Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-24


Mr. Rewey the sum of 500 was allowed
for the work.
On motion to reconsider the last
vote, the motion was lost by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Gum, Jones, Rewey,
Ryan, Stratman, Snow, Ward.
Nays-Messrs. Bollerude, Campbell,
Carter, Dunbar, Egan, Frost, Heath
cock, Jackson, Jeuck, Lewis, Roberts,
Taylor, Walsh, Zimmer-14
The committee on the report of the
Superintendent Of the Poor and
Trustees of the Insane Asylum made
the following report which was laid
over under under the rules:
To the County Board of Iowa county, Wiscon-
sin:
the report of the County Superintendents of the
Poor, and also that of the Commissioners of the
port that we find that the receipts and eXpendi-
lures are correctly set forth in the reports of
said Superintendent and Commissioners here
tofore submitted and spread upon the minutes
of this board; also, that the balances are as
stated.
We remark that although expenditures are
large in the aggregate for both institutions, it
does not appear that the same can be abridged
without detriment to proper and humane
consideration for the unfortunate poor and af-
flicted insane who are the wards of our county.
Nearly all that is require q In the way OF food
and clothing is purchased at wholesale at low
est cash prices. In the matter of salaries, we
find that the superintendent receives 81 600 per
year. the matron $40O per year; two male at
tendants and one farm hand each $25 per month;
five female attendants and workers each at $l6
per month. These figures, while fairly liberal,
we do not regard as moro than such when the
nature of the duties to be performed are taken
into consideration.
In the matter of what is known temporary
aid, we are of the opinion that there is abroad
a tendency to forget or overlook the conception
WI r. =
cial quarters a tendency to put upon the county
| at large certain expenses that should be borne
| by municipalities. Expenses incurred Ill quar-
antining, and the like, are not, generally stated,
properly chargeable to the county by way OF
| perintendents of the Poor to hold to a properly
| strict construction in dispensing temporary add
and to be not backward in submitting doubtful
bills to the consideration OF the legal advising
| officer of the county.
| The large aggregate paid out by the county
| for medical attendance upon some of Its poor,
| as distinguished from its pauperS. can but adj
monish the Superintendents of the Poor to en-
ploy in each medical district of the county at
the earliest opportunity a physician of good
| standing to attend upon those so poor as to be
| unable to pay for medical attendance. And the
| remark may be thrown in for the benefit of those
interested that this Board is not to be consid-
cred in any sense or degree an insurer of physl-
| clans collections.
We would recommend that suitable hose reels
be provided by the Asylum Commissioners for
use in winding hose at the asylum building.
We also recommend tine adoption OF the fol-
| lowing resolutions:
| Resolved, That there be and there is hereby
appropriated and set aside, out of the moneys
| due Iowa county from the state, on account of
maintaining the chronic insane IN the Iowa
| County Asylum, the sum of seven thousand dol
lars ($7O00.O0) to be paid by county treasurer of
| Iowa county upon the order of the trustees of
| Iowa County Insane Asylum.
| Also, that the sum OF three thousand dollars
| i$3000.00) be appropriated out of said moneys
| due Iowa county from state for support of the
poor of Iowa county, and to be paid on the
| order of commissioners
| county treasurer. RICHARD CARTER,
| j. w. TAYLOR,
| JOSEPH FROST,
| Special Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Carter the board
adjourned until tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock.
| FIFTH DAYS SESSION.
SATURDAY, Nov. IS.
ga m. Board met pursuant to ad-
journment Roll call, members all
present journal read and approved.
Mr.. Rewey offered the following
resolution which was read and on
motion adopted.
| Resolved, That county order be drawn in
favor of w. III. Curry, county treasurer, for$loO2,
| to draw interest from Sept. L, 1898, at ) per
| cent. per annum.
The Committee on Bonds and
| Salaries reported as follows:
| To the Honorable County Board of Supervis-
| ors of Iowa Co, Wis:
| GENTLEMEN:-We the underSigned com.
| mittee appointed by you to fix the salaries or
| he county officers, have had the same under
| consideration, and would respectfully recon-
} mend the following as the salaries of the
| several county officers, for the coming
I term, to wit:
( County Treasurer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $1,000
/ Comfy Clerk 500
| CLERK IF the Circuit Court $50
t District Attorney ..-.---. 600
| Suneriniendent of Schools - 500
| All of which is respectfully submitted.
n. II. SNOW,
| Il. CARTER,
| a. CAMPBELL,
Committee.
Mr.. Rewey moved to amend by pro
viding that the county treasurer shall
not be allowed any further compensa-
ton as treasurer of the insane asylum,
as follows:
| extra compensation for services as treasurer
of the Board of Trustees OF the Insane
| Asylum.
The amendment prevailed and the
original report as amended was
adopted.
The report of the committee on Jury
Lists was read, and on motion of Mr..
Ryan was adopted, as follows:
| To The Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
Iowa County:
| Your commftte to whom was referred the
! matter of preparing a list of persons to serve
| as grand and petit jurors for said county for
| the ensuing year. respectfully report as
| follows:
| the county. We recommend the following APP
pOrtiOnment of jurors:
GRAND JCRORS:-Arena ., Brigham 4, Clyae
| 3. DOdgeviIIe town 6, Dodgeville city, LIST
| ward 3: 2nd ward 4, Eden f. Highland .,
! Linden g. MitHin ), Mineral Point town >,
/ Pm RidppWdV 4 NHIGWlck