Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-10

offices. The committee on Public
Buildings reported as follows:
To the Board OF Supervisors Of Iowa County,
Your COMMITTEES on Public Building. be,
leave 10 report tiit they hay. examined ,hr
same and find the jaf To no comfortable. an,
the Offices and vaults IN good condition TIM
court room needing sonic repairs, and The roof
of the court house in BAD condition, and need.
reshngnr.
All Of which we respectfully submit
g.. {; S Cox, Com.
WI. kEANE)
Adopted.
The following remonstrance, signed
by James Kennedy and others
agains. the proposed division of the
town Of Highland, was presented
and referred to committee:
To the Board of Supervisors of Iowa County,
We, the undersigned, residents and Tree.
holders of the town OF Highland, Iowa County
Wisconsin, understanding that = movement i,
on foot and that petitions have bcen presented
To our Honorable County Bosrd Of Su,,crYis,
ors having for their object the division Of IN,
said town of Highland Now, therefore, We
residents and ireeIolders as aforesaid, would
respectfully request that said batter Ire laid
ofcr til the next regular Injecting OF said
Cotnty Board, aud would EN- phaicall- pro
test against any division whatever OF said
town, and Ne wonld respectfully reptv.ent
that & large majofly oil the loyal voters of
! said town are OPPOSED to any division, and
that the action Of the parties III favor Of ,nch
division has been prepared -teatbiIy and ha.
taken the residents OF said town by surprise.
Dat a
Signed, JAMES KENNEDY and Others.
Mr.. Parkinson offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the proper authorities Of tlx
county be authorized to release all claim, this
county may have ON small lot IN the city of
| Minera Point, belonging To Mrs. Bachelor, An
insane woman now confined in the county
| Poor Farm, in favor OF her son.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Keane tho
matter Of the division OF the town
OF Highland was made tho special
order for J o'clock p. III.
Whereupon the Board adjourned
to that hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION, T. II.
The Boarl was called to order
All the nlelnber3 present except Mr..
Kinzie.
Under special order of business
a ma ority of the committe to whom
was referred the petition OF C. d.
Alexander and others, made the
following report:
To The Board Of Supervisors of Iowa County :
The majority of yonr committee b whom
WAS referred the petition of c. y. Alexander
and Others, for the division Of the town of
Highland, have had the same under considers
ton, aud respectfully report, recommending
that the prayer of the petitioners be granted.
and IN pursuance thereof, herewith report the
following order, and recommend its adoption !;
The Board OF Supervisors of the COUNTY oi
Iowa, State ri Wisconsin do order and ds
iermne as follows
Scc.l. The town oi Highland, in this county I.
| hereby divided, and there is set Oft thrretron
The following described sections Of land to-
wit: Sections numbered 9, 10, II. r. b. Il,
-, Is, Ia, Is, 30 70, 81, -, 81 "a -, 26 %,
-, ~, - 81. - 30 81, 81 aud 80 in township
number SIN, North at range mum Der one Easi
and sections numbered /, s, ., 10. 10, ~, -
and Ia, in township nomher q, North of range
number East, which land 50 set oif sha
heucctorlh be and constitute new, scpara,e
and independent town.
See ,. Said new town, set OH as provided Il,
The preceding section shall be called aut,
known Toy the name Of Eden.
Src 3. The school house in sch0O dist now
known rs No. 8, of the town Of Highland il
hereby designated rs the place for the 6r.t
annual town meeting ot the new town of Eden.
to be holden as in such cases provided tor br
the general laws of this State
See. 4 The clerk of this Board shall make
plot aH1 record of said town Oi Eden, spcci-
| fyng The name and boundaries thereof and
keep the same on ii in his office
See 3 This order shall take effect and be- il,
force from and after It's passage and publicA-
| ,iou.
A. CAMPBELL.
! kEAkION COATES, i,
/ j. h. JAMES '"lS
!. V. EDNA
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