Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-19
COUNTY BOARD.
Continued from page ~
mittee on equalization.

salary of the register of deeds be
repealed, but asked that action be
deferred on same until Thursday.
On motion of 0. W. Fessel, board
adjourned to 7:30 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Board called tt order at 7:3O p.
m. Roll call. Quorum present.
Minutes of last session read and
approved.
Clerk read application J. S. Sey-
noun for position of janitor of
courthouse, as follows:
Lancaster, Wis, Nov. 18th, 1904.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors,
OF Grant County, Wis., wish to offer my
worked in building almost continually
while under construction and know every
corner and turn in the building. Will do
the work for $40 per month. Please give
this your consideration, and oblige.
j. S. Seymour.
Referred to committee on public
buildings.
Clerk read petition from town of
Platteville, asking aid in the con.
struction Of permanent highways
in said town, as follows:
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant Co., Wis. Gentlemen:-We, the I'M
dersigned commissioners beg leaveEto re-
port as follows, towit: That the town of
Platteville, Grant Co., Wis, at it's regular
annual meeting voted TO levy in addition
to the usual highway tax special highway
tax of "a mill on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of said town, being sum of 1925 for
the construction of permanent highways in
accordance with chapter 312 of the laws of
Wisconsin 1901. That on the 4tn day of
mi G lot n
the town board of Plattevil1e, inspected
and after duly advertising for bids, let by
contract the macadamizing of the following
pieces of road towit: 36A rods in length
on the Platteville and Lancaster road near
the residence of Richard Reddy, where said
highway runs in n, W. and S. W. direction
through the S. w. IA of section 5, town 8 n,
range1 W. 96A rods in length on the Plat
teville and Animation road near the resi-
6ence of Patrick Bride, where said high
way runs in nearly north and south
town n, range l W. 36A rods in length
on the Platteville and Potosi road near the
residence.of G. H. Loomis, where said high
way runs in nearly an east and west direc-
ton through the north part of the n. w.
ID of section 16, town n, range w. 36A
rodsin length on the Platteville and Cor
Gardner where said highway runs in a
north and south direction through the n.
w. "a OF section 81, town 8 H. range / w.
Making a total of 147 rods, at cost of
been finished inspected and accepted by
your commissioners on the 27th day of
september, 1904
We therefore respectfully petition your
honorable body to levy an amount of 1924 rs
on the taxable property of Grant ounty
this being "a the cost of said work. in &C.
cordance with the state law.
Respectfully submitted this 18th day OF
Nov, 1904.
A. c. Stephens,
John r. Whitcher,
S, A. Vannatta,
John M. Gardner,
III. Kleinhammer.
Referred to committee on high.
ways.
Clerk read petition from town OF
Lancaster, asking aid in construc.
ton of permanent highways in said
town, as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervis ors OF
Grant G, unty:-The undersigned the town
board of supervisors of the town of Lancas-
ter in said county, respectfully represent
that at the annual town meeting of said
town held on the 9Th day of April, 1904, in
addition to levying the usual highway taxes
there was voted tax of one half mill on
the dollar OF the assessed valuation of said
town of Lancaster. for the construction OF
permanent highways in said town in accord
ance with chapter 3l2, Wisconsin laws of 1901.
That on the 2Sth day of September, 1904, the
said town of Lancaster, together with Thos
lockwood. w. j. Brennan. James Divall and
Thos. Mcdonald. who had been appoin ed by
the honorable chair man OF the county board
of supervisors as commissioners on behalf
of Grant county did meet and contract for
the construction of permanent highways as
follows: 1St in town north range 3 west
beginning at the railroad crossing in section
"a and running north; End. between sections
III and IA, town north range 3 west, begin
ming near NV corner of land owned by S. ].
q a 2~6 in tCxx
beginning near residence of p. j. Fursten-
burg and running south: 4th in section q
town beginning at stone culvert near resi-
dence of John Hoffman and running north
west; 9Th, in section II town 4 beginning
near top of hill on lands owned by Henry
Adams running thence northeast; that said
work was contracted at price Of 1898. so.
That afterwards. towit, on the 14th day of
November, 1904, the undersigned town board
OF supervisors of said town of Lancaster,
together with the undersigned commission
erS on behalf OF Grant county did meet and
after viewing said highways accepted the
same. The said board of supervisors of the
town OF Lancaster respectfully petition that
there be paid to said town of Lancaster by
Grant county the one-halt of the cost of said
permanent highways or the sum of 1897 25 in
accordance with the provisions of said chap
Ter 5l2, laws or lJO1. w Johnson
Louis Vesperman
Geo T Jerrett
Supervisors.
Thos lockwood
James Divall
w j Brennan
Commissioners for Grant county.
Referred to committee on high
ways, bridges and ferries.
Clerk read resolution presented
by John Schneider relative to a
$4,000 road and bridge appropria-
ton as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Resolved, That tax of $1,000 be and the
same is hereby levied on the taxable proper
ty of Grant county for reads and bridges.
Laid over under the rules.
Clerk read the report of commit
tee on highways, bridges and ferries
on permanent highways in town of
Jamestown as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, Wis:-We, the undersigned
committee on highways, bridges and ferries.
to whom was referred the petition of the
supervisors of the town of jamestown, ask
ing Grant County for an appropriation of
SS77 73 for the building of permanent high
ways in Salo town of Jamestown report as
follows: We recommend that SS7773 be APP
propriated for the town of jamestown to be
expended as provided by chapter 312, laws
of Wisconsin for 1901. All of which is res
pectfully submitted.
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