Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-23
FOURTH DAYS SESSION.

FRIDAY, Nov. 17th-9 a. m.
Board met and was called to order by
the chairman. Roll called members
all present.
Minutes of yesterdays session read
and approved.
Mr.. Cody offered the following res
olution:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the report of the
county treasurer that there, is not, enough
money on hand to pay the claims allowed at
this meeting of this board; therefore,
Resolved, That the county treasurer ana
county clerk be authorized to borrow sum OF
money sufficient to pay all bills and salaries
until the general taxes shall be paid, at rate
not to exceed per cent per annum.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the resolu-
ton was adopted.
The report of the district attorney
was read as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
GENTLEMEN Il hereby certify that since my
last report ! have received only Sl6 "a for fines
or in any other manner, by virtue of my Office
in the way of fees, fines, recognizances. forfeit
ures penalties or costs
Dated Friday, Nov. 18th, 1899.
LEVI w. POLLARD.
The committee on accounts of regis
ter of deeds, clerk of circuit court and
district attorney reported as follows
To the County Board of Iowa County.
GENTLEMEN Your committee to whom was
referred the reports OF Clerk of Circuit Court
and District Attorney, and the matter of in
specting the books in the office of Register of
Deeds, do hereby report: ~
That the District Attorney received Slb.4 by
virtue OF his legal capacity during the year
That we have gone carefully over the report
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and find that
the notes and MORTGAGES in his hands are as
therein mentioned. That he exhibited bank
certificate and bank books to us showing that
he had cash to his order equal and in excess Of
his liabilities.
We examined the books in the office OF the
Register of Deeds and found them satisfactory
Dated Nov. 1Ith 1899
II. q. RAINE,
A. w. WILKINSON,
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor the report
was adopted.
The committee on publishing pro-
ceedings reported as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF Iowa
County:
GENTIEMES Your committee on publishing
proceedings of this board report as follows:
We recommend the proceedings of this session
be published in the following papers: Dodge
vile sun Dodgeyille Shronlcie, Mineral FONT
Wisconsin and the Highland Press and the
compensation for such service shall be twenty
dollars to each paper
We also recommend that the proposition of
A. S. Hearn to print hundred copies in
pamphlet form of this session for the sum OF
fourteen dollars be accepted.
Respectfully submitted
JOSEPH FROST
p. j. EGAN,
II. G.. RAINE.
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Bollerud, the re-
port was adopted.
The committee on bonds and salaries
presented the following report:
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors OF Iowa
County.
GENTLEMEN Your committee. after careful
consideration, beg leave To report and recon-
mend that the salaries OF the several county
officers for the two years beginning January LIST
1901. shall be follows, 10 wit
County Treasurer ..,.........,,.... .Slau "
County Clerk. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~ -
Clerk OF Circuit Court. .................t 40 "
District Attorney, .,...................... 81 "
Supt. OF Schools .t.........t..,........... SD "
We have also examined and approved the
bond OF Josephus Bailey, Superintendent oil
the poor farm and Trustee Of the asylum.
Respectfully submitted,
JOIN GoEGEN,
john &. EAGAS.
ROBERT q. OWENS,
Committee.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend the re.
port by making the salary Of the dis.
trict attorney $500 avi Of the county
clerk $1,000.
Mr.. Osborne moved to amend the