We therefore respectfully rec
ommend that the county board of Grant
county be importuned TIC. appropriate sui
fcient amount of money for the installation
of an electric light system for the use of the
county asylum and poor house.
Very Respectfully,
State Board of Control,
BY A. G. NELSON, Pres
On motion of Mr.. Blaine, Mr..
Richard Meyer, Jr., was unanl-
mously reelected chairman OF the
county board for the ensuing year.
The credentials of Jos. Iark;n IN