Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-11-19

Total ....................14 q
No. remsining in poor housea0 II 4,
No. of insane inmates. IA =
Number weeks board furnished inmates, total
asia
Number weeks board furnished masons, carpen-
tiers, etc, working on asylum, total $40.
Number head sf stock-S horses, mules ouG
:year-old colt, "A mich COWS, three 3year old
heifers, two l. year old steers, ten I-year old
heiers, Fl calves, IS sheep, e5 hogs, o5 shoUts Ia
chickens, ~ ducks, turkeys.
Produce of farm this year: 1912 bu. oats 100
bu. potatoes, bu. onions. IL bu. carrots, Is bu.
beets 800 heads OF cabbage 80 acres OF corn, crop
light, 100 tons of timothy and clover hay.
fodder from 10 acres put in the barn, 50 hogs
slaughtered at an average OF $50, total $50, .
sheep slaughtered at an average OF So total $50,
number pounds OF butter $3.50
The health of the inmates is good at present,
except one or two cases.
All of which is respectfully submitted
Overseer of Iowa county Poor Farm.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF Iowa
GrNTiExES:-The special committee TO whom
was referred the report of the superintendents
OF the poor, have had the same under considera-
ton, and by carefully pairing the voucher
with the books, find that during the year there
has been received from all sources S7,4lT. - and
there has been issued orders amounting to S6liO-
So and that there is balance on hard of ST. O7 I3
We recommend that the orders be destroyed, and
further recommend the adoption of the report
We further recommend that the sum of four
Thousand (S4O00G0l dollars be appropriated for the
poor house purposes for the ensuing year.
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
Dated Dodgevilie, Wis, Nov. 18th, 1886
]. W. KkArE
ADAM kURTZ
OLE SrEBNsLAsD.
Committee.
Laid over under the rules
Mr.. Steensland offered the following
resolution, which was laid over under
the rules and by request was rererred TO
sal ,ct,r =
Steensland, Coates and Frost
WHEREAS, CHARTER 49,, Laws of 1885, provides
that If any town eIpends more than one-fourth Of
per centum of the last asses sed valuation Of the
town in building and repairing bridges, the coun
ty shall bear one-hsh of such expense. Now the
town of Moscow has expended S34O since August
1886, and said town has one bridge that is in an
unsafe condition and must be Immediately re-
built, and said bridge will cost the town at least
$500. Now, therefore, be il
Received, That the county board of Iowa Co do
hereby appropriate the sum OF SEQ to the said
town OF MOSCOW Tor building bridges in said town
OLE STEENsLASD.
Mr.. Convey offered a resolution on
printing, which was read and by request
was laid over.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Owen King, for !
the establishment of a ferry,s presented |
their report, as follows:
To the Board of Supervisors of Iowa County. |
Wis.
The undersigned special committee to which |
was referred the petition of owen King to |
keep and maintain a ferry across the WiScon- |
sin river between Frac. lot No. | Sec. No. 30.
town No. s, range No. F., in Iowa Co., Wis. +
to point opposite in the town of Spring Green
in Sauk Co., Wis, to-wit: The s. e. fr4c j of |
Sec. 10 town s, ranges east, would respectfully
report and recommend that the prayer of the
pet toner be granted upon his giving bond
to the county with good and sufficient securi-
ties az provided In Sec. I352 Oh. IS. Revised
Statutes.
Nov. l., 1856.
II. M'LEvAKE.
wv. REwEY.
JOHN J. Ross. /
On motion of Mr.. Comfort, the report
Of the committee was adopted and an ;
ordinance passed establishing the ferry
As specified.
Mr. kewey presented the petition of
Alva Culver for license to establish a
erry. which was referred to a special
committee consisting of Messrs. Levake,
Rewey and Ross
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the board
ook recess until O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Bpm.
Board called to order by the chair.
The general committee on officers
ponds made their report, as follows:
. the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Iowa County, WISCONSIN
Your committee to whom was referred the
king or the amonnt of the bonds of the var
ous county officers would respectfully report |
s follows:
That the bond of the county treasurer be
xed at the sum OF .Nty thousand $50 eco cor
ollars.
The bond of the county clerk nj the suu of
en- thousand $4,000 dollars
The bond OF the sheriff at the sum OF six
ousand (t6,Usl dollars. 4
The bond of the county surveyor at the
lm OF one thousand f<1 GO dollars.
The bond of the district attorney At the sum
{ one thousand Loo dollars b
The bond Of the register of deeds at the sum .
three thousand t$3.lnoi dollars and the bond