Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
The County Board.

of Supervisors which adjourned last week
was one Of the most important meetings of
the Board ever held Considerable interest
was manifested over the project for the
new Court House, the agitation Of the
Dog Law, the building of bridges and the
Equalization of Assessments. The Board
declared it inexpedient to raise tax at
this time for building new Court House
Mr.. Kirkland, a former resident of Jefferson
presented plans and specifications which
were received and directed to be deposited
with the County Treasurer. The sum Of
5000 was appropriated to Mr. K for his
plans, and if they are finally adopted he is
ted in 1852 by the Board exempting dogs
from being taxed was repealed by the
Board this year and the law If 1871 entitled
''an act to encourage the raising Of sheer
and discourage,the raising of dogs is now in
force in the County. $4,000 was appro
priated to aid in the building of the bridge
across Rock River in this city, and the
sum of $500 was appro priated to aid in the
building of two bridges across Rock River
in the town Of Ixonia.
The Equalization Committee, made then
| report which was adopted. The towns are
arranged in four classes. In the first, the
| real estate is valued at $40 per acre, in the
second at SIS; in the third at SIT; and in
| the fourth at SIG To the first class are as
signed Aztalan, Pennington, Jefferson,
Koshkonong, Oakland, N'atertown town
and the village Of Waterloo In the Sc
cond, Concord, Hebron, Ixonia, Lake Mills
and Milford. In the third, Cold Spring
Sullivan and Waterloo Town. To the
fourth, Palmyra and Sumner. The equa
lized valuation of all property in the coun-
ty is $9,S2s, 52S. Water town city is equal.
lied at 81, 1914, los. jefferson at S ,230, sO4
and Koshkonong at 81 ,o73,677. The as
sessed valuation Of the city of w aiertown is
1858 less than last year; which will
HIoho saving W the ClCy tH tdAeS VI dUOut
one thousand dollars. The entire tax of
the County to be raised is $4,000.
The Board made reduction of 5000
in the salary of the Clerk of Board and
County Treasurer. The committee appoint
ed to settle with the Superintendent of the
Poor reported that Superintendent Bertram
| received from the County $500 and paid
out 81, 747,3 SO has bills outstanding to the
amount of $647.03. His bill for personal
services is Sl67.50. Superintendent New
ton received from the county $500; paid
out $5so.2o. Charges SloO for services,
and has balance in his hands Of 1872
The committee appointed to settle with
the County Clerk, shows that there is in his
hands, ready to be paid to certificate hold
ers, on presentation of their cert ificates,
929, 72; and that he has received fees on
tax deeds and certificates from Nov. lS,
1872, to Nov. 8, 1873, 3o,OOs, and paid the
same to the County treasurer.
~ oo'e - o0leOISu Juholo III lHe COtuiHp
year as follow VS.:
From Koshkonong, fourteen from Con-
cord, Pennington, lxonia, jefferson, Mil
ford, Sullivan, Waterloo Town and Water
town Town, Thirteen each from Lake
Mills twelve; and from Cold Spring ten.
None of the other towns reported any names
and for this reason the list was made up
from .hese eleven towns
The Board voted to grant the petition
asking that one tier of sections be taken
from the town of Jefferson and added TO he
town of Koshkonong The petition was
carried by vote of IA to II. This gives
Koshkonong As sections and Jefferson 49,