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

On motion of MIR. Coates said re-
port was adopted.
On motian OF Mr.. Bennett the vote
adopting the resolution of Mr.. Spens-
lev, levying s25000O county bond tax
| was reconsidered.
Mr.. PAUL. moved to amend by strik
ing out s25OOO0 and inserting $780,
600, which prevailed by ayes and. nays
as follows:
Ayes-Bainbridge, Bennett. Coates,
Dimock. Davies, Humbert, Jones,
James, Knight, Meigs, PAUL. Robin
son, spensley, ganDusen and Zim-
mer. 10.
Nays-Mr Lincoln. 1.
MIR. Lincoln moved to substitute the
following resolution:
WHEREAS the tax payers of the
county of Iowa, in the State OF Wis
consin, have of late manifested will
lingness to settle the Indebtedness of
said county arising from the county
bonds issued in aid of the construct
ion of the Mineral Point Railroad,
And whereas the greater portion of
the judgment creditors have siguifed
readiness to compromise the some,
now therefore by the board Of super
visors of said county,
Be 1t Resolucd That for the pur-
pose aforesaid, county tax of Sl25-
900 be, and the same is hereby levied,
which said tax sh Ill be applied toward
effecting such compromise on the os
favorable terms that can be agreed
upon by the fund commissioners here
matter referred to, and be it further
Resolved, that Joseph Gundry, Samuel
Hoskins, and David Mcfarland be,
and they are hereby appointed fund
commissioners according to chapter
No. 207 Ct the private and local laws
of 1869 entitled san act to provide for
a board of fund commissioners for the
county of Iowa." with all the rights
power and authority by said act con
ferred, who shall have the control and
custody of all moneys collected by
virtue Of the tax go levied, and all
proceeds of sales for the non payment
of said tax and the certificates there
of, and shall appropriate and use the
same in concentrating such comprom
Use as may be agreed upon by them
and said creditors as by said act pro-
vided. Such commissioners to hold
their office for the term Of three years,
two years and one year respectively ac-
cording to the order they are herein
named, and be it further
Resoived, That the amount hereby
levied is in the Judgment of this board
all that can by any possibility be col
lected for the purpose aforesaid during
the ensuing year, and that the levy of
reater sum would be, as experience
has demonstrated, worse than idle, and
be it further
Resolved, That the members of this
board will officially and personally use
their utmost endeavours to the end
that said tax be collected and the
spirit as we'll as the letter of these res
olutions be carried out in good faith.
w hitch motion was lost.
The resolutions of Mr Spcnsley as
amended by Mr.. PAUL was then adopt
ed by es and noes as follows:
Ayes-Messrs, Bainbaidge, Bennett,
Coates, Dimock, Davies. Humbert,
Jones, James, knight, Mcigs, PAUL.,
Robinson, Spensley. VanDuscn and
| thinner. Is.
| Noes-Mr Lincoln. /.
The report of the committee on
finance andtaxation was then taken
up and on motion of Mr.. Coates adopt
ed.
Thereupon the several amounts of tax
levied were apportioned by the clerk
to each town and city in the county as
ner the following exhibit.