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

To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Grant County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: - / hereby resign as
Chairman of the County Board, the
same to take effect at the close of this
session of the Board.
Dated Nov. 18th. 1913.
WALTER ]. BRENNAN.
Mr.. Mathews stated that as Mr.. Bren-
nan desired to resign he moved that
the resignation be accepted. This met
with no second. Mr.. Mcmahon moved
to lay the resignation on the table,.
which motion being seconded, was
carried unanimously.
Mr.. Kleinhammer moved that a pro-
Photograph for the County Clerks Of
| flee be purchased at a cost of $500,
motion was seconded and carried.
Mr. Matthews moved a vote of
to the Chairman and Clerk of this
Board and all of the county officers for
their courtesy and for their help to
the Board during the present session..
duly seconded and carried.
The Board took a recess at this time
until 1 p. m. in order to give the FL
nance Committee an opportunity to fin
ish its report.
At D. m. the Board was called to or
der by the Chairman.
Mr. Mcdonald presented the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS proposals have been filed
with the county clerk of Grant County
by various banks of said county un-
der the provisions of Section 693 of the
Revised Statutes to receive the county
funds on deposit for one year from
the first day of January, 1914 and such.
proposals having been considered by
the County Board and it appearing
1 l1n1a of hot hn fol- Ion inc
banks have offered the highest rate of
interest on daily balances, each offer
| ing interest at the rate of three and.
One-fOurth per cent;
BE 1T RESOLVED by the County
| Board of Supervisors of Grant County,
| That each of the following banks in.
| said county be designated county de-
/ positOry under the provisions OF said
| Union State Bank, of Lancaster in
said County; First National Bank of
| Lancaster in said county, and Peoples
State Bank, of said city.
That bond of each of said banks shall
] be in the sum of seventy thousand dol
| lars, unless a surety bond shall be Civ
en-, in which event the bond shall be
! in the sum of seventy thousand dol
| lars, and not more than two thousand
dollars over and above the maximum
amount to be deposited in such bank.
That the amount deposited in any of
said repositories shall not exceed the
amount of bond given by such deposi-.
tory. That such bonds shall be con-
ditioned and filed and approved as re-
quired by law. That such bond shall
be approved before being filed by
committee of three members of this
| board and that a committee of three
members be appointed by the Chairman
for that purpose with full authority TO
pass upon and approve of such bonds
Such committee shall have and eXer-
else all of the powers conferred upon
| it and upon this board by the provis-
| ions of said section 693.
| Dated November IA, 1913.
E. MCDONALD,
H KLEINHAAIMER
Mr.. Mcdonald asked that the reso-
luton be adopted; same was duly
seconded and carried.
Mr.. Longbotham presented a bill as
county commissioner for $4.20, which
he had neglected to present during the
Board meeting, and upon motion duly
made and seconded the bill was al
| lowed.
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