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

III annual SESSION, al CLOCK p. M,
at the court house in the village OF
Dodgeville, and was called to order
by the clerk. Roll called and the
following members answered to their
names:
Arena VIM Mefert
! Cyde-James Corners.
DOdgeYlie-BObert Wilson.
Village OF D0dgeville-S w Reese.
Edeu-Josephus Bailey.
Highland-Patrck Grant.
Village Of Highland l. Grace.
Linden-Keart0n Coates.
Mlliin--J w Rewey.
Mineral Point ToWu-James Speusley
Mineral Point City-ist ward, John J. Ross;
2nd ward Samuel jenkins.
Moscow-Ole Steensland.
Village Of Ayoca-JosIah Ward.
RidgeWay-A Il. AruesOn.
/ Waldwick-GeO G. Cox.
/ Hyomiug-H NJ LevAke
Z Absent-Chas II Frost Pulaski
On motion Of Mr.. Rewey, Robert
Wilson was chosen temporary chair
man.
On motion of Mr. Coates the board
proceeded to an informal ballot for
permanent chairman The chair
appointed Messrs. A e Arneson X
Coates as tellers,
On the informal ballot the whole
number of votes cast was II, Of
which number James Spensley re-
ceived 4, IL NJ Leyake 1, S w Reese
| 8, Robert Wilson 2, John J Ross 9.
On the first formal ballot the
whole number Of votes cast was II,
of which number James Spensley,
received 6, S w Reese S, Robert
Wilson 2, John J Ross /
On the second formal ballot the
whole number of vote cast was II,
of which number James Spensley
received 5, S w Reese 8, Robert
Wilson 2, Geo G Cox l.
On motion of Mr. Spensley, Mr..
Reese was declared elected chair
man The chair then appointed
Messers. Spensley and Cox to con-
| duct MIR. Reese to the Chair.
Mr.. Reese on taking the chair
thanked the members kindly for the
honor, and proceeded in the order
of business.
On motion Of Mr.. Meffert, the
board took a recess until Z o'clock
pm.
EVENING SESSION.
Tuesday, Nov. Is, : O'Clock p. m.
Board met pursuant TO adjournment.
All the members present.
The chairman announced the fol-
lowing appointments of standing
committees, to-wit:
Committee ON General Claims
X. Coates, VIM. c. Meffert, John
I Grace.
Committee ON Tax Claims-James
Spensley, Jas. Corners, Ole Stems
land.
Equalization and Assessments
| Robert Wilson, Samuel Jenkin, II.
NJ. Levake, A. L. Arneson. Geo. q.
/ Cox.
Finance and Taxation-John j.,
Ross. j. Bailey, Patrick Grant.
Public Property Robert Wilson,
/ A. e. Arneson, S. w. Reese,
Treasurers Account. Ward, IL.
Nj. Levake, G. II. Frost
Clerks Account. w Rewey, j.
Bailey, John J. Ross.
On motion Of Mr.. Spensley, the
chairman was added to the commit
tee on public property.
On motion of Mr.. Arneson the
| board proceeded to the election OF a
( Superintendent of the poor farm in
the place of Robert Wilson, whose
term expired at this session of the
board. The chair appointed Messrs.
Grace and Arneson, as tellers.
LIST Ballot. Jw Rewcy j. Wilson s. speus-
ley !, " Reese J. J Ward J. John Ross ],
/ X Coates g.
I'd Ballot W Rewey I. R Wilson 2. J Spens.
ley !, X Coates s Blank l.
"a Ballot W Rewey1 Wilson :, X Coates, %.
4th Ballot. Wilson S. X Coates TO-
The chair declared X Coats elect
ed one of the Superintendent of
the poor for the term of three years
The clerk reported several petit
tons on mis- table and on motion Of
Mr.. Cox they were. read by their
/ titles and referred to appropriate
4 committees Petitions from the fol-
lowing named persons were referred
to the Committee on Tax Claims
! Peter Temby, Joseph Frost, Mary
johnson, ? MeCallister, Peter En-
| ger, John Gottschall, Lydia Knight,
| Amelia Thiercr, Matthias Koba-
ditsch, Louis Hodgeson, Gilbert
| Post, Mrs. James Mcdonald, Mar
shall y Conley, i II Lampe, and
| Richard Williams.
The annual report Of the county