Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-06

ton at the annual session.
Mr.. Lincoln explained tie adverse re-
port made by him at said session on sale
petition, stating that he was mistaken ir
the land, and recommended that the same
he now granted, which, on motion of Mr.
Mcfarland, was agreed to.
Mr. Mcfarland moved to reconsider
which prevail d, and Mr.. Lincoln then
moved to permit Mr.. Aldred 70 redeem
said lands at per cent. interest. Carried
On motion of Mr.. Ashmore, John Nab
bott was allowed to redeem at per cent.
all taxes in the hands of the county against
the nh of sw4 of section 13, town s, range
I, east
On motion of Mr.. IIumbert, the county
poor house was ordered supplied with the
county papers at the county's expense.
Ga motion of Mr.. Robinson, the com.
mittee on poor farm was instructed to re-
insure the county barn and contents, at the
expiratip IN of the present policy.
At 81 o'clock p. ~, the board, on mo
ton of Mr.. Mcfarland, adjourned unit! 9
o'clock a. m. to morrow, to give commit
tees time to report,
SECOND DA I ; SESSION.
Wedn ,sday, Jan. 4th, 1871.
Board met purs lant to adjournment.
Roll called. Pre- Sent-a quorum.
The following rep rt was presented, and
on motion of Mr.. Hlmbert, adopted, to-
wit:
"Your committee appointed to recon
mend the amount of treas nrer's and clerk
of the boards bonds, would respectfully
recommend that the treasurer's bond b.
fixed at $3.50, 900, and the clerks bond at
100000
ARCH. CAMPBELL,
G. M. AsHMoRE,
WIN. ROBINSON.
Mr.. Humbert moved to reconsider. Car
ried.
Mr.. Campbell then moved to amend the
report by striking out "$460,O00 and in
serting 100000 which motion was lost.
Mr.. Coates moved to amend by striking
out 100000" and inserting $4,000"
Carried
On motion of Mr.. Humbert, the report
as amended was adopted.
The following report was presented and
on motion of Mr.. Mcfarland, received and
the committee discharged, to-wit:
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of the claim against George Il.
Otis, late clerk of the board of supervis-
ors, respectfully report as follows:
That George II. Otis was elected clerk
of the board of apprehension two terms,
and gave two bonds. The sureties on his
first bond were Alex. Wilson, j. B. Moi
felt and George L. Matthews, and the sure
ties on his second bond were Hugh w.
Jones, Peter j. Morris and Benz Thomas.
When Otis settled with the board at the
expiration of his second term according
to his account rendered to the board, he
had in his hands the sum of $4,453.02 be-
longing to the county. This sum he failed
to pay over to his successor in office, and
to the county treasurer, as the law requir-
ed On the I'd day of February, A. u.
1869, Alex Wilson. who was one of the
sureties on his first bond, made a COM
plant against Otis for enlightenment Otis
was arrested and bound over to appear at
the circuit court, and was indicted for en-
bezzlement by the grand jury.
His sureties on the second bond admit
ted that they were liable for the sum of
$8Sl.C5, which they paid over to the coun-
ty treasurer on the 18th day Of February,
A. d. 1869.
The sureties on the second bond claimed
that they were only liAble for the amount
of defalcation which took place during his
second term of office, and they offered to
paw any sum which Otis would testify had
been used by him during his second term.
The board declined to settle with them On
these terms, and instructed the district at
tornev to commence civil Suitagainst the
second bondsmen for the whole amount of
defalcation and, in pursuance of said in
structions, on the I'D day of February,
A. d. 1869, suit was commenced against
said second bondsmen for the sum of 49,
57l.97 The case was tried at the spring
term of the court. Otis testified that he
only used during his second term of office
the sum of 81 ,4l2O0, and that the balance
to-wit, S2,159.97, was used by him during
his first term of office and judgment was
rendered against the second bondsmen for
said sum OF 81, 4l200. The case was ap-
pealed to the supreme court, and the de-
cision and judgment of the circuit court
was affirmed. And the district attorney
under instructions of the board, on the
18th of June, 1869, commenced suit
against the first bondsmen for the sum OF
S2,15997, and was ready at the spring
term A. D. 1870, Of said court, with Otis
in attendance, to try the case. But Gen.
Cobb appeared before the board in behalf
of Otis, and asked the board to grant Otis
a.,
sed that after such re-eXamination, what
ever amount should be found due the coun-
ty should be divided into three equal parts,
and Otis should give notes for the amount
payable in one, two and three years, with
sureties and General Cobb guaranteed
that said notes should be given with sure
ties satisfactory to the board, ard that he,
Cobb, would sign the notes. And General
Cobb asked that the case be continued I'M
til the 4th Monday in September following.
and that the criminal prosecutions against
Otis be dismissed.
In pursuance Of said propositions made
by General Cobb, the board passed the fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolred By the board of Supervisors nfthe coun
ty of Iowa. in the State of Wisconsin, That 0rvill
Strong ESQ clerk of this board, aud Francis Vivian
Esq treasurer of said county, be aud they are here
by constituted and appointed committee to exam
inc the books of the clerk of the board of supervisors
of said county far the same contain the account
of George H. Otis late clerk, for and during the hrs
term of office of said OTIS and to state correct &C
count between the said Otis and the county for and
during the said term and in case of disagreement
between the said Strong and the SAID Vivian as tc
any matter arising in the stating 81 said account
then such difference shall be submitted TO the dis
trict attorney of said county, and his decision there
on shall he final far the stating of such account
is concerned and the time allowed for the stating Of
such account is hereby limited to the fourth Monday
of September next and all the costs ana expenses