Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-07-13

stupiditv if not with participancy in
my crime, and the e'people Interested
with an unaccountable neglect Of and
Indifference to their interests. But Sc
riously. is it not Ridiculous that any
one should impute Il: design $50 de-
ceive anil misleaa'' in the objects ol
the law, with no foundation for the
imputatieh, except that all its purpos-
es and their imodeiof execution arc not
fully set forth in the title? Nothing
is said in the title, about cities q. uat-
lageS. Were "the people interested
i'll cities or yillases, thereby deceived
or mislead: The title is, to author
ize the counties 'sto ard in its construc-
ton. " But there is not one word in
the title about s'bonds, nor about the
mode in which the county-or towns
were to @ad. Were ''those who
passed it, or ''the people Interested
or ony other person ''deceived or mis-
leadH by these omissions? But more
over the Legislative history Of this
law demonstrates that ssthose who
passed it, We're not s'deceived or nus
lead'' because ON motion of the mem
bers from Green and Lafayette coun-
ties, proUasoes were incorporated. ''That
the provisions of the act should not
apply to La Fayette and Green coun-
ties or any town or incorporated vii
lage therein.
| have devoted more attention to
this attempt to impute to me ''decept-
ion and misleading" than it deserved,
because its baseless character is in
keeping with the other charges of
fraud and misrepresentation, with
which the article abo,nds, and displays
the animus, which pervades them all.
RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
Aite- the passage of this law, a
resolution was passed, directing the
President to submit proposition to
the County Board Of Supervisors of
Iowa County, for the exchange by the
county Of $4,000 fCounty Bond for
a corresponding amount of convertible
X. r. Bonds in conformity with the
provisions OF the act.
In pursuance of this direction, I
prepared definite proposition in writ
ing, which complied with the law in
every particular. 1t contained dis
tinct statement Of the amount of the
bonds Of the Company proposed to
be issued to the County, time when
payable, rate of interest, and of the
undertaking of the company to pay
the interest and principle of the Coun-
ty Bonds, proposed to be received in
exchange.
This proposition was delivered to
the Clerk of the Board of Supervis-
ors. who, as he was required by the
law to do, called meeting Of the
Board, to take into consideration the
proposition. The Supervisors met on
the 25th of May, elected John Mes
Sersmith chairman, and adjourned to
26th. There was "A full meeting The
law provided that at deemed erpe-
djeut the said Board shall publish, or
cause to be published, a notice Of an
election, to be held by the legal vot-
ers of such county," etc. The Sc ex-
pediency' of holding an election, was
by the law, left to the discretion Of
the board And there was no way in
which the Board Of Supervisors could
legally prevent the issue of the bonds,
except by determining, that it was
not deemed expedient" to order an
election. There was much discussion
In the Board upon this question of
" expediencv.' Some members who
were opposed to the bonds, were in
favor of submitting the proposition to
a vote of the people, and it was fii.al-
ly determined to order an election.-
Those voting in favor of it were:
G. NJ. Ashmore, Arena John Messersmi,h.
Dodgeylle !; John Coyil, Linden r. d. Pulford.
Mineral Point Francis c. kirkpatrick, Mitiin I:
John b. Skinner, Ridgeway; Samuel Zolnser,
Waldwick; and +. l.. Giddings. Wyoming.-s
Those voting against it. were:
Nathaniel Butterfield, Clyde: David McFar-
land, Highland; and +. F.. A. Halstead Pulaski
i.
The time fixed for the election was
the goth day Of June, 1888. The no.
tee of the election contained a state
ment of the proposition Of the Rail
road Company, and it was widely cir
culated throughout the County. The
election elected much feeling, amount
ing sometimes to animosity. This
feeling was intensified by another ques
ton, which was thcn prominent, and
which excited the deepest possible in
terest: the removal Of the County
Seat from Mineral Point TO Dodgeville
The election was held and the votes
canvassed and returned, of which the
following is the official statement:
Names OF Tomas. For. Aaainst.
aFclisi ----.--.----4 ~ -
NiNuc,r --.--t-.. ..... 1 -
Dodgevillc GAO
Highland. ............-...t ~ AS
Linden, .......- Isl, -
Miffiin, 81 sS
Mineral Point. ......... 1907 Oh
Ihaski, "a
hldge"ay, l02
Waldwick 81
wyoming. .......---....--i 20 ca
Totals, ...-..-...... 1a5 lis.
Majority ''for the Railroad Proposition,'' lss.
state of Wisconsin
County of Iowa