Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-20

i Re-eIect Educational Commissioners.
G. j. Ragatz was unanimously re-
elected as member OF the county
school committee
New and Old Bridges.
4 $22, 912.66 was expended for bridg-
es during the year Aid was voted to
the sum of $11,274.4O. Estimates
have been prepared for new bridges
costing s12,4S166 The aid voted for
these was $6,140.S2. The petition for
the town of Paris for aid on the
Dickeyville-Potosi road, was tabled
Oiling of roads will be done free
where the town buys the oil.
Favor tuberculosis SanitOrium.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the board:
WHEREAS, recent examinations of
registrants has demonstrated the pre-
valence of tuberculosis within Grant
county, and the safety of persons SO
affected and that of the community
demands that such persons be given
an opportunity for proper care and
treatment, and
WHEREAS, it seems probable that
many of our boys who have seen SER
vice in the present war have become
affected with this disease and should
be entitled to such care as can be
given them;
i BE 1T RESOLVED by the County
Board of Supervisors of Grant Coun-
ty: That a sanitorium for the treat
ment of tuberculosis be established by
Grant cOunty>of such size as will ad-
equately provide for the cases likely
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That said county purchase or pro
vide site for such sanitorium and
construct and equip proper buildings
for the treatment of persons suffering
from tuberculosis;
That a committee of five members
of this board be appointed by the
Chairman to cause complete plans
drawings and specifications of such
buildings to be prepared and submit
ted to the State Board of Control for
its approval, and exact estimates OF
cost of construction thereof to be
formulated and of suitable site and
that such committee report its rec
concentrations to the Chairman, with
such plans and estimates. as soon as
business conditions and cost of ma
terialS would justify construction:
That the Chairman be authorized
and directed to call a special meeting
of the board to adopt and act upon
such plans and the actual construc-
ton Of such buildings and appropria-
tons therefor, or that, if in his judg-
ment business conditions do not war
rant an earlier construction, he re-
tain such report and submit it to this
board at its next regular session.
Raise RAWiCfnr in prOhoxa
The board raised the salary of Jas.
McBrien from $1,000 to $1,000 per
year.
$4,000 for United War Work.
The board adopted the report of the
committee recommending that $4,000
be appropriated for the United W.
Drive fund. Mr.. Orchard of Lancas-
ter, and Mrs. Harris of Milwaukee.
had previously pleaded for generous
aid. The board generously respond
ed to this patriotic call.
County Property improvements.
The board voted to build new COW
barn at the farm The barn will ac-
comodate 60 cows with other pens,
etc. A concrete silo will be built.
The cost is estimated at $4,000. The
cement walks leading to the court
house will be rebuilt to allow the
wa .er to drain away; and elastic
, pi,ch will be put in between the walls
OF building and walks. Mortar Joints
on cutstone water table at the said
courthouse will be repainted I'M
provements at the Jail andoffice APP
planes at the courthouse were asked
for and granted. A supplemental re-
port asking that the asylum trustees
be empowered to repair the we'll cas-
ing or equip the farm spring for
pumping water, was passed by the
board
Defeat Raise for Court Clerk.
The raise asked for by the clerk OF
circuit court was defeated by ballot.
$500 additional was asked.
Road and Bridge Committee.
The distribution of responsibility
for the roads and bridges of the coun-
ty was placed as follows:
Rundell-Clifton, Wingville, Fenni-
more, Liberty, Ellenboro, Lima.
Kettler 4Harrison, Platteville, Smell
ser, Hazel Green, jamestown, Paris.
esperman-Potosi, No. Lancaster,
SO. Lancaster, Little Grant, Beetown,
Waterloo, Mt. Ida.
i Metcalf- Cassyille, Glen Haven,
Bloomington, Patch Grove, Wyalus-
ing.
Woodman, Mt. Hope, Mill
vile, Marion Hickory Grove, Wat
Iterstown Muscoda, Boscobel, Castle
Rock.
Finance Committee Report.
The finance committee recommend
ed the following sums be raised by
taxation:
For schools -------------- 1852. so
State taxes -------------- 106,9SS.S7
Special charges for chart
table and penal institu-
tions 4.304.6O
i Special loans to towns, cit
les and villages ---z-- 2,21S.65
Special loans to schools 20,241.57
Soldiers and Sailors relief 100000
Mothers pension --------- 100000
i Asylum bonds e int. ---- $4,000
y Cnurfxy 70z cE0 rE