Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-19
vember, 1904, CHAs. GLASS,
RILEY JACOBS.
w. FL. DECKER,

To Richard Meyer, Jr., chairman county board:
Your petitioners, members of the town board OF
the town of Glen Haven respectfully represent
that at the last annual town meeting of said
town there was levied in addition to the usual
highway tax the sum of $3.50 for the purpose of
constructing bridge across Rattlesnake creek IN
section OF said town. That said bridge and ap-
proacheS will cost approximately $1100. That the
assessed valuation of the town of Glen Haven is
SSA4lS and that thee cost OF said bridge will exceed
Is of per cent of the assessed valuation of said
town according to the last equa1ized valuation.
Wherefore we pray that you will appoint two COM
missioners to represent Grant county and to act
in conjunction with us in letting and acceptance
of said bridge, and that the county of Grant at
the next session of the county board approprl-
ate and levy tax sufficient to pay Il the cost OF
said bridge, said u cost of bridge and approaches
being $572.42.
Dated June 10, 1904.
M. w. MErcALF,
S. CHANDLER,
w. FORcK,
Supervisors town of Glen Haven
Referred to committee on highways
and bridges.
Clerk read petition from town of
Marion asking for aid in construction
of an iron bridge in said town as fol-
lows:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors OF Grant Co..:
vsors off the town of Marion, respectfully repre-
sent that at a regular town meeting the aforesaid
town voted to build a bridge constructed of stone
across what is known as Crooked creek in said
town OF Marion and near the north boundary
line thereof on the highway leading from the vii
lage OF Fennimore to the city Of Boscobel, and on
the 9Th day of September, 1904, met with the
brldg e commissioners appointed by the honorable
chairman of county board and did on that day
let the contract for the building of said bridge to
Streeter q Fry of Fennimore for the sum of $1,000
and the further sum of $500 was expended for grad
fng approaches and filing, ETC., making in all
the sum of $780, which the cost Of said bridges:
and that said sum exceeds rs of per cent as re-
quired by law of the assessed valuation of thesad
town of Marion and that said town of Marion has
provided for % of the cost of said bridge.
Your petitioners therefore pray that the county
board of supervisors of Grant county appropriate
and pay to the said town of Marion the sum of
bridge
Dated at Marion, Grant Co., Wis, this 18th
day of Nov. 1904 c. d. BLANCHARD,
FRED BRECHLER.
PETER SCHwAB
We, the undersigned commissioners aforesaid,
hereby join in the above petition and represent
that it is true in all respects
HUGH MATTHEWS,
JOHN KELLEY.
Referred to committee on high
ways and bridges.
Clerk read resolution presented by
HI. G.. Brown relative to the salary of
the uperintendent of schools, as fol-
lows:
1t seems that chapter 307 of the laws of Wiscon-
sin for the year 1908, amends section 698 of the
Wisconsin statutes for the year 1893, and by such
amendments provides for the election of all of the
county officers at the general election to be held
in November, 1904, excepting the office of county
superintendent of schools and it provides for the
election of such county superintendent of schools
to be held on the first Tuesday of April, 1905, and
bi-annually thereafter, and that such superin-
tendent shall hold his Office for the term of two
years from the first Monday in July, and that the
superintendent of schools elected in November,
1902, shall hold his office until the first Monday of
July. 1905. 1t also provides that the county board
OF supervisors of each county at its annual meet
ing next preceding the election of such superin-
tendent shall fix the amount of salary which shall
be received by the superintendent. the same to be
paid by the county as other county officers are
paid.
Therefore, the county board of supervisors of
Grant County at its annual session in November,
1904, do hereby resolve that the salary Of the
county superintendent of schools of Grant county
be- and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of
$1,000 per annum, the same to be paid monthly
from the county treasury of said Grant county,
and to take effect and be in force from and after
the first Monday Of July. 1905. H. G. BROWN.
Laid over under the rules.
Clerk read resolution presented by
Mr.. Birch relative to the constructing.
of iron bridges costing $3.50 or over
as follows:
Whereas, by reason of the great increase in the
assessed valuation of property in the state of Wis
consin and in the county of Grant and in the town.
ships. cities and villages thereof, it is now and
has been since said increase in the assessed valu-
alton of property impossible to obtain county aid
for the building of bridges for the several towns
villages and cities in said county. although such
aid is now just as necessary as it was before the
raise in the assessed valuations.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the county
board of Grant county pay one-half the cost of all
iron bridges that cost $3.50 and over
SAMUEL BIRCH.
Laid over under the rules.
Clerk read resolutions of Jas. Di-
vail relative to legislation on building
OF permanent highways, as follows:
Resolvcd. by the county board of supervisors of
Grant county at it's annual session. 1904, that
chapter 312 OF the Laws of Wisconsin for the year
l9Ol, relative to the construction and building OF
permanent highways should be amended so that
said law when amended will give to town boards
the right by and with the advice and consent of
the county commissioners to let the contract for
construction and the work as now contemplated
by law, but Will also give to the towns the right
to construct such highway by doing the work.
purchasing the materials and general superin-
tending thereof.
be and he is hereby directed to make three copies
OF the foregoing resolution and forward to each
OF our mblymen and state senator from this
county. and request that each of them all
honorable means in their power at the coming SEES
sion OF the legislature of this state for the amend
ment OF said chapter 312 of the Laws of Wisconsin
for the year 1901 as contemplated by the forego-
ing resolution. JAS DIVALL.
Dated Nov. 1904.
Laid over under the rules.
Clerk read report of county com.
missioners on the iron bridge in the
town of Wyalusing as follows:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant Co.,
Wis. Gentlemen-Your commissioners appointed
by the Hon. K. Meyer, chairman of the county
board OF Grant county, to represent Grant county
In the letting OF contracts for the building of one
iron bridge in the town of Wyalusng beg leave to
report that we met the board of Wyalusing May
4th, 1904, and let the contract to the Clinton
Bridge company for the steel work for the sum of
$3.50, and the town of Wyalusing furnished the
lumber and made the approaches at a cost OF
S190.SO, making total cost of bridge the sum OF
SS7o.lO We met and inspected said bridge on
the 18th day OF Aug. 1904. We found it built in
SUBS tantial way and according to the contract.
we therefore recommend that Grant county pay
TO the town OF w yalusng q the cost of said bridge,
amounting to the sum of $438.1O.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
II. d. NAGLE,
JOHN HARRIS.
Co. Commissioners.