Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-18

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
, Mr.. Ostrander in the chair. Meeting
called to order by the chair. Roll called
by the Clerk. Members all present.
Mr.. Mulberger offered their report as
special committee, appointed on the mo-
ton of Ell. Mulberger to draft plans as to
the best method Of carrying out the plans
of building court house. Report was
read by Mr.. Mulberger, and on motion
adopted as reported:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisor, s
| Of Jefferson County.
| Your committee, appointed by and un-
der the motion of Ell. Mulberger, for the
purpose and charged with the duty of
inquiring into the manner in which the
resolution of this board, adopting the
plan of Koch & Co., for the new court
house proposed to be erected, can be best
carried into execution and effect and to
report to this board resolution for that
purpose, do respectfully report, that they
have had the matter SO referred to them
under consideration, and they do recon-
mend the adoption of the following reso-
lutions to-Wit:
ResolUed, That a committee be consti-
tuteo, to be styled, "The Court House
Committee
Resoiued, That the said committee
shall consist of five members of this board
and shall be formed in the manner fol
lowing, to-wit: The chairman of this
board shall be member of the said COM
mittee shall be selected and appointed by
the chairman Of this board one from
each assembly district and one from the
county at large.
ResolUed, That the following shall be
the duties and powers Of the said COM
mitteo
A. To procure from the said architects,
Koch & Co., working plans details and
| specifications of the plan adopted by this
board, and if found satisfactory, to APP
prove the same, and that, before they
approve the same, they shall require the
said architects to execute and deliver the
bond required to be given by and under
resolution No. %, and to approve the
said bond, if by them found to be good
and sufficient.
B. To advertise for and receive propo-
sails from contractors for the erection and
completion of the new court house, and
to let the contract for the same on the
part of the county and as it's agents, and
that in advertising for such proposals,
they shall also require all bidders to &C
company their respective bids with
good and sufficient bond, subject to the
approval of the said committee, in the
penal sum Of fifteen thousand dollars, and
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the contract to be entered into.
c. By and with the advice and consent
of the architects to appoint and employ
from time to time, as in their discretion
they may deem necessary and proper,
an expert inspector Of the work as it pro-
gresses, to fix the compensation of such
inspector, and in their discretion or on
him.
d. They shall provide in the contract
for the completion Of the said court house
ready for occupation by the 1st day OF
December, 1880.
E. They shall have general supervi-
sion of the work as it progresses, and
shall have power to require the chairman
of this board and the county clerk, when
needed to draw orders on the county
treasurer for the nine thousand dollars
already levied, and to issue the bonds Oh
this county for not exceeding the sum
now authorized to be issued, to-wlt, the
sum of $4,000.
F. The shall have no power to exceed
the appropriation made for the erection
completion and furnishing Of said court
house. nor to make or suffer to be made
any alienation or change whatever Id
any of the said places, details and speci-
fcations, subsequent to their approval OF
the same, as hereinbefore proved. And
further
Resozved, That the total amounts OF
the bonds of this county to be issued for
the purpose aforesaid, to-wit: For the
purpose of building, erecting, completing
heating and furnishing new court house
shall be the sum of eighteen thousand
dollars.
II. That the said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of five hundred dollars
each, and that one half of the amount OF
the said ben Is shall be payable on the
ist day of January, 1882, and that the
other one half of the amount OF the sald
bonds shall be payable on the lst day OF
January, 1888.
III. That both the principal and IN
| torGSt or the SdlQ JULIUS SHd1i OO P"J"OAO
at the office of the County treasurer at
the city of Jefferson.
". That the said bonds shall bear IN
terest at the rate of seven per cent. per
annum and payable annually on the LIST
DAYS of January of the years 1857 and
1883.
V. That the said bonds shall be negc-
tiated by the said Court House Commit
tee to the best obtainable advantage OF
the County, but not at less than their par
value.
VI. That there is hereby levied upon
the taxable property within this county
and to be collected with other county
taxes direct annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on the said bonds as it falls
due and to pay the principal of the said
bonds within the time fixed therefore.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY MULBERGER, Chm.
JOHN WHrTTET,
E. p. MAY,