Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-20
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
adjourned Session held at Dodgeville
last Week.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10

SECOND DAYS SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.
oo,cIock 3. m. Board called to order
49, h. chairman. Roll called and mem
~ an present except Mr.. Coates.
I;he resolution of Mr. Carter in refer
once 10 the diet of tramps, which was laid
oysr from Yesterday, was then taken up,
end On motion it was adopted.
Tba clerk then read the following re-
1T ~ the committee to whom was re-
ferrad the petition OF I. H. Arthur, county
surveyor;
,,ba County Board OF Iowa County.
CVyrfE EN-: Your committee 10 whom was
S-.J me petition of T. II. Arthur, county sur
g5r have had the same under adyisement, and
lS!c-1tfDlIv recommend as follows:
T6st the District Attorney be directed to send
~ of said petition TO r. L, Joiner write re
et- mar he make some reply thereto, il he
sSsjras 10 90 so, and that no further action be
utgeT herewith or thereon at this season, and
S"t he District Attorney report at the next SEES
st,r of this board. A h. ARNEsOE,
sloN JAMES RYAN,
J. p. SMELKER,
Committee.
The subject referred to in the petition
of n II. Arthur, having been informally
Tafsrred tC MIR Jas. l.. Jones to inquire in
IN he made the following report:
Tothe Board of Supervisors of the County
of Iowa, and State of Wisconsin
bag leave to report as follows Hav-
;,g conferred with the Hon. +. l. Joiner,
concerning the claim of not record ng in
mn 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, rs the work done by
him in said year was done not as county
surveyor. or deputy county surveyor, but
az private surveyor; and he, Joiner,
further claims that he has received no re-
muperalion 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. h. JONES.
The report of the committees 10 whom
was referred the matter "a reference TO
the Worlds Fair was read Ms follows:
Tothe Board of Supervisors in and for
Iowa County.
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of appropriatlng q sum
money 20 be used in collecting and send
Ing an exhibit from Iowa county 20 the
Columbian Exhibition to be held At Chi
cago, ia 1898, do respectfully report:
That we have considered The statement
of Mr.. Allen, one of the Wisconsin Com
mjssioners of the exhibition That had
the matter been presented in such shape
at tue annual session, we should have tav-
ored moderate appropriation tor the
purpose set forth b. him but, inasmuch
as there promises to be q shortage IN the
general expense fund Of the county for
the present year, and that the matter can
be attended to by he mex, 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:
Res0}0ed, That this board is OF the
opllIon that Iowa county's resources
ought to be exhibited at the Worlds Fair,
and 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
steps as may be necessary to collect, care
for and forward to Chicago such exhibits
OF the industries of the county-especial-
ly the mining and dairy interests AS they
shat deem for the best interests of the
county; and that they present to the
county board itemized and verified state
menls of their actual expenses in and
about said business, and that the same
shall be considered a claim against the
county, and be paid by the county pro
yldod the said amount does not exceed
one hundred dollars.
Dir Charles moved to amend theresolu
ION by making the amount $500, Motion
los..
Mr.. Charles then moved to amend by
making the amount $500. Motion lost
On motion Rule XIV, and all rules in
terieriug with the adoption Of the report
OF the committee as amended by Mr.
Smokers resolution, were suspended by
the following vote;
AgH-Messrs Arneson, Garter, Charles
Conner, Dave, Dolan, Elan, Jackson,
Jones King, Kreul, Rewey, Steensland,
swuehart, Smoker, Ward, Walsh IN
Aays- Messrs. Ryan and Taylor-2.
Absent Messrs. Bailey and Coates 2.
The question then recurring on the
original resolution it was adopted, and
the report Of the committee adopted as
amended.
Mr. Taylor in the chair.
Remarks by Messrs. Rewey, Smoker,
Garter, and the county treasurer in regard
% finance aud taxation, relating to the
levy of county and state school money
made by The last session of the board.
The following report OF the committee
On Finance and Taxation was then
adopted, together with the recommends |
lions contained therein:
ig lie Board Of Supervisors Of Iowa County, I
Wisconsin
.LN-EALEN: Your committee 70 whom was re. |