Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

The report Of the list Of lands
decided by Iowa county was then
read and referred to committee on
clerks accounts.
A report Of the list OF unclaimed
county orders was read and referred
to committee on Clerks accounts.
The annual report of the county
treasurer was then presented and
read.
Referred to committee on treas
urer's account
BY permission, Hon w E Rowe
then addressed the board at length
in relation to the action of the
county clerk and treasurer in con
tracing for the sale of Iowa county
lands to Messers. Williams & Flyn
Mr.. Mefert addressed the board
on the same subject, and moved
that the action of the clerk and
treasurer in the matter be approved
and that Messrs Williams & Flynn
be allowed to purchase said lands,
amounting to 1910 acres, at % cts
per acre, which motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Meffert, the
board adjourned to 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
Wednesday, Nov. IA, 9o'clock m.
Board met pursuant to adjorn-
ment. Roll called and all the
members present. Minutes of the
previous meeting read approved.
Mr., Coates presented the petition
of Fred Scatter to redeem certain
tracts of described. Referred to
committee on tax claims.
The petitions of the following
named person were then read by the
clerk and referred to the committee
on tax claims, John McClary, Geo
Filibach, G. G. Meigs, Williams and
Flynn, Emma Henry, Lavinia
Strachan, John Stephens, Frank
Hodgson.
The estimate of expenses for the
ensuing year was then submitted by
the clerk and read Referred to the
committee on Finance and Taxa
ton.
Petition of Seth Heath for boun-
ty on fox scalps. Referred to com
mittee on general claims.
A schedule Of the general claims
was then presented by the clerk and
read by their titles and referred to
committee on general claims.
A letter from Joseph Y Rogers in
to witness fees was received
and read and referred back to the
writer.
On motion of A Il Arneson the
board took a recess till 2 o'clock.
2oCLoCK P. NJ.
The board reconvened, all mem
bers present. The chairman called
the attention Of the board to the law
to the selection of the jury
list.
Mr.. Rewey called the attention of
the board to the item Of old tax
certificates in the hands of the treas
urer as set forth in his report, and
offered the following resolution, and
asked to have it referred to spe-
cial committee of three to be APP
pointed by the chair, the district
attorney to be one of the committee
Whereas, 1t appears from the report of the
county treasurer of Iowa county, submitted to
this board on the 18th inst. that the item Of tax
certificate in the hands of said treasurer amount
ed to the sum OF over S220 600 at their face value
to which by adding the ACQUIRED interest the
amount will reach the enormous sum OF over
$40 900; and
Whereas, The Revised Statutes Sec 1ls1) pro-
vide that the holder of any tax certificate may,
at his option, in lieu OF taking a tax deed at
any time after three years from the date Of such
certificate and before he would be barred from
demanding a tax deed thereon foreclose the
same by action as in case OF mortgage upon
real estate therefore
Resolved, That the county treasurer be and
hereby is authorized and directed, by and with
the advice and under the direction Of the district
attorney, to begin and prosecute to final
judgement the delnquents, under tax GER
tihcates nov owned by the county.
Nov. "A, 1883
The chair appointed Messrs. J w
Rewey, John f Grace and T Scott
Ansley as such committee.
J w Rewey moved to adopt the
rules of Oct, 26th, 1877, as the rules
for the government of this board.
Mr. Spensley offered an amend
ment that Rule 10 only, be adopted.
Amendment lost Original motion
prevailed.
The chairman inquired if the
County Judge, court commissioners,
and justices of the peace had COM
Piled with the law in reporting to
the clerk all cases which have come
before them in which the state is
party and the county is liable for
costs.
The clerk reported that justices
Stephen Northey and T S Ansley
were the only persons who had
made reports.
The petitions of the following
persons were read by the clerk; Eliza
Webster. Catharine Rule, John
O'Dowd, William Lanyon, Mrs A
Williams, John IL Penberthy, Will
1;a,,, pOd0ars William, Trploor