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


ways, bridges and ferries for dis
tribution.
Mr.. Gardeners resolution rela-
tive to maps and field notes OF
County Surveyor called up. On
motion of Mr.. Matthews same was
adopted.
Mr.. Nagle's resolution relative to
the appointment of associate coun-
sci in prospective Court House liti-
cation called up.
On motion of Mr.. Birch same
was adopted.
Mr. Gardner presented report of
committee on public buildings as
follows
To the Honorable County Board of Grant
County, Wis. Gentlemen: We your COM
mittee on public buildings respectfully re-
Sheriff's residence. the Darn and buggy
shed, and from that examination would re-
CONNIE nd that the hot air furnaces under
meath the Jail and Sheriffs residence be
removed for the reason that they are al
most worthless for heating said building
and that a steam heating furnace be in
stalled in their stead at cost OF 500, tnat
two doors in the detention room OF the jail
and one door in the kitchen of the Sheriff S
residence be repaired at cost of S4 that
stove for heating the jail until the steam
heat can be purchased. be purchased at a
cost of $40, that an electric switch be pur-
chased and placed in the barn at a cost OF
30 cents. that the old cistern be filled up,
that the fence surrounding the jail and
Sheriff's residence be removed and sold
for whatever it will bring that the COM
municatlon of Col. John @. Clark in regard
to the County purchasing part OF his law
library be referred to a committee consist
o. n
and Judges ClementSOn and GOOdSell. and
that the matter of the County telephone
service and the hiring of the janitor for
the court house be referred to the chair
man of the county board and two members
of the county board appointed by him.
Signed by Committee.
Mr.. Kleinhammer moved adop-
ton of report. Mr.. Brown asked
that the report be divided into sec
tons and that the board consider
each section separately. Granted. Mr..
Brown then moved adoption of Sec
ton of report referring to Jail
buildings. Motion carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Mcintyre bal
ance of report was adopted.
DR.. Armstrong presented report
of committee on charitabl institu-
lions as follows:
To the Honorable County Board of Super
visors of Grant County. Wis. Gentlemen:-
Your committee on charitable institutions
have visited and inspected the County
Home and Asylum, and we beg leave to re-
port as follows: The cleanly. wholesome
condition of the buildings presented to us
the careful and painstaking manner Of
cheney and care of the Superintendent and
Matron. We find the inmates of the Home
and of the Asylum well cared for and clean,
and the health of nearly all in very good
condition for the number. circumstances
and surroundings. We found the farm, barn
and all buildings in excellent shape and
seem to us to be adequate for the present
needs. The live stock thereon show Sys-
tematic care and proper feeding and are
in excellent condition and of good quality.
We also find from supplementary report
by the Trustees as well as in conversation
with them that the State Board of Control
are not satisfied with the ventilation of the
buildings and the hospital conditions and
have recommended through one OF it's
members, Mr.. Conover, who is by profession
an architect, that hospital should be
erected and has outlined in what manner,
and the Trustees in their supplementary
report of 1903 show us the same can be done
at cost of about $4,000. We recommend
that this board levy sum of $4,000 with
the direction that the trustees proceed to
erect such a building in accordance with
the plans presented by the state board. We
on many occasions within the past year to
send to the city of Lancaster and other
places tor competent mechanics to do GER
tain work on and about the place, partl-
cularly in reference TO the machinery used
thereon and we recommend that the truS-
tees be empowered to employ competent
machinist or mechanic who will nave full
charge of the buildings in reference to the
mechanical work. and we believe that Dv
so doing great amount of money can be
saved to the county. We further report
that we have carefully examined the re-
port of the trustees, together with that of
the superintendent and visiting physician,
and also examined the books, records and
vouchers for the past year and have
audited the same and find them correct IN
every detail.
Dated Nov. Is, 1904
Respectfully submitted
Signed by Committee
Mr.. Schneider moved adoption of
report. and same was adopted by
an aye and no vote, 46 voting aye
and 2 voting no.
Mr.. Geiger presented report OF
finance committee on method OF
raising the So, 800 required for the
comp elton of the court house, as
follows:
We, the undersigned committee to whom
eighty .hree hundred dollars asked Tor by
the court house building committee re-
commend that this amount be raised by
taxation at the present session.
Respectfully submitted
Signed by Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Birch the re-
port was adopted.
Clerk read the report of the COM
mittee on printing, as follows:
To the Board of Supervisors of Grant
County. conference.-the, your printing
committee, beg leave to report as follows:
We find upon investigation of the records
that many resolutions have been passed
by former boards relative to the matter
of printing, and we find little, if any, change
being brought about in the interest OF the
county because of such resolutions.
We believe change ought to be maze
from the manner in which it is now being
done, and we recommend that committee
of three be appointed by the chairman OF
this bOaad for period of one year, one OF
whom shall be the chairman OF this DOard.
whose duties shall be similar to those OF the
trustees of the asylum and county nome;
to represent the county and to nave the
care of the county property and the man.
agement of the business and concerns OF
the county between the meetings OF the
board and report to the county board their
doingS at each session thereof; to provide
all books, stationery, blanks and other
printing materials and also all fuel and
| lights necessary for the discharge OF Off