Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-11-19

ment concrete; 40 miles of bitumino g.
macadam; 1885 miles of gravel.
Report of Highway Committee.
The highway committees report as
adopted in entirety by the board will
appear in the regular board proceed
ings to be published in few weeks.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing expenditures:
Road machinery $4,000.
Salary of highway commissioner
$4,000.
Clerk hire $500.
Travelling expense $1,000.
Assistant to commissioner $1,000
Travelling expense for same $1,000.
Acquired federal right of way
$4,000.
Machine maintenance $4,000.
Maintenance county trunk lines
$4,000.
Commissioner Mink receives raise
of salary from $1,000 to $4,000 His
clerk will receive $500 from 5000. The
committee endorsed Mr. Mink's adj
ministration of the Office.
Raise Officers Salaries.
County officials salaries were rails
ed effective jan LIST, 1921 as follows:
Dist. Attorney $1,000
Register of Deeds $500.
Clerk of Court $3.50 and fees.
Co. Treasurer $500.
Co. Clerk $4,000.
To meet present needs of the Of
ficials the following is effective Jan
LIST, 1919 to Jan. 1st 1920
Judge Goodsell will receive $500 a
year as Juvenile Court Judge. This is
a permanent feature.
Co. Treasurer 5000 for clerk hire
Register of Deeds 5000 for clerk
hire as need appears.
Clerk of Court $3.50 for clerk hire.
County Clerk S 90 for clerk hire in
stead of $1O0.
Janitor $1,000 a year instead of
$84O
County Agricultural Exhibit.
On motion of Mr.. Eastman the
board authorized an agricultural ex-
hibit from this county at the next
state fair This will consist of corn,
grain, fruits, vegetables, hay, gras-
ses, forage crops, ETC., raised in the
county. $500 was appropriated for
such an exhibit.
County Property Report.
The committee on charitable insti-
tutions and public property recon-
mended a large sign at the county
home gateway The Jail will be i'm
proved with a bathroom for the sher-
ifs family and detention inmates.
The iron door to the cell room will
be fixed to allow food to enter with
out opening the door The janitor's
bedroom will be turned over to the
sheriff who will give his present
quarters up to the county agent. New
quarters will be found for the janitor.
H. S. Rhodes was allowed two feet
on the north side of his building next
to the jail for building a stairway.
Renew Bridge Franchise.
The Union Bridge company of Pit
Andrew and Blue River had it's fran
chise granted in 1899 renewed indie
terminately.
Committee on Education.
The report of this committee was
passed as follows;
Co. Supt. salary $1,000. Travelling
expense $3.50
Asst. Co. Supt $1,140
Supervising teachers $3.50 each for
ten months. CThey receive 500 a
month from the state.)
500 school contests.
County DepOsitaries.
The four Lancaster banks and the
Fennimore State bank were selected
as depositaries of county funds The
interest rate in 2-3 per cent on daily
balances.
County Home Matters.
The county board appropriated
$4,000 in addition to $4,000 already
appropriated for a COW barn at the
county farm The committee found
that completed building with ST.
10 would cost $19,974 Work will be-
gin next year Any deficit will be
cared for at the next county board
meeting The water works system at
the county home cost $9,945.06. R.
Never Jr. was reelected as trustee
for three years. The Sarah Malone
case came before the board and a mo-
ton to settle the item with Platte
vile city on a $3.50 basis was lost.
The issue will probably be carried
to the courts for settlement. Sarah
Malone now deceased, was a county
charge from Platteville. Her scalp
was torn off in a laundry accident and
subsequent infection required con-
slant and expensive attention. The
interest. Platteville city has refused
to pay the full sum.
The asylum report shows 21S in
mates in the asylum and home at
present. The expense of mainten-
ance is 1915 per capita in the asylum
and $3.6S in the home. This includes
board and clothing.
Miscellaneous Items.
$50 was granted to the Children's
Home Finding Society. The present
county state road and bridge commit
tee was reelected. Newspapers will
receives $35 for publishing proceed
ings of the board The chairman and
county clerk will execute all orders
and have charge of all county prop
erty. Resolutions were passed in
memory of DIR. Ed Mcdonald, Cuba
City, board member for many years.
All physicians bills for examination