Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18

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precincts, or whether this expense
should be borne by the county.
Mr.. Holland moved that the ex-
pense be charged to each town in
yolved. Motion carried.
On motion j. M. Gardner was
elected to succeed himself for the
term of three years as member of
the board Of trustees of the asylum
and county home.
Mr.. Mcdonald moved that COM
mittee of five be appointed by the
chairman to investigate the matter of
the erection of a sanitorium for
Grant county, for the treatment of
tuberculous patients, and to report
at the next annual meeting of the
board. Which motion prevailed.
On motion it was voted to APP
propriate $50 to defray the expenses
of the committee so appointed.
On Motion of Mr.. Matthews the
board then adjourned until Thursday
evening at o'clock.
THURSDAY EVENING SESSION
Roll call quorum present.
Four petitions for aid in building
bridges were presented and referred
to the committee on highways bridges
and ferries.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Metcalf that the chairman appoint a
committee consisting of three mem
bers, to meet at the court house In
the city of Lancaster between October
81, 1915, and the date of the an
nual November session, 1915, to
Iexamine the books, accounts and
vouchers of the several county officers
and the general finances of the
lcounty, so that their work will be an
aid to the regular finance COM
mittee to be appointed at the re-
gular November session, 1915. Also
that the county treasurer and all
other county officers have their an
nual accounts and reports ready
to present to said committee at It's
meeting. Resolution laid over under
the rules.
| Mr.. McMahon presented a resolu-
tion for the sale of tax certificate
owned or held by Grant county. 1t
was laid over under the rules.
On motion it was voted to reemploy
the present efficient janitor, Fred
Garner, for another year at same sal
airy as at present.
The question being upon the
resolution to reimburse I. A. Tomp-
son, register of deeds elect, for ex-
penses incurred in correcting error in
counting the vote at the September
primary, it was moved by Mr.. Fessel
that the resolution be tabled, which
resolution prevailed.
The report of the committee on
education was presented and adopted.
The report of the committee on
officers claims other than sheriff $
was presented and adopted.
Mr.. Matthews presented the re-
port of the committee on charitable
institutions and same was considered
and acted upon in detail.
1t was voted that the board ap-
propriate the sum of $11, SOL Al to
reimburse the asylum fund for the
expenditures shown in the report.
1t was voted, upon motion of Mr..
Vesperman, that the asylum trustees
be authorized to build a suitable cold
storage building at that institution,
at an expense not exceeding So, 500
and that the money Jherfor be ap-
lpropriated at the next annual meet
ing. The vote was, ayes %, nays
liz.
In the matter of a patient from
Platteville being cared for at the
asylum at heavy extra expense be-
Icause of wounds that need frequent
dressing and treatment, it was voted
that the patient should either be re-
turned to the city of Platteville OF
that city be compelled to pay the
extra expense of the keep of said
pdIIeHC.
The report of the committee on the
matter of liability insurance for the
county was next taken up. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Eastman the report was
tabled.
The report of the county highway
commission was presented and re
terred to the committee on state and
county highways. -
Bids from five banks of Grant
county for deposits of county funds
as provided by law, were presented
by the county clerk. The chairman
appointed as a committee to take
charge of and open the bids, Messrs.
Eastman, Gunderson and Klein
hammer. The bids were opened in
the presence of the board. Briefly
summarized the bids were as follows