Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

slhnt s7Ig per cent, Oran. oou'' ,ncraase /.
is buI - 'reut Green county increase y
Is lo' pelan Lafayette connty's increase /
~ pe Pc cent, Dane cJunty's increase Is ~ ~
j.. pnnt and Rock county inor Cd t - ~
per cen The same percentages OF increase
4 maintained WIZ. h"'' "
ssEeru Wisconsin, 80, -. war S1noo IN
sou nave been reheVed OF W. sfoSo .aN
we no. 1n arco.nt of our lower apportion,
This ytatt ti TX Grant count, 5 tax Is Increased
mem, moo and Lafayette countys tax i
Hoolt ID about $4,000 leaving OUT OF cohslo
intlraHe,Gs / mill tax for school purposes
ertilH't. !. aiso bout 1870 per cent greater TINS
Thth - arcoupt Of the increased valuation
year V u While our mill tax Is increased
55s over last ye es the eu mill tax will be about
sta,ae, '" ,reater than last year. or net gam
>l-p-. S;Gon ON account OF the mill TAX
Zone by virtue of our lsneu p,,, on
men, ~, mat some portions of the county
lHJ ,,,.arsist il assessing at 20 10 ~ per cent
~ real value believe we wonlu a r naVe r oeg in
tutluS' iot ~ "A record OF the sales with as,
pued values from which they are enabled
sT.en an account OF the work OF the several
tua..trs | believe we are now feceiVlhg our
si7''l and do not believe we would nave
dees,1giinej This relief had We rot made This
r,,y effort for an honest assessment on a
sl4"T gniI valuation. The whole state Is
Das'I ming ~, 10 the necessity of full value
aN ment AID more progress has been
as 10 mast wear along that line, than ever
bsf9re and il behooves this county ooar1 ~, 70
NM he importance OF d strict adherence
t,o,tbc nrinripe OF "a full valu" assessment n
order that we might be In os,t'o ITO TO one
yair favorable coDslocfa ION from 'he
N'''' Respectfully submitted,
W. ]. PEhRCE.
IN motion of Mr. Taylor, the report
mos received and ordered to be pub
lished with the proceedings.
IN motion of MIR. Berry man the
boord took a recess until o'clock p. m {,
for the purpose of visiting the county
farm.
EVENING SESSION.
m. Board called to order by the
4 communication from Phillips q
Hicks. in relation to surety bonds, was
read and placed on tle.
A communication from S. Gle, in re.
lstion to a void tax deed and certificate,
was read and referred to ommittee on
tax claims.
official bonds of James l.. Jones, as
truslee of asylum and superintendent
of the poor, and of Strong's Bank and
the Dodgeville Bank, as repositories of
county funds, were presented and re
fsrred to the committee on bonds and
salaries :.
The following report of the commit
tee on roads and bridges was read and
laid over under the rules:
,r, ,ba roard of Supervisors of Iowa County
Gentlemen Your committee on roads and
brdyes to whom was referred the petition or
the town board OF the town of Clyde In above
said county and State OF Wisconsin; Salq Pc
fVion being in accordance with see, 1913 * =.
af iSis setting forth that above SAID town OF
Cyde at its last annual town meeting MADE
provision for the payment or one-hal1 OF the
cost Of constructing an iron bridge across
otter Creek, AT place known as the Bour,
grault bridge Such one-halt cost or salu
bridge estimated at about $500 or such other
sum MS the town board OF the town or Clyue
together with the two members OF TINS BOARD
which may be appointed at this time VIII De
able to make such purchase for ana the com
p.tfOn OF said bridge. we therefore recoin-
mend the adoption of the following resolu-
Resolved, That there be levied on the tax
able property of Iowa county ilaole thefelor
under the statute for this purpose the sum
OF ,luu o.. ADD said $4,000, or Such other
sunni may be required be appropriated for
the competition o. said work
NN. FILLBACH,
]. l. EAGAS,
Jas WATKINS, Committee.
The committee on treasurer's ac-
counts presented the following report
Dodgeville. Wis. Nov. IA, 1901.
To the Honorable Board OF supervisors OF
Iowa county. Wis.
Gentlemen: Your committee appointed py
the chairman of the county board to examine
thpNccounts of the county treasurer beH ieaVe
.urepurt as follows;
We have carefully examined the books IN
said County Treasurers office, compared
Vouchers checked up all orders, and mn ms
accounts correct in all respects, MS bank
book shows balance Of sll62.sl cash on htnd.
Nrfurther present to your honorable BODY
the following vouchers which we recomm md
be destroyed in the presence OF your hohoraoie
body, viz: -o %,
state treasurers receipt for state tax $40 .959s2
county i o'oco ~, ~
Asylum or erS. ............ 5'soo'io
Building county home orders II ,l5O69
soldiers relief orders ........,..-...-' i'5do'V
County clerk certificates. ..,......-... l,s90ia
Cfr.Ilit rourt orders ........... 1860
Scalp bounty orders ..,.......-.... ON
Interest on asylum bonds. ......;. l.4oooo
We luther offer as an explanation to your
honorable body:
That the interest on the asylum bonds is
$500 divided into 120 coupons OF sl2.50 each
But up TO November IA, 1901 the county treas
urcr so far has received only ZIG for Sl25o
making total of sli5O. Your committee thlnhs
that the missing four coupons for slZ5o may
turn up later. The numbers OF same are NOS
e. p, % and 30, so in the next report the
asylum bonds interest account would be Sl55o
providing those four missing coupons are pre-
'rnted Said numbers on coupons palG 'hls
year are GO coupons No. ~ and 81 coupons
No. 81
All Of which is respectively submitted.
j. w. HORN,
MATT KEEPER, }Committee
EDWARD BERGMAN.
On motion Of Mr.. Rewey, the report
was adopted and the vouchers des.
troyed by burning In the presence OF
the board.
The committee on public property
presented the following report:
DoDGKvILLK. WIS.,, Nov II. 1901.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of Iowa
county
GENTLEMEN: Your COMMITTEES on public
property beg leave to make the following re-
port
We have examined the jail and out buildings.
also court house. and find them In good con.
dluon' with tho exception Of few rooms which
need repairs-nameiy. county clerks. treasur'
err aud surveyors Office.
Your committee would recommend a. follows:
't That the county clerks ONCE and treasur'
~ othce be repaired By nev stool ceiling,
ndei pspered and wood work painted. I'd,
That the electric light be placed throushout
", We court house. jail and wood shed. providirs
1he"ne could be procured at . reasonable
COZ aud would recommend that the proprietor
- electric light plant APPEAR befcre the
eoad and give the probable cost OF viTsng the
oahdin6s and furnishing hxtures for the light
iss snls.
J. ID. JOINS.