Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-03-19
TOTHEVOTERS OF IOWACuUNTY.

TOTHEVOTERS OF IOWACUUNTY.
On the 2nd day of next month you are
TO vote upon the question of the removal
of your County-seat The brief period
/ ensuing between this date and that of said
( election prevents a favorable opportunity
+ for a full canvass of the question, and we
therefore take the liberty of addressing
you in this form We do not desire to
Inisrepresent or in any manner TO mislead
/ you We merely aim to submit few sug-
gestions for your candid consideration
MINERAL POINT
Has been for many years your County
seat 1t is the business centre of the
County, and the only market place IN the
County where the farmers can bring their
produce and obtain the market price for il
IN CASH at all times The roads connect
ing with the City are such as TO render it
the most convenient place for the County
seat to large majority Of the people
The county buildings erected here are fully
adequate 10 the wants Of the public, and
the City stands pledged to keep them in
repair without expense to the County,
The largest portion Of taxpayers are best
accommodated by having the County
Seat at Mineral Point Is it Just to tax
them against their will, in order to benefit
the town Of Dodgeville? Mineral Point.
although DESTROYS of retaining the Coun-
ty Seat, has not regarded that considera-
ton as paramount above all others. You
well know how it has been with DODGE
vile in that res9ect We need not refer
You to the course Of the people of that
town at the elections for the past few
years.
TAXATION.
At the former election on this question
you were told, and honestly believed, that
the removal of the County Seat, if done
by your votes, would occasion no edition
al County Tax. This representation was
often repeated by the citizens of Dodge
vile, and reiterated by their paper, that
they would erect the County buildings.
without expense to the Taxpayers Of the
County. How has this promise been re
deemed? The County has already bes n
taxed towards the building designed 70 + a
Court House, as the records will show. the
sum Of g, III -, and larger surn viii
be required for the completion Of the cells
before they are suitable for the detention
of offenders, and furnishing the Court room,
al Of which must come from your peck
cts by direct taxation Are YOU willing,
by your votes, to subject yourselves to the
tax necessary for this purpose?
Should the County Seat be removed.
there is yet to be erected building for
the various county Offices, which must,
under the law be made FIRE-pRooF, and
would cost somewhere in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000, according to a c@,r,etul
estimate made By one yersed in such mat
ters For that the people Of Dodgeville
do not profess they viii pay; indeed, their
organ, the Advocate, secuted the idea of
the Legislature inserting such a condition
in the bill, submitting the question of re
moyal to your vote.
TIE FORMER ELECTION.
The citizens of Mineral Point, satisfied
that the former law submitting the ques-
ton was null and void and being fully
convinced from statements made by many
voters in various towns that they voted
-" For Removal under the impression that
Dodgcville was to erect all necessary
buildings, at her own expense, were will
ling to abide by the decision of the vote
for the removal Of the County Seat, Pro
ylDED, the citizens Of Dodeeville would
fulfill the promises made to the voters Of
the county, at the polls and through the
Dodgeville paper, and they appeared be
fore the county Board Of Supervisors and
distinctly stated that, though satisfied
they could set aside the ele :tion in the
supreme Court, they would take no steps
in that direction, provided the Offices
should remain here until the buildings
were built by Dodgcyile and that then
they would consent 10 thercmoval without
any opposition whatever In other words.
they did not desire to thwart the wishes
Of a majority, which wa>. IS we believed,
t3at the county seat should be removed to
Dodgeyille if it could be done without ex-
pcnse 70 the county. and not otherwi Sc
Was not our proposition fair? The rep
resentatives Of Dodeeville would not listen
to it, and we therefore proceeded to our
legal remedy The result you know In
hot haste they induced the County Board
TO enter into contract for the erection of
one Of the necessary buildings, without
waiting for the decision of the Supreme
Court, continued the work after the de-
eision, and Now claim that they ought to
have the county seat BECAUSE Of such pre-
mature action.
ELECTlONEERING YARNS.
You will be told everything necessary
70 allay any fears or objections you NAY
have respecting the removal, and there
VIII be but little time previous to election,
to correct errors and refutc falsehoods.
But we presume that the experience YOU
acquired At the former election viii IA
duce Il greater degree of caution You
remember thatawful crack !
in the Court House, which was just on the !
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