Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-23
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Adjourned Meeting Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. Ia AMI Is, 1894.

Adjourned Meeting Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. IA and Is, 1894.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Dodgeville, Wis, Feb. IA, 1894.
2 p. m. Board met PURSUANT to
adjournment, and was called to order
by the chairman.
Roll called, members all present ex-
cept j. w. Taylor.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Clerk read petition of Chas.
Gallagher to purchase certain lots in
Avoca which was referred to COM
mittee on Tax Claims.
The following resolution of R. Car
ter was read, and on motion of Mr..
Frost was adopted.
Resolved, That in accordance with the pro-
visions of Chapter 1872 of the laws of 1891
relating to prescribing the diet of inmates
OF the county Jail and giving compensation
therefor, it is ordered by this board, that all
persons committed to the county Jail under
the charge of vagrancy vagabondage be
restricted to a diet of plain bread and
water. except when at hard labor; and that
the compensation for board of such inmates
be, and the same is hereby fixed at fifty
cents per day; and further, in accordance
with subdivision 8, of section 1547a, of San
born a Berryman'S statutes, that the sheriff
be, and he is hereby instructed, to strictly
nlshing of such inmates with tobacco news
papers, cards, or other articles of amuSe-
ments or pastime, and justices of the peace,
municipal judges, and other judicial officers
v, requested. whenever
commit d vagrant or vagabOnd to the county
jail, to sentence him to hard labor; that the
fixed at one dollar and twenty-five cents
DO and the County Clerk is hereby
directed to mail copy of this resolution to
each justice, municipal judge, and court
commissioner in this county.
The report of special building COM
mittee was read as follows, and on mo-
ton of r. Carter it was made special
order for tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock.
To the County Board Of Supervisors Of Iowa
GENTLEMEN: Your committee to W HON was
rererred the matter of procuring plans and
specifications for two-stOry addition to the
west end of the court house, have had the
same under consideration and after mature
reflection decided upon the plans herewith
submitted, which provide County Judges
IL
and three tire-prOof vaults l0X13, all on the
first floor.
The second story to be divided into rooms,
viz: a Circuit Judges room, 15x1S, "a library
or attorneys consulting room, 16X22, and
two jury rooms 13X21 and 14X15.
And after adopting these plans. we decided
on the 18th day of December last, to have
| the specifications embodying the same
| written up by some competent person, and
accordingly employed LIeweIlyn Davis to do
| this work; and after these plans and speci-
| fications had been completed by Mr.. Davis
| and filed with the County Clerk, your COM
mittee decided to advertise for bids for this
work to be completed in every respect ac-
| cOrding to said plans and specifications, and
accordingly had published in The Dodgeville
| Chronicle and The Iowa County Democrat a
| notice to builders and contractors, asking
| for sealed proposals to furnish materials
| and do all the work necessary to be done to
| complete the entire job, limiting the time
| for receiving bids to February LIST, 1894, at
| II O'Clock noon of said day, reserving the
| understanding that the whole matter should
| be referred to this board for approval or re-
| lection.
On The 1st of February your committee
met at the County Clerks office and opened
| the following bids tO-Wit:
WhtfOrd & Kelly ......................S65 $4,000 90
| John j. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1924 90
! Joseph Ellery & Sons. ............. 1894 90
Geo. ROhr. Observation-Disclosures. 223 so
Mckinley Bros, carpenter, painting
Prideaux & Davis the same, and
painting the old building.........1 1860 90
| Thomas Clayton Jr., painter........ 1877 90
| Ellery 4 Sons carpenter work, lum-
Der hardware and paintng........ 1854 90
/ Your committee recommend the follow lag
| resolution:
| Resolved, That the offer of Messrs. Kelly
| 4 Whitford to furnish all material and TO do
| all labor necessary to be done in completing
| said addition according to plans and speci-
| ficatiOns herewith submitted, for the sum of
$1,000 be accepted, and that your committee
! be directed to contract with said firm, guard
| ing the Interest of the county far as
| possible III the matter of recurring said con-
tractors to enter into bonds for the faithful
performance on their part of said contract.
All of which is respectfully submitted this
l4th day of February, 1894.
] W REWEY