Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28
Board OF S Supervisors.

A special meeting of the Jefferson County
Board of Supervisors was held Tuesday,
April Goth, at the Court House in the village
of Jefferson. The following named mem
bers were present.
G. Spoor, J. Sell, A. D. Coburn. L. A.
Cramer, w. l.. Blakey, F. Huebner, E.
Copeland, c. Stoppeubach H B. Willard,
0. S. Cornish, H. W. Brooks. c. Philips,
W. S. Green, G. Ives, 0. P. Dow, S. B.
Higgins, n 5. Hubbard, J. Whitset, j. c.
L eonardson, F. Giles, c. Wollensack, ]. B.
Bennett, A. F, Miller, E. Sweeney, E.
Johson, H. Breckenridge.
The board proceeded to an election for
chairman of tile Board for the present year,
VIII ich resulted in the choice of Mr.. Ed
mund Sweeney, of this city. This was toe
bestowal of this important position Oh one
of the most experien ced as well as ablest
members OF the Board
The opinion of the District Attorney
having been asked as to the legality of the
meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on
the 18th and 10th of March last he gave it
as his opinion that said meeting was illegal
and consequently all its acts and orders
null and void.
Mr. Cornish offered the following reso-
luton:
Resozved, That the present Jail Build
ing Committee be discharged and a new
one be appointed consisting OF FIVE, and
that said committee be instructed to ex-
anime into and'report all facts pertaining
to building the Sherlffs residence and Jail
thai no orders be drawn in favor OF the
contractor until after saa committee have
reported to this Board at It's annual meet
ing, and their report has been received and
acted upon at said annual meeting.
The ayes and nays were called for with
the following result:
ages -Messrs. SELL Copeland, Stoppen-
bach, Willard, Cornish, Brooks, Green, Ives,
Whittet, Leonardson, Wollensack, Johnson,
Brecke1ridge.-l3.
Nags -Blakely, Spoor, Coburn, Cramer,
Huebner, Dow, Higgins, Hubbard, Giles,
Bennett, Miller, Sweeney.-l2.
The chair appointed the new Building
committee as follows:
Mersrs Brooks, Dow, johnson, Sell and
Ives.
The following appeal was presented and
ordered placed on file:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
The undersigned, officers and members
of the Central Wisconsin Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, would respectfully
represent that they have expended about
$1,000 in getting up grounds, &C, that they
are in debt nearly 81, 900 and are much in
need Of Buildings, Stables, Stalls, &C., in
order to accommodate and properly conduct
future Fairs Of this Association. We in
tend to offer the most liberal premiums
hereafter, and make our institutions one of
the prominent enterprises of the state. We
would therefore respectfully petition your
Honorable Body TO assist us with an appro-
priation commensurate with the magni-
tude of our undertaking.
Watertown, April Goth, 1875,
SIGNED,
J. H. Sleeper Prest, S. e. Randall, Treas j,
G. A. Sprague, E. R. Evans, j. T. Moak, F.
Miller, W. c. Spalding, Jos. Salick, W
N. Brandt, F. P Brook, Fred Kusel, G. W
Schultz NJ. B Schwab, VIM. H. Rohr, F..
Fischer, A. Solliday, G. Wiggenhorn, T. S.
Clark.
The Board voted to exempt Jefferson
County from the dog tax this year.
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