Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-10

this act. ard file the same with the town
clerk of said town. They shall also exc
cnte bond to the town treasurer OF the
town of Dodgeville, in Such penal sum and
with such sureties as the board of super
fyisors of said town may direct: conditioned
that they will faithfully discharge their
duties as required by this act, and that
they will truly account for all bonds,
moneys and property which shall come in
to their hands under this act.
/ SEC. l3. For the purposes of this act
the qualified voters OF the village of Dodge
vile shall be Ell tiled to vote at any town
ELECTION Of said town of Dodgeville, held in
pursuance of said act, and all property sit
uate in said village shall be liable to assess
ment and taxation as part of said town Tor
the proportional part Of tax that such prop
ierty is liable for any town tax to be LEVIED
land collected in said town on account OF
the town bonds of said town pursuant TO
! this act.
/ Sec. Il. The said commissioners of the
Village and town of Dodgeville, are hereby
authorized TO negotiate and contract with
the Mineral Point railroad or with any
company having authority to construct
railroad fromthe city of Mineral Point to
the said village Dodgeville, intersecting
with said Mineral Point railroad at said
city, for the surveying, engineering, laying
out, grading of and furnishing ties for such
road from Mineral Point to Dodgeville, to
some point in said village of Dodgeville, to
be fixed and agreed upon by said com
missioners, and said Mineral Point railroad
in which contract the Mineral Point rail-
road, or such other company as may be
authorized to build said railroad, which
shall enter into and become a party to
such contract, shall contract to and with
such commissioners to survey and locate
line Of railroad from said city of Mineral
Point to the village Of Dodgeville, inter-
isecting and connecting with said Mineral
Point railroad at said city of Mineral Point
to some point IN said village of Dodgeyille,
to be fixed in such contract, and that the
expense of engineering, procuring theright
Of way, grading and furnishing ties for
such road to such amount as may be
agreed upon in such contract, shall be paid
by such commissioners out Of moneys re-
ceived by them from the sale of bonds of
said town and village, pursuant to the pro-
visions of this act that to the extent that
such commissioners shall agree to furnish
ties and grade said road, the letting of
contracts for and the payment for the same
shall be entirely under the control and
of such commissioners, sub
ject to the right of the company being
party to said contract, to furnish compe-
tent civil engineer to superintend said
grading and the delivery of said ties, and
to furnish the necessary estimates therefor;
and the procuring of the right Of way for
such road shall be under the management
and control of such commissioners to the
extent that they shall in such contract
agree to procure the same, and the said
Mineral Point Railroad or such other COM
pany which shall be party to such con-
tract, shall contract upon the performance
of all and singular the things contracted
In and by such contract to be done and
performed by such commissioners, that
within a time to be fixed in such contract,
such railroad company shall at its own ex
pense, complete said railroad and put the
same in running order, by laying the nee
essary iron rails, turnouts, switches, turn
tables, and erecting the necessary engine,
car and store houses and suitable depots,
and shall equip and operate the same with
the necessary rolling stock, in connection
with the said Mineral Point Railroad, from
said city of Mineral Point to said village Of
Dodgeville.
Sec. IS. The commissioners elected by
said village and town of Dodgeville, shall
act jointly in the making of said contract,
and majority of the whole number of
commissioners of said town and village
shall have power and authority to do and
perform every act and thing said commits
sioners are authorized by this act to do.
Sec. Is. The said commissioners when
elected and qualified are authorized to re-
ceive the said .bondsof the village and town
of Dodgeville, and the president and trus-
tees and village clerk of said village, and
the board Of Supervisors and the town clerk
of said town, are hereby authorized, en-
powered and directed to deliver the bonds
authorized and issued by said town and
village to the said commissioners, who
shall have full power and authority to sell
and dispose of the same for cash or legal
tender currency or national bank notes, at
the par value of said bonds in legal tender
currency, and to apply the moneys result
ing from the sale of said bonds in payment
of all sums due for grading, procuring ties
engineering expenses and the expenses Of
such commissioners under said contract
for building said railroad.
SEC. IL. Such commissioners shall elect
a chairman, secretary, and treasurer from
their number, and shall keep record of
all their proceedings and of the number,
amount, time payable, rate Of interest of all
bonds sold by them pursuant to this act,
and of the time when and to whom sold
and all disbursements shall be made by
orders drawn by the chairman and secre-
tary upon the treasurer. Said commits
sioners shall receipt for all bonds delivered
to them under the provisions of this act,
and shall make a full report of all their
proceedings to the board of supervisors of
the town of Dodgeville, and to the
president and board Of trustees of the vii
lage of Dodgeyille annually. All contracts
made by such commissioners under the
provisions of this act, shall be signed by
the secretary and chairman Of such com
missioners, but resolution of majority
of them shall be requisite to enable such
secretary and chairman to make such con-
tracts, which resolution shall be recorded
In the records OF such commissioners.
Should any vacancy occur by the death,
resignation, or removal of any of such
commissioners, such vacancy may be filled
by appointment by the president and board
of trustees of the village of Dodgeville,