Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
AuuuaI Meeting Of the Board of
Supervisors OF Jefferson
County, Wisconsin.

THURSDAY EVENING SESSION. Nov. "a.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, Mr..
Woodman in the Chair. Meeting called to
order BY the Chairman. Roll called and
members all present
Mr.. Mulbergsr offered an account Of Mr..
James Rogan. Coroner.
On motion Of Mr.. Whittet Mr.. Rogan was
permitted to explain to the Board the ma
ture Of his claim, No further action taken
on the claim.
Committee appointed to settle with the
Superintendent OF the Poor offered their
report.
The hour having arrived for the special
order of the evening resolution No. was
.sken up and discussed. On the motion to
adopt the resolution the yeas and nays were
called for with the following result: Yeas.
-Messrs. Sell, Coburn, Blakely, Wilcox,
Hoard, Blanchard, Garity, Whittet, Ran.
dali, Wegeman, Brook, Breckenridge.
IL. Nays.-Messrs. Ziebell, Woodman,
Huebner, Haskell. Brooks, Phillips,
Dow, Dancey, Leonardson, Giles, Wollen.
sack, Mulberger. IL. Motion declared
lost.
On call of Mr.. Greene the report of Com
mittee appointed to settle with Superntend-
ents of Poor was taken up and read by
the Clerk, which was on motion of O. P.
Dow adopted by the Board as reported by
the committee.
On motion of Chas Wolensack the re.
consideration of the report of the special
committee on the poor system was made
special order tomorrow evening at half past
seven o'clock.
Mr.. Mulberger offered the following reso
luton No. which was on motion adopted
by unanimous consent.
Resolued-That Messrs. Hoard, Whittet
and Wilcox are hereby appointed a commit
tee to draft memorial to be presented to
the next legislature showing the evil effect
resulting from and the damages caused to a
large amount OF real property situated in the
towns Koshkonong, Sumner and other
towns in this county, in consequence of the
maintenance of the so called Indian Fcrd
Dam at greater highth than that author.
ICED by the laws of this state, and praying
for such legislative action on the subject al
will secure the lowering of said dam to its
proper hghth, or its entire abatement.
That such memorial when drawn shall be
engrosseo by the clerk, and authenticated
by the signatures of the chairman and the
clerk of this Board and the seal of the coun-
ty.
MULBERGER
Board adjourned.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION, NOV. %.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Meeting called to order by the Chairman
Clerk called the roll and members all pre-
sent. Minutes Of yesterdays meeting read
ard approved as read.
Mr.. Greene offered the following resou.
ton No. 9, which was on motion of q. l..
Garity adopted.
ResolUed-That the sum of four hundred
dollars be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated to the Jefferson
County Agricultural Society in accordance
with Sec. H. Chapter II, Taylor's Statutes
Mr.. Dow offered the following resolution
No. 10, which was on melton of Mr.. Whttet
adortcd.
Resolved-That Mr.. Coionius who was
engaged by the jefferson County Board at
its last session to record the papers then in
the Judge of Probate's Office, and required
to be recorded, be requested to immediate
appear before this Board and report relative
to his doiags in this matter.
- Mr.. Whittet offered the following resolu
ton No. IL, which was on motion adopted
ResoIoed-That Sheriff Newton be in
c.ructed to take to her husband now in
Minnesota, Anna McGorman, now a pauper
and insane in the County House, provided
that such service can be rendered at a cost
not to exceed $50.
JOHN WH1rTEr.
W. S. Greene offered the following rosoiu-
ton No. II, which was on motion adopted.
Resolued-That Edward Mcmahon be and
is hereby appointed Purchasing Agent of
Jefferson County for the coming year.
GREENE
Mr.. Whittet offered the following resolu
ton No. l3, which was on motion adopted.
Resolved That Sheriff Newton be in
| structed to take measures to send back 10
| New York, Catherine Gary, now in Jail for
sixty days for vagrancy provided that the
| cost does not exceed $40.
JOHN WHITTET.
! Committee on miscellaneous accounts Of
fered their report on the following num-
bered bills: II, II, l61, 1877, 158, l59.
l6o. l64, l62, l65, l53, 152, l54, les, 1876,
l57, 1873, 163, l66, I69, l68, 7e, 8s, 1877,
1876. Bills l42 and l43 withdrawn Bills
l34 and l35 referred back to committee
Bill JOB of Adam Spangler which was be-
fore the Board in 1876. and allowed at $40
from which an appeal was taken to the Cir.
cult Court and by the Court referred back
to this Board for itemizing that part isal-
lowed. The committee reported the items
in the bill disallowed On motion tie re-
port was adopted and allowed by the Board
as reported by the committee.
| On motion OF Chas. Wollensack that this
Board proceed in body this afternoon at
3 o'clock to visit the County Poor House.
which motion prevailed.
Board adjourned until half-past one
| o'clock.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. %.
Board met pursuant to adjournment Mr..
Woodman in the Chair Meeting called to
order by the Chairman. Clerk called the
roll. Members all present
O. P. Dow offered the following resolu
tion No. IA. which was on motion adopted.
WHEREAS, The county of jefferson is
subjected to great expense in shelIerine and
providing food for those persons who are
committed to Jail for non-payment of fines
for vagrancy, and for the commission of
various offenses of degree less than felony,
and with the view of utilizing the labor of
| Such nprSOns an cop n od in ;a,1