Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
BOARD ADJOURNED.
County Legislature Completes It's
Session of 1908.
FRIDAY EVENING.
2oord oo11od to or1nT of 7.20


Board called to order at 7:30.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes read and approved.
On account of the press OF business
Mr.. Lathrop moved all speeches be
limited to two minutes.
Mr.. JeHery moved to amend TO limit
to five minutes Carried.
Original motion as amended was
carried.
Mr.. Kelley presented petition
from the town of WOOdman asking
aid in building permanent highways
between Woodman and Mt. Hope,
Woodman and Werley and Woodman
and Boscobel, which was re-
ferred to the committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
Mr.. Schneider presented the follow
ing resolution:
ResoLued That a tax OF $4,000 be and the
same hereby is levied on the taxable pro-
perty of Grant county for roads and bridges
JOHN SCHNEIDER.
Mr. Mauer moved suspension of the
rules and the board act upon all re-
solutions of the evening.
Mr.. Henderson moved adoption of
the $4,000 road and bridge fund.
Mr.. johnson moved resolution be
laid over till morning.
Mr.. Blame introduced the follow
ing resolution:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant
Co..
WHEREAS, It is necessary to raise the sum
of $24119.46 for the purpose of paying for
the completion of the new court house
Resoloed. Thst tax of Sa4 1886 be levied
on all the taxable prOpertyof Grant county
for the current year to provide means for
payment thereof.
Mr.. Kleinhammer moved adoption
of resolution.
The clerk read the following resolu-
ton
WHEREAS, By the provisions of Chapter II,
Wisconsin Statutes of 1898 and acts amendato1y
thereof, the commissioners of the public lan0s
of Wisconsin are authorized to invest the trust
funds of this state in loans to towns, Cities vii
lagos boards of education and counties of this
state, as in said acts provided and
WHEREAS Every town, city. village board of
education and county In this state is empower
ed to borrow from said commissioners from such
trust fund such sum or sums of money for such
times and upon such conditions and terms as
may be agreed upon by and between sCch com.
missioners an l the town, village, city, board OF
education, or county applying for lone sub
ject to l1mitati. NJ, restrictions and conditions
IN said acts set forth; now therefore
RESOLVED That we. the County Board of Sup
ervisors of Grant County duly assembled &C
cordipg to law do hereby approve and author
ize application to be made to sal commission
ers by the Chairman and Clerk of this Board for
loan of SA 119 as to this county, SAID loan to be
payable ON or before 10 years with interest
thereon at the rate Of 81 per cert per anuum
payable in advance from the date OF the making
of the loan to the first day Of February, D.,
1907, and thel eafter annually in advance as pro-
vided by law: and further
RESOLVED, That no money obtained by this
county board by such loan from the state be az
piled or paid out for any purpose except the
building, erection and completion Of the new
court house in the city of Lancaster, Wisconsin,
without the consent of the commissioners OF
public lands theroa ter ODtalne1.
Resolved, That in case the aforesaid appn-
cation for q loan from the trust fund shall be
approved by the said commissioners OF public
Ian e, that the chairman and clerk Of this board
be, and they are hereby fully authorized and
empowered in the name Of said county of Grant
to make, execute and deliver 10 said commits
sloner Gel iticates of Indebtedness in such form
as required by said commissioners for any and
all sums Of money that may be loaned to SAID
county pursuant to eaid application, hereby
empowering said hartman and clerk 10 do and
perform all n cessary things to be done by the
board OF supervisors to fully carry out the pro-
visions of said chapter II and acts amendatOTy
thereto and these resOlD tiOns;
ReSOEUed, That a certified copy of is pre-
amble and resolutions and certificate of the
vote by which the said preamble and r. solutions
were ado pied be filed by the clerk OF this board
with the secretary of the state OF Wisconsin.
In case the loan of trust funds can
not be obtained the county board au
thorized as follows.
STATE CT WISCONSIN, 60
COUNTY OF GRANT
Whereas, The county board of supervise 8
Of Grant county has this day authorized and d.
rected the chairman and clerk OF said county
board to MAKE application for and borrow from
the trust funds of the state of Wisconsin the sum
of $2411946 for the purpose of erecting building
and completing tue lew court mouse; therefore,
be it
Resolved That there shall be raised, and there
is hereby levied upon all Of the property, real
aud personal, within the county of Graut. dl-
rect annual tax sufi cient to pay the interest up
on such debt as it falls due and also to pay and
discharge the 'incipal thereof as such pIinci-
pal falls due on or before ten years from the time
of contracting said debt IN accordance with
Art Gle IL of section of the consti ution OF the
state of Wisconsin.
WHEREAS, It Is necessary for Grant County in
order to complete its courthouse building under
construction, to raise S24 1i9 46 temporarily &nd
Section 65S OF the Wisconsin Statutes for the
year 1893 giving the county authority to 1sf ue
its bond or bonds to provide for county build
ings.
ervisors OF Grant County at its annual meet ng
does hereby authorize and direct h chairman
and clerk of said county board to issue bonds to
the extent of 1924, 11946 the total amount of said
bonds issued to be $241I9 46, twenty three of
said bonds being in the denomination OF ST. 900
each and one in the denomination of S1,1i9 46.
The first numbered twelve BONDS issued to be
payable on or before one year from date. OF issue
and the remaining twelve bonds being payable
on or before two years from date of Issue. pay
able principal and in crest at the Union State
Bank at Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin,
the rate OF interest on said bonds to be five
per C6uC. per dHuuulI pdydulo d'uud1y
aud the said bonds shall be negotiated
at private sale by the chairman of the county
board of Grant County and the county clerk of
said county Therefore, be it
ReSOIUed That there shall be raised and there is
hereby levied upon all pr perty, real and person
al within said Grant County, direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest when due on said
bonds, and to pay the principal within the time
fixed herein for the payment thereof in accord
ance with the amendment to Article IL of Sec
ton of the Contribution of the State of Wiscon.
sin. And the said bonds when issVed shall be
signed by the chairman of the county be ari aud
by the county clerk in their official capacity
and signed with the county seal.
Mr.. Kleinhammer withdrew his
motion.
Mr.. Blaine withdrew the first re-
solution.
Mr.. Jeffrey moved the resolutions
introduced by Mr.. Brennan to borrow
from trust funds be adopted.
Adopted on call of ayes and noes.
Mr.. Brennan moved the bonding
70 hn toI