Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
nj EETING
OF the Iowa Comfy Board of SUI
perviSors Held February IL.

VI the iowa comfy EOaTQ OF ou.
pervisors Held February IL.
Pursuant to adjournment OF Novem-
Der 10th 1907, the Board of Supervisors
of Iowa County met in an adjourned
session at o'clock p. M. February II,
1908, chairman A. G. Roethe IN the
chair.
The roll of members called and all
found to be present.
The following petition of George Bunt-
ing blind person, was read.
State of Wisconsin, County of Iowa, S.
George Bunting being first duly sworn
upon his oath says that he is resident OF
the city of Dodgeville in the said state and
county; that he has been a bona f1de resi-
dent of the said county of Iowa and OF the
said state for more than ten years next be-
fore the making of this affidavit and appli-
cation; that he is now about nineUy-three
years of age; that he is totally blind and
unable to do anything to support himself;
that he is not an inmate of any charitable,
refOrmatory. or penal institution in this
state; and he is not receiving any aid from
the said state of Wisconsin, or from any
county or city therein; that the only prop
erty he possesses is q small house and about
two acres of ground in the northeast part OF
the city of Dodgeville; that it is worth
about twelve hundred dollars; that he
occupied il as homestead until the latter
part of las July; that it is not rented and
he receives no income from it; that there
lars and interest; that the funeral expenses
of his wife who died the oath day of August,
1907, have not been paid and amount to
about seventy-five dollars; that he owes a
doctor bill of over one hundred dollars and
that he owes for his board since the death
of bis wife; that if he could rent the said
property he would not receive therefor
more than five or six dollars per month for
it; that he has no other source of income
whatever. He therefore most respectfully
asks that he be allowed the benefit OF one
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erly as provided for by chapter 2S3 of the
laws of 1907 of the state of Wisconsin.
his
GEORGE BUNTING
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of February, 1905.
Court Commissioner, Iowa County, Wis.
State of Wisconsin, County of Iowa. S.
d. H. Williams and Louis Ryall being each
duly sworn, each for himself, says that he is
a resident freebooter of the city of Dodge
vile and county of Iowa; that he is PERSONAL
ly acquainted with George Bunting the
above applicant, and knows that the said
George Bunting has been bona 1tde resi-
dent of the state of Wisconsin and county
of Iowa for more than ten years last past
and immediately preceding the filing of
the above application for the benefit pro-
Vided for by chapter 2S3 of the laws OF the
year 1907 of the state of Wisconsin.
d. II. WILLIAMS
LOUIS RYALL
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
]. P. SMELKER,
Court Commissioner, Iowa County, Wis.
The application was referred to a
special committee consisting of super
visors Horn, Thomas and Cody.
The petition of certain residents of
the town of Pulaski asking a change in
the boundary of that town and the town
of Clyde, which was presented to the
made a special matter for this session
together with letter bearing on the
same subject by Mr.. G. L. Gutknecht,
in opposition to the prayer of the petit
toners were read. On motion of Mr..
were referred to the committee on roads
and bridges.
A communication from the chairman
of the County Board, and the County
Clerk of Racine county, on the inherit
ance tax law read.
The following resolution was present
ed by Mr.. Horn and on motion of that
gentleman the same was adopted.
REsoLvED-Thatt the County Clerk,
under his hand and the Seal of Iowa
County and acknowledged by him,
does make and execute a warrant
deed to Christopher Chinn for and
in consideration of the sum of Six
Hundred (S6OO) Dollars, the follow
ing described property, to wit: The
Vliet's survey of the village, now
city, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
J. w. HORN,
Supervisor.
Mr. Horn presented a petition from
the city attorney and city clerk Of Min
eral Point asking that the tax levied
against that city by the County Board
in session November II, 1906, to the
amount of S3I0.93 for the purpose of
aiding in the construction of the free
wagon bridge across the Wisconsin
River between the town of Wyoming,
in Iowa County, and the village of
Spring Green in the county Of Sank
| and for the tax levied by County Board
| in annual session November 16, 1907,
amounting to S155. IL as a county aid to
purchase the wagon bridge across the
| Wisconsin River between the town of
| Clyde and the village of Lone Rock, in
| Richland County, being total of 1856 :
05, be refunded, on the ground that the
i city was exempt from such taxation
under the general law. The petition
was referred to the committee on gen.
eral claims.
On motion of Mr.. Horn the petition
was made a special order tomorrow at
/ IL O'Clock a m.
The schedule of general claims was
read and referred to the committee on
general claims.
On motion of Mr.. Bollerud the board
| took recess until 7:30 o'clock this even
ing.