Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29


down the speech of A. r. Hirstand have
same printed and copy mailed to each
member OF this board. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr. Mathews the board
adjourned to 10 o'clock, a. m.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION
The board was called to order at 10
a. m.
The chair announced that this session
would be informal for the purpose of
listening to address nv Mr.. Hirst of the
State Highway Commission.
After the address of Mr.. Hirst and
some discussion on the read question,
the board adjourned until 7:30 D. M.
FRIDAY EVENING SESSION
Board called to order at 7:3O D. m.
Roll called. Quorum present.
Minutes of last regular and informal
sessions were read and approved.
Mr.. Pitts presented a resolution to
have committee of three for the pur-
pose of investigating the financial stand
ing and finding the legal domicile of in
mates assigned to the asylum and coun-
ty home.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
!, BE 1T Resolved, and hereby recommended that
there be a committee of three, consisting of the
district attorney and two members of the county
board, appointed for the purpose of investigating
the financial standing and finding the legal
domlclle OF inmates assigned to Grant county
Asylum and County Home and the said commit
tee be authorized to meet twice each year at
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Dated this 18th day of November, 1911.
FRANK PITTS.
Mr.. Pitts moved that the rules be
suspended and all resolutions be acted
upon as presented.
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was adopted.
Mr.. Pitts presented resolution to in
struct the county clerk to notify each
member of the county board at least ten
days previous to time of meeting.
To the Honorable County Board of Grant
County, Gentemen:
Be it Resolved and hereby recommended that
the County Clerk be instructed to send printed
notice to each member of the County Board ten
days previous to the annual meeting or special
meetings giving the date of the commencement
of said meeting or meetings.
Dated this 18th day of November, 1911
FRANK PITTS.
On motion of Mr.. Hartmann the reso-
ution was adopted.
Mr.. Macdonald presented the follow
ing resolution:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors.
Resolved, That all powers vested in the county
board under Section 600 and go OF the Statutes
of 1898, and acts amendatory thereto, be and
are hereby vested in the chairman of this boa
until the next annual session.
ED. MACDONALD, NJ. d.
On motion of Mr. Mathews, the reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Pitts presented the following:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors:
Resolved, That the county clerk be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to correct all
clerical in the proceedings of the board and
to have the same printed In pamphlet form and
send copy thereof to each member of this board
Dated this 18th day of No Noyember 1911.
On motion of Mr.. Lenstra, the resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Macdonald presented the follow
ing:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisas:-
Resolved, That all powers of the County
Board relative to highways and bridges Sec. 1919,
be vested in the chairman OF the County Board
until the next annual session.
ED. MCDONALD, NJ. d.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown the resolu-
ton was adopted.
The report of the committee on Coun-
ty Roads was presented and upon mo-
ton of MIR. Frankenhof the report was
adopted:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant Co.:
Gentlemen:-We, your committee county
roads and bridges to which was referred the re-
port of MIR. Wepking, Highway Commissioner,
beg leave to report follows.
We have carefully examined the accounts of
Mr.. Wepking. We ind the balance on
hand from 1910 was. .........S 9,762.SS
County appropriations for 1910. 80. 1897 90
Appropriations by the towns. 1922 20
Total received ..........S So. 6Sl. 70
Amount expended. ........... 15,6O9.9S
Leaving a balance on hand S19,O71. rs
We recommend that Grant county raise an
amount equal to that raised by the several towns
for improving roads in the system of prospective
state highways and that Grant county raise forty
of faof TOTO foff6
bridges on such highways and that the several
towns raise forty per cent of the total cost of the
construction of such bridges.
That the County Highway Commissioner
of Grant County be paid salary of One Thous-
and Isl 100000 Dollars per year and in addition
thereto his reasonable expenses.
That the present Highway Commissioner
during his term of office be paid in addition to
the salary of One Hundred Dollars his reasonable
expenses in carrying out the duties of that Office
That the bond of County Highway Commission
er of said County be fixed at the sum of Fifty
That there be levied tax in the sum of Eight
Thousand (SS,000.O0) Dollars for the purchase
of rollers crushers and other necessary road ma
chinery to be used by the county in road improve
ment.
We recommend that committee of three men,
bers of this Board be appointed by the Chairman
of the Board permanent committee for the
ensuing year on prospective state highways. of
which committee the County Highway Commits
sioner shall be an ex-officio member which COM
mittee shall have power to purchase such road
machinery as they shall deem necessary not ex-
ceedlng IN cost eight thousand dollars. sad
committee shall have power to modify the system
Of prospective state highways heretofore adopted
by this board and to cause the system of prospec-
tive state highways of this county to join with the
systems Of adjoining counties, and shall possess all
of the powers of this Board N relation thereto
They shall cause the County Clerk TO file as re-
quired by law. a copy of the county road map as
adopted by them. 1t Is recommended 10 this
committee that in determining upon such system
of prospective state highways, that it be governed
so far as possible by the recommendation Of the
members Of the Board In addition said commit
mttee shall have power to provide surveys, plans
and specifications when necessary and to purchase
or rent gravel pits and quarries.
We further recommend that this county raise
the sum of nineteen thousand one hundred ninety
four and $500 (S19, 194.S5) dollars for the inn
provenent of highways and bridges upon such
system of prospective state highways.
We recommend that the petitions of the several
towns for aid in building bridges upon said system
of roads be allowed in full and that petitions from
various towns for permanent roads under said
system be allowed pro rata according TO the
equalized valuetion of such towns as made by
this Board
We recommend that all of the petitions for aid
for the construction of bridges upon such system