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

Following are several minor re-
ports from the proceedings of the
recent session of the county board
crowded out of our several previous
issues.
Mr.. Brennan presented the report
of county hospital building com
mittee.
To the Honor able Board of Supervisors
of Grant County, Wisconsin. Gentlemen:-
We, the hospital building committee, re-
Spectfully report: u
On the 18th day of January, 1905, we met
at the ONCE of the trustees at the county
home az which time we organized orr
committee aud elected w. j. Brennan as
chairman ana Herman GRIMM as secretary.
We had before us pencil sketch drawn by
A.. G. Conover, member OF the state board
of control, giving us an idea of the bui ding
required by the state board of control to be
constructed At this time we concluded
superintendent and therefore we employed
and directed Mr.. H. kleinhdmmer of
Plattevilie. 10 prepare plans and specifica-
tons IN accordance with the pencil sketch
OF Mr. COnOVerS.
We met again on February 9th. 1906 at
the same place and had before MS the plans
prepared by Mr.. Kleinhammer We made
such changes as in our judgment were best
and directed our architect to make such
changes, prepare his blue prints and speci
fcaUionS and notify us at the very earliest
date he would have them prepared ana
meet with him for the purpose of looking
them over and tor their adoption.
On March 10Th, 1907, we again met and
adopted the plans and specifications as
presented by Mr.. Kleinhammer. provided
the same were accepted and adopted by the
state boaru or control and we requested
Mr.. kleinhammer to send or take them to
the stale board of control for it's action.
Al this time believing the plans would be
adopted by the board of control we pre-
pared and had published the following
notice to contractors for DidS;t to wit: Sealed
proposals addressed to w. j. Brennan,
Lancaster Wis, chairman OF the building
committee, will be received up to one
O'Clock =, m. April 18th 1905, by the build
hospital, tor the erection and completion
OF a hospital building, to be erected on
the Grant county farm situated two and
one half miles from the Grant county court
house in the city OF Lancaster, Grant coun-
ty, Wis. in accordance with the plans and
Specifications on file In the office of w. j.
Brennan. at Lancaster Wisconsin, and in
the office of ii. Kleinhammer, architect,
of Platteville. Wisconsin. All bids must be
accompanied by certified check, or cash,
to the amount of three per cent of the
amount OF the Did, payable to WI Brennan,
chairman of the building committee, as a
guarantee of good faith that contractor
Will enter into contract as per bid with the
building committee, and furnish bond &C
ceptable 10 the said building committee
without delay Bids for the plumbing and
heating tor the building are to be Separa tie
from the bids on general work. The com
mittee reserves the right to reject any and
all bids Dated March 10Th, 1905. BY order
of the hospital building committee. w. j.
Brennan. chairman. IL. Grimm. secretary
On April nth, 1905. we again met, Mr..
Conover, a member of the board of control,
being present and by his direction the
building ocation was placed at least 100 feet
south from the place where this committee
20 a
ed that the building should face east in
stead of north as originally planned The
plans and specifications were accepted and
adopted on April 18th, 1905, by the state
board of control with certain notifications
On April 25th we again met at the Office
of w. j. Brennan. in the city of Lancaster
Wisconsin, this being the time and place
fixed by our notice to receive sealed
proposals for the erection and completion
of the building.
the lowest bid we received for the con-
stfuction of the building without the heat
ing and plumbing was 100000 and for heat
ing and plumbing Sl827.00. The bids being
in excess of the appropriation the COM
mittee was at loss 70 know what to do.
We endeaVored to see what we could take
out of the building and we figured with
several bidders
The trustees agreed to furnish the rock
and sand which cut down the figures
S293 90; we took out the metallath and sub