Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BIDS
FOR COUNTY DEPOSITS.

scented their report:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BIDS
FOR COUNTY DEPOSITS.
Whereas, upon advertisement by
the county clerk, proposals have been
filed in his office by various banks of
said county under the provisions Of
section 693 of the statutes of this state
to receive the county funds on deposit
for one year from the LIST day of Jan
uary, 1917, and such proposals having
been considered by the county board
in open session; and it appearing
therefrOm that the five bids received
were as follows, briefly:
State Bank of Fennimore, Fenni-
more, Wisconsin, ga per cent on
daily balances, January 1st, 1918 to
January LIST, 1919.
Union State bank, Lancaster, Wis
consin, 4 per cent on daily balances,
January 1st, 1918 to December 31st
1918, inclusive.
Lancaster State bank, Lancaster,
Wis, per cent on daily balances,
January LIST, 1913 to December 81, 1918,
inclusive.
Peoples State bank, Lancaster, Wis
cOnsin, per cent on daily balances,
January LIST, 1918 to December 81,
| 1918, inclusive.
! Farmers & Citizens State bank, Ian
I caster, Wis, per cent on daily bal
ances, January LIST, 1918, to December
81, 1918, inclusive.
! And whereas it now appears that
the four banks in said county above
| last named have offered the most ac-
ceptable rate Of interest on daily bal
ances, each offering interest as fol-
| lows: At the rate of four per cent
per annum on daily balances during
the year from January list, 1918 to
/ December 31st, 1918, inclusive;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
board of supervisors of Grant county
i that each of the four banks in Grant
county last above named be designated
county depository under the pro
visions Of said section 693 of the
statutes Of this state. The bond of
each Of said banks shall be in the sum
Of so thousand dollars if a personal
bond is given, and if a surety bond is
given the bond shall be in the sum Of
35 thousand dollars. That the amount
! deposited in any of said repositories
by the county treasurer shall not eX-
coed the amount Of the bond given by
such depository. That such bonds
shall be conditioned and filed and ap-
proved as required by law. That such
bonds shall be approved before being
filed by a committee of three mem
bers Of this board, and that said COM
mittee shall have full authority to
pass upon and approve such bonds
as required by law. Such committee
shall have and exercise all OF the
powers conferred upon it and upon
this board by the provisions of said
section $685.
Dated this 18th day Of Nov, 1917
j. B. NAUERT
H G. BROWN
DAVID JAMES
Committee
Mr.. Kettler moved the adoption of
the report Motion seconded by Mr..
Kelley. The motion carried and the
report was adopted.
Letters from the Wisconsin Tele-
| phone company and the Farmers Tele-
phone company were presented and
read and referred to the committee on
charitable Institutions and public
property.
It was moved by Mr.. Brown and
seconded by Mr.. Mathews that the
matter Of the election of a trustee of
! the asylum and county home to sue
coed Mr. Gardner be deferred until
tomorrow evening Motion carried.
The question being on the election
of a county state road and bridge
committee of five members for the
term of one year:
1t was moved by Mr.. James that the
rules be suspended and the secretary
instructed to cast the ballot for the
five present members of said COM
mittee.
The motion carried and the secretary
cast the ballot for Messrs A. E. Run
dell, John Kelley, Henry Kettler, Louis
Vesperman and M. w Metcalf, to con-
stitute the county state road and
bridge committee for the ensuing year
The question being on the election
of member Of the committee on COM
mon schools to succeed Mrs. Mary
Humphrey, whose term expires:
1t was moved by Mr.. James and
seconded by Mr.. Burr that the rules
be suspended and the secretary in
structed to cast the ballot for Mrs
Humphrey to succeed herself. Motion
! carried and Mrs. Mary humphrey was
duly elected a member Of the commit
tee on common schools for the term
Of three years.
The question being on the election
Of a member of the committee on COM
mon schools to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. James;
Mr.. Niehaus nominated Mrs. M. A
Bailey of Fennimore for such vacancy
It was moved by Mr.. Knapp and
seconded by Mr.. Mathews that the
matter of the election Of such member
on committee on common schools be
postponed until tomorrow evening
Motion carried
It was moved by Mr.. Brown and duly
seconded that when the board ad-
journs it adjourns to meet at 80
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Motion
carried.
The question being the considera-
ton of the letter from the tax com
mission relative to change in fiscal
rvoo,. For +bo oO117,+yr.