Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-01-18
from The Tri-INcek'y Expcr:m mt.
COUN ~ MATTERS.

( COUNTY, MATTERS
The Board of Supervisors comnlcnc ID lis session
on Monday, and adjourned Oh Saturday of the past
week..
On "Wednesday a committee. formed of Mess
Sl1wson Of Racine, Phcp= o. Southport, an Nj =
OF Caledonia. appointed TO settle with Ike
Treasurer of the comfy The conn itt,c spclt
over two days. II exam uinr the books. p4pcrs ard
tran a"tion1 OF the 'Grrasur, for the wear ISt9-
which resulted The entire satisfaction Of The com.
mittre and the Board Balance due tn, Treasurer,
/ j. 1iurbar, 70 ty-eight do a~. and ono ce is.
Mr. liurIbert deserves muc'l credit or the PROMPT
ana faithful manner in which he has DISCHARGED fhr
duties Of tLs Office When he came IN on the # st
of January, SO, THIS county was indrb'c ed to the
State over six thous;nd aud four hundred dola s
With Only fourteen hundred dollars in cash and to-.
rtoraI scrip, to meet it, he has maI arad the funds
{ Of the county to reduce this q, BIT TO a mcrc
frac iou which will be- rtnc.cd and a b,,nucc Of
over $500 will be- cue from the State to the comfy
as soon The county's bill for boarding Stale
( Prisoners. for II" wear lSiJ, g allowed.
! The Office of District Attorney und~r the new
statutes, is sa!aripd office. The Board have fixrd
the salary OF the present incumbent II. b. lows.
lee, Esq, at 5000 "ach year during his term OF of.
tee. tic is OBLIGED to attend all suits in person or
| by proxy, n which the State is Il party and the
law prJ Us his recc!vin fec in ali s,IcI eases
Tia Board resolved not 10 allow any fawycrs fec
bills after this date.
report OF the rece ps and rxp"nli urcs for the
year 1913, and of the accounts allowed will som
be published This IS good provision of the new
statutes and will TT the people know what their
moa"y has been paid out TO-
Iii Is ard az ln'zrd cw town. SIX M cs square
to b. called Dow, The reorraphcal limit cf
which Is. tow ship 3. This township has never
had any organ'zltjon. /" wing been suhdivdcd and
attached to the towns of Ynrkvil'c Rochester and
| TX lrIl ufr+On 'ho,- al ,I,,
three towns. rs foIlowsbv taking off strip ono
mie wide from the north SIDE of Paris attaching it
TO o!kvllte-bv taking off STRIP one half of u
mi wide from the moth side Of B itol aud attach.
M it to Paris. Tbs leaves each of The thee last
mrnt omcd towns six miles square
/ lere are now twelve Towns IN this County
each six miles so and three. six hv eight mi.rs
rxclusi, Of Southport and Racine, viz:-Wncat
! land, Bull ncton and Rochct ter.
lie Board put stop to another. and tho last
violation of the law which has heretofore been tier
III tied to be done. TO wit: allowing the Treasures
OF the county 20 charge and recrirc q commission
OF one per cent. for paving over to their srccrssort
IN office the funds in the treasury and the succcs
sofS taking one per cent for receiving the sanr
Nla m these funds they counted. not only cash,
out de lhqnent LANDS and personal property re.urn-
ed Tor hon-payment of Taxes. tax certificates conn
" derS. not cancelled, and crev evidence Of d. 1T
he'd by the comfy, whether good for ANYTHING or
"''' lit Ia" dIto"S tle cisHrCr cent
On all m'aies received and piid out by him. for
county purposes Mr.. Raymond, the late Treas
urer took his per cent on the amount in the Office
S293o, when he delivered up TO the present in
cumbent Mr.. Huclbu.t, who declined taxin. any
per ccntage. Thus an end has been pnt 10 on.
mode of gouging the county.
Over tour. ffths Of the expenses of this c,u,,,,
were from criminal prosecutions, of which South-
port takes the lead
The amount OF county tax levied :hi. war ia
over $4,000, Of which Southport pass 81 0O6 "a
The Board took up another matter with which
IN Their ob'cfol capacity, they had no,hinr to do
that is, the division of the county Their rich, and
The propricty of their signing a remopstrance IN
their individual capacity as members Of tho Conn.
ty Foard no ono doubts.
remonstraHce setting forth that thu. division, or
the county of Racine is uncaIIcd for aud NOT d,.;
cd ~ any portion OF the same, except Southport
and prompted by them out Of pure selfxhncss in
S'eah OIL the wants aud desires Of the other horizons
OF INC county, &C, was brought up. accompanied
Win resolution, requiring the Clerk OF the Board
to send copy of the same TO each member Of bo,L
branches OF the Legislature AYES and navs wero
called-ayes 10 nays 3: four members heinz all.
sent. The three members voting no. were Fo.,n-
oil "hcatlahd, Mari of Pleasant Prairie and Pbrlns
OF So"thport Levi Grant. Chairman. voting YES.
motion was then made that statement Of Tho
vote, noting absent members, be forwarded with
the FeInonsrance, which was gagged As tbo
matter now stands the remonstrance goes forth .,
II 1t had the unanimous assent Of the Board in ia
passage.