The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
Court House Removal.

The petitions for the removal of our
county seat from this end of the city TO
the West end, which have been III cir
CulatiOn at the West end for several
months past, We're presented TO the
county board at its last meeting, and af-
ter some debate, referred to special
committee under the following rcsolu-
ton introduced by Supervisor Bardon:
RESOLVED: That the petitions to the cuun-
ty board of Douglas County asking THAI the
question of changing thc county seat of
Douglas county. be submitted to Il vote in
said county, be and they are hereby referred
to "a committee OF said board consisting Of
supervisor DOblc. CONFESS. Fulton. Reed
fOrS, Chairman, Thompson and RurdOu which
committee Is hereby authorized and direct
ed TO carefully check over and examine said
petitions and see that they are in proper
form and signed by persons duly qualified
TO sign the same.
As TO the petitions purporting to be signed
by voters the said committee viii examine
the poll list of Douglas county for the last
gene raj election. And as to the petitions
purDorting TO be signed by one-half the res
ident frec-hOldcrS OF said county, the said
committee shall satisfy themselves from an
examination of the recorded deeds in the of
flee of The register of deeds Of said county,
that said petitions contain the names of one
halt the resident free holders OF said county.
In order TO ascertain that One-haf the resi-
ucII lfCenOIuclN or sara county nave signed
Such petitions, SAID committee shall make Il
list OF the entire number of frCeholdcrs re-
siding in said county, ~ evidenced by the
recorded deeds in the Office of the register
OF deeds OF said county, such list to show,
IN alphabetical OTdCr. the names of such
frcchodcrs and opposite each name the de
scriptiOn OF land owned by him, the kind OF
deeds under which he owns such pro
perty, the date of such deed date of its rec
ord and book and page in said register of
deeds Office where recorded.
The said committee il hereby authorized
to employ such clerks, aids, assistants and
attorneys and to procure such evidence, by
document or otherwise, and to do such things
US they MAY deem necessary or ady isanle tn
titions and determine as to the suhiciehcy OF
the same.
They NAV also subpoena and examine wit
ncsSes and take testimony, 10y deposition or
otherwise. such committee shall keep min
uteS Of their proceedings and report the
same, together with their findings and con-
illusions a. soon as their work shall be com
plcted, or from time to time during the pro
gresS of their work. There i hereby appro-
prlatcd ana set apart out OF any FUNDS IN the
county treasury available for that purpose
sum sufficient to pay for the per diem and
expense i'll making and reporting upon the
examinations and facts herein referred 10.
At first it was proposed to have 10
Fast end man on the committee, but
upon an appeal by Supervisor Burnett,
of the eighth ward, in the interest Of
fairness, Mr.. Bardon was added,
The work of checking up the petitions
under Supervisor Bardon's resolution
is, we understand now in progress. and
the committee expects to report to an
adjourned meeting on the 18th inst.
Persons who have examined the pc
titions say they are incomplete under
the law, but 1t remains to be seen what
view the committee, a majority Of
whom are partisans for removal, will
take Of alleged errors and COMMISSIONS.