Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-11-21

Wisconsin,
Your Committee to whom was referred Tho
matter of furnishing stone To bp usad hi IN
construction of WiSconsius building in mo
worlds Columbian Exposition, 10 be held M
Nhlcago' lIiuoiS, IN lss3, do recommend that
Z consideration OF the matter bc indefinitely
postponed.
Dated Nov. 18th, 1891
JNO. W. TAYLOR,
JAMES RYAN,
Committee.
AT the request Of the committee
consideration of the report was de.
terred until the evening session.
The committee on treasurer's ne
counts reported rs follows
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors of Iowa
County Wis:
GENrLulEN--Your committee on rreasurer's
ACCOUNTS beg leave 90 reportas follows;
we have carefully examined the report.
books aud vouchers Of said Treasurer ana
una them correct in every particular we find
Oy actual view and count the amount ON hand
Noy. ], lSel, TO be Ten Thousand one Hundred
and Seveny-nine Dollars aud Twenty -four Cents
tS,Ql!a2D as follows
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Orders, Scalp Certificates Court Certificates
County Superintendent OF schools Orders and
soldiers Relief orders, all amount in the asgre.
gate 90 SIS O05So; which we hereby prese1t tn
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be destroyed, We further recommend that this
board return vote of thanks 10 the Treasurer
ior inc eHectnal manner In which he has kept
his accounts Josiah WARD.
OLE STEENNANp
Dated Nov, l9, 1891 Committee
On motion of Mr.. Coates the re-
port was adopted.
The report of the committee ON
Publishing Proceedings of the county
board was then taken up.
Mr. Ward moved to amend the
report by allowing the county clerk
to let the printing to the lowest
bidder Lost.
The report as read was then
adopted
The special committee to whom
was referred the matter of the visit
OF the board to the poor farm and
asylum was then read as follows
70 the Honorable Board OF Supervisors OF Iowa
County, Wis:
GENrLEMEN-The undersigned special com
mitee, TO whom was referred the question Of
reporting upon the condition OF the Iowa Coun.
ty Insane Asylum and Poor Farm would re-
specially report as follows:
on the 18Th inst, In company with other
members OF the county board, we visited these
institutions aud made special effort 10 ascertain
by careful inspection OF the premises, and the
manner OF caring for the unfortunate wards of
the county, the actual condition of affairs and
we take great pleasure IN reporting that we
found everything on and about the tnnn, lin.
cludtug, barns, sheds. fences, etc.,-in the best
condition possible under the circumstances
that we found the inmates OF the poor house Ina
comfortable quarters. well fed, wen clothed aud
entirely satisfied with their treatment
ia The Asylum we found about one hundred
inmates, haling from several counties in the
state, being cared for IN the kindest aud most
humane manner, no corporal punishment OF
any kind being permitted, and very little re.
straut res0rted to,
We visited the dining room while these un,
t0tluuBtCs were eating their dinner, and found
ninety-seyeu OF the one hundred patients capa-
bic OF going to the table aud eating IN am
orderly manner unattended except by the
usual sable walters.
We found everything in and about the asylum
neat clean and orderly kept, and ia our opinion
Iowa county is 10 be congratulated for the suleu.
ala results of the building aud managing Of It's
home asylum and iu securing and retaining its
efficient superintendent and matrou now in
in charge
All OF which is respectfully submitted
Dated AT Dodgeviile, Nov l3, 1891
RICHARD CARTER,
JAMES L, JOINS.
JAMES RYAN,
Committee,
On motion of Mr.. Bailey the re-
port was adopted
On motion of Mr.. Dolan a com
mittee Of two was appointed by the
chair for the purpose Of considering
the ACCESSIBILITY Of continuing the
purchase of the National Law Re
ports as ordered by Hon. Geo Glen
entson, Circuit Judge.
The chair appointed Messrs Dolan
and Carter.
On motion of Mr.. Steensland, the
board took recess till 7 o'clock
p. m.
EVENING SESSION,
700 p. m.-Boll called, members
all present except Messrs, Charles
and James Jackson
The special committee to whom
was referred the matter OF continu-
ing the purchase of the National
Law Reports, made the following re-
port:
To the Honorable board Of Supervisors of
iowa County WIS.
Your committee 20 whom was referred the
matter Of purchasing certain reports for the
use OF the Circuit Court OF Iowa County,
would respectfully report:
That we find those reports known as the
National Reporter system and Digest etc
were ordered by His Honor. Geo. Clementsou,
Circuit Judge for said county after c0nsulta-
tiOu with all the attorneys of the county rs 70
the adyisibality Of so dong.
That they are necessity to the Circuit
Court and the bar in transacting business
with dispatch,
We therefore recommend that they be pur-
chased by The county and hat the bill for the
amount OF their purchase be allowed ard paid,
Dated November 18Th, 1891,
T.. j. DoLAN.
X. CAHTFlt,
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Elan, the re-
port was adopted.
The report Of the special commit
tee to whom was referred the com
munioation from the Wisconsin
State Board Of Worlds Fair Man.
ayers, was then taken up, and on
motion of Mr. Coates the report was
adopted.
Mr.. Carter then offered the follow
ing res olutiOn
Resolved. That As the law now requires that
a Grand Jury be drawn at each term Of the
Circuit Court, unless otherwise ordered, the
chairman OF the several towns Of this county
Al g hereby requested furnish list OF names