Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-12-18
Prescott, Wisconsin. Dec. Is. 1851.
JOURNAL
Of the Board of Supervisors.
ANNUAL MEETING.
IConcleGd.l
JOURNAL.
TConcl.sqcd.1
EIGHTH DAY.
COURT ROOM. Nov. %.

aud Schaser, present.
Sup Holt moved to reconsider the vote
taken lat evening on bills no As and 43
of J r Freeman, and the motion prevail
ed.
On motion Of Sup Hurley, accounts no
4s and Is were referred back to commit
tle on accounts.
Tie following account was read ard
referred:
No 60 john McMurphJ $500
Sup Williams Of committee on county
orders ana court certificates made the fol-
lowing report:
II TIE County Board Of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Noe term, 1861.
Your committee on county orders and
court certificates would respectfully re-
port: Tia: they have compared with the
Clerks books and cancelled the same
thereon, 279 county orders, total amount
thereof $22?O,l8. Also have examined
rad compared with and cancelled the
same on the record of the same in the
Office Of the Clerk of the Court. 50 court
certificates, total amount &2S9,2G
If. d. WILLIAMS,
ENocH Quincy,
JACOB YoUNGMAN.
On motion ofSup. Cox the report was
accepted and the committee discharged,
and the Chair empow cred TO appoint a
committee to destroy said orders and Gel
tifcates by burning; sup Holt was ap-
pointed such committee, who burned the
orders and certificates in the presence Of
the Board.
Sup Cox, committee to consider the a
mount ofsaIary proper TO pay the county
Superintendent Of schools, made tho fol-
lowing report:
The select committee to whom was re-
!erred the matter of the county superin-
tendent, would respectfully report, That
having examined the law in the matter,
believe it to DC the duty Of the Board TO
fix the salary of said Superintendent
would recommend that the sum of 1915
he raised to pay said salary for the year
1862. {. Is. Cox, On n.
On motion the report was accepted
end dc committee DISCHARGED.
o. 0rt'-a + sup Hurley the report
3a5 Al; =. lie liable.
Sup Youngman took his seat.
Orders were drawn rs follows
Wood. oil dc $1,000 Co seal $1,000
A II Young $500 L \ Taylor 400
w Crippen $50 G. A Dill 4.25
J c Button 6S.5S J b GRAY 500
Gray d Hum'y $500 D IL Smith so
On motion ofsup Hurley, the Board
adjourned till g o'clock in the evening.
- Ereniag .Scsyion.-B Board met pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Minutes were read and approved
Tie following accounts were read ana
referred.
No. 20 " Crippon S4,25
Il o G Whitney /,
81 A Green. 81 ret to be cor.
- y j Smith 2,22; ret with cor.
Sup Minor of committee en- accounts,
returned accounts, which were disposed
Of as follows:
No IS ] r Freeman Sl08,14 S8242 al
- do $3.50 63,28 nj
Sc S Strickland 6, allowed
81 f Minor 3,46 referred
So l. y Taylor 10, allowed
60 McMurphy 2, do
On motion of Sup Hurley the report
Of inc committee in relation to School
Superintendent salary was taken from
the table.
Sup Minor moved to adopt.
Sup Hurley moved to amend by say
ing $3.50 instead Of 1915.
The amendment was lost.
The question then recurring on the
original motion TO adopt, it carried.
Sup Minor offered the following reso-
luton which WAS lost:
Reeolred, By the County Board Of Su
peryisors, that the sam of S25 be anpro-
priated to WIN Cgippen for his services
in building aud preparing room FOR tie
use of said Board and for Court and 9TH
or county purposes for the year 1851.
Sup Copp moved to have committee
appointed by the Chair to report upon
the matter of the distribution of the
Drainage Fund.
The motion prevailed.
The Chair appointed Sups Copp and
Cox said committee.
Sup Minor iuoyei to tass from, the