Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-23
Adjourned Meeting of County Board.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
DoDGEyuLE. Wis. Mar. l3. 1888.

COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
DoDGEvILLE, Wis, Mar. 13, 1888.
The County Board of Supervisors met
pursuant to adjournment, and was called
to order by the chairman, Hon. J. W.
/ Rewey.
Roll called. All the supervisors pres
ent except Mr.. Grant.
On motion of Mr. Meffert the reading
of the minutes was dispensed with.
Petitions in regard 10 the purchase and
redemption of certain taxes were pre-
scented and referred to committee on
tax claims.
The following petition was read:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors OF Iowa County
Tle petition of Eliza Chesterfield respectfully
shows that there are two judgments of record in
the Iowa County Circuit Court, one in favor OF
the Slate of Wisconsin vs.. Charles Chesterfield,
I'm Chesterfield ana Eliza Chesterfield, dated
March Both, 1871 for S501. and the other in favor
Of the State of Wisconsin vs.: James Chesterfield,
Eliza Chesterfield and Phillip Allen, dated July
9th, 1871, for S251, and your petitioner did not
know until recently that said judgments were on
record. Your petitioner further shows that said
ju gments were taken and entered up by the Dis
irict Attorney on two undertakings entered into
and given by your petitioner and the other de-
pendants for the appearance of -aid Charles and
James Chesterfield before saih Court the terms
and in the names specified in said undertakings
That no default was ever made in said under
takings.
That said judgments are not valid claim
against said defendants.
That the Hon. Samuel ". Reese. the District
Attorney who entered up said judgments, says
said Judgments ought to be satisfied and released.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that the pres
ent District Attorney be instructed by an order of
this Hon. Board 10 forthwith satisfy and release
said Judgment of record.
Witness JOSEPH DELLER. her
ELIZA y. CHESTERFIELD.
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On motion, referred to special COM
y
Joseph Frost and the district attorney.
Petition of Thos. Roach for the issue
of new order for cancelled order ! 146,
amount SL4S, read and referred to the
committee on general claims.
Schedule of claims read and referred to
same committee.
The special committee appointed at
the November session to investigate the
claim of Paul, Cornelius q Co. submitted
their report as follows, which was on
motion adopted:
To the Board of Supervisors of Iowa Co., w =:
GENTLEMEN:-Your special committee to whom
was referred the claim of Mes-r-. PAUL, Cornelius
IL CO., at the last annual session of this board,
with Instructions to investigate the same aud re-
port to this board at It's adjourned meeting in
March 1885, have had the sumo under COnstdera-
ton and beg leave to submit the following report
The committee met at the court house in the
village OF Dudgeville, on the 9th day OF January,
1888, all the membe being present. The com
mittce proceeded to carefully and fully inyestI-
gate all the items contained IN the bill in the
presence Of Me-srs PAUL and Lewis, w. mem
bers of the firm of the claimants So the district
attorney, and the members of the buIldi g m
mttce of the county asylum Testimony was
taken under oath of Messrs. Chas fauii, VIM.
Il. Lewis, j. " Kcwey, J. F. Grace, Keartuu
Goates j J. Ross, ". 5. Dimock and Llewclyn
Davis and from the testimony so ken, your
committee finds that the said claim OF Messrs.
PAUL, Cornelius q Co. as presented, is not such
Il claim a. Iowa county is legally liable for OF
ought equltabIv to pay, and would therefore rec
Ommeud the di al lowanCe OF the claim.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD CARTER,
A. CAMPBELLo
JoHN ". TAYLOR,
Committee.
Dated Jan. 10, 1888.