Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
No. 9

A report from Henry ColonIus,
County Judge, was offered and read
by the Clerk, and on motion of w. w.
Woodman. was referred to committee
on miscellaneous accounts.
To hs Honorable Board Of Super
visors Of Jeferson County,.
At session of the County Board of
Supervisors in the month Of November.
A. D., 1876. | was authorized by said
Board to continue my work in the
office of County Judge. commenced
the year before, in writing up the
records in said Office to tie present
date; and the said Board of Supervi-
sors appropriated for that purpose the
sum of $3.50 90, there being county
orders to the amount of $4,000 for
the same purpose still on hand, being
S40O 90 in all. Circumstances which
| could not cout1ol, prevented met
from working the records up, as
agreed, and up to the first day OF jan
uary. A D, 1878, the whole amount
of folios written was little over 5000,
but from that time up 10 date [ have,
with the help of clerk, written up
the 100 cases referred to in my report
OF 1876, and also recorded most Of
the papers filed since January l, 1878,
making it stand as follows:
5000 folos, old records, at ID
cents per folio. ............ $270
$500 folios, new records, at 5
GEMS per tolio.... -. 33C
Sum total. ..."...... 600
The orders of S4OO were handed to
me by the County Clerk, which leaves,
10 my favor, balance OF $500 90,
comprising in all 1852 instruments.
All those est4tes, which are recorded
up to the last paper on file, | have put
IN boxes, after duly lndexing and
numbering the same so that any paper
belonging there, may be found in
minute. Estates, which are partly re-
corded, or not at all, are kept in the
safe. and will 80 to the boxes as soon
as fully done. Your honorable body
will see that although assisted by a
clerk the work was progressing only
slowly: the reason for it being the
delay occasloned by huntng up papers
nislaiu, which frequently occurs, the
packages lying loosely in the pigeon
toles, and after handling being put to
a wrong place; another reason being
that [ was sick for some time and not
able to write In regard to
the boxes | should like to have another
set in the safe, SO that an index may
be made and the packages easily found.
| would further pray your honorable
body that money enough be appropria-
ted t. pay for the recording on the
lat day Of each and every month, upon
an affidavit properly made before the
County Clerk, and his certificate to
the County Treasurer.
All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
HENRY CoLoN1Us, County Judge.
n. f. Hopkins offered the follow
ing resolution No. 10: s...a
WHEREAS, the Indian Ford Dam
on Rock River below Lake Koshko-
nong has been raised to a height Of
seven and one-half feet, causing the
water Of the river to flow back into
this county upon the lands, bridges
and highways along the boarder and
near tne river and lake, thereby
greatly injuring, and in some instances
totally destroying the highways. to
the great detriment of the travelling
public; therefore.
Resolvea, That the sum of four
thousand dollars be raised aud appro-
priated or the repairs of such highways
and bridges so injured aud to prevent
such over flow, to be disbursed under
the direction of three members of this
Board to be appointed by the chair,
one from each of the towns Of Sumner
and Koshkonong and one from the
city of Fort Atkinson.
Which was on motion of w. w.
Woodman made a special order of
business for Wednesday evening next
at 7 o'clock.
On motion of J. W. Ostrander,
Board adjourned.
Tuesday, November 10, 1878.
MORNING sEssIoN.-Board met
pursuant to adjournment. Mulberger
in the Chair. Meeting called to
order by the Chair Roll called by
the Clerk. Members all present ex-
cept Walker. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved.
Mr.. Royce offered the following re-
solution No. IL, which was on motion
adopted:
Resolved, That all bills not regular
in their presentation, but regular and
vailed in all other respects, be receiv-
ed by the chair and referred to their
appropriate committees.
}. d. Royce offered the following
resolution No. IL:
Resolved, That the County of Jeffer-