Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-19
THE BOARD Of SUPERVISORS
Adjourned Session held at DOdgeville
last Week.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.
9o'clock a. "a. Board called to order
by the chairman. Roll called and mem
bers all present except Mr.. Coates.
The resolution of Mr.. Carter in refer
ence to the diet of tramps, which was laid
over from yesterday, was then taken up,
and on motion it Was adopted.
The clerk then read the following re-
| port of the committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition of T. H. Arthur, county
surveyor:
| To the County Board of Iowa County.
| GENTLEMEN: Your committee to whom was
referred the petition of T. Ii. Arthur, county sur
veyor, have had the same under advisement, and
| respectfully recommend as follows
! That the District Attorney be directed to send
| a copy of said petition to r. L. Joiner, write
| quest that he make some reply thereto, if he
desires to DO SO, and that no further action be
| taken Herewith or thereon at this SESSION, and
that the District Attorney report at the next SEES
sion of this board. A Z. ARNEsoN,
JAMES RYAN,
j. P. SMELKER, .
| Committee.
The subject referred TO in the petition
Of T. Fl. Arthur, having been inform ally
referred &c Mr.. Jas. L. Jones to inquire in
to, he made the following report:
To the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Iowa, and State of Wisconsin.
| beg leaye to report as follows: Hav-
ing conferred with the Hon. r. l. Joiner,
concerning the claim of not recording in
| full the work done by him as Surveyor
| for the year 1890, would say, that he,
| Joiner, claims he had recorded all the
notes that the county Of Iowa has ever
| had any claim to, as the work done by
| h in coiH inna county
surveyor, or deputy county surveyor, but
| as private surveyor; and he, Joiner,
| further claims that he has received no re-
muneration for recording any notes but
what he has recorded; and he, Joiner,
| further claims that since the resignation
| of Dunstan as county surveyor, there has
been no county surveyor or deputy county
surveyor for the year 1890.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. l.. JONES.
The report of the committee to whom
| was referred the matter in reference TO
the Worlds Fair was read as follows:
To the Board of Supervisors in and for
Iowa County.
| Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of appropriating sum of
money to be used in collecting and send
| ing an exhibit from Iowa county to the
| Columbian Exhibition to be held at Chi
cago, in 1898, do respectfully report:
| That we have considered the statement
| of Mr.. Allen, one of the Wisconsin Com
missioners of the exhibition. That had
| the matter been presented in such shape
at the annual session, we should have fav-
Ored a moderate appropriation for the
purpose set forth by him but, inasmuch
as there promises to be shortage in the
general expense fund of the county for
the present year, and that the matter can
be attended to by the next county board,
we recommend that the matter be laid on
the table
Dated Feb 10, 1892.
JOHN W. TAYLOR,
JAMES RYAN,
Committee.
Mr.. Smoker moved TO amend the re-
port of the committee by the adoption of
the following resolution:
ResogUed, That this board is of the
opinion that Iowa County's resources
ought to be exhibited at the Worlds Fair,
aud that to further that object we hereby
authorize the committee hereafter to be
appointed by our state board, which com.
mittee is to consist of three gentlemen
and two ladies of our county, to take such
| SIcDS rs may NC utCSSSdly W COllCSb, Sdl {
for and forward to Chicago such exhibits
of the industries of the county-especial-
" the mining and dairy interests-as they
shall deem for the best interests of the
county; and that they present to the
county board itemiZed and verified state
ments of their actual expenses in and
about said business, and that the same
shall be consid 3red claim against the
county, and be paid by the county; pro-
vided the said amount does not exceed
one hundred dollars.
Mr.. Charles moved to amend the resolu
ton By making the amount $500. Motion
| lost.
Mr.. Charles then moved to amend by
making the amount $500. Motion lost
On motion Rule XIV, and all rules in
terfering with the adoption of the report
of the committee as amended by Mr.
Smokers resolution, were suspended by
the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Arneson, Garter, Charles
Conner. Dave, Dolan, Elan, Jackson
Jones, King, Kreul, Rewey, Steensland
Swinehart, Smoker, Wand, Walsh-17
Noys-M essrs. Ryan and Taylor-2.
Absent Messrs. Bailey and Coates-2
The question then recurring on the
original resolution, it was adopted, anC
the report or the cOmmlttee auopteu al
amended.
Mr.. Taylor in the chair.
Remarks by Messrs. Rewey, Smoker
Garter, and the county treasurer in regarc
to finance and taxation, relating to the
levy of county and state school money
made by the last session of the board
The following report of the COMMITTEES
on Finance and Taxation was theI
adopted, together with the recommends
tons contained therein:
To The Board of Supervisors of Iowa County
Wisconsin.
GENTLEMEN: Your committee to whom was re
ferred the matter of the deficit in the amount o
The county school tax for the year 1e9l, would re
specially report that by reason of a misconstruc
tion OF the Secretary of States certificate to thu
county clerk, there levied in The severa
towns of the county of Iowa for school purpose
the sum OF SS0S4. 43. There should have beer
levied the sum of S109l6.4O to entitle the severs
towns to receive their portion of the state schOo
fund income, leaving deficit of S2S31.97, to bt
appertioned as herein provided. The actua
| amount levied in each town and the amount tina
| shOUld have bpen levied i particul rlN