Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-19

etAiu lCl tie contracts TO mdCdQdmlZe 1902
RODS IN said town. The macadam to be 10 feet
VIDE and inches deep. Weagain met with the
said supervisors October 2S 1904, inspected said
work and found it done in very substantial
manner and according to contract, at total
cost OF so, and therefore the town of Waterloo
is entitled to SALTS, according to 3l2. Wiscon-
sin Laws of 1901.
Respectfully submitted.
S. w. OKEY,
SAMUEL BIRCH.
Referred to committee on highways.
On motion of L. D. Nagle, board
adjourned to Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Board called to order at a. m.
Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of last session read and
approved.
Clerk read petition from town of
Smelser asking aid in the construc-
ton of permanent highways in
said town, also county commission
ers' report on same, as follows:
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors
signed supervisors Of the town of Smelser,
in Grant County, would respectfully set
FORTH that said town in addition to levy
ing the usual highway taxes did at the last
vote to raise special highway tax in eX-
cess of one-half mill on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of said town for the
construction of permanent highways in said
to wn, in &C cordance with chaps laws of19O1.
We further set forth that on the 18th day OF
Sept. 1901 we met with the commissioners
appointed by the chairman OF the county
board and with them agreed to let the con-
tract for constructing said highways to the
commissioners of said town of Smelser at
cost not to exceed So per rod, said highway
to be IA TT. wide and to be composed OF
gravel or rock and gravel at least 10 in.
thick. We further represent that we nave
constructed 3S per said agreement 2O9Hs
rods at q cost of less than ST per rod as toll
lows: go rods in sec. 3, Is rods i'll secs. q
8, 63@ rods in sec. % and 81 rods in Sec 81
town OF Smelser, at total cost of 81, 456.45..
We therefore petition your honorable
body to levy a tax on the property of Grant
expended by us, namely, S728.22 as pro-
vided for in chapter 3l2 aforesaid.
Dated this 18th day of November. 1894.
James H. Nichols,
John e. Byrne.
NlcklaS Llnck.
We. the undersigned commissioners res
pectfully report that we have examined
the road work set forth and described in
the foregoing petition and found it salts
factory; and recommend that the prayer
of the petition be granted.
John Clemens,
s. A. Vanattaa,
Peter Miller.
Referred to committee on high
ways.
Clerk read petition from town of
Potosi asking aid in building an iron
bridge in said town, as follows:
To the C. unity Board of Grant County.
the town of Potosi. Nov. 10 1904, there was
special tax voted to build an iron bridge
across Grant river near the Burlington de-
pot in said town, estimated cost OF said
and as said bridge will cost to exceed q of
per cent of all the taxable pr operty in
said town. your petitioners respectfully
ask that there be tax levied upon all OF
the taxable property of Grant Co., and
on completion and acceptance OF said
bridge Grant County pay said town of Potosi
one half the cost of said bridge.
Dated this 18th day of November 1904,
Ed Pierce,
Peter MarkuS,
Town Board
Referred to committee on high
ways and bridges.
Clerk read petition from town of
Harrison asking aid in construction
of an iron bridge in said town, as
follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
Grant County: Your petitioners. members OF
the town board of the town of Harrison. re-
specially represent that at special meet
ing called for that purpose on May 10Th, 1904.
it was voted to build an iron bridge across
Big Platte river in section II of said town.
On June Both. 1904 we the supervisors met
orable chairman of the county board of
Grant county, to contract for said bridge,
and did on that day contract with ThOs Nc
Donald of Lancaster, for a 1OO-foot span
l. n nah fhn s,rf Pow
the sum of 81 685. and later. with the consent
of the commissioners, did contract with
ThOs. Mcdonald for an approach of 10 feet
on the west end at a cost of $50, which makes
total cost of bridge md approaches of
$l,775; and the cost of said bridge exceeds q
of one per cent. of the last assessed valua-
tion of said town. Your petitioners pray
that the county board OF Grant county pay
one-half the cost of said bridge, which is
1887 so. A Vanatta
Fred Wienberger
Henry Bresse
Supervisors town of Harrison.
Ed Pierce
JnO M Gardner
County Commissioners.
Referred to committee on high
ways and bridges.
Clerk read report of commission
ers on permanent road construction
in town of Cassville, as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
Grant County, Wisconsin: We. the under
signed. having been appointed county COM
miSSioners to assist the board of supervisors
of the town of CasSville in making perman-
ent roads in said town, would Spectfully
re port as follows: That we met with the
supervisors of the town of Cassville on Sept
TO- 1904 provided specifications and let the
contracts to macadamiZe l031a rods in said
town. We again met with the said Supervis-
ors on Nov. s. 1904. inspected said work and
found it done in very substantial manner
and according to contract at a total cost OF
$67404; and therefore the town of CaSSville
is entitled to 1887 o. according to section 312
laws of 1901 Respectfully submitted,
M w Metcalf
Samuel Birch
Henry Mink
Otto f. Geiger
County Commissioners.
Referred to committee on high
ways.
Mr.. Browns resolution relative to
salary of county superintendent of
schools called up, and adopted on
motion of w. A. johnson.
Mr.. Birch's resolution relative to
iron bridges costing $3.50 and up
wards called up. Mr.. Lemke NOV