Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12

bridges were presented as follows:
Haze Gtoen to) 9tz.o0, 800; 1927;
qlUU anu $500.
HnenDoro $125; $23750; $1,000.
Hickory Grove $$ZL0; $3.50; $3.50.
Marion $40; $lOO; $1o9; $500; $25.
Muscoda S96.37.
clifton $255.75
PlatteviIlo 1928; $889.5o; $3.50; $147;
YlUC
Lima $224.23; $500; $1,000.
Castle Rock $500. $492.5O; $437.5O;
$oI8.l0.
harrison $719; $274O; $3.50; $3.50
Waterloo $171.31.
Referred to the committee on high
ways, bridges and ferries.
Mr.. Morse offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, it is deemed advisable for
the purpose Of aiulng in the agrlcul-
tural development OF Grant county
to establish ana maintain an agrlcul-
tural representative IN said county
under the provisions OF Sections
oo3Q-1 to 53oq-o OF the statutes ana
acts amenQatory thereof; De 1t
Resolved ny the county board OF
Supervisors OF Grant county:
That the position of county agricul-
tural representative for SAID county
We established and maintained tor a
period OF two years III ACCORDANCE
with the provisions of said statutes.
That for the partial maintenance
OF agricultural development OF such
county under the supervision OF such
agricultural representative the sum
OF fifteen hundred dollars per year for
each or the next two years, beginning
January LIST, 1918, is hereby appro-
priated to cover the share OF SAID
county in the expense OF such WORK,
which sum shall be raised by taxa
ton. That there be and is hereby
levied upon all OF the taxable property
of said Grant county the sum OF Ill
teen hundred dollars for such purpose
to be collected with the taxes OF 1917,
and like sum to be collected with the
taxes OF 1918.
That the county clerk of said county
is hereby directed to make appllca-
ton on behalf of said county, as pro-
vided by law, for the appointment and
establishment of such county repre-
sentative. That a member Of this
board be selected by it to act with the
chairman of the board and the county
SUPERINTENDENT
county as a special committee on agr1-
culture.
Dated November 18th, 1917.
JAY F. MORSE.
It was moved by Mr.. Eastman and
seconded by Mr. Kleinhammer that all
resolutions presented before the DOaro
this evening be laid over to tomorrow
evenings session, to afford more time
at Wednesday mornings session Tor
the discussion of road matters in con-
junction with the representative OF
the highway commission. Motion
carried.
Mr.. Niehaus presented the follow
ing resolution
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE
MONEY FOR THE AID OF THE
GRANT COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
The county board of supervisors OF
the county of Grant do ordaln as
follows:
There is appropriated from the gen
er2l fund OF the county OF Grant the
sum OF $3.50 tor the benefit OF the
Grant county council OF defense, TO
be expended by said council Tor the
purpose Of carrying on its Work, I'M
uer the advice OF the Wisconsin state
council OF defense, during the time
the United States Of America is at
war
Of the sum so appropriated the sum
of $342.60 shall be Immediately para
to the secretary Of said county cOun-
Gil to be used in the repayment OF the
amount advanced to the county by
said county council. The balance of
such appropriation shall be paid from
time to time to said county council on
the order of the county clerk, counter
signed by the chairman OF this board,
in. such amounts as the chairman and
secretary OF said county council shall
certify to be necessary.
Dated November 18th, 1917.
c.. j. NIE1AUS.
1t was moved by Mr.. Kleinhammer
and seconded by Mr.. Mathews that the
rules be suspended and action be
taken at once on the above resolu-
ton Motion carried.
Under suspension of the rules, it
was moved by Mr. Thomas and duly
seconded that the resolution be adopt
ed by unanimous vote. The resolu-
ton was adopted unanimously.
The report of w. G. Livingston,
county treasurer, was presented and
referred to the committee on finance.
l. is as follows:
SUMMARY GRANT COUNTY TREAS
URER'S REPORT