Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-11-18

tate of Wisconsin, County of Iowa SIS.

State of Wisconsin, County OF Iowa SIS.
we, Joseph Frost chairman OF the Board OF
Supervisors. and d, q, Jones, county clerk OF
said county, do hereby certify that the forcgo-
ing statement is the assessment of Iowa county
made 10y the said board of supervisors and the
amount set opposite each town and city in said
statement y the va nc thereof as determined
by the said board If supervisors, in accordance
with Law, this 18th day of November, A. D. 1897
In testimony whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands and affixed the seal of the board OF
supervisors at DodEcville, in said county, the
day and year last above written.
JOSEPH FROST,
IL. ). Chairman Board of Supervisors
ID. q. JONES County Clerk.
Mr. Gum, on behalf of the commit
mittee on finance and taxation, asked
for further time in which to prepare
their report, which on motion of Mr.
Rewey was granted,
The committee on claims presented
a report of their action on claims EN-
braced in the schedule, which WAS laid
over under the rules
The following bid for deposit Of
county funds was read 10y the clerk &:
Mineral Point. wis. Nov II, Is =
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Iowa county. Mis-
GENTLEMEN The Fist National Bank of
this CITY would be pleased 10 receive The de-
posts of your Treasurer during the coming
year aud viii pay for the same az the rate of
two and one halt t2is) per cent per Hunum ON
dailyhalances Very Respectfully yours,
PHlL ALLEN. lR Cashier
On motion of Mr. Taylor, the bid was
acce Dted
On motion of Mr. Bolerud, the board
adjourned until 9 a. m. tomorrow.
FIFTH DAYS SESSION.
SATURDAY, Nov. 18th. 8 a. IN.
Board met and was called to order
by the chairman. Roll called mem
bers all present. Minutes Of yester-
days sessions read and approved.
Mr.. Rewey offered the following:
WHEREAS II appearing from the report of
the County Treasurer that there Is not enough
cash ON hand 70 pay the claims allowed at this
session the reforC
Rcsolued That the County Treasurer and
Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to
borrow enough money that IA their judgment
viii be needed TO meet such claims until the
general taxes shall bo PAID at rate OF interest
not TO exceed per cent pen annum,
On motion of Mr.. Gum, the resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr. Taylor presented the following
report of the special committee on re
ports of the trustees of the asylum and
superiuteudents of the poor:
To the Honorable, hoard OF supervisors OF
Iowa County Wis;
GENTLEMEN: Your special committee to
whom Was referred The examination Ot the aC-
counts OF the officers known rs the Trustees of
the Iowa ounty Asylum and the Superin-
tendeut of the Poor do respectfully report
that we have given both accounts u tG0rough
examination IN detail, receipts guu cNpeudi-
lures aud iiud the same to he correct Ia every
particular
Groceries and all necessary supplies of dry
goods, clothing. hats aud caps, boots and
shoes, are bought at whole'aIe and all bills
discounted
1t can bc stated with truth that tie income
OF he Asylum, being money paid into the
treasury OF Iowa county by th' state and
other counties aud money derived from the
sale OF proauctS OF the farm Is now year by
year sufficient 10 pay The running expenses of
the asylum, for the support OF all the poor ~
The poor farm, and all the temporary aid
granted TO tn poor OF The county in the var
ious towns and cities--grnntcd for subsistence
for clothing and for medical attention. More
Than hat 1t viii leave Il balance Of proht be-
You'd the doing OF what we have stated
As will be seen by the report % he Asylum
Trustees here has been y Id out in salaries
This year S36i3,I, The superintendent
is paid $1,000 pen wear: the mutrun wife of the
Superintendent, 800 per year Tho attending
phy lCian $3.50 per year. for services ard med
icineS; each male attendant So per month and
each lema'e attendant aud empoyc SIS per
mouth, the trustees per diem and mileage,
Wuh u farm OF five hundred acres of land
with buildings and appurtenHnt. such ms the
county now has, but com arativey little
~ Nit 'dil llf' litthtu. Int PRIMARY puiltN N,
must be, about complete ed, In the years be-
FIRE as the county can only be ca led upon TO
make from year 10 year necessary, but mex
pensivc rapa r. Now hai there is abundant
power, an electric lightsy stem eau bn added
at n sutnll expense. that nay be advisable
hut surely nothing more in the line OF i'm
provements can be desired when such IL pro
vided.
In conclusion the committee is distinctly of
the opinion that the people of Iowa comfy
have just reason To congratulate themselves
IN the fact that its poor ana insane are So
eXCellenty wet cared for, as they most as
surrdly are at present
Respectfully submitted, JoHN W TAYLOR
!. -. EGNN.
j. W HoHN,
On motion Of Mr.. Rewey, the report
of the committee was adopted
The report of committee on general
claims was then taken up, as follows :
To the Honor bic County Board of iowa
County, Visit
GrNTLEMEN' Your Committee on General
Claims submit the following schcdu" as the
result OF iis cNamIuari ion 81 the Ills flied
agHtn~t tho county. recommending the allow
auCr OF same as Der said schedule
SCHEDULE on CLAIMS.