Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-02-01
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE COUNTY BOARD
Continued From Last Weeks
Issue.

Mr.. Conway moved that the report
of the committee of public property
be adopted and bills allowed as read,
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Pors that the bills of
Pomainville, Ridgman and B. L.
Upper be allowed as read, Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Conway that the
matter of new barn for sheriff be left
to the special committee on Poor
Farm buildings, Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Forbes that the re-
port of the committee on roads and
bridges be adopted as read,
Roll was called on same,
Ayes:-A. J. Cowell, ]. c. Kieter,
]. A. Snider, c. l. Morrison, A. E.
Bennett, A. E. Germer, Frank
Whitrock, William Peters, J. c. Hoff-
man, P. N. Christensen, John Wolf,
Chas L. Peterson, Henry Forbes, w.
F. No1tner, William Burhopp, Ed.
Provost, Hans J. Jensen, O. Leroux,
Simon Wor1und, Herman Ross, G. H.
Conklin, e. D. Ayers. Total p,
-: Nays:-None.
Not .yoting:-E. P. Arpin, Edward
Lynch, Geo. I. Rowland, E. r.
Griffith, d. D. Conway, Theron Lyons,
Jacob Specht, John c. Hayward, E. 4.
Pors, John Rausche, E. M. Deming,
Michael Wagner, William Hooper, E.
Eichsteadt, G.. w. Brown, j. c. Kurtz
Total 10.
Acknowledgement A. Conner, A. j,
Hasbrouck, E. Oberbeck, A. B. Cotey.
Total 4.
Mr. Morrison the special committee
of one appointed by the chair to
extend an invitation to Mr.. Johns OF
4. 4 H. ,,-1 he
subject of Agricultural Schools, re-
ported favorable, Mr.. Johns being
introduced, addressed the board upon
the subject of said school.
Moved by Mr.. Arpin that a vote OF
thanks be extended to Mr.. Johns by
a rising vote, Carried.
The chair appointed E. P. Arpir
and c. |. Morrison as committee tC
extend to Mr. ohns formal vote OF
thanks.
Moved by Mr.. Arpin that the report
of the committee on equalization be
adopted, Carried.
Mr.. Arpin moved that the resolution
of Agricultural School be recalled
from committee and be taken up by
the open board, Carried.
Roll called upon Resolution,
Ayes:-A. E. Bennett, A. E
Germer, E. P. Arpin, Edward Lynch
Geo. T. Rowland E. r. Griffith, d. d
Conway, Theron Lyons, Franb
Whitrock, William Peters, J.. G. Hof
fman, E. Eichstead, Henry Forbes
Ed. Provost, Simon Worlund, Herman
Ross, G. H. Conklin Total Il
Nays:-A. j. Cowell, j. G. Kieffer
A. } Snider, G. l. Morrison, P. N
Christensen, Michael Wagner, John
Wolf, Chas, L. Peterson, William
Hooper, g. w. Brown, j. G. Kurtz w
f. Noltner, William Burhopp, Hans J
Jensen, o. Leroux, E. d. Ayers
Total 81.
Absent and not voting Reuben A
Co nnor, A. j. Hasbrouck, E. ODER.
beck, A. B. Cotey Total 4.
Mr.. Forbes introduced the following
resolution,
To the honorable the County Board
of Wood County Wisconsin,
Gentlemen
In view of the many
bridges that have been and are being
built III Wood County, this year. For
which county aid has been asked
aud to ascertain the exact amount, fol
which Wood county is liable. AS
per the report of the committee on
this board, that Wood County APP.
propriate one-half " the cost of said
bridge or bridges.
THEREFORE, Be IT RESOLVED
That each and every town of WOOD
county, having bridge or bridges tc
build, shall after said bridge is com
pleted and accepted, of the county
commissioners, on roads and bridges
present the exact cost of said bridge
or bridges as taken from the records
of such town and certified to by the
clerk of said town, and endorsed by al
least maj rity of the county com
missioners.
Mr.. Forbes moved the adoption OF
the resolution Carried.
To the county board of the county
of Wood, State of Wisconsin.
Gentlemen
WHEREAS, Your honor
able body on the petition of the town
board of the town of Remington
Wood County, Wisconsin, duly pre-
scented 1t the special May 1904 session
of your honorable body, did ap
propriate the sum of 100000 which
said sum together with the sum OF
100000 appropriated by said town Oh
Remington was supposed to be suf
hcient to detray the expenses OF con
structing and building a certain stee
bridge over and across the Yellow
river in said town of Remington
according to the estimated cost there
of, and,
WHEREAS 1t is transpired later
that said estimate was too low and that
the lowest bid that could be obtained
for constructing and building sale
bridge, was made by the Hennepir
Bridge, Company of Minneapolis
. Minnesota, at the sum of $4,000 il
excess of the original estimate a.
aforesaid. A copy of said bid being
hereto annexed, marked Exhibit A