Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
Special Report of the Chairman

Special Report of the Chairman
To the Honorable Board Of Super
visOrs of Grant County,
Gentlemen:
On or about January 1st of this year
at the time that t1e officers elected
were assuming the duties of their Of
fees, my attention was directed by the
incoming sheriff to certain conditions
which existed at the Jail and sheriff's
residence.
discovered on investigation that a
wide crack had appeared at the place
where the Jail proper joins the rest
dence on the north side. | also found
that after the furniture and draperiee
had been removed Dy the outgoing
sheriff, that the walls of most of the
rooms were badly sOiled and needed
to be repapered and also that after
carpets and rugs were removed most
of the old floors were in bad CON
dition
then called Mr.. Robert BROKER,
contractor, into consultation. We then
discovered that the plaster III all the
rooms was loose, more or less, from
the lathing and that paper would
probably bring the plaster entirely
off in many places. At about the
same time we received q visit from
the state inspector and he ordered
that some of the rooms be renovated
and done over to conform to their
rules and regulations.
The result then was that 7, upon my
own responsibility, ordered the follow
ing work to be done. / had ordered
the ceilings and walls of four rooms
upstairs besides the upstairs hall COW
cred with wall board and also the
ceilings of the two north rooms down
stairs finished in the same manner.
the downstairs hall and the two south
rooms having been finished in that
manner two or three years ago.
also had the outside wall fixed as
best | could. ! then had new hard
wood floors placed in the upstairs hall
and also in three bedrooms and in ad-
dition a few minor improvements.
The amount of the bill paid to Mr..
Broker was $SS2.S0
l then engaged Mr.. Ernest Lane
to finish the wall board, sides and
ceiling with two coats of paint and to
finish the new hardwood floors in a
proper manner also to refnish the
woodwork in all the other rooms and
repaint the walls and ceilings of the
rooms on the south downstairs. His
bill for labor and material amounted
to $31615.
In my opinion more work should be
arranged for by this board. There
should be new hardwood floors order
ed for the two north rooms down.
stairs and the southeast room and l
recommend that the committee from
this board give the matter considera-
ton. | have also just learned that
the roof is leaking and therefore
needs immediate attention. With the
last named items remedied the
building will be more nearly in keep
ing with the other county buildings.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Lancaster, Wis, Nov. Is, 1921.
Joseph T. Bennett, Chairman.
The board then proceeded to the
election Of q, chairman for the ensuing
year. 1t was moved by Mr.. Brown
and duly. seconded that the vote be by
reclamation Motion carried. j.
Bennett was placed in nomina-
ton lv Mr.. Hartman and there being
no other nominations Mr.. Bennett was
declared unanimously elected.
Tie chairman then MAIDS some re-
marks concerning the operation and
expenses of Grant Coun-
ty and the expenditure Of taxes
raised for various purposes.
The annual report of the trustees of
the Grant County Asylum and County
Home was presented in printed form
by Mr.. J. B. Mauer and referred to
the Committee on Charitable Institu-
tions and Public Properly.