Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-11-20

saTy 10 comply with the statutes:
hat the bond OF the county |
treasurer for the ensuing year be fixed at
$4,000. and that the Dodgevile Bank and
str9ngs Bank, elected county repositories, be
each required TO give bond in the sum of
$4,000, with sureties as provided by law.
RESPECTFULLY submitted,
W. H. BENNETT,
PIERCE NOLAN, Com
Il. III. DAVIES.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the report
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cox, the board
took recess until 2 o'clock p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Up. m. Board called to order by the
chairman.
The committee on the report of the
county superintendent of schools pre-
sented the following report
To the honorable Board OF Supervisors OF
Iowa County;
Your committee to whom was referred the
report OF the county superintendent OF
schools do respectfully report as follows:
We are gratbed with the educational sta
tus OF Iowa county as revealed by said re
port II makes very plain the fact that we
have already attained a comparatively high
standing among the counties OF the state
and the further and very significant fact
that we are rapidly advancing to still higher
planes The word the motto, obviously is
Excelsior WIN. FILLBACH.
JOHN w. TAYLOR
G. h. JOINER.
On motion of Mr.. Cody, the report
was adopted.
Mr. Bennett offered the following
resolution:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Iowa county;
Resolved. That the sheriff of Iowa county do
the purchasing OF wood, coal. brooms. soap.
oil, 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.
Resolved That the sheriff shall also employ.
at the best price, all the labor around the
court house that he cannot do himself, such as
cutting wood, janitor work, keeping the
grounds around court house clear of rubbish.
etc. That he shall present such time bills and
labor bills itemi zed in eNactness and money
due opposite each item, together with name of
person to whom due so that the county clerk
shall present such itemized bills TO the proper
committee of the county board, or to the full
board hereafter at its annual meetings;
Resolved, That the said sheriff before any
orders are issued on the county treasurer for
the payment of any of the foregoing shall
swear to all goods and articles purchased by
said and contracted by him so itemized
Resolved That his compensation for such
service. including sheriff salary be $3.50, pay
able in monthly Instruments.
Resolved That said sheriff be required to
perform all such labor afore specified. with
exception Of emitting wood. sweeping and
cleaning official rooms other than the court
room main hall, also hall and stairway lead
ing to court room, together with keeping side
walks and grounds free from snow. leaves and
rubbish. also all necessary work connected
with his own Office, w. H. BENNETT.
Mr.. Roethe moved that all rules pre-
venting the immediate consideration
of the resolution be suspended Car
ried.
Mr.. Bollerud moved to amend the
resolution by fixing the compensation
at 5000 per month, the same as at
present. Amendment adopted by a
standing vote, 10 for and against.
The resolution as amended was then
! adopted.
Mr.. Bollerud offered the following
resolution, which on motion Of Mr.
Taylor was referred to the committee
on roads and bridges
Resolved, That Iowa county, except cities
and villages, shall hereafter pay onehaf the
cost OF erecting any bridge in Iowa county re-
curing 3O-foot span o" over. The town. city
or village in which said bridge. being located
| to pay the other one-haf: provided. that every
4 such bridge shall consist of iron or steel. aud
that no town shall be assisted in building
more than one bridge in any one year
| The board then took recess until 7
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Board called to order by chairman.
Member all present.
The committee on publishing pro-
ceedings presented the following re-
port
To the Honorable County Board Of Super
vtsors of Iowa County, Wis;
| Gentlemon-Your committee on printing
| and publishing proceedings of the county
board respectfully submit the following:
| That Mr. Hearn's bid To publi4h the pro-
| ceedlngs Cf this session IN The Dodgeville
| Chronicle for the sum as $40, and the pro-
| ceedings OF tLe adjourned session In jan
| uary. 1908, In like manner for the sum Of
:l2, ana to print and bsnd in pamphlet form
J , CO pies OF both sessions bound together
/ together with the rules for the government
| OF the board for the sum Of 81, be accepted:
! That the proceedings of this session and
! also of the January session, 1903, be also
! published in the following papers: Dodge
! vile sun, Iowa County Demobrat, Mineral
| Point Tribune, Southwest Wisconsin,, and
| Highland Press; the compensation therefor
| to be $50 to each paper for publishing the
| proceedings OF thz session, and sl2 for pub
fishing the proceedings o, the January,
| We would further recommend that the
! prices paid for county printing the coming
| year be 20 per cent less than the prices
named in the combined schedule on page )
| OF the proceedings OF the county board for
| its November session In 1901, as published
in pampoet form. We also recommend that
! printers within the county be given the
| pr fer, nee AT the above prices.
| We further recommend that the county
order order al printing needed for the
county. and that he give each and every
one TO whom he furnishes n job OF printing
under tn recommendation TO distinctly un-
derstand thet the prices fixed herein are
allowed ). W SALMON,
]. b; EAGAN,