Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21
Annual Meeting Of the
County Board.
,,nryry CtrnK's OFFICE,

Bird Ward, = W. Reese.
Eden, VIM l'ilibach.
Highland, Tbos +. Cody.
Highland village, i. y. Egan.
Linden, James Watkins.
Linden village, j. w. Taylor.
Minlin, O. G., Rewey.
Mineral Point, Samuel Salmon.
Mineral Point City lst Ward, VIM.
n. Curry; Bud Ward, Jnhu knight; 3rd
Ward, Matthew Kieiier; ith Ward,
JohnW. Horn.
Moscow, Geo Paulson
pnlaski, Joseph Frost.
Rldgeway, james L Paul..
Waldwick, Geo. q, Cox.
Wyoming, n, M. Levake.
On motion of Mr.. Knight, tho board
proceeded to elect a chairman.
Tho clerk appointed O. q. Rewey ana
+. + Egan as teIlers, and the ballots
resulted as follows
Informal ballot Joseph Frost =, j.
w. Horn z, @. g. Cox 10, Thos +, Cody
First formal ballot Horn 8, Cox II,
Cody 1
Second formal ballot Horn 8, Cox
Is, Cody 3.
Mr.. Cox having received majority
of all tho votes cast on the second FOR
nal ballot, he was declared elected
chairman and the clerk appointed
Messrs. Cody aud Horn AS a committee
to escort him TO the chair
On taking the chair, Mr.. Cox returned
his thanks TO his fellow members for
tho honor conferred upon him, prom
ised to be fair aud Impartial IN the dis.
charge of his duties, and expressed the
hope that the SOS .ipus might be har.
monious an that they might all feel
at the end cnusclousuoes OF duties
we'll aud faithfully performed
Mr.. Tas lor moved that the board take
n recess until 4 O'Clock, To give the
chairman time 10 appoint committees.
Motion lost
Me Rewey moved that tho board
proceed 90 the elrotlOn of "a trustee of
the Iowa Co Asylum aud superintend.
ont OF he poor. ~ pHce OF Ole Steens.
land, whose trrm eNplres with this SEES
sion. Carried,
Tne CHAIR appointed Messrs. Horn
and Cody a. ielirrs, aud The ballots re
suited ns follows
luformal Da,iou james h. Jones IL
t,c Steensmud 10, Geo Jeuck l.
First formal ballot Jones IL, Steens
land IT,
On the ilrst formal ballot, Mr.. Jones
having received "a majority of all the
the votes cast, was declared duly
elected as Trustee of the Iowa County
Asylum aud superintendent of the
Poor for the term OF three years.
Mr.. Horn moved tina the board pro-
coed 10 the election OF a Supervisor of
Assessment, aud first that the compen,
sation be tSed ~ required 10y law.
Mr. Knight moved that the compeu.
satiOu of the Supervisor of Assessment
loo liNod at 81 90 per day, aud the roll
being onlied, the motion WAS adopted,
all the members voting aye
Mr. bergman moved that tho Super
visor of Assessment be authorized to
appoint one or more deputies, but after
some discussion changed his motion so
rs 60 authorize him To appoint one
deputy. IN which form it was adopted.
Mr. Cody moved that the compousu.
ton of the deputy toe $500 per day,
Mr., ierrymuu moved 60 amend by
making he compensation of tho deputy
SiOOpor day, which motion prevailed
10y the following vote; Ayes -Messrs.
Berrymau, Bowdeu, Cox, Curry, Jones,
Knight, kielter, LevHke, Paulsou, PAUL,
Reese, kewoy, Taylor IL Nays
Mcssrs Cody. Dickinson, Dunbar j, h.
Eagau, L, L, Egan, Fillhaoh. Frost,
Grimstvcdt, Horn, Salmon, Watkins IL.
The amoudmeut WAS declared carried
and the motion rs amended was then
adopted 10y the following vote: Ayes
Messrs Berryman. Bowdeu, Cox,
Cody, Curry, Jones, knight, kietfer,
Levnke, pauisou. PAUL, Reese, kewey,
Taylor-lt. Nays Messrs. Dickinson,
Dunbar. j. h Eagau, Z. 7, Egan. Frost,
Fllbaoh, Grimstvedt, Horn, Salmon,
Watkins 10.
MIR, knight moved that the term OF
service IT the deputy be fixed at one
year.
MIR. Reese offered AN amendment --
that the term shall end on the second
Tuesday after the first Monday in No.
vsmber. l!sf2, which amendment WAS
accepted 10y MIR kaght.
J. u. Jones aud Others thought the
term ought TO be less than one year.
After considerable discussion, MIR.
knights motion WAS put aud lost,
Mr.. Reway moved that the board
proceed 10 the election of n Supervisor
Of Assessment, Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Horn
aud Cody rs tellers,
An Informal ballot WAS taken. result.
Ina ~ follows Il l.. joinas t.; Josiah
Ward l, Joseph Frost |. w J. Pesrce |
W. &. Medert y JAS. Spensley |.
Mr. kerrymsn moved. in view OF the
large majority ~h.oh Mr. Joiner had re.
ceivsj, that tho informal ballot be
made formal aud Mr.. Joiner declared
elected Carried unanimously.
Mr. Joiner WAS called for aud upon
being introduced 10y the chairman,
spoke substantially rs follows:
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aratihesttoa az hetns selected 81 unanimously
yonr arss Supervisor W Aosssncnt "a IN
snsufute The eseSpti,,n ~ this ncu law which
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