Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-01-12
OFFICE CLERK BID SUPERVISORS,

To OrriHe Strong Clerk of Board Of
Supervisors Of ioca county;
You arc hereby requested to call a
special meeting Of the county board OF
supervisors Of said county, at the Court
House, in Dolgevlle, in said county, on
the first Tuesday in the month of Janu-
airy, 1871.
Dated Nov %, 1870.
James Spensley, y, Humbert,
w. l., Lincoln, VIM Robinson,
VIM. Bainbrdge, John Bennett
kearton Coates, L. W. Joiner,
Samuel Jenbin, Samuel W. Reese,
d. Mcfarland, H. VanDuscu
At 2 o'clock p. m, board was called to
order by the chairman.
Roll called present-Ashmore Ben.
nett, Baiubridse, Coates, Campbell, Hum
bert, jenkins, Jones, Lincoln McFar-
land, Reese, Robinson, Spensley, and
VanDnscn. Abscnt--L w. Joiner.
Mr.. G. b Higgins, supervisor from
the town of Wyoming, was admitted to
represent said town, Mr.. Joiner being
unable from illness to attend
ihc lt'AuiiiE III tIIt lDui Idl VI tuc ull~
nual session was dispensed with.
The annual report Of the Supcrintend
ont of Schools was presented, accepted,
and its reading dispensed with
On motion OF Mr. Mcfarland, com,
mlttee oil three was appointed to recon.
mend amount of Clerk ) and Treasurer S
bonds. Campbell. Robinson and Ash.
more were appointed such committee.
On notion of Mr. Coates, II committee
of three was appointed to examine and
report upon the bonds of couaty officers
Sad committee consists Of Coates, Bain-
bridge and jenkins.
MIR, John Adams made application to
have money refunded upon certain tax
certificates and II tax deed on account
et imperfect descriptions, rendering the
same worthless. Referred to committee
On claims.
Mr.. Reese moved the appointment of
committees OF two to examine aud 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 Register oliice-Reeso and Lin
coin
On Clerks of Courts Office -McFar>
land and llumbe.t.
The Clerk laid before the board the
schedule of bills filed AGAINST tho coun,
~, amounting to 81 ,537 -. Referred to
committee on claims
The District Attorney reported pro.
gress upon the case of "Strong W. Board
VI 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.
Dir. SpcnsIey moved that tho District
Attorney be instructed to associate other
counsel with him in addition to Judge
Dunn, to defend said suit, which motion
prevailed
The following report from the commit
the on settlement with Treasurer was
prosecuted, to-wit:
40 The Hon tie Board Of Supervisors
of the County ot Iolca
ihe undersigned, members of CON,
nAuee appointed by your Hon board, to
settle with the County Treasurer, and 70
Investigate his accounts for the past ten
years, respectfully beg leave to report,
that only two of the committee appointed
appeared to serve, to>wit: NanDusen
~aid Reese; that when the mem bers of
the committee in attendance sought to
es.ter upon their duty, that during all the
time applicable for that purpose, the
County Treasurer, Francis Vivian, Esq,
was dangerously i'll, utterly unable to be
~ his oihce, that your committee could
not satisfactorily preform their duties
Navoived upon them in the absence OF
tas County Treasurer.
II NANDUsrN.
). w RGEsE."
On motion of Mr. Speuslev, said com,
'rdtttee was continued, and given further
ttuo ontil the next session o. the board
IA which to complete their report.
pn motion OF MIR Spenslcy, tho board
atjaurned until ! o'clock p. IN.
KyENING SESSION.
isOard met pursuant to Adjournment
Boil called and a quorum present
1he committee appointed TO submit.
dra4t Of bill TO amend law relative to su.
re~insendents of poor presented the toll
aW ing report, which was. on motion OF
Er Bainbridge, recei ed, and on motion
81 ar. Mcfarland, adopted, to.wit
ts he Hon. the Board Of Supervisors
81 the County Of io,ca;
9'se undersigned committee appointed
ty your Hon. board, to draft bill, in
rAatio to the election of superntend
ct the poor and their government there
Vi. beg leave to report that they have