Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-26

anxious citizens of Dodgevllle would fiat
ter our taxpayers that something less
would be sufficiently respectable for Iowa
county!
/ So much for facts, Let not tht voters
i be deceived by and such representations /;
they are got up for effect, as they may
find to their cost. But what Did our pres
/ ent county buildings cost? Does not any
+ old settler know that they have cost the
county some THIRTY OR FORTY
+ THOUSAND DOLLARS ? And that
some FIVE THOUSAND dollars have been
/ A, pended il repairs since 1850. And is
this all to be thrown away under the pre-
tense that new ones and better ones can
be erected cheaper Away with such
|nonsence! They who talk it do not be-
ieve it. New buildings, with any reas-
enable accommodations, viii cost, at least,
+ TWENTY THOUSAND dollars. We
object to the proposition,
ii. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE
THE ENPESsE TO PAY.-The Dodgeyille
people say " No,"-they will build the
buildings. Are they in earnest? Who
believes it? Let US test their sincerity.
When the bill was taken before the Leg
islature, Ir. STERLING offered an amend
ment, PROVIDING THAT THE PEOPLE OF
DoDGEvILIR Should SECURE THE coUS-
rY AGAIa. rAxArioS. Did the Dodge
vile people accept the Amendments No
And why7 Because they would have
been under some LEGAL OBLIGATION to
to 10 50, while now they are under none
IF they were willing to secure the people,
would they not have agreed 10 it then?
But they say they have deposited S.
600 Of bonds with the County Treasurer,
and they have reported in some parts Of
the county that they have deposited S.
600 or $4,000 Of cash with the same Of
5cer. Now it is true that they have de-
posted $4,000 of what they call bonds
with the Treasurer, but 10 CASH and, so
far as legality Is concerned, they might
as we'll have deposited the bonds with the
man in the moon. But not one dollar Of
the bonds could be collected, as they are
without any authority in law and are void
on their very face, and could be with
drawn at any time after election and the
people might whistle. Why. then were
they deposited! Why. simply to gull the
public. They expect TO find few who
viii swallow the bait, hook and ALL
Bat suppose the bonds were valid. How
long would it take to collect $4,000 from
twenty individuals Why, from two 10
three years would be a reasonable time.
And what kind Of buildings could be built
from the proceeds A good CouRr
HousE, and a good, secure JAN, with
residence fer the Jailor's family, aud fire.
proof buildings for the county officers =
Who believes itz There is not a me-
chanic in Iowa County, who knows his
business. who would Iare to sake his rep
ulatiou by asserting such nonsense. Do
the Dodgeville people intend to turn in
their Town Hall FOR Court House, at
value Of $1,000 It has been asserted
that This is the way the propose 10 pay
their Bonds. Would this satisfy the peo-
plez The fact is, as we .Einb,
!. They DO not intend to pay the
bonds.
?. They cannot be compelled to pay
them, for they are illegal
3. They are insufficient. if paid, as no
county can build SUITABLE buildings for
less than 100000.
We wish this latter fact to be noted
who, then, VIII pay The expense The
Taxpayers must answer.
Our objection is
III BECAUSE WE CANNOT AT
FORD THE BY.-We have
shown that it VIII require $4,000 10
erect new and suitable buildings, and this
with the cash ; Grant, Dane, and other
counties, build with cash Iowa county
must build with COUNTY ORDERS
Orders now are worth from go cts to IS
els. Should we commence erecting build
ings, the market would be flooded with
them, and they would come down TO so
cents. Twenty thousand dollars in cash
would equal forty thousand in orders );
which, with the other expenses of the
county, would amount 10 nearly FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS before the
buildings would be completed
And what would be the proportion Of
tax TO the several towns? We repeat the
table complied from the records in the
Clerks Office, and we ask the people Of
those towns whether the removal will be
of so much value 10 them?
Town. Val. Prop Co. Tax.