Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-01-17

To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Iowa
| GENTLEMEN Il hereby offer substitute res
| olution for the ono offered with regard to the
| appointment of a county purchasing agent
| Resolved, That the sheriff of Iowa county do
| the purchasing of wood coal, brooms, oil, soap,
| and all other articles not covered by any
former resolution. That he present itemized
| bills to county clerk as regards to quantity and
quality of the different articles purchased, with
| price of each.
Resolued, That the sheriff shall also employ,
at the best price, all the labor around court
house which he cannot do himself, such as cut
| ting wood janitOr work, keeping the grounds
around court house clear of rubbish etc. That
he shall present such time bills and labor bills
! itcmi2ed in exactness and money due opposite
each item, together with name of person to
sent such itemized bills to the proper commit
tee of the county board, or to full board, here
after at its annual meetings,
Resoiced,. That the said sheriff, before any
| orders are issued on the county treasurer for
tho payment of any of the foregoing he swear
to all goods and articles purchased by him;
| also, TO all time and labor bills as aforesaid
and contracted by him SO itemi2ed.
| ResOiUed, That his compensation for such
| service including sheriIl's salary, be $50.
Resoircd, That said sheriff be required to
| perform all such labor as atOre specified with
exception of cutting of wood, cleaning and
sweeping Of official rooms, other than the court
room main han, also hall and stairway leading
| to court room. together with keeping sidewalks
and grounds free from snow, leaves and rub
| bsh, also all necessary work connccto with
| his own Office. . THOs. f. Copy.
The following proposition was also
presented
| To the County Board of Iowa County:
| GENTLEMEN l will undertake to act as
| agent for the county in caring for the court
! house and jail, in general way, and circuit
| court room and Judges rooms adjoining, also
all Railways in special manner, shovel
| all snow from walks about the court house in
! winter, clip and sprinkle lawns in summer, buy
| all wood and coal and other things needed by
| the county officers, excluding stationery aud
! blanks, employ wood-sawyers and scrub women,
| and to the county board render an itcm2ed &C
count of all expenditures yearly, for the sum of
! $50 per month. HENRY ID, JAMES.
On motion of Mr., Cox, further con
sideration of this matter was postponed
| for one hour.
The committee on public property
presented the following report:
To tho Honorable Board of Supervisors of Iowa
| County.
| GENT EMEN: Your committees on public
! property beg leave to report as follows: We
have examined the jail and out buildings and
| find them IN good repair, and the sanitary con
| ditiOn of the jail is good The condition of the
| court house and offices therein are good, except
| the roof of the court house and ceiling of the
main room and the codinE of the jury rooms
| and hall. Your committee would recommend
as follows: That there be a slate roof put on
| the court house and that the contract be let to
| Mrs JcnIun. of Mineral Point, to complete
| the job for SlO.5O per square. The slate To be
| Number | Old Bangs Big Bed, size of slate
shingles to be I0X2O with galvanized iron ridge
| roll. All carpenter and tin work to be extra
except ridge roll, but will furnish the sCatlOd-
| ing for thlrty dollars. All the carpenter work,
il any, is to repair the shectng SO as to proper
! " lay the slate, and all the tin work is the
| flashing the ChimnCys and tower.
! Second. That thero be a steel ceiling put in
! the main court room and the side walls p0percd,
and tho ceilings of the jury rooms, shcrlHs Of
! flee, and hail bC repaired,
Third. That the court house be lit through
J. w. PENGELLY,
j. T. PAUL.,
EEN IONKIN,
Committee.
On motion the report was made II
special order for > o'clock p. m.
The trustees of the asylum presented
! the following communication:
To the Honorable County Board of Iowa Couu-
! ty, Wisconsin.
We, the undersigned, trustees of your asylum,
do hereby ask your advice and instruction con
| corning our heating plant at the asylum. he
! furnaces arc burnt out SO the house very often
| fills with smoke So we have to do something be-
| fore next winter, We believe 1t would be TO
! the interest of the county to put in steam heat.
/ Our old furnaces don't heat all parts of the
! asylum at times, and we would save fuel by
/ steam heat We also recommend flush closets,
| the old ours are in bad condition; Respect
/ fully, JoSEPMuS BAILEY
J. W. REWEY
Ole SrEENsLAND.
! On motion of Mr.. Cox, the COM
muuication was referred back to the
trustees for information as to the prob
/ able cost of said heating plant
The resolution of Mr. Bergman and
substitute of MIR. Cody, in relation to
county printing, were then taken up.
Mr.. Rewey moved that they be laid
on the table. Motion lost.
After considerable discussion, the
question was put on the adoption Of
the substitute resolution and 1t was
declared lost
The question was then put on the
original resolution, and it was also de-
Clared lost.
The resolution of MIR. Horn, in rela.
ton to purchasing agent and janitor
for court house was then taken up.
J. c. Eagau moved that Mr. Horns
resolution be adopted.
Mr.. Cody moved the adoption Of
his substitute for said resolution,
which motion prevailed by standing
vote of ID to $.
On motion, the board adjourned till
, o'clock r. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2p. m. Board called to order by
chairman Roll members all
present,
Minutes Of morning session read and
approved
j c. Eagau offered the following res
olution;