This collection contains: Annexation Files, which include plat maps designating the
areas of annexation, along with correspondence, ordinances, petitions, reports, and
legal and administrative files documenting the process of annexation. The majority
of the annexation files are arranged by resolution number. Highway Files include
administrative and legal files dealing with laying out, improving, or vacating
roads, streets, sanitary sewers, sidewalks, and alleys along with public notices of
hearings, resolutions, town orders, and petitions. Justice of the Peace records
include arrest and litigation records, bail bonds, civil warrants, judgments and
awards, criminal complaints and warrants, receipts for bounties paid, search
warrants, summons and subpoenas.
The Town Clerk’s Record Books have proceedings of town meetings and some also contain
other matters such as the proceedings of the Town Board, financial records, oaths of
office, register of town officers, and road records; some years of the proceedings
are missing. The surveys are filed by Quarter Section. All surveys are from Town 8
North, Range 21 East with the exception of the survey of the proposed Village of
Riverdale and the east quarter of section 4. The rest of the Town of Granville
records include proceedings of the Board of Equalization, proceedings and officers
of the Board of Health, proceedings of the Board of Review, Civil Service
Ordinances, record of books for the Library, and correspondence of the Town
Attorney. Materials from the Town Assessor, Town Board of Supervisors, Town Clerk,
and Town Treasurer are included as well.
There are also numerous bound volumes in this collection. The Town Highway Record is
divided into four sections: Register of overseers of highways and term of office,
Proceedings of Town Board, Record of the boundaries of road districts, and Highway
tax lists. The Election Record covers election information for various Granville
officials. The Town of Granville collection also contains maps from the Milwaukee
County Regional Planning Department and Wisconsin Highway Commission, various
official town maps, as well as proposed bus routes to nearby cities.
Records from Granville schools are largely comprised of annual reports and legal
files which focus on the redistricting of town school districts and joint school
districts. The annual reports are not a complete set; some years or portions
(districts) of some years are missing. Many reports contain a school census, listing
names of children and other information. The School District No. 4 files contain
bound volumes, including the Classification and Standing Record which is a complete
record of the classification of the school. Information provided includes name of
pupil, age, subject and grade, daily program of recitation, and teacher’s report to
successor. Also included is a manual of the elementary course of study. The School
Library Record is primarily comprised of two sets of records: The first part
consists of the Record of Books in Library. The second part of the volume contains
the School Library Record and details the daily distribution of library books. The
Teacher’s Daily Register is an attendance record book for primary grades. Also
included are monthly summaries and a register of visitors.
