Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF Iowa County. Proceedings Of Ad-
journed Session.
County CLERK's OFFICE.

DoDdEvILLE, Wis, Jan. 8, 1900, 2 p. m.
The county board OF supervisors OF
Iowa county met pursuant to adjourn
ment and was called to order by the
chairman.
Roll called members all present.
Mr.. Osborne offered the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, we believe that n large amount of
mortgages annually escape taxation, therefore
Resolved, That tho Recorder Of Deeds or some
competent person BIO employed to mako com
plete list OF all uncanceed mortgages subject
To taxation In Iowa county, and forward the
Same to tho assessors OF the several towns OF the
county, on or before tho first day of May In
each year. ana that remuneration Tor this work
BIO paid by the county. X. OSBORNE.
After considerable discussion, on
motion OF Mr.. Cox, the resolution was
made special order for tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
Mr.. Cody offered the following reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, II appears from tho best evidence
obtainabe, that moro equitable taxing sys.
tom Ii desired by n majority OF tho people, and
particularly those whose honest intention IL To
have tho burdens OF taxation borne by indiydn-
als la accordance with tho property owned by
them, and
WHEREAS. our past practical methods OF MS
sesslneDt In this county and particularly IN thie
state has failed 10 accomplish these results, and
has been far from reaching satisfactory aud
honest ondB, and
WHEREAS, believe our statutory law which
requires tho listing OF all property by tho asses.
sors at true actual value, to be tho safeguard
aud step In tho right direction TO accomplish
tho desired results, therefore
ReROiUed, that tho District Attorney DO In
structod and II IL horby his duty to inform zach
and every assessor ~ Iowa county, Immediately
after election next April calling their attention
ronl and pofsonnl, TO bo listed by them NJ tho
truo actual vnluo. and that Tho Same Dist let
Attorney bo instructed aud ~ horeby ! is duty
TO prosecute MI nssoasora who fail to do their
duty, also to prosecute all owners of property
WHO do not comply with statutory law;
THos. T.. Copy,
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the resolu-
tion was laid over to be acted upon i'm.
mediately after Mr.. Osborne's resolu-
ton.
The superintendent of the poor pre-
sented tho following report
To tho Honorable Board of Supervisors OF Iowa
County Wis.,:
At yourlast meeting you passed u resolution
thut wo, the Observation-Disclosures OF tho Poor should
lay before your board at this session plans and
specifications FOR n now poor house, We hnvo
visited aud inspected tho now poor houses Of
St Crox aud Rock countios. We agreed thut
tho Book Go. poor house was tho best planned
ana nlDht HNlIhnlD Tor lhWh county, go WV DOT
rowod their plans and therefore recommend to
build poor house on these plans with pump
modification Thor poor house IL u ~ which
We cconsidor too large for Iowa county, We
will say house OF 50 xB6 would bo largo enough
for Town county. Ae to specifications, we did
not bnliove III cxponding money for samo before
your board accepted tbs plans.
Respectfully submitted,
SAINT SwINEHARr,
JosErnus BAILEY,
OLE STEENhLAND,
Suporintcndonts of the Poor.
Dated this 9th day of Jan, 1900.
On motion Of Mr.. Horn, tho report
was made n special order for tomorrow
morning nj 10 O'clock, in order to give
the members time to examine the
plans before acting upon IT,
The schedule Of claims filed against
tho county was presented aud referred
to the committee on general claims.
Mr.. j, =. Smoker, by request, was
granted an opportunity TO address the
board ia relation to the Judgment hold
by tho county against tho land of Cor
nelius Hughes.
On motion of Mr., Horn, tho board
adjourned until 8 II. m TO morrow.