Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

iesve to report:
Sec 81 the powee was given 20 the Board Of super
5,crs to abolish the distinction between County and
Town Poor. Sec, SO, Of same Chapter provides for
a. election Of County SUI erintendents of the poor
,na subsequent Section defines their duties and
Cbapter 50 OF the Private and Local Laws Of 1897
Page o0, abeits'es the Office OF County superinten
.ssnt of the Poor or said County and yests TIE
County Board with all the power exercised by such
Superintennen's
.ards IA the Coun Board within said ac, nf 1885,
The power of The said Superin iendents Of the
Poor is in the County Board collectively. and such
rover cannot be delegated by said Beard.
SAMUEL W. REESE, Chairman"
The petition of Timothy Kane TO take
up at the face all the tax certificates in
the hands Of The county against the
northeast quarter Of Sec &c, Town I,
Range |, East. was received and On mo
ton of Mr. Lincoln referred to Mr.. Me-
Farland to inve stigate and report.
Mr. Lincoln reported lavorably On the
application of Joseph Burguoine to take
up certificates at their face on Sec. Ii,
Town 8, Range2 2, East
On motion of Mr. Reese, said report
and recommendation was received and
adopted.
Mr. Mcfarland reported en- the peti :
ton of Timothy Kane, and recommended
that the prayer of the petition be granted.
On Motion of Or Van Dusen, said re
port was adopted and Mr.. Kane permit
ted to redeem said certificates at the face.
Mr. Lincoln reported on the applica-
tion of Samuel Aldred, to redeem at the
face all taxes on certain lands in Sec
and S, Town 8, Range |, East, and rec~
commended for reasons stated that same
be not granted, which was adopted by
the Board.
The petition of John Rink, asking that
$50 40 be appropriated to him for care
and attention Of } Stemper, transient
pauper, was received, and referred to
Committee on Claims.
4 discussion then ensued relative to
the power and duties Of the Committee
Oh Poor.
On motion of Mr.. Reese Committee
of three was appointed, and in coniunc-
ton with the District Attorney, instruct
ed to draft a suitable amendment to the
Jaw of 1867, to remedy the difficulty new
existing
Committee--Messrs. Reese, Joiner,
and NanDuscn.
Messrs. Bennett and Peek were. on
motion of DR. VanDusen, permitted to
address the Board relative to the disal>
lowment by the Board cf certain
items in their bills for printing.
Said gentlemen then presented the
matter to the Board, and after some dis
'cussion, on motion of Mr. Campbell tie
vote disellewing said item was leccnsid>
cred
Mr.. Campbell then moved that said
items. which are as fellows:
W. II. PECK, publishing General Election
Notice ........,....... .............. SIS 90
Bennett feasaae, publishing General
Election NGtfce ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SG4 60
be allowed in full, and the ayes and noes
being called for, the motion prevailed ny
She following vote: Ayes-Bennett,
cambridge, Campbelb Humbert, Joiner,
Jtnkens, Robinson, and NanDusen--S,
, Noes---Coates, Jones, Lincoln, McFar-
land, Reese, and Spensley--6.
Mr. Reese moved that in future all tthe
papers in the county be required 70 pub
fish the General Election Notice at the
rates fixed by law; and the ayes and
noes being called for the motion was
lost.by the following vote Ayes-Camp.
bell Spensley, ond VanDusen %. Noes
-Bennctt, Rainbridge, Coates, Humbert,
JOINER, Jenkens, Jones, Lincoln, McFar>
land, Reese and Robinson--l0
On mo.,on of Mr., Mcfarland, the vote
dlsallowins the item Of 6 IS, in the
printing bill of W. }. Wrigglesworth, was
yeconsiderod
On motion of Mr.. Mcfarland said bill
wGs then allowed in full.
On motion of Mr. Lincoln the Clerk
was directed to cancel the tax sale Of
1861, on the west half of the northeast
quarter, of Sec s, Town 8, Range !,
East, and the tax deed thereon, upon an
informal Town. Treasurer receipt pre-
sented.
The Board then went into discus
sion of county bond matters until 5
o'clock p. NJ, when, on motion OF Mr.
Campbell, adjourned until Z o clock T. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
lol called and quorum present.
AIR Lincoln in the Chair
Mr. Speuslsy introduced the following
resolution, and on his motion same was
adopted, to>wit:
Res0lsed That the salary Of the CLERK OF the
Board Of Supervisors be, aud the same IS hereby
sxed at 81 200 per year for the ensuing term,
Mr. Spensley introduced the following
resolution, to-wit:
ResoIced, That the Board Of Supervisors OF the
County of Iowa, Wisconsin, do order and determine
that in obedience to n writ Of maudamus, Issued out
Of and from the Circuit Court of the United states
'or The Eastern District 1f Wisconsin, dated Nov. "a.
A. D., 1870, In the suit Of the American National
Bank against the county Board Of Supervisors oil
Iowa county, there be levied the sum OF two thou'
rand three hundred and eight and 9iloo dollars rs
TAX Tor the year $780, upon all the taxable proper
~ of the Countv of Iowa. to pay said Judgment,