Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-28

w. F. Bond Village of Waterloo
Thomas Shinnick------ Watertown
G. A. sprague City of Watertown ! ward
III. A. Block 6 z
p G. Quentmeyer 3
Edmund Sweeney 4
A z. Wood"
Minutes of the meeting of June 30th,
were read by the Clerk and approved by
the Board.
The Clerk presented schedule list of
claims on file in his Office, which was
read as to the nature and amount of same
and on motion referred to the committee
on claims.
A circular letter from Attorney Gener-
al Wilson to the Board of Supervisors of
Jefferson County, relative to fines and
forfeitures collected in this county, and
due the state, WAS read by the Clerk.
Mr.. Whittet moved that the County
Treasurer be requested to make out a
statement of all fines and forteitures re-
ceived by him and due the state up to
and including the year 1881.
Motion prevailed.
On motion the Board adjourned until
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
F. E. ILLING, Clerk.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1881.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Meeting called 10 order by the chairman,
J. w. Ostrander. Roll called by the
clerk. Members all present Minutes
ofyesterday s meeting re ad and approved.
Mr.. Bird offered the following resolu
ton No. l:
Resolced, That subdivisions and of
the rules and regulations adopted by this
Doard be, and they are hereby amended
SO as to read as follows
3. Daily sessions of the Board shall
commence at nine clock in the forenoon;
evening sessions may be held at the dis
cretion of the Board.
4. Adjournment of the Board shall be
until the next day at nine o'clock in he
forenoon, unless otherwise stated in the
motion to adjourn. Which was en- mo-
tion adopted.
A communication fiom the clerk of the
town of Koshkonong, showing the ex
penses and liabilities by contract for
bridges and for the repair of highways in
said town during the current year, WAS
read by Mr.. Hopkins.
Mr. Hopkins offered the following pre-
amble and resolution, NO. z:
WHEREAS, 1t appears by the annexed
statement of the clerk of the town of
Koshkonong, that the expenses and liza
bilities by contract for bridges and repairs
on the highways of said town during the
current year, amount to $14.400, (four-
teen thousand and four hundred dollars);
and
WHEREAS, Said town has voted a tax
for bridge fund amounting to $500,
(three thousand, five hundred dollars) to
comply with the amended statutes, rela-
tive to bridge tax, &C.; which amount ex-
ceeds one quarter Of one per centum on
said town, as last equalized, leaving de-
fct of $4,000 (ten thousand nine hun
dred dollars) of which amount the Coun>
ty Board, at its special session held las
spring, appropriated $1,25O, Zone thou
sand two hundred and fifty dollars) which
still leaves balance of $3.50, (nine
thousand six hundred and fifty dollars)
to be raised for such purposes by the
town of Koshkonong, unless some part of
the same be assumed by the county. And
as the statutes referred to contemplates,
in fact expressly states, that when town
is required to expend more than one
fourth of one per centum of the taxable
property, ETC., etc., it shall be the duty
of the County Board to cause such sum
to be levied upon the taxable property
of the county as will be sufficient to de-
fray the expenses of erecting or repairing
such bridge, or bridges; therefore
Resolred, That the sum of five thou
sand dollars ($50O0) be levied upon the
taxable property of this (Jefferson) coun
tv, in accordance with Section 1919 of
the Revised Statutes, as amended and
approved by the governor, April I'd, 1881
and the same be and is hereby appropri-
ated to the town of Koshkonong to aid
said town in building and repairing its
bridges.
On motion:of Mr.. Woodman, said pre-