Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-07-14


stupidity If not with participancy. in
my crime, and the E''people Interested
with an IInaccountable neglect of and
| Indifference to their interests. .hButIse-
riously, is it not ridiculous thatLany
one should imputesa design ''to de-
eceive and nlislead', in the objects OF
the law, with no foundation for the
imputatiois except that all its purpos-
es and their mode of execution are not
| fully set forth in the title !? Nothing
is said in the title, about cities Tof gll-
lagos Were e'sthe people interested
in cities iorvillages, thereby deceived
or mislead? The title is, to author
ize the3counties ito aid in it's construc-
tion.1' But there is not one word in
the title. about ''bonds,' nor about. the
mode ina which the county or towns
were to ''aid. Were ssthose who
passed it" or s'the people Interested"
or ony other person "deeeived1or mis-
lead'' by these omissions? But more
over the Legislative history Of this
Ilaw demonstrates that Efthose7 who
passed it, were not "deceived or mis-
lead" because on motion of the mem
bers from Green and Lafayette coun-
ties, pyovisoes We're Incorporated "That
the provisions Of the act should not
apply to La Fayette and Green eoun-
ties or any town or incorporated vii
lage therein. 'svaj faee, e ri zea59iw !
/ have devoted more attention to
this attenlpt1o impute to me s'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 labounds, and displays
the animus, which pervades them all.
i RAILROAD PROPOSITION. 4
Afte- 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 $150,oOO of County Bond for
a corresponding amount of convertible
r. r. Bonds in conformity with the
provisions of the act. Z sh4 rros.7
Tn pursuance of this direction, I
prepared definite proposition in writ
| ing, which complied with the law in
every particular. 1t contained dis
tinet 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 nCo11n-
| ty Bonds, proposed to be received in
exchange. g@-sal 50 .s'a9IeeyJ !,
This proposition was delivered to
the Clerk. of the Board of iSupervis-
ors, who, as .heowas required by the
law. to do, called a 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 afull meeting. The
law provided that SAT deemed cape
dientc the said Board SHALL publish or
cause to be published,rsa notice of an
election, to beiheld by the legal ayot-
ers of such county, etc. loTheaitsaex-
pediency''aof holding an election, was
byit law, left to the discretion of
the board. And there was no way in
which the Board of Supervisors could
legally prevent the tissue Of the bonds,
except byrdetermining, that it was
not deemed expedient y toaorder an
election. There was much discussion
in the Board upon this question of
g expediency.n Some members who
were opposed to the bonds, were in
favoraof submitting the proposition to
vote of the people, and it was final
ly determined to order an election
Thoseavoting in favor of it were:l ID
Gg M. . Ashmore, Arena = John Messersmith,
Dodgeville; John CoVil, Linden r. ID. Pulford,
Mineral Point Francis G. kirkpatrick, Miffiin
Waldwick; and e. L. Giddings, Wyoming IS oi
Those voting against it, were :Js .
/ Nathaniel Butterfeld Clyde; David McFaf-
land, Highland; and F. EiA. 1Halstead, Pulaski.
IS. =. go. 4t -4....... d. IA ( Ii.
I The time fixed for the election was
the goth, day of. June, 1859. The no
tice 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
| inc, sometimes to ,animosity...s This
feeling was intensified by another ques-
| ton, which was then prominent, and
which excited the deepest possible in
Eterest the removal Of the County
| Seat from Mineral Point to Dodgeyille.
The election was held and the votes
canvassed and returned, of which, the
following is the official statement:3
/ i Ndmesof Toaons. azaH q For. I4gafR a.
Arena, =. ....,. 3..... ......E n 20 Il 20