Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-11-16


The Board of Supervisors for Iowa
County met IN tins City on Tuesday last,
in annual SESSION. for the transaction of
such business IS might iegIlimately come
before them. Every town was represent
ed, and the following gentlemen COM
posd the Board:
Town of Arena eiTDEoS " AsHMoRE,
Town OF CLYDE ALFRED G. TaURBKR,
Town OF DodgevIlle. SAMUEL w. REESE,
Village of Dodgevllle, THoNAs STEPHENS,
Town Of Highland, Dawn MCFARLAND,
Town of Linden, kgAEeIs LITTLE,
Town Of Mliln, q. ID PErTYJoHS,
Town Of Ani. Point, PArEIcK OsDowD,
City Mini Pr. Isl Nd. CaSPFR EHAT,
I'd wd. JosEPH NUENsTER,
Town Of Pulaski OLIVER p. UNDEgwooD,
Town of Ridgewav, ALEXANDER CAMPBELL,
Town of " aldwIck. HIRAM MORMON,
Town of " yoming, I.EMUEL ". joiner
Mr.. ishmore was again elected Chair
man of the Board. 4 very large amount
OF the business before the Board was the
auditing ana allowing accounts, Messrs.
Joiner Mcfarland and Mormon acting as
The auditng committee. Messvs. Camp
bell, Peuyjohn and Underwood were
committee to settle with the County Off
GERS, and Messrs. Nfuenster, Reese and
O'Dowd 10 examine and report upon the
condition OF the County Buildings. At
ter the report Of the County Board of
Canvassers, a motion was made by Col.
Stephens. that Dodgeville be now declared
the County Seat Of Iowa County, which
caused some discussion, The reading Of
the law iii relation to the Removal as pub
hshed IN the Madison ARGUS and also as
published in the volume Of State Laws.
The matter was finally disposed Of tenn
porarlly BY Resolution from Mr.. J oin-
er, that the mater Be referred to the
District Attorney, 10 report his opinion as
10 the Necessity of immediately removing
the County Offices IN order to comply with
the law Judge Jackson gave written
report showing eoncluslvely that such re-
moval was not necessary, which report
viii Be found 10 the repor, Of the proceed
lngs Of he Board. The citizens of Dodge
vile having preferred the use of the
Town Hall IN that Village, 10 be used
temporarily Tor County purposes, Com
mittee, consisting of AessrS. Joiner, Me
Farland aud Ashmore, was chosen to re-
pair to that place and examine said build
,nss, and report asto their opinion Of is
su.hcieacy for such purposes.
The Committee on their return report
ed the dimensions Of the Town Hall, with
us various rooms land that other buildings
were offered For county Offices
Resolutions were offered by 1Lr. Jo.N-
rR. Recommending the Reputation Of Iowa
County Bonds, il consequence Of their
having been Obtained by fraud AID sold
under tie protest Of majority Of The
Board u Supervisors a; .4at siase, wh:gh
resolution was adopted.
\ communication from tie CRY Coun-
eli WAS read, piedging the city Of Mineral
Point 10 DO al necessary repairs on the
county buildings az long as the County
Seat i kept y tbs city.
Messrs. joiner, Mcfarland, Little,
Campbell and Underwood, were appoint
ed Committee 70 confer wl,h tie citi-
zens Of DodseHiile IN relation to the cree
ton Of county buildings. with instructions
10 report At an adjourned meeting, on the
first Tuesday IN January, until which
time the county sea, matter vas post
poned
\ large amodnl Of other business was
transacted. and viii appear in the official
report winch we shall publish next week.
CoUSrs 0RpfRs.-The action of the
Board OF Supervisors, n Ievying tax Of
taar mills ou the dollar. We lanls unan- =