Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-17
CITIES

Platteville. LIST ward. Joseph Shepherd
Platteville, 2nd ward. ............ Frank Pitts
PlattevilIe, 3rd ward. ..........H H. j. Smiley
Platteville, 4th ward. ....-....... VIM. Wilke
They were nearly all present and con-
Stituted quorum.
The annual report of the chairman
and county clerk was read by the clerk
and on motion of Hugh Mathews was
adopted. Following is the report:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County, Wisconsin,
Gentlemen:-The undersigned, chairman and
county clerk beg leave to report as follows:
We believe we have carried out ali of the duties
imposed upon us by the board at its last session
and in doing so we have paid out as follows:
We contracted with the Art Metal Construction
Company of Chicago. ILL.,, and had placed in the
vault of the clerk of the circuit court the filing
cases as recommended and we have paid therefor
the sum of $4,000.
We purchased for the County Superintendent
of Schools new Smith-Premier typewriter and
typewriter and exchanged the old typewriter
and paid difference therefor in the of $500
We employed L. G. Hickok of Lancaster, Wis.
TO cover the steam pipes with asbestos in the base
ment Of the sheriff's residence and Jail and paid
him therefor the sum of S67.65.
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a drinking fountain in the Court House. do the
necessary plumbing therefor and cover the steam
pipes with asbestos in the basement of the Court
House and certain of the Office rooms and pad
him therefor the sum of S77.S8.
We purchased for the Office of the Court Re
porter lounge and filing case and paid therefor
the sum of $500.
We found that the steel range in the sheriff s
residence was entirely out of commission and
found it necessary to purchase new steel range
and did make such purchase of Zegler Bros, of
Lancaster, Wis. and paid to them for the steel
range and necessary work in connecting the water
pipes with the same the sum of $3.50.
Making total paid out by US in the sum of
S635I2
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Dated Nov. Sth, 1909.
WALTER ]. BRENNAN, Chairman,
C. E. TUFFLEY, County Clerk.
The chair stated that the next bust
ness In order was the election of chair
man for this Board.
Mr.. Swingle moved that Walter j.
Brennan be the chairman. Motion was
put by the clerk, and was carried with
out a negative vote, and Mr.. Brennan
was declared elected.
Mr.. Brennan accepted, and briefly
thanked the members for the honor con-
ferred.
The chairman handed to the clerk a
list of the standing committee appoint
ments which the clerk read, with assign
ment of committee rooms. Following
are the committees:
Committe on Finance-James jeffrey, chair
man, Otto F. Geiger, James Edwards, NJ. Nc
Spaden, Will Roach. Meets in County Treasur-
er's room.
Committee on Equalization-John N. Swingl
chairman, Thomas lockwood, A. @. Stephens,
Joseph Shephe d, Loui Vesperman, William
Forck j. T, Biddick, I'll. G. Brown, E. A. Cairns,
William Gates, r. A. King, C. w. Patterson, L.
c. Berry, cob Wagner, Griffin Hickok. Meets
IN Law Library room.
Committee on Highways, Bridges and Ferries
William Leighton, chairman Grant G. Hampton.
Archie Brown, Peter A. Peterson, William Frank
enhof, Robert J. Miller, Joseph Sikhart.
Committee on General Claims-Jacob Scott
chairman, William O'Brien, Frank Pitts, Ben
Elscamp, Edward Glenn, George Schuppener-
Meets in Large Jury room.
Committee on Officers Claims-W. +. Lewis
chairman, William Sherwin, ii. E. Austin, A. r
Manley, Lewis Craigo-Meets in Small Jury 70 I'm
G mmittee on Sheriff's CIa ms. E. Foley
chairman. William Wilke, II. L. Carthew
Nee in Sherif's room.
Committee on Public PrOperty-S. A. Vannatts
chairman. Hugh Matthews, H. ]. Smiley, w. p
richardson. William Wetter Meets in County
Court room.
Committee on Charitable Institutions-S. w
Okey, chairman. Hugh Matthews. William Wet
ter, Edward Glenn, Frank Pitts. Reiner Dressens
Henry NJ Roberts, Lewis Craigo. Leon W 10y