Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-11-29
Railroad Meeting.
Dodgeyille, Nov. 9th, 1876

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Dodgeville, Nov. 9th, 1866.
Meeting assembled pursuant to call o.
County Board of Supervisors, at Q o'clock
P. NJ. this day.
Meeting called to order by Joseph Rob
erts, Chairman of County Board.
On motion of Mr.. NJ. M. Strong, the cit
izens of such towns as were present were
requested to come forward and register
their names.
The following representatives were reg
istered:
Arena, John Stewart.
Clyde-Samuel Gile.
Dodgeville-S. w. Reese, Joseph Ben.
netts, James Roberts, Samuel Hoskins,
Hugh w. Jones, Joseph Short, Henry
Prideaux, Wm Owens, Charles Dickenson
Johr H Cornish, Geo. w. STANDARD, Thos,
Hoskins, VIM. Green, Henry Dunstan,
sen., Thomas Cutler, John Rowe, Joel
Whitman, John Wilson, Meredith..Evans,
Joseph Lean, L. NJ. Strong, W. H. Hook
ing, F. w. Stratman, VIM. Harris, w. j..
Wrigglesworth. R. &. Owens, Samuel
Hendy and G.. W. Burial.
Highland-Patrick Hughes, Daniel Jones
and Michael Haines.
Linden-John Lee, Isaac Comfort, Thos.
Batten, Wm Batten. John Hoar, James
Toay, William Webster and Peter Temby.
Mineral Point. Harker S2cnsley, John
Hoar and Henry Phillips.
City of Mineral Point-M. M. Cothren,
NJ M. Strong, W. T. Henry, Joseph Gun
dry, Alex. Wilson, George W. Bliss and
Samuel Coad
Moscew-Francis McKinnie and Kittle
Paulson.
Miff1in-Wm. Holmes, John 7. Jones
and Jefferson w. Rewey.
Ridgeway-Joseph Blake, A. Campbell,
F. Theobald, BENZ. Evans and Joseph Rob
crta
Waldwick-James jackson, John Little,
A. G. Mckee and d. Humbert
Wyoming-L. w. Joiner, 0. F. Levake.
Thomas Parr, and II. G. McCutcheon.
On motion of Mr.. Joiner, Mr.. Joseph
Roberts was chosen permanent chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Lean, Geo. II. Otis and
VIM. T. H enry were chosen secretaries.
Speeches were heard from NJ. NJ. Goth
rem, Moses M. Strong ct. al.
On motion of Mr.. Lean adjourned for
one hour.
Tuesday, 7 o'clock P. NJ.
Re.assembled pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Beecher addressed the meeting at
some length, and presented the following
plan for consideration
Let the county agree to pay its debt
within six years in six installments to.wit:
First year, six per cent, second year,
Eve pei cent. third year, four per cent
fourth year, three per cent: fifth year two
per cent. sixth year one and one-half per
cent. on present assessment rolls. This
money to go into the hands of the Board
of Supervisors to be paid out on monthly
estimates towards building and completing
q railroad to Dodgeville, Qst scction) on
next section, (2d) ten miles north of Dodge
vile, on next section (3d) to Wisconsin
river.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Joiner, Mr..
Strong, and Mr.. Henry.
On motion the meeting adjourned till
o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
November %, 1866
9 o'clock A. M.
Citizens met pursuant to adjournment.
Speeches from Mr.. Strong, Mr.. Beecher,
Mr.. Henry and Mr.. Joiner.
On motion, that in voting on all ques-
tions, the ayes and noes be called. and one
from each town be selected to cast the vote
of the town.
A petition was received and read from
the town of Highland.
Mr.. Henry made proposition "To offer
the Bond holders the principal of the
debt payable in five installments," which
proposition was spoken favorably of by
representatives from the towns of Arena,
Clyde, Highland, Linden, Mineral Point,
Moscow, Waldwick, Ridgeway, and city
of Mineral Point.
Mr.. Beecher made proposition in lieu
of the one made last evening as follows:
That the county pay 80 cts. on the dol
lar of the whole debt, principal. interest,
cost, &C. in one years time, (which was vo-
ted upon by one vote from each town and
city as follows:
For the proposition, none.
Against the proposition, all the towns,
and city O f Mineral Point.
Mr. Beecher presented another PROPOSE
ton substantially as follows: THAT the
county pay the debt in full in seven yearly
installments."
For the proposition, three.
Against the proposition, ten.
Mr.. Henry then called for vote on his
proposition,
Whereupon Mr.. Lean moved an amend
ment by adding the words "and Railroad
foreclosure suit be withdrawn" upon
which vote be had which resulted as fol.
lows:
For amendment, six.
Against amendment, seven.
Whereupon vote was taken upon the
proposition of Mr.. Henry which resulted
as follows:
For proposition, twelve.
Against proposition, one.
Mr.. Joiner moved that the county ex-
tend the following proposition to the Bond
holders: That the county pay $4,000
per year for seven years in exchange fo,
all out standing claims. A vote being had
resulted as follows:
For proposition, nine.
Against, four.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine
die.
JOSEPH ROBERTS, Chairman.
GEO. Il. OrIs Secretaries.
WIN. 7. HENRY. os
~J. K. Proudfit will please accep
our thanks for copy of the Adjutan
Generals Report for 1865. 1t contains
besides the report of 1865, the important