Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-23

Highway commissioner cut from
So 500 total to $500 total This in
cIudes salary of commissioner and
clerk and travelling expense.
Officers Claims Granted
EX-sheriff He'll was allowed $1199.85
for claims Nov. 1, 1920, to Jan. l, 1921.
Sheriff Holmes was allowed $4y438. 81
for claims Jan. l to Nov. /, 1921.
Justices claims Of $1,00520 were al.
lowed.
Report on Public Property
The committee on public property
recommended 81 900 for a new poultry
house, $4,000 for a new hoghouse at
the county farm. $4,000 was recon-
mended for painting at the county
asylum and home. The new barn
cost the county $17,119.52, Pennock
& Block, contractors. The committee
recommended the county do not buy
an automobile for the superintendent
but that old automobile be given to
Supt. Burris for use at the home with
the right +" trade for a new car, pay
ing the difference out of his pocket.
$500 car expense per annum was al
lowed. The total appropriation of the
committee was $9,075.17 and the re-
port was adopted
Helping the Unfortunate
Rev. L. G. CatchpoIe of the Child
rens Home Finding society was al
lowed $200-an annual gift of the
board.
Reject Personal Damage Claim
The board rejected the claim of Roy
Church for damages of $1,700 to him
self and $500 to his car in an accident
near Woodman last June, Mr., Church
had previously filed a claim with the
town board of WoGdman, his claim
being rejected there.
- Vote Resolutions OF Respect
Resolutions of Respect were voted
in memory of John Gardner, Platte
vile, and r. Meyer Jr., Lancaster,
y Miscellaneous Elections
George Brown Of Millville was
elected vice-ehairman of the board.
The old road and bridge committee,
Kelly, Kettler, Rundell, Metcalf and
Vesperman were unanimously re-
elected.
c. j. Ragatz of Potosi was re-elect-
ed member Of the county educ ational
committee.
The law requires that three prac-
tical farmers, one a county board
member, comprise the committee on
agriculture. Geo SnoWden, Platte
Vile; VIM. FrankenhofT Hickory CIR;
C. w Patterson, Hazel Green, COM
prise the committee selected,
A claim of Meyer & orchard for
1907 rs i'll handling the Sarah Malone
litigation, was allowed
The township bridge aid of $25,201.
"a was allowed Ivy the board
Lancaster Banks County DepOSitarieS
The four Lancaster banks were
fun I-
with an interest rate of 4.51 per cent
on daily balances.
"Can' Snow Removal Petitions
The five snow removal petitions, af-
fecting roads as follows, were tabled
by the board
Fennimore-Bosco Fennimore-Mt.
Hope; Fennimore-M ontfort; Fenni
more-Lancaster a Wingville road.
Highway Engineer Reilly advised
the board that snow removal was
proposition best handled locally.
Mr.. Reilly in his talk on highway
matters urged the board to purchase
standing piles of tailings in the cOun-
ty for future use He said that GER
tain owners of failing piles were hold
ing them at fictitious value and
urged stiff assessment. He also
asked for legislation to owners of
asked for legislation compelling own
ers of trucks to show their load in
plain figures so that too heavy trucks
could be kept off roads not intended
for too heavy traffic.
Refund to Town of EllenbOrO
The town of EllenbOro was refund
ed $3.50 on an over assessment last
year for a federal road job.
Damage Done by RayenOuS Dogs
Claims OF $3,114.70 were presented
for damage done to livestock by dogs,
Most of these claims were allowed.
The claims for killed and injured:
SO sheep, 8 geese, four hogs, s cattle.
Report of Income assessor
The income assessors report gives
the following statistics in personal
22,0S0 horses, worth $1,6S5.713
$4,000 cattle, worth $4,630,24S,
$500 sheep, worth $S1,S60.
Sc. POS swine, worth $911.462.
Merchants stock worth S2,106,935.
Logs and timber worth $34,957
Leaf tobacco worth $30.957.
Prop. and franchises worth S336,976
Bank stock worth $1,277,224.
6097 automobiles worth $2,11S,515
Sc other vehicles worth SO, 045.
Other personal prop. worth S1,208,851
The total personal property is $14,
S1S09S with an assessed valuation Of
S13.S17,316. The total real esate is
SS0.7S2 ,954 with an assessed valuation
OF 500 .364,706
The actual value OF all property is
$95.601 ,052 and the assessed value Of
all property is $S3,1S2,022.
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