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

Referred to committee on highways.
bridges and ferries.
Mr.. Gardner presented resolution
relative to the custody of the county
surveyors notes as follows:
WHEREAS, the county clerk of Grant county is
the custodian of the maps and field notes of the
original surveys belonging to the county and
whereas the records and surveys made by the
county surveyors since the organization of the
county are equally important in undermining lines
and estimating acreage and whereas said records
if mutilated or destroyed could never be replaced
there being no duplicate and whereas said
OrdS should be kept where they at all times
easy of access to all desiring to consult them and
whereas other counties require them to be kept
within the court house. Therefore
ResOlUed, that said county surveyors records
well as the maps and field notes of the original
surveys be kept in the vault OF the county clerk.
JNO. M. GARDNER.
Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Brennan presented a resolution
relative to the resolution passed at the
last annual session of the board in
reference to compensation of register
of deeds.
WHEREAS, a resolution was adopted by the
county board of supervisors at it's annual session,
1908, changing the compensation given to the
register of deeds from a fee office to a Salaried
one and the attention of the board at this time
having been called thereto and legal advice hav
ing been asked and such advice being now before
us from which we learn that such resolution was
illegal and void. Therefore
ReSOEZed, that we recognize such resolution to
be illegal and void. w. ]. BRENNAN
Mr., Leighton moved to suspend the
rules and that action be taken on the
motion of Mr.. Brennan and that the
same be adopted. Carried.
Mr.. DiVall asked permission to
withdraw his resolution relating to
supervisor of assessment which was
granted.
Mr.. Harris resolution relating to
chapter As, laws of 1901, called up.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson same was
adopted.
Resolution of Mr.. Mauer relative to
the support of Myrtle L. Reamv, an
inmate of the home for the feeble
minded at Chippewa Falls, called up.
On motion of Mr.. Nagle resolution
was adopted.
Clerk read memorial adopted by
county board of Barron county rela-
tive to the fixing of rates for county
pruning as IOllOWS:
Memorial petitioning the legislature of Wiscon.
sin to reduce the legal rate to be paid for county
| printing:
| WHEREAS. the cost to counties of printing the
| tax sale notices and tax deed notices, and the
| proceedings of the county board is fixed by law
and is the same for different papers without re-
gard to circulation or differences in situation. and
which rate seems to us unnecessarily high.
ReSOIzed, that it is the sense of the county board
OF Grant county that counties should be empow-
ereo by appropriate legislation to fix such rates.
To the Chairman of the County Board.
| Dear Sir: The enclosed copy of memorial
which was this day unanimously adopted by the
county board of Barron county explains itself
Will you please bring the matter before your coun
ty board for their consideration at once that they
may take action on the same.
| Very truly Yours,
| s. w. SPARLIN, Co. Clerk.
Referred to committee on printing.