Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12
PROCEEDINGS GRANT COUNTY BOARD NOV 1917 SESSION.


ruIesbe suspended for the balance OF
this session and all resolutions acted
on at this time. Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that the
resolution be adopted. Motion carried.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and read:
Lancaster, Wisconsin, Nov. 16, 1917,
Be it resolved by the county board
Of Grant county, Wisconsin.
That before any town shall receive
it's share Of the 100000 appropriated
by Grant county for the purpose of
King dragging roads,
The town shall through it's town
clerk make and file with the county
clerk an affidavit showing that the
town at it's annual town meeting has
raised sum equal to that it may be
entitled to receive from the county
and shall also show by such affida-
Wit that the town has expended for
Klng-dragging its roads, the amount
so raised by the town
And upon receipt of such affidavit,
the county clerk shall issue to said
town county order for the amount
ceive.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN KELLEY.
1t was moved and seconded that the
resolution be adopted. Motion carried.
The question being the considera-
ton of the resolution (25) presented
at this afternoons session, relative
To comfy aid for hiUhwaVC
1t was moved by Mr.. Shemak that
the resolution be tabled The motion
was seconded and carried
The question being the considera-
ton of the resolution presented by Mr..
Thomas at this afternoons session
relative to term Of three years for
supervisors:
1t was moved by Mr.. Mathews and
seconded by Mr.. Wetmore that the
resolution be adopted. The motion
was lost and the resolution not adopt
ed.
The committee on finance presented
their report, together with two reso-
lutiOns as follows:
Lancaster, Wis, Nov. 16, 1917.
To the honorable board of supervi-
sors of Grant county, Wisconsin:
Gentlemen:
Your committee on finance respect
fully report that we have examined
the books, accounts, records, vouchers,
checks, stubs and receipts of the re-
spective officers of Grant county,
namely: the treasurer, county clerk,
clerk of the circuit court, register of
deeds, and the highway commissioner
for the fiscal year ending October 31st
1917, and find the several offices con-
Quoted in a business like manner; the
books, records, and files being kept in
an orderly and systematic manner
The treasurer exhibited to your
committee evidence of receipts and
disbursements and money on hand
which agree with his report submit
ted by him to this board as of Octo-
Der 31st, 1917, which said report is
hereto attached and made a part here
of; also the reports of the secretary
Of state showing the amount due the
state, the statements of the county
clerk and register Of deeds and also
the reports Of the several committees
of this session of the board, showing
amounts Of claims allowed and ap-
preparations made-all of which are
made a part of this report.
Your committee recommends that
the following amounts representing
the balances or part of the balances
Of the several funds exhibited in the
treasurer's report be transferred or
merged into the general fund, and that
any outstanding orders against any of
the funds be paid from the general
fund and SO indicated when paid.
From On hand To gen. fund
Redemption, county's