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

board adjourned until s o'clock a. NJ.
to>morrow
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
Wednesday, July 81, 1873.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Roll called. All the supervisors present.
Reading Journal dispensed with
The following report was received:
Tie Committee on Tax Claims Of Patrick MELON.
aid 10 have The tax certificate icr sale OF 1865. on
NV! If !! of section 81, town 5, range ), can.
ceiied, has had the under consideration, and
recoum' nd that the clerk he autho- lied to cancel
the SAM; and further recommend that the clerk he
instructed TO preserve cope, OF the three receipts
presented by Nj, Mcdonald.
Ii. 9. BARNARD,
). L. JONES Com
w. BAISBRlDGE,
Adopted on motion of lfuulbert.
Barnard introduced and the adoption
of the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, Certain proposals to settle and COM
promise railroad bond ndebt edness Of the county OF
Iowa, based and founded upon bonds here' ofor
issued to aid in the construction Of the Mineral
Point Railroad, under authority of the rct of March
Sd. 1853, have been made by Luther Beecher, Matt
II Carpenter, Edward Dodge and Chas. L. Frost
in pursuance Of the compromise Law of March Nth
1873, and were the LIST day Of July, 1873 present
ed ana laid before the Board by Henry Smith al
torneys for the county, and above in the record
Of the proceeding Of this hoard recorded at length
and for precise terms OF which reference is thereto
had and
WHEREAS. It is believed that the above proposals
and others substantially similar promised soon TO
be made-coTer and include more tan three quarters
Of said Indebtedness and that it is the am ye
and ben fl, of the SAID county and its Inhabitants to
accept and approve said ropostls; therefore
ReS0iCed, That the said proposal, so made and to
be maze rs above stated, lie, and they are hereby
approved IN accordance with said compromise law,
and The faith or the county of Iowa irrevocably
nsedged Tor the faithful and prompt fulGHment I
the terms thereof.
Rlsoirca. 7 ai--be. and they are here.
by appointed on behalf OF the C UNITY and author
lied to receive for the chairman OF the board and
county clerk the compromise bonds other obliga
ton requ site and necessary 10 comply with the
terms Of said 'ettieJrens, and to consumm,ie the
same by delivery thereof, aid said -----are
cspec"iiv charged with the oblio ton aud duty of
Carefully and vgllautIy seeing TIA said compromise
bonds are properly made, siIned, issued in proper
amount, recorded. and only delivered upon setLie-
ment IN tie aforesaid ut least three f0n,ths
Of said debt; and that the proper lawful stipuia-
tions are duly filed IN the courts where said judy
HeniS are n each case. So that payment of the
compromise bonds tie judgments will be surely re-
leased and satisfied, and report iuliy their acts
and doin3s III regard thereto TO the board its next
meeting.
DR.. Van Dusen in the chair
Aleigs moved to lay the resolutions on
the table, pending which Spensley moved
to adjourn for one>half hour which pre-
vailed.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
a II the supervisors present
Meigs motion to table the rcso, utions
was lost.
The resolutions were then adopted by
ayes and noes as follows: Ayes-Bain-
bridge, Barnard, Coates, Dimock, James.
knight, Robinson, SpensIey, Van Dusen
and Inmer-ll Noes-Bennett Davis.
Jones, Meigs and PauIl-5
On motion Of Spensley, the blanks in
SAID resolutions were filled with the
name of Meirs
On motion Of Barnard. Mr.. Henry was
directed to assist Meigs in CARRYING out
the provisions Of said resolutions.
On motion of Barnard, the board ad ;.
Journed until one clock T. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Roll called. All the supervisors pres
eDt
The following report was received
The committee appointed to Investigate the con-
duct of Mr. Rewey, the Uverseer OF the Iowa County
Poor, in regard to the whipping Of he boy dam
leave 10 submit the following report:
From the testimony offered before your committee
and copy Of which accompanies this report we
nm that the punishment inflicted was uuwarr auted
and unnecessarily severe.
All OF which We respectfully submit.
IL. G. BtRSARD,
WIN. ROBINSON, Com.
b. HuMBERr,
Adopted on motion of Meigs.
Meigs in the chair.
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adoption of the following resolutions:
Reso1ctd That the Superintendent Of the Poor
are hereby instructed TO discharge Mr.. NJ F. Rewey
uvefseer of the Poor Farm, from the employ of the
county.
Spensley moved to lay said resolution
on the table, and the ayes and noes be-
ing called for, the motion was lost bv
the following vote: -Bainbridge.
Bennett, Coates, Meigs, PAUL, Robinson.
SpensIey and Van Dusen-S Noes -
Barnard, Dimock, Davies, Uumbcrt,
Jones, James, Knight and Zimmer-S.
Spensley RESUMED the chair
1 he resolution was then lost by ayes
and noes, as follows: Ayes-Barnard
Dlmock, Davies, Uumbert, Jones, Knight
and thinner -. Noes - Bainbridce,
Bennett, Coates, James, Meigs, PAUL
Robinson, SpensIey and Van Dusen-9.
Bennett moved that the board repri-
mand the oserseer, and advise him 10 be
more careful in the future, which pre-
vailed
On motion Of Barnard, the board pro-
ceeded to the election of three Supcrin-
tendents of the Poor by ballot.
The chair appointed Messrs. Jones
and Dimock as teliers
The following is the result:
FIRST SUPERINTENDENT.
First Bai1ot-I6 votes cast-Rain-
bridge received , PAUL, / Jones, 6 :;
DR.. Van Dusen. t; Coates, 2; Meiss, |.
No election
Second BalIot-l6 vote cast-Bain-
bridge received / Jones. 8; DR.. Van
Dusen. 3; Meiss, | Barnard, |; Rob-
inson, |.
Jones was declared elected.
SECOND SUPERINTENDENT.
First Ba'iot-l6 votes east-Bain.
bridge received | ; DR.. Van Dusen. 4
Coates, 2; Robinson, >; Bennett. 6
Humbert, l. No ele elton
Second Ballot 10 votes cast.-Dr
Van Dusen received 3; Coates, 4 Benz
nett, 9
Bennett was declared elected.
THIRD SUPERINTENDENT.
First BalIot-I6 votes cast-Bain.
hrldse received 4 i; Dr. Van Dusen, 4;
coates, : Robinson, ,; Humbert, 4