Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Two o'clock p. m.
Board called to order by the chairman.
The following defamation read:
Hon. A. G. Roethe. Chairman:
l respectfully ask to be excused from serving on
the Committee on Trustees of Asylum and Home
accounts.
JAMES JACKSON.
Dated Dodgeville. Nov. 10TH 1909.
The chair granted the request and
stated that he would fill the vacancy
later.
The following petition for county aid
to construct bridges was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges:
To the County Board of Iowa County:
The petition of the town of Ridgeway by w H.
Thomas, its chairman, respectfully shows
That in the month of July, 1909, the bridge over
Mill Creek. in the public road leading from Hyde
t. y. to Barneveld was totally destroyed by sew
ere freshet, and that it necessary to have the
same rebuilt Immediately and without delay
That the said town of Ridgeway erected a new
bridge at said point, being in the NEH of Section
%. Town z. Range A. East, and have paid the total
cost of the same which was in excess of nine hun
dred dollars.
Said bridge has fifty foot span, with fourteen
foot roadway, is a modern steel truss bridge with
stone abutments laid in cement in the most solid
and substantial manner.
The said town of Ridgeway therefore asks pur-
suant to Chapter 1877 of the laws of 1909 that the
county of Iowa reimburse it for that portion of
the cost of said bridge that is in excess of the
sum of six hundred dollars. that is. that the
county of Iowa appropriate to said town of Ridge
way the sum of three hundred dollars on account
thereof.
w. H. THOMAS
The Committee on Clerks Accounts
submitted their report:
To The Honorable Board of Supervisors of Iowa
County, Wis.
Gentlemen: We, your committee, to whom was
referred the accounts and report of the County
Clerk. beg leave to report as follows:
We have carefully examined the books vouchers
and accounts of the County Clerk, checking over
every item in detail, and find the same to be cor
rect in every particular.
Said County Clerks financial exhibit shows
credit balance of S259.53.
He exhibited the money and bank book and your
committee counted the money and compared the
same with credit balance as shown by his bank
book, and found them to correspond. We have
also examined the county orders hand two
years old as per order book and would recommend
that il any member of the county board know any
of the parties in whose favor the same We're
drawn, they take the same, and the balance be de-
stroyed. according to law.
Respectfully submitted
W. j. PENHALLEGON,
G. w. DAVIS,
BYRON JONES,
Committee
Dated this the 10th day Of Nov. 1909
On request of Mr.. Penhallegon the
list of unclaimed orders was read.
On motion of Mr.. Ryan the report
with the recommendations made were
adopted.
The bond of the First National Bank
of DOdgeVille as one of the county de-
positOries was presented and referred
to the Committee on Bonds and Salaries.
Mr.. Rewey offered the following reso-
luton:
Dodgeville. Nov. 10th, 1909.
The County Board of Iowa County
Resolved, That committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chairman to investigate the merits
of the Burroughs Adding Machine with instruc-
tions to buy for the of the county if in their
judgment it be for the best interests of the
county.
On motion of W. H. Thomas the res
OlUtion was adopted.
The chair appointed as such commit
tee, Messrs. Rewey, O'Neill and w. +.
Thomas.
Mr.. Eagan moved to take recess IN
til 7 o'clock p. m. Motion carried.
EVENING SESSION.
Seven o'clock p. m. Board called to
order by the chairman.
The following telegram was read:
Madison Wis. Nov. 10th, 1909.
A. G. Roethe Chairman.
J. w. Horn. Member of County Board.
Report of Tax Commission on value of property
will be sent out 50 that it will probably be re-
ceived by the county clerk next Saturday morn
ing.
N. S. gibson.
Commissioner.
The bond of Strong's Bank as one of
the repositories of the county funds
was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Bonds and Salaries.
The bond Of John Jackson as Trustee
of the Asylum and Superintendent of
the Poor was presented and referred to
the same committee.
The chair announced the appointment
of Thomas F. Cody as member of the
Committee on Asylum and County Home
Accounts in place of Mr. Jackson.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the merits of purchasing a
Burroughs adding machine, reported
verbally favorable to the purchase Of
such machine at the price Of 1915. 90
with discount of two per cent for cash
in ten days from the date of invoice.
On motion of Mr.. Prideaux the report
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Eagan a recess was
n Il