Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-28
FRIDAY EVENING SESSION


Board called to order at O'Clock D. m.
The roll was called; the members answered
BIZ giving the number of miles travelled in
coming to and returning from this session
Of the county hoard. Quorum present.
Minutes of morning session read and
approved.
Resolution Presented
Mr. Blaine presented the following
resolution regarding the suits now pend
ing in the courts.
Whereas, action has been brought and is now
pending in the United States Circuit Court for the
Western District Of Wisconsin, by Grant County
against The Northern Building Company, a
foreign corporation. and The Aetna Indemnity
Company, foreign corporation, to recover dam
ages claimed by said county to have been sns-
tanned by il By reason OF the failure OF said The
Northern Building Company TO fully perform its
contract for the erection OF courthouse Tor said
county at the city of Lancaster, upon which con-
tract said The Aetna Indemnity Company was
surety;
And whereas, an action has been brought and
is nov pending in the Circuit Court for Grant
County, Wisconsin, wherein John w. Watson,
as Sheriff Of Grant County, Wisconsin, IS plaIntl
and Grant County, Richard Meyer, JT.. Era ID
Grif4is and Robert BrOOker are defendants; and
also an action has been brought and is now pend
ing IN said last named court, wherein Grant coun-
tyis plaintiff and john w. Watson and Charles
Burrows are defendants, which last mentioned
sections also grow out of the failure OF said i he
Northern Building Company:
And whereas this Board formerly authorized
and appointed Ed. NJ. Lowry, III. w. Brown and
Geo. b. ClementsoH, attorneys, to assist the
District Attorney Of Grant County in the prepar-
alton and trial OF said actions, and said attorneys
have proceeded under said authority, and where
as il now appears that said appointment was
Irregular: Nov, therefore, be il
Resolved, BY the County Board of Grant
County Wisconsin that its Chairman and Clerk
be and they are hereby authorized and directed
to apply TO the Circuit Court of Grant County.
Wisconsin, for an order appointing the said Id.
NJ Lowry, II. W. Brown and Geo. B. Clementson
attorneys TO assist the District Attorney of the
county in the above actions, as provided by law.
JOHN ]. BLAINE.
Rules Suspended
Mr.. Meyer moved that rules be sus-
pended Motion carried.
Resolution Considered
Mr. Meyer moved the adoption OF the
resolution. Carried.
Reports Presented and Considered
Mr.. Johnson presented the majority
report of special committee on COM
pensation of the sheriff as follows:
To the Honorable. the County Board Of Grant
The special committee appointed TO investigate
and report on the question of adjusting fee or
salary system for compromising the sheriff. under
sheriff and deputy Sherifs, respectfully report:
That we have investigated the subject as
thoroughly possible II the limited time at our
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recommend to the County Board that the sheriff,
under sheriff, and deputy sherltfs be placed I'M
der the fee system and that they he paid ices as
provided Nv law instead Of salaries.
We further recommend that committee be
appointed by the chairman consisting Of the
District Attorney and two members OF the County
Board which committee shall make ont ana ~ q
schedule Of fees which are not nNed BY statutes
- 4 definite and stated amount and that such
schedule of ices shall be fled with the County
Clerk before January i, lo07, ami when 20 hled
the same shall be- thereafter. The fees to be re-
sheriff un.ler-Shelif ant deputg-skerItts and that
such Zee system snail 20 into effect at the begin
uinr of the term ii the sheriff electe, in 1906.
". A. JOHNSON,
a. 81 FRAZIER.
III the Committee.
Nr Leighton moved that the report be
adopted
Mr. Blaine presented the following
minority report on same subject.
u the Honorable tie County Board # Grant
III order 10 bring tie question Is corpensaring
the Sherifs BIZ either salary ur lees before the
Board. the undersigned. member et the COM
1nittee ia whom such matter waS referred, hereby
mends to tie County Board tnat the sheriff j.
under sheriff and deputy sherifs be paid salaries
and that salary system Tor such officers be
adopted for compromising sucn ctncers and that
such salary system shall 20 into effect q the be
ginning 0f the term Of the sheriff elected III l9 06,
and that the amount 70 be pad As salaries toI
such officers be fixed b. the County B0ard up Ola
he adoption Of this minority report and that the
County Beard also fN the number ~ deputy
sherfs 10 ~ appointed ~ tie sheriff 81 the same
time.
Al. oral report will b made mon The gresenta,