Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-11-21


the people of this county. are will
ing, and will pay sixty-fve cents on
the dollar. of said debt. in six pay
ments with eight per cent. interest.
each payment to cancel and discharge
one-sixth part of the debt and that
that amount can be collected and SO ap-
Piled by this Board and that the own.
ers OF said bond debt will except the
same on these simple terms.
Therefore, this Board relvino mon
the clemency of the court, and believe
ing the burden all the people can bare
and.in good faith, pledging their eyery
effort to actually procure the SPEEDY
payment of the said one-sixth Of sa;d
debt, and the same amount thereof
annually, thereafter, do hereby adopt
the following resolution
Resolved, And it is hereby ordered
and determined, by this Board, that
the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, be levied as tax on
all the taxable property of Iowa coun-
ty, as shown by the assessment rolls
for the year. A. D. 1873, the same to
be promptly paid over to the fund
commissioners. of the county, by the Co.
Treasurer as the same shall come into
his hands, from time to time, to be
by them faithfully applied to the set
Element and compromise of county
bond debts, as above set forth This
resolution is passed and said tax levied
in pursuance of the writs of man.
damus issued in. the said suits com
promised also in pursuance of the
general powers of the board and of the
compromise law of 1873, and all the
powers and provisions thereof which
validate said tax shall apply hereto,
aud most especially the provisions of
the compromise law of 1873, and of
the fund commissioner law of 1869.
which exempts said money when col
lected from legal process and prevents
it being used for any other purpose.
Resolved, that, Joseph Gundry.
Samuel Hoskins and David McFar.
and, be, and they are hereby appointed
Fund Commissioners, according to the
provisions of chapter POI of the private
and local laws of Wisconsin. for 500.
certified an act to provide for board
Of Fund Commissioners" for the coun-
ty of Iowa, with all the rights, power
authority by said act conferred, and
who shall have the exclusive CONTROL
and costody of all money collected by
virtue of the tax. now an hereafter
levied Tor the settlement and compro
mise of Iowa county railroad bond
idebtedness land of all proceeds of sales
for the non payment of said tax and
tn certificates thereof, which shall
vest in said commissioners, and shall
faithfully use the same in consumat-
ing such compromise or settlement,
as may be agreed upon by them and
said creditors as by said act provided.
Said Fund Commissioners to hold their
offices for the respective terms of three,
two and one years according to the order
in which their names are above written.
The Clerk of this board is directed
to issue commissions TO- said parties,
according to said law,
Mr.. Meigs moved to fill the b ank
therein with the sum of $25O0u0
which motion revealed by ayes and
noes as follows:
Ayes-Bainbridge, Bennett, Coates,
Davies, Humbert, jones, James,
Knight raleigs, PAUL, Robinson, Spen
sley, VanDusen, and thinner IA.
Noes ,Dimmock and Lincoln. Q.
The resolutions as amended were
hen adopted.
On motion OF DR.. VanDusen the
BOARD adjourned until 8 o'clock a. m.
10 morrow.
FIFTH DAYS SESSION.
Saturday, Nov. 18th, 1878.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Roll called-all the supervisors pres
emit
Reading Of journal dispensed with
The following report was received:
70 the Board Of Supervisors of Iowa
County:
Your commitsee on claims to whom
vas referred the computation of amount
lue members of this board for mileage
and per diem, would respectfully re-
port that the following statement
shows amount to which each supervi-
sor is entitled for attendance on the
July, August, Septen b er and annual
sessions.
m. cambridge, 10 days. IA miles.......... $gs "a
4 G.. Barnard DAYS 100 m lies Of %