Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-12
UNDINE.
Annual Meeting of the Board OF
SuperViS OrS of Jefferson
County, Wisconsin
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK, !
Jefferson. Nov. 18th. 1877 {

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
Jefferson, Nov. 18th, 1877.
The County Board of Supervisors met in
annual session, at the court house, in the
village of Jefferson at 8 O'Clock M
Roll called by the Clerk, and the follow
ing members answered to their names !:
Aztlan, VIM ZebeIl; Concord John Sell:
Cold Spring. A D CoburN; Pennington, w
W Woodman; Hebron, w L Blakely; Ixon-
ia, F. Huebner; Jefferson, Henry Haskell:
Jefferson Village, Chas Stoppenbach; Kosh-
konong A D Wilcox; Ft. Atkinson Village,
W d Hoard; Lake Mills, H w Brooks;
Lake Mills Village, Chas Phillips; Milford,
W S Greene; Oakland, I G Blanchard; !;
Palmyra, 0 2 Dow; Palmyra Village, L j
Dancey; Sullivan, G L Garrity; Sumner,
John Whittet; Waterloo, J G Leonardson;
Waterloo Village, F Giles; Watertown,
Chas Wollensack; Watertown City 1st
ward, S E Randall; 2nd ward, Aug Wege-
man; 3rd ward, II MuIberger; Attn ward, T
P Brook; 7th ward, f Fl Breckenridge.
On motion of Mr. Greene the Board pro-
ceeded to an informal ballot for chairman.
Messers & l. Garrity and Chas Wollensack
were appointed tellers. The ballot resulted
as follows. Whole number of votes cast "a,
Mulberger 4, 0 p Dow 2, John Whittet .,
W ID Ioard /, Blank l.
On motion Board proceeded to a formal
balIot-whole number of votes cast "A, of
which w w Woodman received 19, Null
berger ., scattering 3 w w Woodman was
declared duly elected Chairman of the Board
Moved by Mr.. Mulberger that the rules
and regulations of last year govern this
Board to which an amendment was offered
by Mr. Greene as follows That there be
added to the list of committees three on
comparing list of county orders remaining
two years uncalled for in the hands of the
county clerk; three on selecting jury list,
also to be added to the duties of committees
on officers salary and Treasurer's bonds;
bonds of poor commissioner and keeper Of
county poor house. The motion was adopt
ed as amended The following are the rules
and regulations as adopted by the Board
RULES GOVERNING THE BOARD.
A majority of the members of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
2 No business shall be transacted by the
Board unless a quorum be present and vot-
ing: but a less number may adjourn from
time to time.
3 The regular sessions of the Board shall
commence at $50 O'Clock m land l 80 n.
Special sessions NAV be held in the evening
at the direction Of the Board
4 The adjournment of the Board shall
be till the next regular session, unless other
wise stated in the motion to adj journ.
The standing Committees to be ap-
pointed by the Chairman shall be as follows:
Three on settling with the county treas
urer.
Three on Illegal Assessments
Three on county buildings and property
Three on sheriffs' bills and jail expenses
Three on constables' and Justices accounts
Three on petitions, memorials and mscel-
laneous accounts.
Five on officers salaries and bonds of
treasurer, superintendent of poor and keep
er Of county poor house.
Three on highways, bridges and drains
Three on ways and means.
Seven on equalization, one at large and
two from each Assembly district.
Three on comparing county orders remain
ing two years in county clerks office uncall-
ed for.
Three on jury list.
6 The order of business shall be as fol-
lows:
Call of roll Of members.
Reading minutes OF last meeting.
Presentation of new business and its refer
ence to appropriate committee.
Reports of committees.
Acting on reports of committees
7 After the adjournment of regular ses-
sions of the Board, the various committees
shall meet and proceed with the business be-
fore them.
8 Committees passing upon accounts
shall report such accounts as have been pass
ed upon as often as practicable to the Board
when in session.
9 Upon the call of any two members of
the board theayes and noes shall be ordered.
10 No account shall finally be passed up
on unless two-thirds of the members elect be
present and voting.
II Any of the foregoing rules may be sus-
pended by two-thirds of the members elect
voting for such suspension.
Board adjourned