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


NJ d. PEAVY,
j W. REWEY,
Committee.
On motion, the report was adopted.
Some question was raised as to what
obligation the county assumed by the
adoption of the above report, and Mr..
Roberts moved that the vote by which
it was adopted be reconsidered. but the
motion was lost.
On motion of j. G. Eagan, the board
adjourned to a. m. to morrow.
FOURTH DAYS SESSION.
FRIDAY, Nov. 12.b, 9 "a. IN.
Board met and was called to order
by the chairman. Roll He'd mem
bers all present Minutes of last SEES
sion read and approved.
The committee on publishing pro
ceediugs reported as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Iowa
| County:
Your committee on publishing proceedings of
your body do hereby recommend that the
! Dodgcyille Chronicle. Dodgeyille sun, New
| Star, Mineral Point Tribune, Mineral Point
! Democrat, Highland Press and Southwest Wis
cousin be authorized to publish tho proceedings
of this board at twenty-five t25) dollars each
| for the annual session and fifteen 10 dollars
each for publishing the proceedings OF the ad-
| journed ses ion.
I
! NJ. ID. PEAVEY,
JouN i. LEwts.
On motion of Mr. Heathcock, the re-
| port was adopted.
| Mr.. Rewey moved that Mr.. Carter
secretary of the soldiers relief com
mission, be granted permission to eX-
PLAN the report Of said commission to
the board. Carried.
Mr.. Carter then addressed the board
| in relation to the report, and read list
of those receiving aid through said
! commission. His explanation showed
that the commissioners did not handle
| any part OF the fund, and that they
made every possible effort to see that
aid was given to only such persons as
were entitled to it.
| Mr.. Taylor moved that the report of
! the commission be adopted, and that
| the clerk be instructed to insert such
percentage in the tax levy as would raise
| the sum of $1,000 for a soldiers relief
! fund. The roll being called, Mr.. Tay-
! lor's motion was adopted, all the mem
bers voting in the affirmative.
The report of special committee on
sheriff's residence was then taken up
On motion of Mr.. Rewey, the board
! took a recess of ten minutes to allow
the members an opportunity of viewing
the premises which the committee had
purchased.
Upon reconvening, Mr. Taylor moved
that the report of the special commit
tee be adopted and their action IN pur-
chasing a sheriff's residence approved,
Motion lost by the following vote
Ayes Messrs. Ellingen, Frost, Heath
cock, Peavy, PAUL. Thomas W. J.-6.
Nays Messrs. Bollerud, Egan p. p.
Eagan j. c., Eagan J. b.. Cum, Gorgan,
Horn, Hutchinson, Jones, Knight, Lewis,
Murphy. Rewey, Roberts, Salmon,
Thomas A. f., Taylor, Walsh Is.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved to reconsider the
vote by which the board refused to
adopt the report. Motion seconded 10y
J. G. Eagan
On request of Mr.. Taylor, the motion
to reconsider was then made a special
order for a. N. tomorrow.
The matter of purchasing record
books and blanks for the WEIGH sys-
fem in the common schools. which was
laid over from Nesterday, was then
taken up. and on motion of Mr.. Horn
WAS made IA special order for o'clock
this afternoon.
The chairman of the committee on
equalization and assessment asked for
further time for the committee TO pre-
pare its report, which was granted.
On motion of j. b. Eagan, the board
adjourned until p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
. D. m. Board met members all
present. except Mr., Hutchinson, who
was excused.
The committee on tax claims reported
as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors OF Iowa
GgsTI'F.IsS Your committee on tax claims
~ whom wore referred the several petitions iul
III, nttrchsse of tg~ certificates and for refund
of taxes. recommends a. follows:
That the petition of Richard Robinson bt
granted and he be allowed TO purchase III the
certiHeates on Lot g, Block p. village OF ANoca
now in the bends Of the county for the sum Oh
That the petition Of W II. Jones be granted
and certiac ties Nos. y, 257, 40 and III be can
cel ed on the s. +. Of y L. A-s-9 pan OF 4
OF 5. r. ~ sonth acres ., - =, r ~,
Tavi,f, been exhibit for the payment 81 sald
7 tsxrs and he be refunded the amount OF tis ac'
Of said certihcat and interest az tiie Iate =. ~.
cent from the date Of sale OF said certilchtes
aud AID amounts be charged back 70 the re
spactiye towns, except certhcate 70 81 >. "
{ Of n +. 9-I3, the mistake a ~ Nig - oat
, ,iscstes Nos IL. ll3 and @4 on south part o.
V "a : " B5-2: 3 acres in south part OF
, u. ,artnfN " az * W vol. p Of deeds page
RSf Pai an II part Oh W Of 962 becan
ceIied and MI Jon be refunded the III fee TO O
said certificates with interest at per cent ron
dnta ~ ssle, the same being incorrectly des
q r;ts5 a, We recommend that said amounts
81 charged back TO the town q Linden. ~
! w also recommend that ts1 cerelfGate -"
: Ny ZONES be refunded the face OF sad csrtih
Eat. with interest at per cent from GATE q sale
i for the reason that the land was assessed any
: -. retnrned hesnre the GOVERNMENT patEh