Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-03-19
HS'ice OF lie supreme CoA-t
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The COUNTY SEAT.

- from the lily OF N lncraI Point
10 the liiage Of Dodsevii.e. Asres;dents
q Mineral Point, we may be naturally ex-
pected to oppose the Removal OF the Coun-
" Seat, from personal interests. That we
sire thus influenced in mcasure.we make
no denial; and We feel that Il majority OF
me voters and taxpayers OF the County
VINO lock upon the effect Of the RomovaI Of
tae county Seat in all us bearings, VIII
readily conclude that their interests noint
IN the same direction We do not desire
she vote of any man against removal who
''eels that his interests and the interests Of
a majority Of the Tax payers Of the county
would be advanced by such removal We
nope lor fair, honest, legal vote upon the
question, with a full understanding of the
elect IN relation to Tax paying a. well as
other Interests, and then as good citizens.
all should eheerfuIly submit to the Will OF
abe majority.
The question was voted ut,on IN 1873 AZ
WINCH time It was understood, from pledr-
Is ana promises Of the citizens Of Dodge
fiiie that the County Buildings would lie
erected and completed BY THE PEOPLE OF
THAT VILLAGE, and that no Tax for that pur-
pose would he required upon the people Of
'he county To use their own language
ne citizens of Dodgeville would be res
ponsIblc for the erection Of as good County
buildings as there are at pres ent in Min
eral Ponit,-cxonerating the voters Of Iowa
INT. -.
q irn this understanding, a majority Of the
'*otes cast upon that question were in favor
'of Removal, which election was set aside
by the Supreme sGourt and now comes
again before the people Whether the peo-
pie OF Dodgeville made those pledges in
good faith or otherwise, re pretend not 70
say; but the result shows that they have
not been carried out as was expected Bva
large portion Of TIE voters Of the county.
No move has ever been made for the cree
tion of Offices, nor do the citizens Of that
place now pretend that the.. eyer conte1n-
plated furn'shine Il buildin. for that nur-
pose at their own expense. Here then
VIII be an item for taxation amo;ntinraS
estimated by competent persons. to near
sIOooor which must come from the peck
cts Of the Tax PAYERS should the Count
Seat be removed. The only building for
County purpose erected in Dodgevill,, IS
one designed for a Court House. which i
not yet completed, and for which the peo-
pie of the county have already been taxed
near $500 The lining and finishing Of
the cells Of the jail, which the citizens of
l'odgeyille do not propose to do # made =
secure a the Jail in this city. cannot he
done with sum much. if any below $1,000
The Judge Bench, the jury Boxes, the
Par. and necessary furniture for the Court
Room are yet 70 he furnished, which viii
increase the sum necessary 70 be raised
that h.1ar,l noshin-, II, zavin- that
10 furnish a good County Buildings as /
there are at present in Mineral Point a.
the citizens OF that place a first agreed 70 .
do, the Tax payers OF Iowa county viii be +.
compelled to pay at least $1,000 Is not
this consideration that makes it for the .
interest Of the people Of the county to let
the County Seat remain NJ Mineral Point I
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