Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-23

To the Honorable. the County Board of Grant
Co. WHEREAS, Myrtle L. Reamy, resident of
Grant Co.. state of Wisconsin, is now and for some
years last past has been an inmate of the home
for feeble-minded at Chippewa Falls, having been
regularly committed thereto, and whereas the
county OF Grant has been paying for the keep OF
said Myrtle L. Reamy at said institution, and
whereas the said Myrtle L. Reamy has money
and property of her own now in the hands OF her
guardian, Wm Miller of Lancaster, which money
and property is probably available for her sup
port at the said institution Now, therefore, be 1t
ReSoi1ed, that thee district attorney be instruct
ed to inquire into the facts concerning this matter
and the law pertaining to the case and to take
such steps as he shall deem advisable to recover
from the said guardian such money as has been
paid out by the county on account OF his said ward
and to compel the said guardian to pay Tor the
future keep of his said ward at the said nstitu-
tion.r j. 3. MAUER
Dated this 18th day of Nov. 1904.
Laid oyer under the rules.
Clerk read resolution of Mr., Harris
in reference to the amending of chap
ter 445, laws of 1901, as follows:
Resol1ed, by the board of supervisors of Grant
county at its annual session in November, 1904
that chapter AS laws of Wisconsin for the year
1901, being an act to create the office OF county
supervisor of assessments should be repealed and
in place thereof the Legislature of this state at its
coming session in 1905 should enact law which
would give the power to the several county boards
OF supervisors OF this state to appoint three tax
payers within the county to be known as county
tax commissioners. Their duties to be to meet
with the several town boards of equalization, and
assess in conjunction with the said town board
the property within said towns throughout the
county. Such assessment in so far as it pertains
to real estate to stand as the assessed valuation
Of said real estate for period OF not less than five
years.
ReS0lUed further, That a copy Of the foregoing
resolutions be by the clerk of this board sent to
the state senator and assemblymen from this
county with the request that they use all honor
able means within their power for the repeal of
the act creating the office of the county supervis-
or of assessments, and to have enacted law as
outlined in the foregoing resolution
JOHN HARRIS.
Laid over under the rules.
Clerk read resolution of Mr.. DiVall
in reference to salary of supervisor of
assessments, fixing same at 5000 per
annum, as follows:
ReSoIyed, That the salary of the County Sup
ervisor of Assessments elected at this session of
the county board be and the same is hereby fixed
at the sum of 5000 per annum, which shall include
all expenses. JAMES DIVALL.
Mr.. Mauer moved that the rules be
suspended and action be taken on the
resolution. Mr.. Leighton moved the
adoption of the resolution. Mr..
Brown moved to decide by an aye
and no vote, carried. Mr.. Harris
moved to defer action on this resolu-
ton until tomorrow evening. Carried.
Clerk read report of committee on
town and county organization, as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable, the County Board of Grant
County, Wisconsin:
We, the undersigned members of the committee
on town and county organization, to which was
referred the report of the clerk of the town of Ian
caster made in pursuance of the application for
division of the town of Lancaster into two Sepa-
rate towns do hereby respectfully report:
That we have carefully examined the records
in the matter and all proofs offered, and after due
consideration are of the opinion that in this
case allof the requirements OF the statutes relating
to the division of towns have been complied with;
that the petition was signed by the requisite
number of SignerS, who were duly qualified: that
due and proper action was had thereon, so that
the question of the proposed division OF the town
of Lancaster was duly submitted to the voters at
the last annual town meeting, and that at said
town election sufficient majority OF the voters OF
said town voted in favor of said proposed division
of said town; and that the territory of said town
is sufficient in extent to justify division thereof
into two towns, as prayed in such application.
Your committee would therefore recommend that
an ordinance dividing said town of Lancaster into
two towns be drawn by the district attorney of
said Grant county, Wisconsin, or by some other
competent person to be named by said county
board, and that said ordinance when drawn be
passed by this board. Signed by Com.
Dated Nov. II. 1904.
Report adopted on motion of Mr.,
Matthews.
Mr.. lockwood presented a resolu-
ton delcgating the naming of the
north division of the town of Lancas-
ter to the citizens thereof as follows:
RcSOIUcd, that the board in passing the ordi-
nance dividing the town of Lancaster into two
separate towns leave the name for what is now
known as the north town of Lancaster in blank,
and delegate the power of naming such town to
the citizens of said north town at their annual
THos. LOCKWOOD.
On motion of Mr.. Brennan rules
were suspended on above resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Matthews reso]u-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Hartman presented report of
committee on sheriff's claims as fol-
lows:
We, the committee to whom was referred the
claim of the sheriff, beg leave to report: Wehave
examined the same carefully and find that the
district attorney had gone over the same as re-
quired by law and noted hts objections thereon.
Total amount of claim presented SSI61.4 AS
byus allowed ............ S3716.25
disallowed.. ...........4 5.2O
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Signed by Com.
On motion of Mr.. Kleinhammer re-
port was adopted
Clerk read renOrt If committee on