Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-09-28

No. III.-who WIN Foot the Bill!

Having shown that no suitable County Build
ings can be erected for less than $4,000 in cash,
/ now proceed to inquire - where is the $40
6J0 TO come from Win the people Of Dodge
Vile, who are the only parties to be benefited
by the change, 50 10 work and give such guar
ranty to the taxpayers Of tic county as viii
etfectually secure them against the excessive
taxation which would otherwise result Have
they given any such guaranty Is the sab
scription OF some 81 Geo. which they display in
the columns Of their local paper, sufficient to
satisfy the citizens Of this county? Even were
the sum large enough which it is not. by al
least Sl5,000-have We any security that it
would be paid, or that il could be collected p
Who would undertake to build the county
buildings and take The subscription for pay. at
fifty cents on the dollar, were the parties legal
ly liable, as it Is we'll understood they are not
How does any one know whether these sub
Iscriptious are made in good failh or rot? How
does any enc know what REPRESENTATIONS have
/ been made to the people OF Dodgevile in order
to induce them to subscribe Should these
subscriptions be demanded, how Is it known
7 tley viii not be refused on tie ground Of fraud
or misrepresentation But. allowing them to
be genuine and subscribed in good faith. the
fact stiu stands out that they are no better than
/ 50 much mercantile paper, which it would re-
/ quirc two or three years hard dunuing, and no
small amount of expense, to collect and which.
when collected, would hardly lay he foundation
Of respectable county buildings. The question
tlco which vi, n r..,,-,..ye,s l,,, t,,-,.-,,.
- whether we are. +. lli. r., ,,7 ,l ...,.r,,,,.
tri. ef voting. 10 remove Tia C,,,,,,t, .,, ,-;+1
.f.. certainty Of urovidI,.r bz the s.p of conn
IL orders for the erection Of new BUILDINGS or
not +? For this is what it viii have to come to /;
and no one can define tic expense Contracts
may be made at $1,000 or 500 600. vet the ex-
perience Of every man Who ever atteIDDted to
bujld himself a house or even = l,ru win taacb
/ him 10 take the contract l,ric.. dc,. Iait aud
ala t,r.,t,-- fi,, nor. cont FIR o,,t;,,,,ai, .l
then he Viii know nearly what Lis ip,,,ro,.o.
mani. viii cost And d,,.. .,.,, ~, !,
Iieva tlat the countv or nm, ,nl1;c ~ 49,
corpora.iop. ear, build rs cLearlv a. rri,-,t..
individual who oversees his o,,,, l,,,si,oss .
The. o,,o-o4io,,s lll,,. ,,o,.ar.1 1o.. ~ 10
li-,or,, If ,,-.rv- seat, .,.I ,-,4,-; T-.;o,
might teach rs a lesson. The State CanitoI Of
Ohio was estimated and contracted al $500 600
ITS actual cost has bceD 90 O0oo9o Wis.,.
81, !. ..,.I,r,,, 1,., C,ar;tol .......4 ,;..
of $4,000 1t is now estimated il will take
100000 70 conrlet. the enlargement The
,,,esar+ County 1,il4ire,s Of T,,,a c.,,, Wv.
a.+i,c,t.l u aI,,t slt0ao -,foo Io,o ...f,al-
,os. over $40 ono So a7v,,.s Inv. ,..1,,l.-
lions proved themselves f,lIac,ons. and 50 viii
they until human nature changes, until contract
ors and politicians become honest men, and un-
iii Iowa county orders are worth one hundred
cents on the dollar.
v,y er,,,,o-, +. ,,eor1 ~ II +. cc4,.,+,-o. n
,,-,,,- ,1. County >..at + H. l..a,.,Il. tl.o
vote c"ilo1'I"H"' 10 the VOTERS OF can 'Hes
give their votes tor considerations NliI they
vote with the express understanding that they
shal not be required to ~ amy tax to pay the
expense Of such removal: Where IS the guar
ranty Is there anything IN the law submit
ting the question which WiI release the people
from the payment OF such TAX, IN case they vote
IN favor OF such removal and IN case the Board
OF Supervisors, IN compliance with the law, pro
coed TO levy such tan )" such provision can
De found. 10 be sure such an amendment was
proposed and rejected by The friends q Dodge
vile. 1t was proposed 10 insert in the law a
P'o''so, li'aI .e people o. Doose'Il ID case Of
IelioFf' si''U'N erect buildings without expense
20 '"9 county, equa' 70 Hl"se A'" ]" use put
nc "oo'o n"' .'7leh 70 NE proposition - ana
why - l'' 'ne 'on''"si'" -tIesls'aole tAat
~ o'' ''0' 'S'' " i',' - 1I up 'ile D'iia-
''''>- "''.'.' --o' oe
Do-'1 = 0o'i'''''o-'' "l-0i '-''s co"'u Ao' IN
III II lney Fe"iy were VIKING 10 pay 'Ee eX-