Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11

extent partially dissolved this week.
Aid. Barnett is absent or a bust
ness trip to Oshkosh, and Aldermen
Bryhan and Knox absented them
selves for some cause or another at
the regular meeting Tuesday even
ing. The absence of the three de-
tered the council from doing any
business and the other five were
simply up against it.
Mayor Miller was quite indignant
over the turn of affairs and an
adjournment was taken until We'd
nesday evening.
The same GwO members were
again delinquent, Notwithstanding
a notice had been served upon them
by Marshall Pierce ordering their
presence. The absent members
were in attendance at the session of
a meeting Of the Odd Fellows lodge
Of which order they are members,
and Marshal Pierce was unable to
get to them with his summons
papers until the lodge doings was
over, at which hour it was too late
to consider city matters.
Another adjournment was taken
until Thursday evening and all the
aldermen were present but Mr..
Barnett who was still away. Mayor
Miller was quite irate, as were also
the five aldermen who had put in
two previous evenings in Willing
away the time on account of the
two absentees above mentioned.
The mayor reprimanded Aldermen
Brigham and Knox quite severely,
even threatening expulsion, and de-
manded excuses. They made the
best explanations possible and pro-
missed to be good In the future and
the charges preferred against them
were withdrawn by the mayor and
a vote of their colleagues.
Business matters were then taken
up III earnest. The minutes OF last
meeting were read and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
Lancaster Lumber company $780,
q; J. E. Barnett & Son. $37. 35; III.
Il. Moses, Justice fees, $2S.72; Jacob
Dersch. fees, 1877; J. n. Stone,
postage, etc 81 so; for care of Mrs.
Worden Kate Kitelinger received
$50 for a nurse bill, Alt q Sons
$3.50 and Aupperle GrOc. company
81. IS; L. G.. Wheeler for batteries
$7.15 and Standard Oil company
IS. SO.
The bill of ex-Marshal Dersch for
time IN attending to smallpox
patients was disallowed.
w. J. Brennan, chairman of the
county board, made proposition in
accordance with a resolution of the
county law makers by which the
sum of $40 was voted to the city Of
Lanca ster, same to cover all ex-
pense for water used at the court
house, fountain included. Action
upon this matter was laid over until
next meeting as was also the ques-
ton of naming an official city paper
and the election of street COM
missioner.
The sum of $50 was appropriated
for Decoration day purposes, &C
cording TO law.
An ordinance condemning certain
sidewalk was read, voted upon and
carried. 1t is printed in full in
another column.
L. G.. Hickok was appointed
'smeter doctor" for the ensuing
year. and if your wafer meter be-
comes stagnant or too ienient, call
him in.
It was voted to let the fountain
in the court yard run without
restraint free of cost on Decoration
day.
Street Sprinkler Borah had an
application in for license as usual.
The price of this privilege is SO,
and it was granted. Then the
matter of what he should pay the
city fore use of water came up for
discussion. Last year he got it for
nothing, but the city dads figured
he should pay something for it this
year, and fixed the tax at $25.
An extension of water mains IN
the 3rd ward previously recon-
mended will be completed.
Petitions with several signatures
for arc lights, one near Treas. Will
Miller's and another near the stand
pipe wereI read, and the same were
referred to the committee on public
works.
Miss Knoble will have a walk
constructed on the east side of her
residence property, the same being
understanding she has desired
for long time.
Council adjourned until the