Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18

complied with it's promise of furnishing
free hall rent for county purposes and a
special night watch at the court mouse Tor
to said city, and ought not any longer be
expected or asked to bear this expense,
ResoIve1 That from and after the 1st day
of January 1904, the said city. be relieved
from the expense of furnishing a special
night watchman at the court MOUSE oo, or
and county board sessions to SAID county.
THOS. MCDONALD.
Laid over till morning.
Mr.. Gardner presented the follow
ing resolution:
ResoLved That the office of clerk of the
circuit court be placed on salary at the rate
of 5000 per year beginning with January !,
1905, which said salary shall be in lieu of all
fees chargeable by the clerk to Grant county
Mr.. Jeffery introduced the follow
ing resolution.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary to raise suf-
ficient sum of money for the purpose OF
asylum buildings and outbuildings for
electric lights and convey current thereto,
which sum necessary will be in the neigh
berhood of $1750 dollars, which said sum De
placed at the disposal OF the trustees OF the
asylum in order to carry to completion the
above proposed work.
Res0lved That a tax of one thousand seven
hundred and fifty dollars be levied on all
the taxable property of Grant county for
the current year to provide means for pay
ment thereof. JAMES JEFFERY.
Mr.. Harris introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
ResOLyfd that our representatives of Grant
county be instructed to use their influence
at the next term of the legislature to nave
chapter 312, session laws Of 1921 amended In
uau nc n m a q r.
finite that the supervisors and county COM
missoners may understand the exact mean
ing OF said law as applied In the construction
of macadam road work.
On motion of Mr.. Gardner esolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Harris introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
ReS0tUed That our representatives Of Grant
county be instructed to use their influence
at the the next term of the legislature to
have chapter 3l2, session laws OF 1901 amend
ed in such way as to make it more clear
and definite so that the learned profession of
the law can understand the same, or at least
so that the courts can interpret the same so
that the county board can receive 1nStruc-
tiOn SO as to know hOwtO act in the matter
of permanent roads
On motion of Mr.. Maggie resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Jeffrey introduced the follow
ing:
To the Hon. ,ard of Supervisors of Grant
Co.. WiS.-Gentlemen: InasmuCh as the
question of good roads is prominently before
the people, and congress approprlates
large sums of money for the building and
maintaining of waterways which are and
can be classed as public highways, there
for be it,
Res0tved, That it is the sense Of this hon
orable board that congress should con-
slider the advisability of making appropria-
tons for the purpose of building and main
tanning the pu bile highways in permanent
manner and that we heartily endorse the
course of Congressman BrOwnlOw of the
state of Tennessee for his efforts in that
direction. JAMES JEFFERY.
On motion Of Mr.. Schneider resolu-
ton was adopted.
Resolution relative to salary of
clerk of court was deferred till
morning.
Resolution of Mr.. Brown relative
to bounty on rattlesnakes was called
up and on motion of Mr.. Gardner
was lost.
Mr.. Frazier presented the report
of the committee on officers claims
as follows: