Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-14
COUNTY BOARD
IN SESSION.
Lawmakers of Old Grant
Holding Annual Meeting.
BROWN AGAIN TRUSTEE
REGISTERS Office Placed OH Salaried
Basis. Requests for Aid Are
Numerous.
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A petition from the town of Glass;
vile asking aid in the construction Of
permanent highways in sections z, 8
and 5, and in sections 20. 3 and was
presented and referred to the above
committee
A petition from the town Of Paris
asking aid in building an iron bridge
across Platte in section 10, said bridge
to cost about $1,000, and the appoint
ment Of commissioners was pres ented
and referred to the above committee
A similar petition from the town
of Harrison for an iron bridge to be
built across Big Platte at Hartnett's
ford was similarly referred.
A petition from the town OF James
town asking aid in the construction
of a public highway to raise the grade
approach to the bridge across the
Mississippi from point in the towr
of jamestown across the river to the
Iowa shore at Eagle Point, easterly
from said approach for a distance OF
about 5000 feet running across Suntish
slough in sections 10 and 90 was re-
ferred to the same committee.
A pc tiGion was presented from the
town Of Potosi asking aid in the con-
struction of three iron bridges, es-
timated cost to be about Sl3l55O.
Referred TO same committee.
A petition was presented from the
town of Castle Rock asking county
aid IN building two iron bridges-one
across Blue River and the other across
Fennimore branch, and the appoint
ment of commissioners. Referred.
The county commissioners in the
Waterloo permanent road improve
ment made their report and recon
mended that town as entitled to
S235.74.
The commissioners on the Paris
bridge request reported and recon-
mended that that town be granted
$145O.
The commissioners on the Harri
son bridge recommended that $500 be
given that town.
The commissioners on the POtosl
bridge reported those bridges as
built according to plans and speclti-
cations.
Dawald Garner, town clerk of
town of Lancaster reported on t.
matter of dividing the town of Ian
caster. He cites that the petition to
divide the town was signed by 127
persons, alleged qualified voters. That
at a special election held in the mat
ter the result was as follows: In
the first proposed subdivision there
we're 70 for and 20 against; in the
second subdivision the result was 3
for and 101 against.
The report was referred to the
committee on town and county or
ganiZatlOn.
A petition was presented from the
e ooI1i oII IN
permanently improving eight differ
ent highways in said town, estimated
total cost to be S824.l3.
Referred to committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
The following resolutions of respect
were presented and adopted:
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
At meeting of the Grant county board of
supervisors held in the city of Lancaster on
the 9th day of November, 1903, committee
was appointed to draft and present to the
county board at this regul lar November term
suitable resolutions relative to the death OF
P. Il. Larkn of the town of Hazel Green,
Frederick Hell of the town Of Smelser and
Henry Gore of the town OF Castle Rock who
were members of the Grant county board.
The committee on the 10th day Nov, 1903,
present to the board the following resolu-
tiOnS:
WHEREAS P. Fl. Larkin, Frederick He'll
and Henry Gore of Castle Rock, just de,
ceased, were valuable members o. the board
and performed their duties conSclent1ously,
and served their towns and county honor
ably and ably and were men of sterling
character and were in every way upright
and honest as public servants and private
citizens. and
WHEREAS, their respective towns and this
county and especially the county board feel
the loss of their assistance, be it
ReS0t0ed That we mourn their loss, and
that we deeply sympathize with their fami-
lies in their bereavement; and that these
resolutions be spread upon the records of
the county board, and a copy thereof be
transmitted by the clerk TO the family of
each of our deceased members
Signed JOHN j. BLAINE,
w. j. BRENNAN,
f. w. KLINKHAMMER.
The clerk presented certificates from
the clerk of the court in the appeals
of Drs. Hassell and Godfrey against
the county, citing the fact that judg
ment had been rendered in both cases
in favor of the appellants, and that
SO damages and $50 So costs in each
case had been docketed against the
county.
Referred to the finance committee.
Two petitions asking that resolu-
ton be adopted paying bounty on
rattlesnakeS was referred to the COM
mittee on public buildings.
A petition from the town of PotoSi
asking aid in constructing macadam
road-42 rods on the main road in the
nell of section 20, estimated cost $780,
#. was presented and referred.
The annual report of the supervisor
of assessment was presented in
pamphlet form and referred to the
equalization committee.
On motion of Mr.. Jeffery the dis
trict attorney was instructed to fur
nish an opinion as to the legality of
the county furnishing aid to towns
in the building of two or more bridges
when the probable cost of any one
will not exceed the prescribed one
fourth of one per cent, of all the