Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-11-19
THE COUNTY BOARD
ADJOURNED SATURDAY
Was One of the Busiest Meet
ings in Years
Two Sessions were Held On Saturday
in Order to Complete all the
Work On Hand.

Last week S Herald told of the work
that had been accomplished by the
county board up to the time of going
to press.
We had expected to publish a COM
plete report of the session this week,
but owing to the extreme length of
the report we have decided to carry it
over until our next Issue.
The business transacted at the
various sessions is briefly summarized
herewith
Tuesday evening was mainly de-
voted to hearing road and bridge petit
tions from the various towns, which
were referred to the proper committees
for consideration.
Annual report Of Soldiers and
Sailors relief committee presented
aud referred.
Wednesday evening, report of
county clerk received and referred to
finance committee.
Road and bridge petitions presented
and referred.
R. Meyer Jr. elected to succeed
himself as trustee of asylum and
county home for period of three
years.
Thursday evening, report of county
superintendent of schools presented
and approved.
Mr.. Hazelwood, chairman Of the
state highway commission was
present and addressed the board upon
the subject of building highways
under the state aid law.
The board at its Thursday evening
: session decided not to cone under the
provisions of the mothers pension
law. While the subject was up for
discussion one member made motion
that $500 be appropriated by the
board for the purpose Of caring for
children in dependent families as
provided by this law, which permits
children to remain in their own homes
and be looked after by their mothers
under state and county aid, instead
Of being sent to a state institution
While favoring the principles and
theory Of the law the board feared
that the actual working out of it's
theories would prove unsatisfactory
and much more expensive than the
system at present employed. 1t was
urged that $500 would be only drop
in the bucket in a county such as
ours.
This law is a new and untried one
in Wisconsin but has been in opera
tion for some time in a number of
other states. In Oregon, where it
has been tried, great complaint is
made of fraud used by persons apply.
ing for aid. According to an article
published in The Nation magazine,
fifty per cent or more of the applica-
tions for aid had to be refused, and in
many cases it was found that perjury
was committed and false affidavits
made as to financial status. On the
other hand deserving widows have
ehrunk from the publicity of asking
such aid and the requirement of show
ing upon oath a condition of absolute
destitution. 1t is shuwn that in the
average county in Oregon there are
sixty pensioners costing about $1,000
per month, and the law yet in an
experimental stage.
On Friday afternoon resolution
was adopted fixing the salary of the
county judge at $4,000 per year.
Resolution adopted to apportion to
the SO towns the amount of money
now in the hands Of the county treas
urer, received from automobile
licenses, amounting to about So, 100,
the money to be used by the towns in
working the roads with drags.
Resolution adopted appropriating
$1075 for repairs on sheriff s residence
Bids from the following banks were
received for the payment of interest
on county funds to be deposited dur
ing the ensuing year:
Union State Bank Lancaster 81
per cent; First National Bank, and
Peoples Stats bank. Lancaster, the
same; State Bank Of Fennimore, per
cent; First National bank of Fenni
more and Bank of Glen Haven, each
215 per cent, Badger State Bank of
Cassville, 2 per cent. On motion the
three Lancaster banks, being the
highest bidders were made the de-
positories for the coming year. E.
Mcdonald, J. T. Bennett and H.
Kleinhammer we're appointed a com
mites to fix the amount of bonds for
same.
Rev Catchpole, of GAINESVILLE, ad-
dessed the board and solicited aid for
the Children's Home society which he