Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-23
Hope the sum of SOIL IS the same being one-haf
the cost of said bridge and approaches thereto
Dated this 18th day of Nov. -
JOHN NARROWER,
E. T. WALSH,
FRANK RRAuDT

E. t. WALSH,
FRANK BRAUDT.
We the undersigned, your commissioners hereby
join in the above petition represent it to be
true in all respects and that met with the town
board of Mt. Hope on the 18th day of Nov to in
spect said work and found it to be done in good
and substantial manner according to contract,
we therefore accepted the same for Grant county
and recommend the payment of one-half the cost
of said bridge and approaches which same is
SOILS JOHN KELLY
H. G.. BROWN
Referred to committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
Mr.. Metcalf presented an iron
bridge petition from the town of Glen
Haven, as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Grant
County, Wis Gentlemen:
Your petitioners, the undersigned supervisors
of the town of Glen Haven, respectfully represent:
That at the last annual town meeting held in
and for said town of Glen Haven on the 5th day of
April, 1904, it was voted to build iron brid ge
across RatteSnake creek in section in said town
of Glen Haven at an estimated cost of 81, 100.
That on the 18th day of June. 1904. in conjunc-
tion with county commissioners appointed by the
honorable chairman of the board of supervisors
of Grant county to act for Grant county in letting
and acceptance of said bridge. and contracted
with Thomas Mcdonald of Lancaster, Wis, for
the erection of so foot span iron bridge at a cost
of $685. also contracted with Joseph Vogt for the
erection of stone abutmentS for $50. We the
undersigned supervisors of Glen Haven and
county commissioners estimate the cost of ap-
proacheS of said bridge to be $780, making total
cost of S1,227, said amount being more than one
eighth of one per cent of all the taxable property
of said town of Glen Haven, according to the last
equa1iZed valuation Therefore we pray that
Grant county appropriate and upon completion
and acceptance of said bridge by the county COM
missioners of Grant County, pay to the town of
Glen Haven the sum of S613.50, that being half
the cost of said bridge All of which is respect
fully submitted. M w. METCALF,
VIM. FoRcK,
We, the county commissioners. represent that
the foregoing statement as to the contracting for
and estimating of said approaches is correct
SAMUEL BIRCH,
A. J. FRAZIER.
Referred to committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
Clerk read permanent road petition
from town of Cassville as follows:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant Co.,
Wis: We, the undersigned supervisors of the
town of Cassville in Grant Co., Wis, would re-
spectfully set forth that said town in addition to
1evying the usual highway taxes did at the last
annual town meeting vote to raise special high
way tax of mills on the assessed valuation
of the town, amounting to $1,000, of which sum
there was expended the sum of S574.04 in making
permanent roads in said town in accordance with
follows: 46 rods in Sec. q, on state road 45@ rods
on Cassville and Beetown road near cemetery in
Sec. 10, II rods on the Muddy Hollow road in Sec.
IL, the total cost of which S674.04. We there
fore petition your honorable body to appropriate
and pay to the town of Cassville one-ha1f of the
above cost, which is S337.O2.
Respectfully Submitted.
S. w. OKEY,
NICK WILcoMM,
FRANK BRINKMAN
Supervisors of Town of Cassvle.
Referred to committee on highways,
bridges and ferries.
Clerk read bridge petition from town
of Millville as follows:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant Co..
WiS.-Your petitioner the town of Mivie,
Grant Co., Wis, respectfully represent that the
said town of Millvie did upon the--day of
1904, petition the chairman and clerk of
said county board of supervisors that they APP
point commissioners to act with the town of Mill
vile and that John Kelly and John Narrower
were by them duly appointed and that they were
appointed to act with the town board of the said
town for the purpose of letting contract for an
iron bridge and the abutments and approaches
thereto. That on the 30th day of Aug. 1904. the
said commissioners and the said town board met
and made contract with ThoS. Mcdonald for a
SO it. span tubular bridge with 66 fit. of wing dams
at a cost of 1495, and we estimate that the cost
of approaches and grading to complete the bridge,
at the sum of 1920 and that the whole bridge and
approaches, wing dams and grading under
and that the cost of said bridge
plete will exceed Is of per cent of all the taxable
property of said town according to the equalized
value thereof. Your petitioner prays that the
county board levy tax on the taxable property
of Grant county for S915. The aforesaid bridge is
more particularly described as being in Sec. 1, in
northwest quarter thereof, town of Mllville.
Grant Co., Wis. II. G. BROWN,
GEO. DEMMICK,
L. A. TYLER.
Supervisors.
Dated this 10th day of Nov. 1904