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

Minutes of morning session read
and approved.
Report of chairman of county
board and county clerk read by
clerk as follows:
To the Honorable County Board OF Sup
ervisers of Grant County; Gentlemen:-We
the undersigned chairman OF the county
board and county clerk respectfully report:
That in carrying out the recommendaJlons
of the committee on public property at the
last session OF the board e we nave as re e.
the iail on the south side, placed porch
over the south entrance to the jail and cut
the jail and pointed up the jail foundation
ii on the S. W. corner The iron steps lead
ing up to the north entrance to the jail were
badly racked, and we repaired them. We
basement under them with stone wall. and
built coal bin in the cellar. The total cost
of sabove items was $3.50. IL, and was paid out
Of the county property fund: we also had
the bill for this is fled as a general claim
against the county. We also placed window
shades in the jail residence where needed
and wire screens over the windows In the
basement and stables at cost I $27 49,
We also had linoleum carpets placed in the
kitchen, ETC., ,at a cost of $41.o3 for carpet
and ,$4 go for laying same, the bill for this
was mot presented at the time but is hled
against the county as a general claim.
We were unable to borrow the S4, 1926
needed for the completion Of the new build
ing. and in accordance with the resolution
passed at the last session OF the board, is
sued bonds in the above amount bearing
5 percent interest. These bonds were all
taken by residents of the county, one half
payable on or before one year and one half
on or before two years from date, May l,
1904, so that it will be necessary at this SEES.
sion to provide for the payment OF 1000 OF
these bonds an interest for one year at 5
percent on whole, either by a tax levy or
authority tc borrow if possible from state
Respectfully submitted,
Richard Meyer DR..
Chairman
e. HI. Griffis,
County Clerk.
Clerk read a petition presented by
Mr.. Vosberg asking aid in the con-
struction of permanent highways
in the town Of Jamestown, as fol-
flows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County:-We, the undersigned sup
ervsors of the town of jamestown in Grant
County, would respectfully set forth: That
said town. in addition to levying the usual
highway taxes, did at the last annual meet
ing, of said town, vote to raise a special
highway tax of one mill on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of said town for the con-
StructiOn OF permanent highways In said
town in accordance with chapter 3l2 Wis
amizing highways and that such special
highway tax $50 levied and raised by said
town amounted to the sum of eight hundred
seventy-seyen dollars and seventy-three
honorable body to levy like amount on the
taxable property of said county to aid the
said tow of jamestown in constructing
permanent highways ntherein as provided
for in chapter 312 aforesaid.
Dated at jamestown. Wis, Sth day of
November 1904.
John Richard,
sa&4.. VIM .,Wely. "a
Supervisors Town OF jamestown.
Petition referred to committee on
highways.
Clerk read petition from town of
Little Grant asking aid in the con-
struction of an iron bridge in SAID
town, as follows
To the Honorable the Board of Supervi
sors of Grant County; Gentlemen: Your
petitioners the undersigned supervisors of
the town of Little Grant respectfully repre-
sent: That at the last annual town meet
ing held in and for said town on the 5th day
of April. 1904, it was voted to build an iron
bridge on public highway across the creek
that runs through the S. half of the s. w.
quarter OF section "a in said town OF Lift e
Grant, at an estimated cost OF $1,000. That
on the 18th day of April, 1904, in conjunc-
ton with county commissioners, duly APP
pointed by the honorable chairman Of the
board of supervisors of Grant County, Wis.
we contracted with Thomas Mcdonald OF
Lancaster, Grant County Wis, for the cree
tion of 44-foot span iron bridge at total
cost of $3.50. That the approaches to said
bridge cost 1857 TO- making a total cost of
said bridge and approaches of $121710, That
on the 10th day of November, 1904, we the
undersigned supervisors of Little Grant
and viewed said bridge and found it built
according to contract, and accepted said
bridge.
Therefore, we pay that your honorable
body appropriate and pay to the town of
Little Grant the sum of S60855 All of which
is respectfully submitted.
VIM. Leighton,
j. W. Garthwaite,
John Wilson,
Supervisors of Little Grant,
Samuel Birch.
John narrower,
County Commissioners.
Petition referred to committee on
highways, bridges and ferries.
Clerk read petition from town of
Paris asking aid in construction of
an iron bridge in said town, as
follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County Se sin "a % petition
of the town of Paris respectfully represent
that at special meeting of said town held
on the 2Sth day of May, 1904,we voted to build
an iron bridge across Platte river in sec
ton No. of said town of Paris, and on the
9Th day of August, 1904, we met with the
bridge commissioners appointed by the
honorable chairman of the county board
and did on that daylet the contract for the
building of said iron bridge to w. H. Shans
of Freeport, Ill, for the sum of $3.50, and
that we also met with the bridge commits
sioners on the 4th day of November, 1904,
and estimated the cost for filling and grad
ing 10 the approaches of said bridge to the
amount of $3.50 making total of $1,000,
which is in excess of "a of per cent as re-
quired by law of the assessed valuation
of the town of Paris, and the said town of
Paris has provided for one half of the cost
of said bridge. Your petitioners there
fore pray that the county board of Grant
County on completion and acceptance of
said bridge, appropriate and pay to the
town of Paris the sum of $3.50, the same be-
ing u the total cost of said bridge
Dated at Dickeyville, town of Paris, this
Sth day of Nov, 1904.
Peter Miller,
VIM. S. Know,
Frank Suffer,
Town Board of the town of Paris.
s. A. Vannatta.
Ed. Pierce,
County Commissioners.
Referred to committee on high
WAYS. bridges and ferries.