Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-08-04
PAGE TEN

den YOU, because the time is very short, with
reading all these figures. but will simply give
you the amounts as obtained, showing the snort
ages and amounts over.
i will say on behalf OF the auditing committee
and / think the gentlemen will bear me out.
that didn't intend TO ntrude upon the rights ~
the chairman and the other mem Der 81 that
committee, Mr.. Eagau, 10 any extent we tried
TO aid them 10 any way titJt we could IN arriN-
ING al this Investigation. and didn't intend TO
interfere. Now, gentlemen, think mat m view
OF the findings Of this committee, IT H. perfectly
plain to you that the auditing committee, ot
ther work, In the main has been shown, aud
think ought to be, satisfactory 70 TINS body.
They have done good work. don't propose
10 throw any bouquets AZ an because we haven
done anymore than We ought Ia have done. bul
| mean 20 say that this subcommittee have
verified orr findings and IN the main they have
been found To be correct We want 70 change
our report 10 conform TO the findings 81 TINS
committee. We are perfectly willing 20 do tiat
We are perfectly willing to strike out the para
graph referred 70 on pages, No. 3, ~ that matter
has been cleared up. We are also willing to cut
ont paragraph two on page ten, That has been
cleared up / will state further that II IL can be
construed By anyone that may be Interest ted thdt
the language employed ~ any paragraph 81 our
report II il can be construed as rejecting on the
honesty of any trustee past or present. we are
willing 10 strike II ont and substitute any words
or any language that would set those gentlemen
right Ia the minds of the people. Our idea.
gentlemen, was not 20 cast any slurs upon the
honesty Uf any member of the trustees that has
filled that honorable position, took Mt BIZ
Iings and Mr.. Murphy aud Mr.. Jackson aside
tile other night and told them, and thak we
have perfect understanding as to that. told
them just what our position was, that we as a
committee wanted 20 impress Ia the strongest
manner possible the fact that they were rcspon-
sble and that they rnuld be- held accountable
for Mr. Perkins to make GOOD ta this County
the amUuuts that were shown to be short. Nov,
that is as far as wanted 70 place them as he
ing liable, These gentlemen VIII bear nae out ~
the statement that we didn't accuse thcw of dis
honesty. We wouldn't think Of IT. We hold
them responsible just TO the extent that they
should see TO IL that proper restitution shall be
made TO he County for the amounts proven 70
be shortages.
would move you now Mr. Chairman, the
previous question and call for the adoption OF
our report With the changes as made.
Mr.. Rrwcy. Nuu don't care to wait FOR the
report Of the trustees?
}Mr. penhallegou. We want 10 tentatively
set aside the 1909 portion of our findings here
This subcommittee hats not gone into that.
That Is held up pending the export OF thc trus-
tees. This supplementary report, and VEG are
willing TO omit that from our report AID 10 tea
tatiyely set II aside ia making that part Of the
adoption of this report We want to be ialf,
gentlemen. II it can be shown that we are IN
error In any particular, you Will hrd that we as
a committee viii get upon this floor aud admit
any findings that may be shown TO be incorrect,
aud will apologize if necessary for our mistakes.
We don't want TO have anything but what IS
right, but we claim now that after the iuvesti-
CATION Of this subcommittee our findings have
been found tu be substantially correct. are Ia
a position to ask this Board to vote upon the
adop'io4 % tnlh 'rl"ll a. e4i se'eu, Ano
,Sr',t,i, r,'r 'i,,t ~ If retes t tt,e tr,ste,s
Ne 5rc wiling 10 modify OF change h any Nav
the language employed there that might be cont
strucd o reflect upon the honesty Of the trustees,
MT Rcwe.y; move mat this Board now adj
journ until Tuesday at ESQ +. NJ.
,Mr. o'NeIlI The motion 70 adjourn takes
precedence over any olhtr motion.
Mr.. PenhaIlcpou. dont,wau to stir ~ any
feeling, but l want to state that we are going to
stand upon our report Nat footed, aud YOU have
got to disprove the position we have taken be
tore We VIII BACK water MeattE"ihg on our md
tugs We are going before the people OF TINS
County ana submit the matter 10 their 1udE-
ment.
NHr. - Nril;. ht Wnl7u % al JouIu ana To
Fix time for adjournment is Ia order a, any
time, That motion has been madeand seconded.
That itkes precedence over any other motion.
II am wrong IA that am willing 20 submit
the proposition y any man mere Nhom You nlaA
consider as authority, or am willing to pro
dnee a book Of rules q order 70 show chat the
motion Is la order at this time and takes prvee.
dense over any other motion.
mt Roethe; will admit that tie gentle
men from the city OF podEtNilt Is correct \
motion 70 adjourn Is always Ia order ask
that the AYE and Nay vote be taken in regard
20 the motion
following result AYES; Messrs, Bennett
Cody Crawford, Davis FlauncN, Gorpon,
Grlmsted Harkcr Horn, Byron Jones, r. 4.
Jones, O'Neill PrtdcauN, Thomas Raine, II G.
Raine, Rewey, Richardson II Nays, Messrs.
Dickinson, EaEau, Jackson, Lewis, Mcyer.
PeuhalleEou, Ruethc RFau, A, f. Thomas, w,
n, Thomas, Thompson AID Smith T.
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