Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-07-10

DodgevilIe, Wis, Tuesday, July 10
The county boatd OF Supervisors con.
.1ened pursuant to notice from the clerk
issued upon the following request:
r. ortine STRING, County C2eyk. Jo,ea Go Wis
You are hereby requested to call a special meeii;t.
of The county board Of supervisors II said county,
10 convene at the court house, in Dodgev ne on
Taesiay, The 1st day Of July, A. d. So, at
.ames Spensley, Charles Panll William Robinson.
II. Z. Barnard, liumbert g. e Mei.s J. L.
Jones, B. }: Davies ana II. Van Duse.i.
Called to order By Spensley, chairman,
at clock T. NJ.
Roll called Present--W llinm Bain~
bridge. Mifflin; H. G. Barnard, village
of Avoca; Joseph Bennett, village of
Dodgeviile; kearton Coates, Linden; w
S Dimeck, Pulaski; b J. Davies, Ridge
way; David llumbert, Waldwick; } L.
Jones Wyoming; John James, "a " ard,
city of Mineral Point; Darius Knight,
Clyde; G.. G. Mejgs, Arena; Charles
PAUL, Dodgeville; William Robinson,
Moscow; Jas Spensley, Mineral Point;
III Van Dusen, 81 Ward, city of Mineral
Poiut; Daniel thinner Highland
On motion of DR. Van Dusen, loard
took an informal ballot for chairman
Mcssrs Robinson and Barnard acting as
tellcrs with the follow bg result:
Whole number OF votes east, Is, OF
which Spensley received s, Meiss ), Bar,
nard |, DR. Van Dnsen l.
On motion of Barnard, proceeded to a
formal ballot, resulting as follows
First formal baIiot-l5 votes cast
Spensley received &. Meias 6, Baiubrid re
], DR., Van Dusen . No election.
Second formal balot-lj votes cast
Spensley received 10, Meigs D. Spensley
was declared elected
On motion Of Bennett, the election oil
Spensley as chairman for the ensuing
year was made unanimous
Reading Journal dispensed with
On motion Of Megs, the board de
cided to entertain miscellaneous business.
ut this session.
On motion Of Bernard, board adjourn.
ed until 81 clock T. NJ
Board met again pursuant to adjourn,
ment All the supervisors present
Tie chair announced the following
standing committees
On cIaims-Rohinson, Davies. Bennett
On tax clailns--Barnard, Bainbridee
and Jones.
On Coates. Meigs, Var
Duscn PAUL. and Eimock
On finance and taXatlUn-Meigs, Hum,
bert and knight
Ga public huiIdines-Dr Van Dusen
James and thinner
The clerk presented the schedule OF
bills filed against the county, amounlin.
to $1,000
Referred to committee on claims
Bennett applied for a duplicnte Juror
certificate for John f Bartie, in place oil
No Sc, issued to bin April jth, 1873
for SO, and which had hcen stolen
Referred To committee on claims
Robinson applied for the cancc lation
Of tax sale on land owned by Patrick
Mcdonnell IN Moscow, on an Informal
town treasurer'S receipt
Referred to committee on tax claims
On motion Of Barnard, a committee oil
three WAS appointed to invest igate all
the facts relative to the aliedyed cruel
whipping of an insane boy at the county
farm, and report to the board To, borrow
Committee - Barnard, Robinson and
llumbert.
VIM. J. Henry, by request, addressed
the board on the progress of county bond
matters since last November and the
present attitude Of the suits. and gave a
detailed statement OF the negotiations
tor settlement of Il portion of said bonds
and submitted the following documents
which were received tu.wIt.