Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-03

for the committee on Justices Account
to use them. Carried.
Committee on Miscellaneous Ac
counts made their report on the follow
ing numbered bills: No. 6; No. Is
No 8; No. Is; No. A; No. 5
Which were allowed by the Board al
reported by committee.
Board adjourned until 2 clock P. M
Afternoon Session-Thursday, Nov
10th, 1876.-Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Mr. Woodman in the
chair. Meeting called to order by the
Chairman. Roll called; members all
present.
The following communication
fIom Warhan Palks,of Ocouomowoc,
was read by the Clerk:
TO the Honorable, the Board Of Supervisors
OF The County Of Jefferson:
The undersigned respectfully repre-
sents: That on the Sd day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1874, he deposited with the
County Treasurer of your county, the
sum of twenty and 67-lO0 dollars for
the purpose of redeemins certain lands
Ia your county, to wit the west of
;. u of sec l, T. 6, R. l6 L. which
had been sold for taxes in the year
1890 Tor the taxes Of 1854. That
since that time it has been ftained
that the taxes for which said lands was
redeemed had been paid, as the records
OF your County Trcasurer's office will
snow, and there vas no necessity for
this action on my part. This money
now lies IN your country treasury.
now ask that your Honorable body will
PASS resolution restoring the same to
me as Guardian o6 Mum on my re.
turning and canceling the certificate
ofredemptlon or the receipt issued by
the County Clerk and County Treas
urer of your body.
Yours Truly,
WARHAM PARKS,
Guardian ad ituna of James Maxwell
ct. al.
On motion Of Mr.. Bird the commu-
nieation was referred to Committee on
Illegal Assessments.
The following communication, (No.
p from the Clerk of the Court of
Walworth county, was also read by the
Clerk
ELKHoRN. Wis, Nov. 18th, 1876.
County Clerk, Jefferson County Wis:
Dear Sir:-Wlll you please call the
attention of your District Attorney and
your Board OF Supervisors to the action
taken at the last annual annual meet
Ing of your Board Of Supervisors on
the bill of this county against Jefer-
son county for the expenses in the
tr'al OF the S prague cases. You will
see that the bill was cut down Sl35.73
to wit: 1873 for costs on services of
subpenas and $1,000 for extra Deputy
Sheriff. L wish to say that the service
of the subpenas was by express order
of the Court; and, also, the extra
Deputy was by such order, and that
both have been paid by this county.
That the question as to the business
and legality of these charges was
brought before the Judge and fully
considered by him when the bill was
taxed. wish, also, to call the atten,
ton of your Board to chapter Il, Of
the laws of 1872: Judge Wentworth,
Judge Small and, l understand, Judge
| Conger, holds that that law takes the
auditing of these accounts entirely
away from the Supervisors and makes
it the duty of the Judge to do the
auditing, leaving only the Board of
Supervisors the duty OF drawing the
order for the same. This is the view
our District Attorney takes of the
matter, and is the reason be did not
take an appeal from the action of your
Board last Fall; and at the suggestion
of your District Attorney he delayed
applying for msndamus until your
Board had an opportunity to reconsider
the matter. Please inform us imme.
diately of the action your Board takes
in the matter.
Yours, truly,
j. F. LYON, Clerk.
Which was, Oh motion, referred to
Committee on Sheriff's Accounts.
Bill No. 6, as passed at the Morning
Session, was, on motion, withdrawn for
reconsider alton, and referred back to
it's appropriate Committee.
On motion, rule No. 3 was amended
as to read, ''The regular session of the
Board shall commence at 9 o'clock Al
Mr.. Stoppenbach was granted leave
Of absence until tomorrow at clock.
On motion Board adjourned until
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
Morning Sessioa-Friday Nov. 18th
1876,-Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Mr.. Woodman in the chair.
Meeting called to order by the chair.
Roll called by the Clerk; members all
present. Minutes of yesterdays Jour-
nal read and approved as corrected.
A communication from Aztalan was
read, as follows:
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
Jetsrson County:
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