Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22

that the city of Lancaster be allowed the
privilege of placing a hitchng rail along the
west side of the jail yard grounds ten feet in
from Wes' line. said rail being subject to re-
mOval at any time by order of the county
BOARD. That the chairman of the county
board and the county clerk be authorized to
carry out the plans of the landscape garden
er for identifying the court house grounds.
and improving the same. That Mckinley
| Circle Ladies of the G. A. R., be allowed to
place drinking fountain in the court house
square, and that its location be chosen by
| the chairman of the county board. and
Judges Clementson & Goodsell. That the
chairman OF the county board and the coun--
| ty clerk insist upon the Immediate removal
OF the telephone poles now standing in the
court house square. That a committee con-
sisting of the chairman Of the county board
| and Judges ClementSOn and CoOdSell be ap-
| pointed by this board to act in conjunction
with the state commit ee in selecting q suit
able place in the court house square for the
| location of the Dewey Memorial.
| Owing to the fact that mining development
| has become or great import in the present as
| well as future welfare of Grant county. your
| committee suggests that interested parties
| IN the various mining camps of q rant county
/ be asked to contribute mineral specimens
! from the mines of Grant county to be the
nucleus OF collection to show our mineral
| resources. That the county G ERIK be author
1Zed to pay for transporting such specimens.
and that same be placed in the vacant room
on west side of first floor of court house and
|
ltfound necessary, case IN which TO place
| these specimens. properly labeled.
That we approve and recommend the adop-
ton OF the report Of the committee on pur-
chasing law books for court library.
That we recommend that the chairman and
county clerk be instructed to purchase
| fling case desk for the registers office sim
| liar to the one now in use in the county
clerk S Office at an estimated cost of S65.
| That two typewriting machines for use OF
| the court house officials be purchased at
| IN Tbnt nf "a
placed in the Office of the county judge, and
the her in the Office of the county clerk.
| We further recommend that the clerk of
| the circuit court be authorized to lndeX ana
put in proper condition the records and flies
Of criminal actions which have heretofore
been thrown promiscuousy together
| We also recommend that bridge or plat
form be built over that part of the court
| house basement near the boilers OF the heat
ing apparatus at an estimated cost of $40.
we also recommend the purchase OF the
| following law books as requested by the cir
| cult judge. as being necessary to complete
the books now in the law library:
The first nineteen volumes OF Ihe south
| Western Reports; the first fourteen volumes
of The South Eastern Reports; the first ten
volumes of The Southern Reports; RapalJes
| Digest; at a probable cost of 5000
/ We recommend that Elmer Garner be con-
| tracted with as janitor for the court house
and grounds for the ensuing year, at a salary
the same as that OF he present lncumoenI,
| and that he shall perform his duties in
| manner that shall be satisfactory to the
| court house officials.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
| John M Gardner,
| Hugh Mathews,
/ S. A. Vannatta,
Ed. Pierce,
VIM P. Richardson,
Peter Miller.
Committee on Public Buildings
Mr.. Neff moved to adopt report.
Mr.. Maggie moved to amend SO as to
adopt all of the report except that part
in relation to employing a janitor.
Amendment carried. Report as amend
ed was adopted. On motion of Mr..
Jeffrey vote for janitor was taken by
ballot. Messrs. Jeffrey and Vannatta
were appointed tellers. Mr.. Mink at
this juncture moved to fix salary of
janitor at $40 per month. This was
lost by vote of 16to 10. Mr.. Stephens
moved that the salary be placed at S45
per month. Carried.
Informal ballot taken for jani tor re-
suited as follows: Elmer Garner 10; c.
F. Dickinson 10; Geo. Pearson s.
There being no choice a second ballot
Was taken resulting as follows: Dick
inson 10; Garner %. Garner was de-
clared elected.
Il Mr.. Gardner moved that the county
clerk be instructed to look over the
papers stored in the spare room of the
courthouse, to file away all valuable
ones and destroy the worthless ones.
Carried.
i On motion of Mr.. Johnson board
adjourned to 1890 p. m.
SATURDAY P. M.
i Board called to order; roll call dis
pensed with.
Mr.. johnson presented the report of
the committee on finance, which is
printed below
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors,
Gentlemen:-Your committee on Finance re-
Spectfully report that they have carefully
examined the records, vouchers, papers and
accounts in the offices OF County Clerk and
County Treasurer for the fiscal year ending
October 81, 1905, and find that the business of
these offices has been done i'll neat and
credltable manner, satisfactory to this COM
mittee, and we believe the same will meet
the approval of your honorable body. Their
annual reports are herewith submitted and
we recommend their adoption.
/ we have compared the county orders, Jur-
ors, witness es and bounty certificates paid
by the county treasurer with the lists in his
office and in the offices of the county clerk
| and clerk or circuit court and find them COR
rect and have cancelled said orders and GER
tlhcateS. We have also compared the SOL
| diers' and sailors relief orders paid by the
county treasurer with the list of orders as
issued by the report of the soldiers and sail
ors' relief committee and find them correct.
We herewith present list of county Or
ders that have remained in the hands
OF the county clerk for two years I'M
called for by the payee. We have examined
the. reports of the different chairmen
and supervisors regarding fines collected and
reported by the justices and fud that all
chalrmen and supervisors have reported and
that all fines have, except one fine of $500
reported by 2. j. Schaefer, a justice of the
village Of Muscoda, been returned County
order 1877, issued Nov. A, 1903 to Allen D. Con-
over $780, we have cancelled and destroyed
on Mr. COnovers order. We find that the
county clerk has drawn two orders in excess
of the appropriations on the town of Potosi,
special bridge fund S67. 80 excess, and one to
the town OF Woodman, permanent rood fund
$26 rs.
appended to this report will be found
| tabuiated statement OF taxes to be raised in
each town, village and city for county school
| tax as provided by section 1914, Revised Stat
utes; also certified statement by the clerk
OF the circuit court Of the orders issued by
him for Witnesses jurors and other officers
OF the court for it's February and October
| terms.
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