Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-01-07

scented by the supervisors Of said town
to the Chairman of the county, asking
for the appointment Of commissioner
in the letting, construction and accept
ance of said bridge, and that the said
County Chairman appointed Ed Nc
COrmick as county commissioner. That
afterwards and on the twenty third
day of August, 1913, the said town
board, together with the said county
commissioner, met at the site of said
bridge and let contract to VIM. Nc
MahOn of Lancaster for the cOnstruc-
ton Of q bridge on said site. at a cost
of $798.0O.
That said town Of Mt. Hope was
eQualiZed at the last session of the
County Board of Supervisors Of Grant
County in excess of $500, 10000.
That the said bridge has not been
completed.
Your petitioners therefore pray that
the County Board of Supervisors at it's
regular session in 1913 will appropriate
and pay to said town of Mt Hope the
one-half part of the cost to-wit, the
sum of Three Hundred Ninety mine
Dollars ($399.00.)
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted
JAY r. MORSE,
VIM. L. HOYLE,
JOHN NARROWER.
The foregoing petition is true and
correct in all respects.
ED. MCCORMICK,
County Commissioner
Referred to the ommittee on bridges
and ferries
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of Grant County, Wisconsin:
Your petitioners, the town board of
supervisors of the town of Wyalusing,
in said county, respectfully represent:
That at the annual town meeting,
held in said town on the first day of
April, 1913, it was voted to build a
bridge near Bagley in Section Is,
known as the Glass bridge
That afterwards a petition was pre-
scented by the supervisors of said town
to the County Chairman asking for the
appointment of commissioners in the
letting, construction and acceptance of
said bridge, and that said County
Chairman appointed Jay Morse of Mt.
Hope and Thos. Millin Jr., of Patch
Grove as said county commissioners.
That afterwards and on the fifteenth
day Of August, the said town board,
together with the said county COM
missiOners,. met at the site of said
bridge and let a contract to L. Dawson
and VIM. Mcmahon for the construc-
ton of a bridge on said site at cost
of $1,176.54.
That said town of WyaIusing was
equalized at the last session of the
County Board of Supervisors of Grant
county in excess of $400,000.00
That said bridge has been complet-
ed and accepted and has been paid for
by said town.
Your petitioners therefore pray that
the Grant County Board of Supervisors
at its regular session in 1913, will ap-
propriate and pay to said town Of Wy
abusing one half part of the cost, to-
wit, the sum of S588.27.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
I. NEWMAN, Chmn
VIM HAMILTON,
w. e. BORAH.
The foregoing petition is true and
correct in all respects.
THOS. NILLIN JR,
JAY F. MORSE,
County Commissioners.
A resolution was presented by Mr.
Henry Mink pertaining to automobile
license money. Laid over under rule.
1t is as follows:
Resolved That the balance on hand
in the automobile license fund be ap-
piled to dragging the roads through
out Grant county with King road
drags said money to be equally divid-
ed among the several towns of the
county, and the towns to receive the
clerk that they have voted to raise an
equal amount for the same purpose.
Said fund hereafter to be known as
The Automobile License Fund.
HENRY MINK.
Resolution by Mr. Vesperman per
tanning to the Ellenboro hill. Laid over
under rule. 1t is as follows:
of Grant County, Wisconsin:
Whereas, 1t is generally known that
the hill commonly called EllenbOro hill,
commencing at the southeast corner of
northwest quarter of Section "a in the
town of EllenborO, and thence follow
ing the highway in a northwesterIy di-
iection to the foot of said hill, is in
fact and has been for some time a
dangerous and unsafe piece of high
way and that it is entirely too narrow,
and,
Whereas. the Town of ElIenboro has
spent in the past, large sums thereon
for repairs that are not really per-
nanent, and
Whereas, This particular piece of
highway is of great Importance to the
travelling public and should be perma-
Aently improved, now therefore be it
Resolved, That there be and there
is hereby appropriated the sum of One
Thousand Dollars for the widening and
permanent repair and Improvement of
said highway at said point which said
sum shall be used under the direction
Of the county and state highway com
naisSion. 1T is further
Resolved, That proper application
shall be made by the proper county Of
fcers for state aid to assist in the per-
manent Improvement of said highway.
LOUIS VESPERMAN.
Committee on Officers Claims-by
M. Guentzel and Mr.. Mccormick,
members, made verbal report or claim
of Geo. BarrOWs, Clerk of Circuit
Court They reported that they could
not allow some of the charges in his
bill Mr.. Barrows was present and
was asked to explain. He did explain,
saying there was no statutory require
ment for the work and no fee fixed for
it, but it was work that needed to be
done and he did it. He intimated that
as there was no law for the fee he was
willing these charges should be strick-
en- out. Mr.. Jeffrey moved and Mr..
lockwood seconded a motion that Mr.
Barrows' bill be allowed as presented
by him. Motion was put and carried
without dissent by Aye and No vote.
Motion was made by Mr.. r. McCor-
mick that a committee of three be ap-
pointed to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
of putting the Clerk of Court on a sal
airy. Motion carried and Chair ap-
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