Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

ing Committee.
We are very sorry we failed in hav-
ing the State take $50,000.00 of the
bonds, but pleased to have one of our
Grant County banks to be the purchas-
er instead of some Eastern institution.
We understand that the bank has Of
fered to sell some of the bonds to any
person in the County who wishes to
purchase them at the same price the
bank has paid the County for them.
We have endeavored to carry out to
the letter the instructions given US by
the resolutions of the board directing
us to negotiate the sale of said bonds,
we worked hard and did the best we
knew how.
Dated October -, 1913.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. WALTER j. BRENNAN,
Chairman of the County Board of
Grant County.
E. E. MCCOY,
County Clerk.
The report was referred to the finance
committee.
Mr.. T. L. Cleary submitted to the
Board his annual report as Supervisor
of Assessments.
(This report his been separately
published in pamphlet fornD.
Mr.. Jeffrey presented the report of
the asylum building committee, which
was referred to the committee on char
liable institutions. 1t is as follows:
To the Honorable County Board of
Grant County, Wisconsin:
Your Asylum Building Committee re-
specially report, that the committee
together with the Asylum Trustees,
Supt. BurriS, have met regularly each
month for the inspection of the build
ing, for the payment of estimates and
f<Drn al. ~,
ly come before us. At our first meeting
in October, 1912, Jas. Jeffrey was chos-
en- chairman and M. F. Woodhouse
secretary of the Committee, and we
then fixed the time of meetings of the
Committee to be at the time of the reg
ular monthly meetings of the Asylum
Trustees
Nov. Is, 1913, the following were
present at meeting: Jas. Jeffrey, M.
w. Metcalf, of the Committee, the Asy-
lum Trustees and H. Kleinhammer,
supervising architect, who presented
the estimate asked by the contractors,
Messrs. Wagner & Baumann, amount
ing to $2,OS6.S6. Same approved by Ar
chitects Claude & Starck. Estimate
No. 1 was allowed, less 1870, as ST.
1883. Copy of same attached hereto
Dec. 10, 1918, our second meeting, the
same persons were present and H.
Kleinhammer presented No 2 estimate
due Wagner & Baumann, amounting,
less 1870, to $S79.63. Duly approved by
architects and same was allowed. We
also ordered paid out of fund a bill to
Jas. B. Glow & Sons for water main,
amounting to $30094, and the freight
on same, $35.15. This was not included
in the contractors part of the work
to be done or material to be furnished,
the work being done by Supt. Burris'
force at asylum. Theirs was also or.
dered paid at this meeting the sum of
$4,000 to H. Kleinhammer, account,
fees; also to Jas. Jeffrey, Nov. and Dec.
meetings of Committee and mileage
$15.72 and to NJ w. Metcalf for same
meetings, S11.40,
Jan. IA, 1913, M w. Metcalf of Com
mittee, Asylum Trustees, Supt. Burris,
with H. Kleinhammer, met but held
back payment of No. estimate until
architects could be consulted regard
ing certain of the hollow tile furnished
same being found satisfactory to ar.
chitects and Jan. 18th No. estimate,
amounting to net sum $2,20726, was
paid, there was also paid $4,000 to H.
Kleinhammer, account, fees, and to M.
w. Metcalf $40,
Feb. 18th, ibtS, Committee, except
M. F, Woodhouse, Trustees and Supt
Burris met. AT this meeting the plans
were changed at request of contract
ors, substituting Bedford stone water
table in place of concrete, at no extra
cost. Agreed to by architects as per
letter filed with our minutes. A change
in metal lath and iron in roof conStruc-
ton asked for by contractors was left
until further reported on by architects.
so bills to H. Kleinhammer, account,
fees, $4,000, and to Jas. Jeffrey, $12.72,
and M. W. Metcalf, $S.40. Ordered paid.
March IL, 1913, we met and paid es-
innate No. 5, $4,422.97. Samples of ex-
banded metal for use in proposed con-
struction were submitted by contract
ors, and that from the General Fire
Proofng Co., Youngstown, Ohio, being
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following orders were authorized
Claude & Starck, architects, on ac-
count, plans, $4,000; H. Kleinhammer,
account, fees, $4,000; Jas. Jeffrey, $12.72,
April 8, 1913, we met and paid esti-
mate No. 6, Wagner & Bowman,
amounting to $S,45469. Also orders as
follows: Authorized H. Kleinhammer
account, fees, $1,000; James Jeffrey,
$12.72, M. w. Metcalf, $1O.3S.
We also made change from full
windows to half windows in basement
of north wing on account of depth of
ground. No charge for change to be
made.
At this meeting the proposition for
heating the new building, County Home
and Hospital was presented. Mcguire
Bros. Co., of Rockford, ILL.,, had the
contract for a heating plant at the
ceived on account of material the sum
of $1,900.00, and freight $230.65. The
Rockford Heating and Ventilating Co.,
of Rockford, ILL.,, w. F. Mcclure, Mgr,
who had succeeded the former COM
pany, proposed to put in plant accord
ing to plans and specifications, and
making connection with present laun-
dry for the sum of 1,225.0O, they to
credit the county $2,130.65 on this
amount, and to furnish bond; and af-
forwards a contract with them was en-
tered into between Grant County, by
it's Chairman and Clerk. In conn ection
with this our architects employed a
heating engineer to go over the figures
furnished by the heating company, and
the figures of heating engineer were a
trifie more than the price we contract
ed for.
May Is, 1913, Committee met and al
lowed contractors estimate No. z, So
598.05; also estimate No. 1 to Rockford
Heating and Ventilating Co., amount
ing to $652.3S. Orders as follows also
authorized: Jas. Jeffrey, $12.72; M. w.
Metcalf, $40, and to H Kleinhammer,
account, fees, $4,000.
June II, 1913, all were present. Es-
innate No. for Wagner & Baumann,
for $7,S46.27, and No. 2, Rockford Heat
ing and Ventilating Co., $1,547.64, al
lowed. Also to H. Kleinhammer $4,000;
Jas. Jeffrey, $12.72; M. w. Metcalf, $40,
M. F. Woodhouse, $3.50.
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