Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-01-01

or this sun, about sJon0, although allowed,
has not beeu paid yet, IN ahdit'oh 70 Saa
stj,ll e. Mrssrs Palmer Il al, attorneys
in Milwaukee, have been allowed, Jan .,, -,
Esd, lSt2 ,n y.
Nov 1911, 1883 Nv 20
arshars lees yet due - o.
Henry I. smith yet due w w
s7sg9 6i
The county has paid some other ex~
nen.es. but this sum vi SioS9'of Is Tue
excuse which we are responsible lor
putting the county to IN sad matters LOT
4 wears and months, being st the r"ss
OF $lS22 81 PER annum
# YOUR Board will caese the clerk to
furnished You statement trori your
records of expenses in said snIts preyl-
on. 10 August. 1859, we think you will
be entirely satisfied with our ilSures, ana
we invite comparison Of them with ne
expenses Of any other similar llngat'on
involving a multitude OF suits and over
half million OF dollars
Nor has this $1S95 81 been spent with
out resulting in any substantial ana ac-
tual benefits ~ was all the money spent
previous to August, 1859
The Tweed bonds we actually settled,
and saved on them $40 80 50.
We also actually settled bond No 10,
With Sen. Doolijtle and saved s. 4595O.
We also actually settled bond No. oil,
with JAS. A Sleeper, and saved $lO47 60.
Actually saved by these settlements,
So, 722 20
And if you should carry out and full
fl the compromise we have nude Tor
YOU, on the basis Of the amount due
,lnly, LIST, 1873, you viii save 80 per cent.
on 23j653j ", which is Sl2ilSI25.
If YOU accept, AS you have Il perfect
right 10 do, the $1,000 allowed us by Mr.
Bpecher, which we have presented to
you, without paying us anything tor 1t,
then YOU save that too, SSUGO 90; and
the total amount saved would be 2l65,-
500 65 We submit not bad showing
lor the expenditure Of SIS990i
Please also notice that for the large
sums advanced by us, some OF 1t Tor
over two years, aud about 10000 OF It
now unpaid, no interest has ever been
charged and that if the county keep
SAID $1,000, counting it at the rate the
rest of the debt is settled, viz 70 cents,
il is worth 5000, 80 that the county
would have all our services during all
of said time fer nothing, and actually
received from ns 81 600 besides. As "a
matter OF Justice to you and ourselves,
and for the information Of the people,
we ask that YOU give this statement, if
found true and correct, yonr Official
sanction, by spreading it on your records
and Publishing it with Your proceedings.
Very Respectfully, &c.
HENRY a SMITH
Mr. Spensley moved to adjourn
sine die. Lost.
Mr.. Coates moved to adjourn I'M
til . o'clock a. M. tomorrow, which
prevailed.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
Tuesday, Dec. 22d, 1873.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Roll called. All the supervisors
present except thinner
Reading journal dispensed with.
James Weber applied to redeem
at 10 per cent. interest the SET and
et Of swf Of section Is, town t,
range 3, east, from tax sale Of 1872.
Referred to committee on tax
claims.
The following resolutions were
then introduced:
By Mr.. Bennett
1t is hereby ordered and determined
by the board Of supervisors OF Iowa
County, Wisconsin, that the Snperintend
eut- Of tie poor be and are hereby in
-tractel TO pay oyer to Mrs Go!dswCrthg
;he -nm oil eighteen dollars, the same be,
M the nmcunt due sand Mrs t'oIiswor-
thy tor rent due her from Mrs Ann
Clayton (tormerIy Conleyl poor per-
ordered to be paid to sad supcrlntondents
Of the poor by resolution adopted Nov.
Bah, lSI3 aui that the clerk of the
board be instructed to draw an order
therefor. Adopted
By Dr.. Van Dusen.---
ResoIrsd, That the tuai commissioners
appointed by this board TO receive certain
MONEYS belonging to the county, shall at
all times while IN the performances ottheIr
duties have the privilege Of advising and
counsehng with the attorneys ct the
county whenever they individually or
collectively may rnqulre such advice and
counsel. Adopted