Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-29
County Board Of Supervisors -Annual Session. :


Ga motion, ordered that the County Treasur-
er purchase tlle necessary. fuel for tile several
County offices. daring the present year
On. motion, Reso!red, That the Clerk of the
Board of sSn perry isors. purchase the Stationery
for the different County offices during the pres
ent year. and Is hereby instructed TO obtain 1t
az home providedit can be obtained a; the same
rates adding freight be obtained else
where. - r
| Committee on Town organization made the
following report:
To tie Honorable Beard Of Supervisors Of tie County
Yeur. Committee Town Organization to which the
petition OF Gilbert Laws for license establish Fer
the Wisconsin River report that said Laws not
the subject, recommend that license granted said
Gilbert Laws AL OF which is respectfully submitted.
NA B. PARKINSON, Chm of Com
On motion of Mr.. Strong. report was amend
ed As follows Resoircd, That Mr.. Laws be
al!owd his petition after complying with the
Law licensing ferries
Mr. Noble moved for appropriation of $500
for Bridges for the Town of Waldwick. Motion
lost. " .HsL
Committee on Town organization reported in
favor Of division of the Town of Waldvick.--
iieport accepted.
Committee on Taxes reported as follows:
The Committee to whom was referred the sub
iect of the annual tax levy for 1859, report As
follows:
That they have examined the Books of the
County, and have ascertained as near as posi-
Bile, the outstanding Indebtedness of the County
up TO the present time to be 81 900
Ar'oQnt of claims reported To the Committee
on Claims, and confirmed by the Board, and or
ders directed to be drawn, So 555.
Total amount of assessed property in the
County, S3.950223 %.
To meet the engagements of the County, we
recommend tax of five mills on the dollar.
The State Tax will amount to l 80 100 mills
on the dollar valuation. amounting to $3.50 u
The School Tax TO p mills on TIE dollar, val
uatior amounting to S2,633 IS.
Also. tax of 1850, to be levied on the Town
and City of Mineral Point.
B. F. THOMAS,
#H," HENRY PLowMAS,
q. C.. MEIGs.
Report read. and adopted unanimously.
On motion, the following order in relation to
division Of the Town of WaldwIcli, was carried.
See al YertIsement.l
Adjourned to meet at o'clock p NJ
2 O'clock, P. NJ.
Com n.ttee to whom Mr. Strong's resolution
ou County Poor was referred, reported rs fol-
lows:
Resoioed That from and after the first day Of June
n. $780, the distinction between County Poor and Town
Poor, shall be abolished, and the poor from and
the purpose of carrying into effect the spirit this res
outon there shall be elected the present sessi of
tins Board three county Superintendents whom
shall hod his Office for the of year. one who
on
70 hold has oaee three years who shall proceed 20 qua
in accordance with the Statutes in such case ade
aud provided, whose duty it shall be ascertain as near
rs p"Sshie the number of pa7pers in the county, the
condition OF each, how many require fun support and
formation as sia he necessary 10 enable item to form,
an estimate what would be the probable expenses
.rstcli Ana on The first day Of june next, TO take
charge of the poor Of the county, and to make such
elnents for their maintanauce and support
shall deem best ~ the interest of the county
that tile Town Treasurors be required to pay
said m
that shall INFO their hands which IS shall
law appropriated for the support OF the poor and the
said Superintendent hereby instructed and directed
n 'ortion Of which shall be timber Ian0 and sit,ta6
the Of the county ract cable the price
of which snail not exceed four thousand dollars t. be
paid two annual HstaliIneuts the FIRST be PAID
the first dty June 1861 aud the second to be l1d on
the first of june lSG2.
Motion to adopt was carried.
On motion, Hcsslref. That the Board proceed
to elect three SGperntendeats of the Poor, in
order 10 carry oUt the law relating TO the report
Motion carried.
Mr.. Joiner moved to reconsider the vote ia
ken on the adoption of the foregoing report
Notion lost.
On motion, Rcsolyod, That this Board proceed
10 ballot for each Superintendent separately ::
the first for three years, the second for two years
and the third for one year. On proceeding %
ballot the result was as iollows:
On lst BALLOT. Little for years
81 . r. Plowman 2
81 Is. r. Thomas d" l
On motion, RESOLVED, That the amount Of pen
atty 70 be inserted in each OF the Bonds of the
County Superintendents of the Poor, be five
thousand dollars.
On motion. Resolred That the members of the
present Building Committee he, and hereby are,
appointed for another year sad Committee
On motion of Mr. Little that the Town Of Lin
den be appropriated the sum of two hundred
dollars for Bridge purposes. Motion lost
The Bonds OF AieSS!S. Little PlOwmaD and
Thomas IS Superintendents Of Co. Poor were
presented aud daily approved by the Board
On motion, Board adjourned sine die.
Attest NJ. III. CURRY, Clerk
CO. BID Sup'rs, Iowa Co., Wis.