Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-11-30


JOHN LOEFFELHOLZ.
The following report of the com
nlttee on education was presented and
on motion of Mr.. Mink was adopted:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Grant County:
Your committee to whom was referred the an
nual report OF J. e. Brockert, county sueprin-
tendent OF Schools respectfully report follows:
We have made a thorough and careful exam
ination of the report and find that the schools of
the county are in good condition. Excellent
work has been done in the reduction of truancy,
construction of modern school buildings beautify-
ing of school grounds, consolidation Of school
districts and establishing systems of free trans
portation. In the Office we find very complete
system of records and a checking system wherein
the annual progress OF every teacher and of every
school in the county can be found.
We recommend that six hundred dollars be
appropriated for the payment of the salary of the
assistant and one hundred dollars fOg the Grant
County contest.
Further we recommend the adoption of this
report and in much as the duties of the office
of County Superintendent of Schools have ma
terially increased by reason of recent legislation
we recommend the adoption of the following
resolution:
Resolved: That the salary of the County
Superintendent OF Schools Of Grant Counsy be and
the same is hereby increased from the sum of
twelve hundred dollars to fifteen hundred dollars
per annnm, and thas the sarrae be paid at the rate
of one hIndred twenty-five dollars per month.
Respectfully submBAted
D. MoSREGOR, H. M. ROBERTS,
HAISISY E.. CARTHEW, JOHN WOOD,
FRED LEWIS, F. II. LENSTRA
The following report of the commit
tee on sheriff s claims was presented
and on motion of Mr.. Pitts was adopted
To the Honorable Boards of Supervisors of Grant
County:
Your coEnnittee to whom was referred the
claim of the Sheriff respectfully report as follows:
We have carefully examined, the various items
of the sherifds bill and in far as possible have
checked, the same with the reaurns of other Of
6cers. The total bill submitted amountsst0 the
sum of four thousand seven hundred sixty-xine
and 49-1O0 (S4769 40 dollars and of this amount
we have allowed the sum of four thousand two
hundred ninety-six and $500 (2496. $50 dollars
and have disaEOWed the sum of four hundred
seventy-two and 9l-100 (472 81 dollars and we
recommend that said bill be allowed at S42aS So
and that the balance thereof be disallowed
Respectfully submitted
H. 8. GERTHEW,
P. J. OCEAN
Mr.. Roberts moved reconsideration
of the vote by which, Mr.. McGregors
resolution regarding che purchase of.
Grant CBgnty lands by the State for
park purposes was not adopted. Mr..
Roberts motion prevailed. The cues
tion being on the adoption of the res
olution as introduced by Mr. McGregor
the resolution was accepted.
The account of tine state industrial.
school for girls amounting to $91788
was presented and allowed ON motion
of Mr. Pitts.
The election of al supervisor of as.
Sements came up aS. a special order.
The following were nominated: James
Foley of Boscobe4 by Mr.. Austin;
Lincoln Abraham, of Bloomington by
Mr.. Stone; o. J. Arnold Of Mt Ida by
Mr.. S. W. Okey.
Mr.. Arnold declared himself as not a.
candidate for reelection.
A rising vote was taken resulting as,
follows James Foley 40, Lincoln
Abraham s. Mr.. Foley was declared
elected.
On motion of Mr.. Sikhart the board
proceeded to elect county highway
nominated: Adoiph Wepking by Mr..
Mathews; Henry Roberts by Mr.. Stone;
Lorenzo Dingn2an by Mr.. Doyles Geo.
Alcott by Mr Biddick; Eugene Whit
more by Mr.. Carthew
The chair appointed Messrs Brown,
Pitts and Peterson as tellers:
The result of the informal ballot was
as follows: Wepking 49, Roberts z,
Dingman /, Alcott 4, Whitmore II.
On motion Of Mr.. Doyle the informal
ballot was declared formal and Mr..
Wepking declared elected.
Mr.. Brown moved that in case the
legislature abolish the office of high
way commissioner Mr.. Wepking hold
office only until that time. Motion
carried.
On motion of Mr.. Brown the board