Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-25

18th day of November, 1905
7. Stevens H. Kleinhammer
James Harvey VIM W. Ward
H. e. Brown A. c. STEPHENS
b. N. Swinge James Divall
| Geo Ableiter John narrower
]. J. Wenzel John Harris
Thos. lockwood Nick Dietz.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews report
was adopted
Clerk read report of special COM
mittee appointed to purchase
stationery aid supplies.
Report is as follows:
To the Honorable County Board of Grant
County, Wisconsin. conference.-the COM
mittee appointed in accordance with report
of committee on printing respectfully re-
prot
That the committee met in he office of
the clerk of the court on December It'll. 1904,
John Harris was chosen Chairman and John
f. Walsh. Secretary.
steam heating plant at the jail, as recon-
mended by committee on public building.
from l.. G. Hickok Robert BROKER and
Ziegler Bros. We let contract for same to
Ziegler Bros, the lowest bidders at
$685. 40
Various blanks and supplies ordered by
the county clerk were approved, also bill
for wood to the amount of So 90 for court
house allowed.
, Judge Goodsell was authorized to order
200 jackets to complete his files. Circuit
court clerk was authorized to purchase
punch and eyelet fastener.
! The different court house officials were
asked to submit list Of suppl necessary
for their respective Offices and lists were
made and mailed TO different parties
for bids.
The committee met again on December
23d to receive and open bids, and the Grant
County Herald being the lowest bidder on
Sundry blanks etc, was given the cOntrrCt
at $500; bill for one cord of wood for jail at
$500 and contracts for four (Q cords at S4.5
and two and One-fOurth (2A) cords at 81 so
approved; certain blanks ordered for coun-
ty treasurer and envelopes for county Of
ficers approved.
A bill for postage of eighty-four (8D cents
to Richard Meyer. Jr.. allowed. Committee
met again December oath and looks up bids
received from several wholesale houses for
| stationery, books, etc and ordered bill of
stationery from West & Co., books from
Miller & Co., the lowest bidders.
r. Never, Jr, was authorized to purchase
| minor supplies as needed by county Off
Per diem & mileage for John Harris $l7 rs
j. F. Walsh % "A
Richard Meyer, Jr..,.-- ................,. :. 90
Paid.
The committee met in March after the
adjournment of special session and in con-
| junction with County Clerk Tuff1ey ordered
tax outfit from Miller & Co., of Milwaukee
! for S135. 90.
The committee also visited Jail and
residence with Sheriff Glenn and ordered
cupboard. found necessary FOR pantry,
and decided that painting be done inside
and out. No other meetings of the COM
mittee have been held.
After this. for all supplies needed the
| county clerk has sent lists to be figured on +:
and the supplies ordered from firm making
best price. and the various bills have been
paid from fuel blk and stat fund and ap
pear in county treaSurer'S report.
| If everything the county needs in the way
| of supplies, could be aScertained and listed
| so that the committee could meet, say twice
each year, the continuance of a similar
committee might be practical; our expert
ence has been such as to lead US to believe
| that unless it can be so arranged, the coun-
| ty clerk should attend to the ordering for
the county. ana that he should prepare a
tabnlated statement of prices for all blanks