Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-05-28

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Mr.. Spensley offered the following
preamble and resolution
Whereas, it appears by The report of the Fund Com
missoners of Iowa County to this Board that there
is the of eleven thousand dollars in their
hands unexpended,
And whereas, the county ofIowa is now paying in :
terest large of money borrowed for the pur-
pose of paying off and settling our bonded indebted
ness, and
whereas. it is desirable that said sum In the
hands of the Commissioners should be made product
| We if possible; now therefore be il
ResoJUed That we respectfully request said Fund
Commissioners to invest said sum or any sum not
needed for immediate use, on hand, in some safe.
interestbearng securi ties readily convertible into
cash, q. s. Bonds being PREFER ed.
After some discussion and a short
consultation with the Fund Com
missioners, the resolution was adopted.
The report of the Building Commit
tee was thentaken up.
Mr.. Spensley offered the following
amendment.
Resozved, That the building committee be author
lied and instructed to proceed at once in the
struction of fire.p building the Court House
lot for the purpose of accommodatn and protecting
the records Of the county, at expense not to
coed the sum of three thousand and We hundred dol
lars, this to be in place of any pa authority di.
rections commit ted to them.
Mr.. Lincoln moved to amend the
amendment by increasing tie amount
to Sc, 900. Lost
Mr.. Smoker moved to amend by in
sorting $4,000 instead Of "$s, 800"
Lost
The ayes and noes were then called
for, on the amendment Of Mr. Spensley
and it was lost. Ayes, 7; nays, 9,
Mr.. Spensley then offered the follow
ing resolution, as an amendment to tn e
report of the committee:
Resolved, That the building committee be author
lied and instructed to proceed at once in the con.
struction of proof building the Court House
lot for the purpose of accommodating ana protecting
the records of the county, at an expense not to
coed the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars.
This to be in place ofany past authority or drec,
tious committed to them.
Ayes and noes called for and reso-
luton lost. Ayes 7; noes 9.
Mr.. Rewey offered the following as
an amendment to the report of the
committee:
RESOLVED, That the plans specifications and recon-
mendatons O. the building committee known as the
the repairing of he Court House and building jail
Is concerned at cost net to exceed 100000 and that
that part referring to the building of a jailor's
residence be stricken out.
Mr., Spensley offered the following
as substitute for Mr.. Rewey's resolu-
ton:
ResoEved, That the building committee be author
lied and instructed to proceed at once in the con
struction OF fre-proof building the Court house
lot for the purpose of accommodating and protecting
the records of the county, at expense not to
coed the sum of five thousand and five hundred dol
lars this to be in place of any past authority or
directions committed to them.
Lost
Mr.. Rewey's resolution was then lost,
the vote being tie.
The ayes and noes were then called
on the adoption Of the report of the
committee, which was lost-aycs 6,
oes 10.
Mr.. Lincoln moved to reconsider the
vote by which Mr.. Rewey's resolution
wa lost. Carried.
Mr.. Lincoln moved chat Mr.. Rev.
ey's proposition be amended by insert
ing $4,000 instead of 900, which
was adopted. Ayes 9, noes Z.
Mr. Rewey's resolution, as amended !,
was then adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Lincoln, the Board
adjourded SINE die.
Attest, JOHN HoARE,
County Clerk.