Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

All of which is respectfully submitted
J. j. HosKINs,
J. DAVE,
?. J. DoLAS,
Committee on public property
Dated March II, 1890.
Laid over until tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr.. Campbell the board
adjourned.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, March 18th, A. NJ
Board called to order by the chairma Il
Roll called. Members all present except
Mr. Snow
Minutes of yesterdays sessions read
and approved.
Mr.. Smoker submitted the following
report of committee on division Of Town
Of RidgeWay.
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS or Iowa COUNTY:
GENTLEMEN:
Your committee to whom was referred
the petition of Andrew Arneson and 1871
other residents of the town of Ridgeway
asking the creation of two new towns
out Of the said town, have carefully con
sldered the matter, and respectfully
recommend the adoption of the following
ordinance:
Dated March 18th 1890.
J. p. SMELKER,
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
JAS. JACKSON,
JAS. l.. JONES.
Committee.
AN ORDINANCE to Yacate and abolish the
town Of Ridgeway, in the county of Iowa, Wis
consul, and to organize the territory heretofore
contained therein, into two new towns.
The County Board of Supervisors of the saiC
county OF Iowa do Ord4in as follows:
Section /. That the town OF Rdgeway, in the
county Of Iowa and state OF Wisconsin be, and i
hereby ~, vacated and abolished
Section :. That the following territory heretofore
included IN the said old town, tO-wt:-seCtloni
one, two three, four nine, ten, eleven and twelve
of, town five 20 range four %, sections one two
three, four, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty one, twenty two
twenty three, tw enty four, twenty-five, twenty-eix
twenty seyen twenty weight, thirty three, thirty
four, thirty five and thirty-six, of town elk t6J
two, twenty three, twenty four, twenty five, TWEEN
tyFlX, twenty seven, twehty-eight, thirty three
thirty four thirty-liye aud thrty-six, oftown sev
en- u range four a. east of the fourth prnCi pa
meridian, be, and the said territory hereby Is or
ganiZed INTO new town, by and under, the name
of the town of RdgcwHy.
Section 3. That the remainder Of the terrt0rr
heretofore contained in the said old town, TO wit
Sections one to twelve inclusive, OF town five Is
of range five 81, all of town six 6) range five ~
and sections nineteen to thIrty-six inclusive, O
town seven "a of said range five 90 east of tn,
sad meridian, he, aud it hereby IL, organized
into new town by ana under, the name of til
town Of Brigham
Section l. That the first town meeting in tn,
said new town of Ridgeway, shall be held on tn
rst Tuesday OF April, 1890 at the school house il
the village Of Ridgeway, in said town.
section D. That the first town meeting in the
said town of Brigham, shalt be held on the frs
Tuesday OF April $780, at in" Jones Valley schoo
hons~, situated on section twenty two l32l, tow
siN Is range i've 81 in said last named town.
Section g. That the town recorCs of the said OLE
town OF RldgcWay are to be kept aud preserved
IN the town clerks office OF the said new town o
Ridgeway.
Section Z That the Indebtedness of the said ole
town of Ridgeway shsll be paid by the said new
towns OF Rfdgeway and Brigham. pro rata, nc
Curdng to the last assessment roll of the said oil,
town, To wit:-the saidnew town of Ridreway shal
pay the threG-clghth part thereof and the sale
town Of Brigham shall pay the remaining live
etghlhs part thereof.
Section S. That all property of the said OLE
town, and all money in the treasury of the sale
old town, belonging 10 the general fund Mt the
time this ordinance shall take effect, shall be
divided between the said new towns of Ridgewa,
aud Brigham in the same proportion az provided
III section seven. for the payment of the indebt
edncss of the said old town of Ridgeway.
Section 9. That this ordinance shall be pub
lished in the Dodgeyillc Chronicle, March 18th
1890, aud shall take effect and he in force from
and after twelve days after its passage and pub
iiCHtlun.
Unanimous consent having been
granted for the suspension of the rules
the report was adopted and the ordinance
relating to the same passed by the fol
lowing vote. Ayes-Bailey, Batten Con.
ners, Cullen, Campbell, DoIan, Daw e
EIam, Frost, llOskins, Jackson, Jones
kreul, Mctirrt, Rcwev, Smoker, Steens-
land, SWinchaIt and Tay Lore. Absent
SNOW.
Proposition of Mr.. lIearn laid over
last evening was taken up and on motion
of Mr.. jackson the same was accepted.
The report of committee on public
property also laid over was then taken
up.
MIR. Campbell moved the report be
adopted except that part recommending
Improvements. Carried.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Smoker:
RESOLVED: That the committee on
public property be instructed to repair
the porch and steps in front of the court
house, by relaying the same with rock
or covering the same with iron, or in such
other manner as to the said committee
may seem best for the interests of the
and at the lowest figure obtain
able but not at n cost to exceed the sum
of four hundred dollars.
Mr. Frost moved the following as an
That the committee on public property
be instructed to repair the front portico
of the court house, by removing those
rocks that have partly persisted and re-
place them with new ones relaying the
whole.
Carried
\ motion was made to reconsider the
vote by which Mr.. Frost's amendment
was carried. Motion lost
The vote being on the resolution of
Mr.. Smoker as amended it was adopted.
Ayes Batten, Corners, Cullen, Dave.
ELAN, Frost, Jones, kreul, Rewey, Stems
land, Swinehart-l,. Nays Bailey, Camp
bell, nolan, Hoskins, Jackson, Smoker,
raylor-7. Absent Metfert and Snow.
On motion the board took a recess
until ! T. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
One O'Clock, y. m, board met.
MIR. Campbell submitted the following
report of Committee on Tax claims
To THE BOARD or SUPERVISORS Iowa Co
Your committee TO whom was referred
the several petitions for redemption of
lands from tax sales, the purchase of
tax certificates and county lands respect
fully report and recommend as follows:
That John NJ Wilson be allowed to
purchase all certificates in the hands of
the county en- the n T. ! OF \. w. ! Sec.
%, Township :, Range ) F.. at face and
10 nGr cent interest
That Henry NanCollaS be allowed to
redeem all certificates in the county on
out lots l94 Harrison's SURVEY. CITY of
Mineral Point, Iowa County, for the sum
of two hundred dollars.
That William Tregilgus be allowed TO
redeem all certificates held by the county
on Lot SIS and w. Lot s. in Nleit's
Survey, city Of Mineral Point, at face fees
and per cent interest.
That W. +. Vivian be allowed to re-
deem certificates sale 1887 on Part Lot
80 in Nleit's Survey, commencing A and
seven twelfthS feet from \ L. corner Of
said lot, running thence 5. Igo west to
the side of said lot on Fountain street
to the s W. corner thereof on High
street and thence :. 10 f along High
street Ia the place of beginning. except
that part Of the building canveved To the
masons, at face, fees and ID per cent
interest
That Mrs Mani Y be allowed to redeem
certificate sale 1886 of Lot 13l. Nleit'S
Survey, city of Mineral Point Al face OF
certificate.
That f. G. Nillemonte be allowed to