Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-11
COUNTY BOARD
OF Iowa County in Annual Session
at Dodgeville.
STANDING COMMITTEES
A. q. Roethe Of Highland Elected
Chairman.

Dodgeville, Tuesday afternoon, and was
called to order by A. @. Roethe, chair
man. The body was organized by the
election of Mr.. ROethe as chairman for
the coming year, which makes the third
consecutive term for him to hold that
important office. The members of the
Board were all present as follows:
Arena-G. w. Davis.
Brigham-C. M Grimstead.
Cobb-D. E. Bennett.
Barneveld-ByronJ Jones.
Clyde-Frank Flannery.
Dodgeville-Wm Dickinson.
Dodgeville City-R. F. Jones, W. f.
Prideaux, j. E. O'Neill.
Eden-A. e. Thomas.
Linden-E D. Baker.
Linden Village-JOhn Harker.
Highland-Thos. F. Cody.
Highland Vilage-A G.. Roethe.
Mifiin-Thos. Rain.
Mineral POint-HendersOn q. Ralne.
Mineral Point City-GeOrge Craw-
ford, w. J. Penhallegon, John Gorgen,
John W. Horn.
MOscOw-Gabriel Lewis.
Pulaski-Wm. Myers.
Ridgeway-W H. Thomas.
Ridgeway Village Ryan.
Rewey-O. G. Rewey.
WaIdwick-James Jackson.
WyOming-A. D. Richardson.
AvOca-J. B. Eagan.
The Board then took a recess until
seven O clock in the evening to give the
Chairman time in which to appoint the
several committees.
Mr.. Richardson made a motion to
change rule number seven OF the Board
so that the power of appointing the
committee on Equalization and Assess
ment would be placed in the hands of
the Board instead of the appointment
being made by the chairman, as has
been customary. There was a large
number who favored the change, but
others deemed it unwise to make the
change without due consideration, and
on motion of Mr.. Crawford the motion
was laid on the table.
At the evening session the Chairman
announced the appointment of the sew
eral committees as follows:
General Claims-O. G. Rewey, chair
man; VIM. Dickinson, John Harker,
R. F. Jones, John Gorgen.
Assessment and Equalization-John
B. Eagan, chairman; A. E. Thomas, ].
w. Horn, C. M. Grimsted, j. E. O'Neill,
Thomas Rain, A. D. Richardson.
Bonds and Salaries-W. H. Thomas,
chairman; Gabriel Lewis, w. ]. Pen
hallegon.
Public Property-W. F. Prideaux,
chairman; James Ryan, G. w: Davis.
Roads and Bridges - H. G. Raine,
chairman; Frank Flannery, ED. Baker.
Clerks Accounts-W. J. Penhallegon,
chairman; Byron Jones, G. W. Davis.
Register of Deeds, Clerk of Court
and District AttorneyAccounts-Gabrie
Lewis, chairman; R. F. Jones, w. H.
Thomas.
Supt of Schools-Frank Flannery,
chairman; D. E. Bennett, Geo. Crawford.
Tax Claims-James Ryan, chairman;
George Crawford, E. D. Baker.
Pub. Proceedings and Printing-By-
ron Jones, chairman; John Gorgen, H.
G. Raine.
Treasurer's Accounts-Wm. Meyers,
chairman; D. E. Bennett, W. F. Pri-
deauX.
Finance and Taxation -Thos. F. Cody,
chairman; James Jackson, VIM. Meyers.
Trustees of Asylum, Etc. James
Jackson, chairman; John Harker, VIM.
Dickinson.
The County Clerk, R. E. Gribble,
read the several reports of the county
officers which were either adopted or
referred to their resp ective committees.
A ballot was taken to elect trustee
of the asylum and county home to sue
coed Mr.. John Jackson, whose term of
office had expired. The result was that
Mr.. Jackson was chosen to succeed
himself, he having received fifteen
votes to eight for Mr.. T. R. Mundy of
the city of Dodgeville, and one vote
blank.
An adjournment was then taken until
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