Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25

The report or the committee on cOun-
ty property was presented. Mr.. Leigh
ton moved the adoption of the report.
Mr.. Sherwin moved to amend the report
where it fixed the salary of the janitor,
to read $500 instead of $500 per year.
The amendment was lost, and the origi-
nal motion was carried. adopting the re-
port.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant
County, Wis. Conference.-The, your committee
on public property and buildings, would respect
lully report as follows
We have made careful examination of the
Jail grounds including the JAIL sheriff residence,
barn and other buildings thereon and find that
the same are in good condition and that the need
ed repairs reported by your former committee
have been made in accordance with their report
under the supervision OF the chairman and clerk
of the board except that the covering of the steam
pipes in the Jail basement has not been covered
with asbestos as therein reported, and we recon-
mend that the steam pipes In the Jail basement
be covered with asbestos at an estimated cost OF
eighty-two (SS200) dollars.
We also recommend that the Farmers Tele-
phone company be paid the sum OF eighteen
(S1SO0) dollars perannum for the use OF the tele-
phone in the sheriff's residence and that the same
be paid heretofore, monthly, at the rate OF one
and 50-100 Isl 500 per month.
We do further report that we have made care
full examination of the court house and court
house grounds, having gone through the several
offices therein and we recommend the following !:
That a sectional bookcase or filing case be pur-
chased for the county superintendent office at
an estimated cost OF twenty (S2O.O0) dollars, and
that the superintendent be allowed to exchange
the typewriter he now has in his office for new
typewriter at an estimated cost OF thlrty-hVe
$3.50 dollars We recommend that a
the office of the court reporter at an estimated
cost of thirty-ive (S35.00) dollars. We
recommend that there be purchased Tor the vault
in the clerk of the circuit courts office two filing
cases as is shown by the specifications now in the
hand of the chairman of board and the clerk, at
estimated cost of two hundred ninety (S290.CO)
dollars. .
We recommend that the judge of the circuit
court purchase criminal law books for the use OF
the law library and that the sum of fifty ($50.00)
dollars be set aside for that purpose.
We recommend that contract be entered into
with the Bell Telephone company for the use of
the phones in the sery ne Of the court house Tor
same to be paid monthly at the rate of two and
5O-1O0 $3.50 dollars ger month.
We find upon thorough examination of the
dome and slate roof of the courthouse, that it is
in leaky condition that in many places the slate
is off and states brok ken and that the copper and
glass on the dome is in bad condition and that it
will take mechanics skilled in their work to do the
work in a proper manner, and we would recon-
mend that committee of two members of this
board be appointed by the chairman of the board
to act with the chairman of the board in having
the dome and slate roof properlyrepaired and that
the sum of one thousand (S100000) dollars be set
aside and placed in the contingent fund to be
drawn from for the necessary repairs of the dome
and roof and that said repairs be made as early
as possible this coming spring.
We also recommend that Mr.. Fred Garner be
employed as the janitor for the court house and
court house grounds for the period of year be-
ginning January LIST, 1905, at salary of seven
hundred (S700.00) dollars, the same to be paid
to him monthly as other county officers are paid
We also recommend that the work OF The iani-
tor be under the supervision of the chairman and
clerk of this board and that in the event that ne
does not give satisfaction that the chairman and
clerk have the right to discharge the said jantor
and employ such other personals in their iudgmen
will be proper.
We do further recommend that the necessary
repairs herein recommended and the purchasin
herein recommended be made under the super
vision of the chairman and clerk of this board nd
that the cost thereof be paid upon gheir writ er
order as in the usual course of business, exec pt
| the repairs Of the dome and slate roof
All of which is respectfully submitted.
| Dated Nov. l3, 1908.
S. A. VANNATTA, Chairman
HUGH MATTHEW'S, w p RICHAR DSON
| r 8 OI,MSTEAD. II 7 SNTTT EY