Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-06
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Proceedings of Special Session Of the Coun
ty Board IF Supervisors Of Loeoa courty
Wisconsin.
OFFICE OF elk BIRD OF SUPERVISORS
Dodgeville, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1870.
The board Of supervisors of Iowa coun
ty, convened pursuant to call from The
clerk. issued upon the following request.
To Oroi1e Strong, Clerk Of Board Of Su
perUis0rs Of Ioeoa county
You are hereby requested to call spec
ial meeting of the county board of super
visors Of said county, at the court house
in Dodgevlle, in said county, on the frs
Tuesday in the month of January, 1871.
Dated Nov. 26, 1870.
James Spensley, D. Humbert,
W. l.. Lincoln. VIM. Robinson,
VIM. cambridge, John Bennett,
Kearton Coates, L. W. Joiner,
Samuel Jenkin, Samuel w. Reese.
D. Mcfarland, H. VanDusen.
At 2 o'clock p. M, board was called to
order by the chairman.
Roll called. Present-Messrs. Ashmore
Bennett, Bainbridge, Coates, Campbell
Humbert, Jenkins, Jones, Lincoln, McFar-
land, Reese, Robinson, Spensley and Van
Dusen. Absent--Mr. Joiner.
Mr.. @. B. Higgins, supervisor from the
town of Wyoming, was admitted to repre-
sent said town, Mr.. Joiner being unable
from illness to attend.
The reading Of the journal Of the annu-
al session was dispensed with.
The annual report Of the superintendent
of schools was presented, accepted, and its
reading dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Mcfarland, COM
mttee of three was appointed to recon-
mend amount of clerks and treasurer's
bonds. Messrs. Campbell, Robinson and
Ashmore were appointed such committee.
On motion of Mr.. Coates, committee
of three was appointed to examine and re-
port upon the bonds of county officers.
Said committee consists Of Messrs. Coates,
cambridge and Jenkins.
Mr.. John Adams made application to
have money refunded upon certain tax GER
tificates and tax deed, on account of i'm
perfect descriptions, rendering the same
worthless. Referred to committee on
claims.
Mr. Reese moved the appointment Of
committees Of two to examine and report
upon the books and records in the offices
of the register and clerk of the court.
Which motion prevailed, and the chair
appointed the following committees:
On registers ofice-Messrs. Reese and
Lincoln.
On clerk of courts ofice-Messrs. Nc
Farland anG Humbert.
The clerk laid before the board the
schedule of bills filed against the county,
amounting to 81 ,53727. Referred to COM
mittee on claims.
The district attorney reported progress
upon the case of "Strong VS.. Board of
Supervisors" stating that same had been
continued at the December term of court
for Lafayette county, by reason of Judge
Dunn's illness.
Mr.. Mcfarland in the chair.
Mr.. Spensley moved that the district at
torney be instructed to associate other
counsel with him in addition to Judge
Dunn, to defend said suit, which motion
plVFdilSu' .
The following report from the commit
tee on settlement with treasurer was pre-
scented, to-wit:
To the Hon. the Board Of Supervisors Of
the County Of Ioaoa
The undersigned members of commit
tee appointed by your Hon. board, to set
tie with the county treasurer, and to in
vestigate his accounts for the past ten
years, respectfully beg leave to report,
that only two of the committee appointed
appeared to serve, to-wit: Messrs. VanDu-
sen and Reese that when the members OF
the committee in attendance sought to enter
| upon their duty that during all the time ap-
| plicable for that purpose, the county treas
urer Francis Vivian, ESQ.,, was dangerously
| i'll, utterly unable to be at his office. that
your committee could not satisfactorily per
| form their duties devolved upon them in
the absence of the county treasurer.
Fl. VANDUsEN,
S. W. REESE"
On motion of Mr.. Spensley, said com
mittee was continued, and given further
time until the next session of the board ii
which to complete their report.
On motion CT Mr. Spensley, the board
adjourned until o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
| Board met pursuant to adjournment
Roll called and quorum present
/ The committee appointed to submit
draft of bill to amend law relative to su
perintendents of poor presented the fol
| lowing report. which was, on motion o
Mr. cambridge, received. and on motion
of Mr.. Mcfarland, adopted, to-wit:
To the Hon. the Board Of Supervisors o.
the County Of Ioaoa:
The undersigned committee appointed
by your Hon. board to draft bill, in re
lation to the election of superintendent o
the poor and their government thereof, bel
leave to report that they have drafted tn
following bill for that purpose, which il
hereby submitted.
S. W. REESE,
II. VANDUsEN.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented IN Senate and assembly, do eradc
! as .folloaos:
SECTION |. That the board of supervis
ors of Iowa county, at any annual meeting
or special meeting, shall have the power t
elect by ballot three of their own numbe
&c cupnrintapdaptc of tho moor of sal,