Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-14
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approved.
PR Es ENTATIoN OF P EDITIONS
A petition asking for aid in building
bridge was received from town of Little
Grant. Referred.
Applications were received from
Robert Bailie, Sr., and Andrew Brown
for janitorship of court house. Re
ferred to committee on county property.
RESOLUTIONS OFF Erred
Mr.. Moore offered the following reso-
luton, which was laid over under the
rules:
Whereas many ill-advised criminal prosecu-
tions are begun each year before justices OF the
peace in this county, which later 1t becomes neces-
sary to DISMISS and whereas the county is thereby
put to great and needless cost:
Resolved, That it is the sentiment OF the board
that justices of the peace, before issuing warrants
should in all cases communicate with the district
attorney, unless delay in the issuance OF a war
rant will probably result in the escape OF the per-
son of whom complaint is made.
Resolved further, that the county clerk trans ms
nit copy of this resolution to each justice OF the
peace in the county, and to all justices VINO may
be elected in the future.k JNO4MOoRE.
PRES ENTATION OF EPORT
The annual report of the county sup
intendent of schools, which was referred
to the committee on education, is as
follows:
(This is a vo1uminous report and will be
published next week.
ADJoURNM ENT
On motion of Mr.. James, board ad-
journed to 1880 Thursday evening.
Thursday Evening Session
Board called to order at 1880 by the
chairman.
Roll call showed quorum present.
PRES ENTATIoNs OF EDITIONS
Petitions for aid in building bridges
were received from Hazel Green $966.5O,
Woodman $124044, and Mt. Ida
$1351 so, and referred to committee on
highways, bridges and ferries.
ESOLUTIONS PR Els ENT ED
Mr.. Peterson presented the following
resolution, which was laid over under
the rules:
Whereas, the legislature of this state has
enacted laws by which they compel the severai
county boards throughout the state of Wisconsin
to elect people therefor, such Offices being, 1st,-
the office of Supervisor of Assessment, and md
the office of Highway Commissioner, and
Whereas, each of such offices are burdensome 10
the tax payers of the several counties and should
be repealed. Therefore be it,
Resolved by the County Board OF supervisors
of Grant county, Wisconsin that the once OF sup
ervisor of assessment and the othce OF highway
commissioner should be dispensed with, and re-
quest the legislature of the state OF Wisconsin at
its session in 1909 to repeal the laws creating
such offices. Be it further,
Resolved That the county clerk of this county
be and he is hereby instructed to send copy OF
this resolution to each member elect from this
county to the state legislature and to the state
senator representing this district IN the state SEN
ate with the request that they shall use such
means as is in their power to havessuch laws re-
pealed. r. A. PE1EhSON.
Mr.. Frankenhoff presented the follow
ing resolution, which was laid over. under
the rules:
To the Honorable County Board--of Grant Co.,
Whereas, the amount Of the. bond at present
required of the county clerk of Grant county IS
$4,000, and
Whereas, said amount was fixed at a, time
when large sums of money passed through the
hands of the county clerks, and = ksse~s~
Whereas, the amount of money that now passes
through the hands of the county cleTk annually
does not exceed the sum of $1,000, and
Whereas, a bond in the sum of $4,000 will amply
protect the county against any deficit that can
possibly arise because OF lose through the ONCE Oh
the county clerk now, therefore, be 1t ~ -
Resolved, That the amount of the bond OF the
county clerk be reduced FROM $50, 600 to S50OO,
and that hereafter the county clerk snail IuP-
nish bond to the county in the sum OF S5,0UO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
RESOLUTIONS CoNSID Erred =. ?
The resolution relatingt to- justices OF
the peace not issuing warrants. without
communication with district attorney
came up and was adopted. q szs-zs-
EFsF REPORT OF COMMITTEE
The committee on education present.
ed the following report, L which was
adopted on motion:
Lancaster, Wis, Nov. IL, 1908.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors OF Grant Co;
Your committee, to whom was referred the annual
report of j. G. Brockert, county superintendent