Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04

because of the influence over them, which
was eXertcd by their said attorney, all EFFORTS
to induce the board not TO issue SAID ponds
were unavaiiing, and il became necessary 10
resort TO the power Of the court to prevent IL.
Your petitioner employed as his attorneys
Messrs. Strong d Weber. Alex. Wilson, Esq.
and NJ J. Briggs, Esq, who successfully pros
ecued the action To the result Whch mas
been stated, whereby the county and It's TAX
PAYERS have been saved from an immense
amount of threatened liability on the new
bonds, for which there would nave been no
consideration, and from the payheh. Oh
which, after they were issued, there would
have been no escape The liability OF your
petitioner to his attorneys is us follows 10
Strong 81 Weber, 500 to Alex. wilson, ESQ,
500 to VI. J. Briggs Esq, SD. In all 500
Other tax.payers of the county have paid
the sum of $40 toward the expenses OF THIS
litigation, a with that exception the whole
burden of the prosecution, which was Tor the
common benefit of all the taxpayers OF the
county, fall alone upon your petitioner
Your petitioner respectfully submits to the
Board OF Supervisors that the expenses incl
dent to the prosecution OF THIS sun, nave
been incurred for the common beneht OF all
the taxpayers Of the county; that the suit
has resulted in saving them from an immense
liability, and that in common justice the eX-
penses ouuht to be shared by all the tax
PAYERS in the county. Your petitioner there
fore asks the Board of Supervisors of the
county to make to him an appropriation OF
such sum as will pay the liability incurred
by him for attorneys fees dcductng the
amount already paid Ivy the county for that
purpose. Respectfully, submitted,
May, 18th, 1874.
Campbell moved that M. NJ.
Strong, Mr.. Blake's attorney, have
the courtesy of the floor for the
purpose of explaining Mr.. Blake's
reasons for presenting said petition,
which prevailed.
Strong then addressed the Board
at length relative to said petition.
Bennett moved to refer said petit
ton to the committee on claims.
Vivian moved to amend by refer
ring the same to a special committee
of three, which prevailed. The mo-
ton as amended was then carried.
Committee-Lincoln, cambridge
and Heath.
Vivian introduced the following
resolutions:
"Resolced, That the Committee on Tax
Claims he instructed to inquire into the
validity of the return Of the delinquent
roll rs made 10y the different town treas
urers, and report
Adopted on motion of Coates.
Goodsell moved to reconsider,
which prevailed.
Lincoln moved to amend by add
ing, "and that they be authorized to
employ counsel" which being ac-
cepted the resolution us amended
was then adopted.
The Clerk submitted a letter from
Hon. Peter Doyle, Secretary of
State, in relation to the State loan
to the county. Mr.. Elan, for J.
Michael, applied to redeem at the
face the NE of SWf of Section 20,
Town !, Range 3 East, from tax
sales of 1870 and 1872.
Referred to committee on tax
claims.
Alex. Wilson applied to have tax
sales of 1863, '66, '67 on SCI Of
NV, Section 81, Town ), Range ,
east, Cancelled, alleging that said
land was mortgaged to the State
when the delinquent tax for those
years was returned.
Referred to committee on Tax
Claims.
Vivian introduced the following
resolutions and moved their adop-
ton, which prevailed:
"Resoiced That the stipulations iodi-
Gated in the letter Of the Secretary OF
State are entirely satisfactory to this
Board and that the Chairman and Clerk
be authorized to make the necessary
certificates to comply with such stipula'
lions.
Resolrcd, That the money so Dor.
rowed be allowed to remain in the State
Treasury subject to the orders OF the
Fund Commissioners, to be drawn on
from time to time as it may be necessary
to complete the settlements they may
make
On motion of Vivian the Board
adjourned until 9 o'clock A. M. to-
morrow.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
Tuesday, May Doth, 1874.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Roll called, all the supervis-
ors present except Steensland.
The journal was read and ap-