Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-03
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Four O'Clock

Board called to order by tie Chair
man, who announced the following com
mjttees:
General Claims Campbell, Burns sratman,
Assessment and Equalization Harker, Rain,
t1iy Penhallegon, Bilkey, Jones, Bowden.
Bonds and Salaries jackson, Frost, Richardson
Public Property Carter, Billings, Ryan.
Roads and Bridges CayRill, Dickinson. Lewis
Clerks Accounts Meyer HeathcOck, jackson.
Accounts Register of Deeds, etc, Clerk OF Court
and Dist Attorney Ryan uie2man, Garter
Report Of Supt. Of Schools Dietzman. Raine
Heathcock.
Tax CMims-W II Thomas Meyer Raine.
Publishing Proceedings and Printing Horn,
Lewis, Statman
Treasurer's Accounts Richardson, Billings, VI.
Finance and Taxation Frost Horn, A. Z.
Reports of Trustees of Asylum and supt. of the
Poor Burns, A. r Thomas Caygin
The clerk stated that the County
Treasurer had asked for a set Of appli-
ances for testing scales beams and such
apparatus used in determining weights
and measures, presenting a letter from
the State Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures as to the cost of same. On motion
of Mr.. Cody the matter was referred to
Committee on Claims.
The resignation of James Spensley
: as Trustee of the Asylum and Superln-
I ts1dent OF the Poor was read as follows:
4 the Honorable. the County Bo I'd Of Iowa coun-
= So, Wisconsin
Gentlemen Two years ago You honored me by
n selecting me as one of the three Superintendent
a of the poor Of Iowa county, and as Trustee
r. H The county asylum for the insane
III on account Of advancing years feel unwilling
q 20 onger assume the burdens and responsibilities
y attaching to these positions. and therefore here
u by tender my resignation as such superintendent
81 lr trustee 10 take effect January lst 1903, and
a ass that the same be accepted By your honorable
!. .olg and a successor be elected in my stead.
81 ] wish TO express my appreciation OF the conti-
"a ienee reposed in me by the county board in my
& esg.0n, and to thank you therefor, as well as to
# cypress the hope that the present efficiency Of
SCI agse institutions may be maintained in the future
~ Dated November 10th, 1908
Yours truly,
JAMES SpENsLEY
q On motion of Mr.. Frost the Board &C
M spted his resignation and unanimously
adhered their thanks 10 him for his
Ehful services.
/. Nr Horn moved that the election Of
u successor Il. Mr.. Spensley, and that
q. the outgoing member, Mr.. Billings,
1 oe male a special order for Thursday
M az . p m. Carried.
The report of the Supervisor Of As
'es- ents was presented and same was
!. aersi placed on file and published
WIZ he proceedings:
' Supervisor Of Assessments.
.aIdwick Wisconsin October 18th, 1905
# rem of he County Board
a7t % law I have the honor of presenting
Z first annual report
tf uarFisi0n Of the assessment has been o5
III a- possible. and the results are presented
.aas following
s STATE Tax Commissioner, constituting 4he
S lnl Of Assessment. have placed % Vaiue
81 "'al property Of this county subject 20
~ over tbirty-threa millions OF dollars
9s56 supposed 70 be experts IN the matter ~
~ ueuts. The County Board. az its last ses-
s# auaI.le1 the property OF the county i'i tAt
$50 POSES ci taxation at 81 .lta % lhe super
visor % Assessments last year estimated the true
value If all property ~ the county subject % taxa
ton az 5-lsz-. atIl0 The assessors ~ the county
hast yeHr assessed the county &C s2, AVA 9bi"t ~
1878 TIE assessors u t1e county made the value OF
an property s21 ~ $500. in view of these vide
iy differiI estimates. ! determined g make an
estimate that should be independent of al others
and End out IL J could what the real value o. the
county was.
appointed as assistant Mr. r. T. Joiner. whose
familiarity with the records. land descriptions and
localities qualified him as such assistant. ard
under The plan used ard directed 70 be used ~ the
Tax Commission. we compiled a list OF land sales
in this county extending oEer the iass ave years
and cen prigInE over thousand transfers PROM