Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-01-07
z. C. MCCORMICK.
JOSEPH T. BENNETT


Mr.. Mink moved that rules be sus-
pended for the remainder of this
session and all resolutions be acted up
on when presented. Carried.
Mr.. Matthews presented the follow
ing resolution:
Be it resolved by the County Board of
: Supervisors of the County of Grant:
That the Chairman of this board is
| hereby authorized and empowered en-
behalf of said county to enter into
an agreement with Geo. w Barrows
the Clerk of the Circuit Court Tor
said county, whereby said Clerk snail
receive for services rendered the coun-
ty, as particularly specified in. a reso-
luton this day adopted, during the
month of November, 1913, a sum
equivalent to one months salary um-
der said resolution.
z. c. MCCORMICK
JOSEPH 7. BENNE -,
f &. STEVENS.
Resolution of Mr.. Matthews as to per
diem of members of county board TAX
en- up at this time Mr.. Stevens moved
to amend resolution and make the
amount $500 in place of $500. Mr.
Mccormick moved that resolution and
amendment be laid on the table Car
ried.
Report of committee and resolution
as to salary Of the Register of Deeds
was presented and read as follows:
Be it resolved by the County Board of
Supervisors of the County of Grant:
That the method of compensating the
register or deeds OF said county, his
deputies, clerks and copyists, be and
the same is hereby changed from fees
as provided by law to a salary.
That the salary of the register of
deeds to be elected during the ensuing
year be and the same is hereby fixed
. at eighteen hundred (S1,800.0O) dollars
/ per year, such salary to be in full pay
ment of and to include all expense for
/, deputies, clerks and copyists
That no deputy, clerk or copyist of
said register be paid any salary or com
pensation by said county.
Dated Nov. IA, 1913
OSCAR KNAPP
THOMAS EDWARDS.
EMIL w. GUENTZEL
Moved to lay over to morning ses-
sion. Lost. Moved that resolution be
adopted as presented. Carried.
Report of Committee on Charitable
Institutions was presented and read,
as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
Of Grant County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: - Your committee on
Charitable Institutions begs leave to
report:
We have visited the County Asylum
ana county Home ana nave thoroughly
inspected both Institutions We find
that the County Home, the Hospital
building and that part Of the old AsyI-
um left standing after the fire are in
a clearly and wholesome condition and
that Mr.. and Mrs. Burris, tie Superin-
tendent and matrOn are very careful
and painstaking i'm their efforts to keep
them so. We find that the present in
mates Of the asylum and of the county
. home axe well cared for. kept Clearly
and are nearly all i'm good health.
We find that the farm is well man
aged and weI,} taken care of and has
produced excellent returns; that the
live stock thereon, except the cattle
shows good care is given them and are
in good condition; that the cattle do
not appear to be quite UP to the stand
ard Of last year they have an appear
ance Of roughness
We find that the Trustees have car
ried out all of the recommendations
made by the Board at its regular ses-
sion held in November, 1912.
We have visited and examined the
new Asylum building, so far as its
construction will permit, and we be-
heve that faithful, conscientious work
has been and is being done thereon.
and that when completed Grant County
will have the safest, most durable and
architecture perfect building for
housing its unfortunate insane OF any
county in the State of Wisconsin.
We have examined the report of the
Trustees and find itemized bills and re-