Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-19
j. n. Lemke,
Ed. Pierce.
G.. d. Blanchard.

On motion of Mr.. Birch report
was adopted.
Clerk read report of committee
on highways on permanent road
petition from town of Glen Haven.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Grant County, Wis. Gentlemen:-Your
committee on highways. bridges and fer
| ries, to whom was referred the petition by
| the supervisors of the town of Glen Haven,
praying Grant County to appropriate the
sum of $96664 for the purpose of assisting
| the town of Glen Haven in building per-
manent public highways in said town. loca-
| ton of said public highways as designated
| in said petition, report as follows We re-
commend that Grant County appropriate
the sum of 1866. "a tor the purpose OF assist
| ing the town of Glen Haven in said work.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Signed by committee
On motion of Mr.. Gardner report
was adopted.
Clerk read report of committee on
highways and bridges on iron bridge
petition from town of Little Grant.
| To the Honorable Board of Super visors of
Yonr on brdees and
| ferries to whom was referred the petition
| from the town of Little Grant, asking aid
from the county in building an iron bridge
| in said town at a cost of $1217.1 10, would re-
port that the cost of said bridge exceeds 1s
of per cent. of the assessed valuation of
said town, and recommend that Grant cOun-
Grant the sum of S60S.55 All of which is re-
Spectfully submitted. Signed by Committee.
| On motion of Mr.. Mathews re-
port was adopted.
Clerk read report of highway
committee on petition from town of
Little Grant as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, wisconsin, Gentlemen
! Your committee to whom was referred the
petition from the town of Little Grant ask
| Ing county aid for the construction OF per-
manent highways in said town, the cost OF
which was $1016S0 respectfully report that
| the amount expended exceeds "a of one mill
of the usual valuation of the town, and rec
commend that Grant county appropriate
of $5J8. 40. All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. Signed by Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Harris report
was adopted.
Clerk read report of highway
committee on permanent road petit
ton from town of Bloomington as
follows:
| To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, Wisconsin:-We. the under
signed committee on highways, bridges and
| ferries, to whom was referred the petition
| from the supervisors of the town of Bloom
ington, asking for an appropriation OF $632. 40
said town of Bloomington, location of said
| highways as designated in said petition, re-
port as follows: We find that the building
of public highway in permanent manner
as described in said petition has been nearly
completed. Your committee recommends
| that Grant county appropriate and on COM
mis mission pay to the town Of Bloomington
| the sum of $632. 40. All of which is respect
fully submitted. Signed by committee.
On motion of Mr.. Brewer report
was adopted.
Clerk read report of highway and
bridge committee on petition from
town of Wyalusing relative to an
iron bridge in said town, as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, Wisconsin,; Gentlemen
Your committee on highways, bridges and
ferries. to whom was referred The petition
from the town OF WyaluSing asking county
aid for the construction of an iron bridge ia
said town, the total cost of which was $S7250,
would report as follows: That the above
amount exceeded 1s of one per cent of the
assessed valuation of the town. and recon-
pay to the town of Wyalusing the sum of
$43S.10. All of which is respectfully submit
ted. Signed by committee.
On motion of Mr.. Schneider re-
port was adopted.
Clerk read report of joint COM
mittee on electric lights at the asy-
lum, as follows:
To the Honorable the County Board of
Supervisors of Grant County, Wisconsin,
We your committee appointed by the
resolution adopted at the last annual SeS-
sion of said board would respectfully re-
port that acting in pursuance of resolu-
! ton passed at Thursdays session of said
board in the year 1903 we entered into
contract with the Lancaster Electric Light
wires ETC.. to connect the buildings on the
Grant County Asylum farm which the
| electric light plant in the city of Lancaster
and also for the erecting and placing at
| said asylum of a transformer, in and out
door wires, switch boards, switches,
lamps, etc., making ample provision for
with insulatfons to guard against the dang
| er of fire originating from heated electric
wires.
Work was commenced as soon after the
| adjournment of the board as was possible
and the work was crowded to completion
| as rapidly as was possible.
On investigation we found that the APP
| preparation together with the funds already
at the disposal of the committee was in
adequate to properly do all of the work aud
it was considered best to proceed with the
work as far as we could go going every
| thing in a first class manner rather than
attempt to complete the work with other
than the best materials and in the best
manner. We W. re thus obliged to omit
the' wiring. of the Poor-House but the asy
lum building and all of the outbuildings
are sufficiently lighted. The lighting APP
paratus was completed for. lighting on the
oath day of February. 1904 since which time
the institution has been lighted by cleo
| tticity.
The entire cost of the installation was the
sum of $2537.15 which sum was paid as fol-
! lows
Bal on hand of old committee. sS1O14
Appropriation, 9OJGO
| Sl71O14
! Leaving balance unpaid of $S27.1O, which
| balance was afterwards paid by the asylum
trustees out of funds at their command
That in pursuance of the resolution adopted
at Saturdays session, 1903 of said county
| board we entered into contract with said
Lancaster Electric Lighting Company for
the furnishing of an electric current suffi-
cient for lighting purposes for the term of
| three years from the date of the complet-
| ton of the installing of the SYSTEM with
the privilege on the part of said Grant
County renewing the contract for an ad-
ditional term of two years, the price to be
paid therefor to be at the rate of 1871 cents
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