Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-09-19
Mr.. Henry submitted the following


! these terms
We to take judgment in such suit for
the full amount appearing to be owing on
the bonds and coupons mentioned in the
complaint In the action, the county to pay
65 cents on the dollar on the full amount,
in six equal instruments, the first on the
10Th day Of April next, and the 9th RS
annually thereafter, with eight per cent.
interest on the whole unpaid, also paya-
BILE at those dates.
If all those payments shall be prompt
ly made, the Judgment to be discharged
II there shall be any failure to pay on
the days fixed, the amounts previously
paid to be simply applied in part salts
faction of the judgment which may then
be enforced for the re mander.
SMITH STARK,
Attorneys.
MEMORANDUM
The amount of this debt, as hereto fore
estimated, to July lst, 1873, as..$5,o17. :,
so. WV. T. HENRY,
Attorney.
Mr., Robinson in the chair:
Mr.. Spensley introduced the following
resolution, and moved its adoption
Resolved. that the resolutions CT Mr..
Barnard, adopted at the July session, 1878,
accepting the compromise proposals as the
same are recorded on page 70 of the jour.
nal, be amended by striking out the
words "at least three tourths." where the
same occur in the 18th line from the
bottom of said page, and inserting in lien
thereof the words. "a part or all," SO as
to read as follows:
Resolved, that Messrs. Meigs & Henry
be, and they are hereby ~ppointed on
behalf of the county, aud authoriz ID 10
receive from the Chairman of the Board
and County Clerk the compromis Use
bonds, OF other obligations reauisl tie
and necessary to comply with the
terms Of said settlement, and to con-
summate the same by delivery thereof,
and said Meigs & Henry are especially
charged with the obligation, and duty
of carefully and vigilantly seeing that
said compromise bonds, are properly
made, signed, issued in proper amount,
recorded, and only delivered upon set
Element upon the terms aforesaid of a
part or all Of said debt, and that the
proper lawful stipulations are duly
filed in the courts where said judg-
ments are in each case 80 that on pay
ment of the compromise bonds, the
judgments will be surely released and
satisfied, and to report fully their acts
and doings in regard thereto to the
Board at its next meeting.
And the ayes and nays being called
for the motion prevailed by the follow
ing vote: ~. ..
AYEs.-Bain bridge, Coates, Dimock
Humbert, James, Robinson, Spensley,
VanDusen, and thinner. g.
NAYS Bennett, Davies, Jones,
Knight, Meigs and PAUL 80.
Mr. Humbcrt moved to adjourn I'M
til o'clock, p. m, which was Lost.
Mr. Coates moved to take a recess
for one half an hour, which was also
lost. >"~s
Mr.. &pens!ey introduced and moved
the adoption of the following resolu-
ton, which prevailed.
Resolved, @that the proposal of.
Messrs. Carpenter and Knowlton, this
day presented by Messrs Smith and
Stark, their attorneys, to settle about
S5.077.oO of the county debt at IS
cents on the dollar, substantially upon
the same terms and conditions as have
been heretofore agreed to with Mr..
Beecher be, and the same is hereby
accepted
Mr.. Meigs moved to still further
amend the resolutions of Mr. Barnard
accepting the compromise proposals,
by striking out his own name where
ever the same occurs therein, and in
sorting in lieu thereof the name of
MIR. Bennett, which motion prevailed.
DR.. VanDusen in the chair.
Mr.. Robinson Introduced and moved
the adoption of the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, the stipulation agreed to
and reported by the committee sent to
Detroit and New York, perfectly pro-
vides for the protection of the county
in respect to ever being obliged to pay
anything twice.
And whereas Mr.. Bsecher, insists that
&c be of value and use TO him, ne
must have the new bonds clean and
without reference therein to tn. old
litigated affairs of the County.
Therefore, Resolved that the reso-
luton, adopted at the last August
session, reading.
"Resolved, That the attorney ofthe
County, the Chairman aud Clerk of
this Board be instructed that IN pre-
pairing and erecuting the ne,o Bonds to
be given an the Beecher compromise,
that there be a clause inserted prevent
ing the possibility of said new Bonds
ever beco'-ing second claim against
the County,"
"Be and the same is hereby recind-
ed and ct aside"
And the ayes and noes being called
for, the motion was lost by the follow
ing vote:
Aycs--Dimock, Humbsrt, Robin
son, Spensley and Van Dusen-5
Noes-Bainbridge, Benutt, Coates,
Davis. James. Jones Kniyht. Me;vs