Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-14
taxable property.
Board adjourned to 7:3O.
TUESDAY EVENING,

Board was called to order at 7:4O,
Chairman Meyer presiding.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes read and approved.
A petition from the town of BOs-
cobel asking aid in building three iron
bridges running across the creeks,
running into Crooked creek and
Sanders creek; also that commits
sioners be named, was presented and
referred to the committee on high
ways, bridges and ferries.
petition from the town of Bloom
ington asking aid in constructing
permanent highways in sections Il and
sections Is in town 3, range 3, was
presented and referred to same COM
mittee.
A petition from the town Of Patch
Grove, asking aid for similar above
purposes to be made in section Is
across the southwest corner of section
Is in town 5, range ;, and the west
side of section 10 town 6, was pre-
sented and referred to the above COM
mittee.
A petition from the town OF Bee
town asking for additional aid in
building certain bridges, the original
COS having cost the sum of S827.66
above the original amount. Referred
highways, bridges and ferries.
The commissioners on the three iron
bridges in town of Boscobel reported
that the contracts had been let to
Thos, Mcdonald for the sum of 1882.
and that they had been built in
substantial manner.
A petition from the town of Mt.
Ida asking aid in building bridges in
section IL, "a and %, estimated cost
$1355 was presented and referred to
the same committee.
Referred to committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
Three rattlesnake petitions were
presented and referred to the com
mittee on public buildings.
A petition from Alfred d. Dietrich,
accompanied by the proper bond,
asking for ferry license across the
Mississippi river at Cassville was
presented and referred to the com
mittee on highways, bridges and
A petition from Daniel Doyle, ask
ing to be appointed janitor at the
court house was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on public
buildings.
A petition asking for the discon-
tinuance OF a highway running
through section 80, town 4 north,
range 3 west, nd to discontinue that
part thereof commencing at the south
west corner f se15 of neR of section
81 and which runs thence in north
west direction to a point where said
highway intersects the east line of
the seL of northwest ID quarter of
said section in said town was pre-
sented and referred to the committee
on county roads.
Mr.. Jefery presented the following:
To the Hon. Board of Su pervisors of Grant
CO:-Inasmuch as the county treasurer ad-
vanceS the unpaid taxes to the respective
towns, cities and villages, returning certain
pieces and parcels of land for unpaid taxes
not properly described, therefore be it
ReSOiOed. By the board that the treasurer
70 nd he is hereby instructed not to pay to
80 any piece or parcel of land returned by
ULem not properly described.
JAS. JEFFERY
Dated at Lancaster this 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1908.
Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Ward presented the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, By reason OF the great increase
in the assessed valuation of property in the
state of Wisconsin and in the county of Grant
and in the townships cities and villages
thereof, it is now, and has been since said
increase in the assessed valuation of proper
ty impossible to obtain county aid for the
building of bridges by the several towns, vii
lagos and cities in said comfy, although such
aid is now just as necessary as it was before
the raise in the assessed valuation, now
therefore, be it
Resol0ed That the county board of Grant
county pay One-half the cost of all iron
BRIDGES that cost $500 and over.
Laid over.
The report of the soldiers and sail
ors' relief commission was presented,
adopted and the appropriation that
was carried with it referred to the
commit tee on finance.
Report in full is as follows:
1902 Date Amt
Nov Ia, Mrs Elz. Wren, Hazel Green. $40
Mrs Sarah Cornell Hurricane 10