Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-05
1.-THE action of the County Board in this

THE action of the County Board in this
matter the employment of Mr. MULKs] is crit
lclsed somewhat severely by the Tribune on
account OF the expense incurred in this liti-
CATION already, and intimates that the peo-
pie are tired of it.
Doubtless the tax payeys of the county
desire as few burthens in the way Of taxa
zion possible, still none of them feel es-
pecially anxious to pay the full face of
these bonds, and the accumulated interest
amounting to at least $3.50 900. And to
avoid this result, the question of the valid
ity of the bonds has been litigated, and
the practicability of the enforcement OF the
Judgment thereon IS now in course of lltiga-
ton. The County has suit pending against
the Mineral Point Rail Road, TO forcclose
the mortgage given BY the Rail Road to Sc
cure the County. In this action it is hoped
and believed that a satisfactory result will
be achieved; ard it is also believed that
tho holders of the bonds cannot find any
practicable means of enforcing their judg-
mcnts, having so far failed in every instance.
THE Board of Supervisors, it is under
stood, found nc fault with the ability of Mr..
Ryan, who long since terminated his profess
sional relations TO the county, nor with
Messrs. Strong, Henry, and Smith But all
Of them, as well as the District ATTORNEY,
reside away from the County Seat. Mr..
Strong Is also unavOidablv absent eOnsid-
cradle portion of the time from the State !;
and Messrs. Henry and Smith were not re-
tanned in any matter bit the foreclosure suit.
Under these circumstances, inasmuch as
the Supervisors, Or sonic of them, had placed
themselves IN the position Of technical con-
tempt Of court, for the want of advice ct the
proper time, il was thought advisable to en-
ploy additional counsel residing at. Dodge
VILE"
We copy the above article from the Dodge
vile Chronicle, that our readers may see both
sides of the picture, and judsefor themselves
if our criticism was more severe than it
should have been. We are we'll aware that
this County Bond question is one in which
the people of the county are deeply interest
cd. With reasonable prospect of defeat
ing the bond holders and avoiding the pay
ment of the principal and interest, the peo-
pie would willingly submit to cay reasona-
bic amount Of taxation to pay counsel. They
could well afford TO DO 50. But we see moth
ing in the employment of additional counsel
that points to such result. The idea of the
Chronicle that 1t Is necessary to have coun-
sci residing at DodgeviIle that the Board
may the more conveniently consult him in
[
first place, it IS sell known that but one of
the County Board resides at Dodgeville and
that, whenever there is meeting of the
/ Board it is the duty of the Prosecuting At
| torney to be present aud give such counsel
as they may need In the next place, a resi-
dent counsel al Dodgevillc Is rendered still
less necessary at this time, from the fact
8 +I-1
at DodseviIIe, is a lawyer, qualified for any
anticipated emergency, and whose duty re-
quires him to guard the interests of the
county as faithfully as it would if he was an
employed attorney The concluding sen
tence of the Chronicle, that 'some of the
Board has placed themselves in the position
OF technical contempt Of court, for the want
Of advice at proper time, might have some
weight if such was the fact But when it is
known that the Board was placed in that 20
/ sition by following the advice OF counsel
who had been paid his thousands from our
| County Treasury for his eminent services, as
! is the fact, the case looks differently TO out
siders
During 1855 and go the County paid to z.
q. RYAN, af Milwaukee, as Counsel in the
Bond case, $, 255, and since that time more
than half that amount has been paid to 9TH
/ er counsel who hay superseded him. Other
/ expense VIII swell the amount to at least
Sl0, 900; and yet the people are unable to
/ see what great benefit has been rendered by
| a superabundance of counsel.
| The suit for the foreclosure of the mort