Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-30
Annual Meeting of County
Board.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,


the following members present:
Arena. R. H. Bowden.
Brigham. R. G. Williams.
Clyde, T. H. Burns
Dodgeville, VIM Dickinson.
Eden. A. E. Thomas.
Highland, Thomas F. Cody.
Linden. Thomas Gaygill.
Mineral foi,t. Ichn jackson
MiAiin. Pierce Nolen-
Moscow, Henry Bollerud.
Pulaski. Samuel Swinehart. Sr.
Ridgeway. VIM. H. Thomas.
Waldwick. Geo G. Cox.
Wyoming, Albert Richardson
Village Of Avoca. J. B. Eagan.
Village Of Cobb, ID. +. Bennett
Village Of Highland, A. G. Roethe.
Village of Linden. ]. ". Taylor.
Village of Rewey. o. G. Rewey.
Village of Ridgeway. James Ryan.
City of Dodgeville-1st ward. Thos. X. Mundy
End ward Charles Bilkey; Srd ward. Henry Pen
gelly.
City of Mineral Point-1st ward, VIM N. Curry;
End ward Ed. Brown Srd ward. Sherman Phil
lips; 4th ward. John w. Horn.
Mr.. Cox moved that an informal
ballot for chairman be taken. Motion
carried, and the clerk appointed Messrs.
Brown and Richardson as tellers.
The informal ballot resulted as fol-
lows: G. G. Cox 2, J. B. Eagan, l, J.
w. Horn l3, Thos. F. Cody 4, A. E.
Thomas 2, John jackson l, 0. G. Rewey
l, j. w. Taylor l.
On motion of Mr.. Dickinson, a formal
ballot was then taken with the follow
ing result Horn Is, jackson l, Cox 2,
Cody 5, Roetbe l, Rewey l.
Mr. Horn, having received majority
of all the votes cast was declared
elected, and the clerk appointed Messfs.
Cox and Cody as a committee to escort
him to the chair, upon taking which the
chairman returned his thanks to the
members for the honor conferred upon
him.
On motion of Mr.. Rewey. the rules
of the last board were adopted for the
government of this.
On motion of Mr. Dickinson, the
board took recess until O'Clock.
a p. m. Board called to order by the
chairman, who announced the appoint
ment of the following standing COM
mittees:
On General Claims Messrs. Rewey,
Curry and Dickinson.
On Equalization and Assessment
Messrs. Brown, A. E. Thomas, Cox,
Taylor, Mundy, Ryan and Bowden.
On Finance and Taxation Messrs.
Cody, jackson and Eagan.
On Tax Claims -Messrs. Phillips, Pen
gelly and Swinehart
On Treasurer's Accounts - Messrs.
Roethe, Bollerud and w. H. Thomas.
On County Clerks Accounts Messrs.
Burns, Bennett and Richardson.
On Accounts of Register of Deeds,
Clerk of Court and District Attorney
Messrs. jackson, Caygill and Bilkey.
0nRoads and Bridges Messrs. Nolen,
ody and Williams.
On Public Property Messrs. Bilkey,
Phillips and Caygill.
~, pnpIo ap1 Gal Maccrc Pom
ely, Swinehart and Richardson.
On Publishing Proceedings and Print
ing-Messrs. Eagan, w. H. Thomas
and Nolen.
On Report of Superintendent of
Schools Messrs. Bennett, Williams and
Jackson.
Mr.. Rewey presented the resignation
of J. w. Rewey as trustee of the Iowa
county asylum and superintendent of
the poor, to take effect at once.
On motion of Mr.. jackson, the resig-
nation was accepted.
The clerk read letter from the
Attorney General, in relation to the
loan of state trust funds to the county
to pay off asylum bonds, which was
referred to the special committee Of the
previous board, Messrs. Cox and Horn.
A petition from John Martin, asking
for the vacation of part of street
and alley in the village of Edmund, was
presented and referred to the committee
on roads and bridges.
Also, the following petitions from
the town boards of Wyoming and Clyde
were presented and referred to the
same committee:
To the Board of Supervisors of Iowa County,
W!scoi sin:
The petition of the town board of the town
OF Wyoming in Iowa county, Wisconsin, re-
Speetfuly represents:
That the Town OF Wyoming In Iowa county,
Wisconsin, and the village OF Spring Green
in Sank county, wisconsin, have each voted
TO purchase, reconstruct. repair ana MAIN
tain free wagon bridge across the Wisconsin
river between sections nineteen and thirty In
township eight north of range four east. Ia
accordance with the provisions OF chapter Al
of the laws of Wisconsin for 1905:
That the cost OF purchasing and rebuildlng
said bridge will be sixteen thousand dollars.
That the said village of Spring Green In
Sank county and the said town OF wyoming
In Iowa county have each provided for the
payment OF one fourth of q cost of purchas-
Ing and rebuilding said bridge.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that your
honorable Board appropriate one fourth
ing said bridge, towit the sum OF four
Thousand dollars, and cause tue same TO be
levied and collected and paid to the treasur-
er OF the said town OF Wyoming in accordance
with the provisions OF chapter 4 OF the laws
OF Wisconsin for 1908.
Daieu at wyoming. NiSCuuslH, NOV liz
1900 ALBERT RICHARDSON;
JOSH RYAN;
HENRY HANSON:
Town board of the town OF Wyoming.
To the honorable County Board OF the county
of Iowa, Wisconsin,:
The petition OF the Town Board OF the town
OF clyde, In Iowa county, Wisconsin, respect
fully shows:
That under, pursuant to and by virtue OF
Chapter 327 OF the laws OF 1903 and the
revi, ed statutes OF Wisconsin foe 1888, and
several acts amendatory thereof and supple.
mentary thereto, your petitioner, the said
town board. did submit by majority vote 10 u
vote OF the electors of said I. wn OF Clyde at
an election specially called for that purpose
the proposition AS 10 whether said town aid
in purchasing and thereafter forever main,
taiIing a free wagon bridge over and across
the Wisconsin river at some point in section
"a township north. OF range east In Iowa
county. state OF Wisconsin, 70 point n sec
tion 10, in township s north, range east, In
Richland county, state OF wisconsin, subject
~ the requirements and conditions In Chap
ter 327 aforesaid contained.
That the proposition OF bonding the said
town OF Clyde for SO, 100 to aid ia the pur-
q chasing OF said free bridge was also submit.
II ted at said special election to the electors OF
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