Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-11-30
Annual Meeting Of County
Board.
COUNTY CLERK's OFFICE


towns, wards and villages and found
the following members present:
Arena, r. H. Bowdsn.
Brigham. R. c. Williams
Clyde, T. H. Burma
Dodgsvi!ie, VIM Dickinson
Eden, 4 E ThomaA
HghiAnd, Thomas 2. Cody.
ninsrai Point John jackson.
Aifhin, Pierce Nolen.
Moscow. Henry Boilsrud.
PPula.ki Samuel Swinsh.rt ST..
Waldwick. Geo. G. Cox.
Wyoming, Albert Richardson.
vilI.ss q Aye Z !. ?. l Esx.n;
VILLAGE of Highland. A. c. Roethe.
Village Of Linden. J. w. Taylor.
VILLAGE Of Rewey. 0. G. Rewey.
Village Of Ridgeway, James Ryan.
End ward Charles Bkey srd ward. Henry PEN
City of Mineral Point-lst ward. VIM N. Curry
End ward. Ed. Brown Bird 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, /, j.
w. Horn IL, Thos. F. Cody 4, A. E.
Thomas 2, John Jackson l, o. G. Rewey
l, j. w. Taylor |.
On motion of Mr.. Dickinson, a formal
ballot was then taken with the follow
ing result: Horn Is, jackson l, Cox 2,
Cody 5, Roethe /, Rewey /.
Mr. Horn, having received majority
of all the votes cast, was declared
elected, and the clerk appointed Messrs.
Cox and Cody as committee 70 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 a o'clock.
4p. 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. +. 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 Clerk S Accounts Messrs.
Burns, Bennett and Richardson.
On Accounts Of Register of Deeds,
Clerk of Court and District Attorney
Messrs. Jackson, Caygill and Bilkey.
On Roads and Bridges Messrs. Nolen,
ody and Williams.
On Public Property Messrs. Bilkey,
Phillips and Caygill.
On Bonds and Salaries Messrs. PEN
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 MIR. 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 a 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 ard referred to the
same committee:
To the Board OF supervisors OF Iowa County,
Visor sin:
The petition of The town board Of the town
OF Wyoming in Iowa county, Wisconsin, re-
specially represents
That the town OF Wyoming in Iowa county,
Wisconsin, and the village OF spring Green
ir >nuk county, " isconsn, have each voted
70 purchase, construct. repair and main
tain a free wagon bridge across the Wisconsin
river between sections nineteen ana tn'fty IN
township eight north Of range four east. IN
accordance with the provisions OF Chapter al
OF the laws OF Wisconsin for 1913;
That the cost OF purchasing and reoulid' ng
said bridge will be sixteen thousand dollars
That tho said village OF Spring Green 10
Sank county and the said town o. wyoming
in Iowa county have each provided for the
payment OF one fourth uf T. cost OF purcnas-
ing and rebuilding said bridge
Wherefore your petitioners pray ina, YOU
honorable Board appropriate one iourth
OF the cost OF purchasing ana reoulid-
ing said bridge, towit the sum or four
thousand dollars, and cause the same 10 De
levied and collected and paid To the treasur-
er OF the said town of Wyoming Ia accordance
with the provisions OF chapter A. OF the laws
OF Wisconsin for 1909.
Dated al Wyoming, Wisconsin, NOV. ~
1900. ALBERT hiChAhDsoN'
JOAN 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 pun suant to and by virtue Oh
Chapter 327 Of the laws OF lsoo ana the
several act, amendatory thereof and supple
rnentary thereto. your petitioner. the said
town board, did submit by majority vote 10
vote OF The electors Of said T. WI OF Clyoe al
an election specially called for that purpose
the propositiou AS to whether said town alo
in purchasing and thereafter forever main
tanning free wagon bridge over ana across
the Wisconsin river at some point In section
"a, township NORTH OF range east IN Iowa
tion Is, Ia township north, range east, In
klcb!aRd county, stale o: Wiscqnstu, sun9ec
TO the requirements and conditions In Chap-
ter 327 aforesaid contained.
That the proposition OF bonding the Sd q
town OF Clyde for 81, 100 to aid Ia the pur-
chasing OF said free bridge was also submit,
ted at said special election TO the electors Oh
said town In tue same manner
That said proposition OF aiding In the pur-
chasing OF said bridge anu OF bonding tue
said town for the sum OF 81, 100 were submit
ted to the electors Of said town at SAID eiec-
ton specially called for that purpose AZ
p~oyided by law by the town board on the