Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-28
NO. Il.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1881.

Harvey, Shinnick Bridges. Minutes of
yesterdays meeting read and approved.
Statement Of the apportionment of
state school money, from the Supt. of
Public Instruction, and statement Of state
and special taxes from Secretary of State,
were read and referred to the committee
on ways and means.
A report from r. B. Kirkland, District
Attorney, relative to fines and costs col
lected by him aud turned into the county
treasury since the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1881 amounting to $390.12, was
read by the Clerk and on motion accepted
! by the Board
The special committee. appointed to
examine and report as to whether A. D.
Coburn is legally entitled to represent
the town of Cold Spring on the County
Board of Supervisors or not, offer the
following report:
The special committee appointed to
examine and report whether Mr.. Coburn
is entitled to represent the town of Cold
/ Spring as member of the County Board
of Supervisors or not, respectfully report
that they have examined the subject 80
| far as time would admit of, and state the
/ following facts and their conclusion there
on.
l. Mr.. Coburn being an elector in th
town of Cold Spring, was at the town
meeting held in said town on the first
Tuesday in April, 1881, elected chairman
OF the board of supervisors of said town,
and within the time prescribed, by law,
took and subscribed, and caused to be
| filed in the town clerks Office of said town
his oath of Office.
2. After such election and qualiica
ton, Mr.. Coburn entered upon the dutie
! of the Office of chairman of the bo ard o
said town, and has continued to ho Id sal
Office and discharge the duties thereo
until the present time.
8. On the 10Th day of August 1881,
Mr.. Coburn moved with his wife from
said town o city of Whitewater, in Wal
worth County, at which place his wife
has remained until the present time; and
that Mr.. Coburn so moved to Whitewate ter
on account of lis wife being in poor
health, with the hope that the change
might be beneficial to her, and with
fixed intention to return to the town of
Cold Spring, which he has always regard
ed as his residence. Section 962 of the
Revised Statutes prescribes, every Office
shall become vacant upon the happening
of the following events:
1. The death of the incumbent.
2. His resignation. g. His removal.
4. His ceasing to be an inhabitant
of this state; or if the Office be local, his
ceasing to be an inhabitant of the district,
county, town city or village, by or for
, which he shall have been elected or ap-
, pointed, or within which the duties of
his office are required to be discharged.
, Tn determining the question of resi-
, dence, the third subdivision of Section 81,
r. S., provides: GA person shall not be
/ considered or held to have lost his res
! idence, who shall leave his home and go
into another state, or county, town or
ward OF his state for temporary purpose
, merely, with an intention of returning"
Applying to the foregoing facts, the above
2 provisions of the Revised Statutes, we
haye come to the conclusion that Mr..
! Coburn's moving from his home in the
town of Cold Spring to the city of White
water was for temporary purpose merely
and that he is still an elector in the town
ofCold Spring and that. the Office of Chair
man of the town board of supervisors of
said town is not vacant, and that Mr..
Coburn is entitled to represent the town
of Cold Spring as member OF the county
Board of Supervisors.
l. w. BIRD
CHAs. BURNHAM
W. F. BROWN
Special Committee.
On motion the report was adopted.
The Chairman asked the board for
leave of absence until Wednesday Nov.
23d, which was granted.
The Chairman called l. NJ Bird to the
chair.
Leave of absence was granted to j. @.
Leonardson and VIM. F. Bond until Mon
day Nov. 21.
On motion Board adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
F. E. ILLING, Clerk.
SATURDAY, Nov. 19, 1881.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Meeting called to order by l. w. Bird.
Roll called by the Clerk. Members all
Present except Woodman, Huebner,
Ostrander, Hopkins, Harvey, Kennedy,
Leonardson, Bond, Shinnick, Sprague,
Block, Quentmeyer, Sweeney and Wood.
Minutes of yesterdays meeting approved
as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Cornish Ira w. Bird
was elected temporary chairman of the
Board.
Mr.. Cornish offered the following resolu-
ton No. 5, which was on motion adopted.
Resozued, That when the Board adj
journs, such adjournment shall be to
Monday the 2Sth inst, at three o'clock
P. M, and that all committees who have
not completed their work have leave to
hold meetings during the adjournment.
Statement of Henry Colonius, County
Judge, read and referred to committee to
settle with county officers.
Bill No. 134 read and referred to COM
mittee on claims.
The following report from the special
committee on court house furniture, etc.,
was presented and read by the clerk.
To the Board Of Supervisors of Jefer-
son County:
Your special committee appointed at