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


a recess until, 7:30, p. m. this evening.
1880 p, m.
Board called to order, the chairman, MI
Roethe, presiding,
The following petition OF John Colds
worthy ct al, read and referred to the COM
mittee on tax claims.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of Iowa
County. Wisconsin.
Your petitioners would respectfully show 10 your
honorable body that many years ago Richard Rich
ards was resident OF the village Of MIfln In said
county.
That he owned Lot u and forty feet OF the west
side Of lot p in said village.
That he sold and conveyed parts Of said lots as
Deed No /. r. Richards to John Stacey. dated Feb
ruary 3, 1874. 30sSO feet
November 2, 1874 12xSO and 4OxsO feet
Deed No 3. r Richards to ] Alton Jr., dated Feb
ruary /. 1878. 23S56 feet
Deed No 4 X. Richards 20 James Stacey. dated
March 25 1875. 14x20 feet
Deed No s, X. Richards to Iowa County. dated
November /, Quit Claim to all balance Of Lots p
and p.
That said Richards became an inmate OF the Iowa
County Poor Farm about the time Of the last deed
and this was intended to in part pay the county for
his board
That the county Of Iowa aiieward conveyed as
follows .-
Deed No o. lows County to James Stacey piece
2OxSO feet January % 1876.
Deed No Z, Iowa County to Henry Jlnkns all the
balance Of Lots u and % on which last sale the
said Jnltins paid down $3.50 and left the sum OF
$3.50 on which he paid interest for some years until
he discovered that he had bought a piece OF said
property twice since which time he refused to pay
anything.
That there Is a brick building 21x2s, III stories
high on said iot II,
That said Jlnkins BY deed No ?. purchased acout
FIVE feet of Of the east side Of said building before
he had as he supposed bought from the ceuh:y
That the ownership thus teing y s!Spu,e no one
has kept Il In repair and IL IS nov in dilapdated
and rundown condition that j. Is unbeatable and
Of little value. ana for more than twenty years has
Teen Of no value to the county.
That your petitioners have purchased from Hnery
Jnkins all his right title and interest In and said
Lots u and p and believe II they get quit
claim deed from Iowa County they can repair said
building and make their own property OF more value
Your petitioners are willing to pay 500 for a quit
claim deed from the county on said lands. as soon as
a deed can be obtained, and your petitioners viii ever
pray and ask that this petition be referred to the
JOHN GolpswoRrHY.
ARTHUR WILKINSON.
Referred TO the committee on Tax Claims.
Nj. Egan moved TO proceed with the
evidence that is on hand regarding the in
veStigation of Asylum affairs.
Mr.. Cody moved to amend by requesting
MeSSrs w. A. Jones and James Spensley
ex trustees be invited to appear before the
| board and make such statements as they
may see fit in regard to their trustee ship.
Amendment carried and motion as amend
ed adopted.
The deposition OF T. H. Hoskins, county
treasurer and D. H. Williams Of the city
bank of D0dgeyIe were read by Mr.
Roethe.
7. H. Hoskins, being duly sworn, under
oath depoSes and says that to the best Of
his knowledge and belief the following are
the correct answers to the questions put to
him by AZ Roethe, w. j. Penhallegon and
A. +. Thomas, acting as auditing committee
appointed by the County board OF Iowa
county, Wis, to investigate the accounts
Of the Iowa county asylum. Taken in the
presence of the above three gentlemen and
BeSs c. Brewer, stenographer, in the library
room of the county court house at Dodge
VILE Wis. Wednesday morning, February
g, $50,
Deposition of II. II. Hoskins.
| Q. How long have you been the treasurer Of
| Iowa County, a. Three years the third ~ = last
January.
| O. In .hat time you have received the appropria-
tons that have been made by the County Board for
| the maintenance Of the County Asylum A. Yes
Q, You have also paid out ali orders as they
were issued BY the trustees as presented to you tor
/ PAYMENT A. have paid all orders as they have
I been presented
! o. VIII YOU state to this committee the kind Of
1 order that is handed TO you for payment? mean
by that does state 20 SO and So or order or TO So
| and So or bearer A. Up TO the last three months
/ 1t was bearer" ~ orders think have been is
sued In the new form that IS, 10 order All the 9th
/ ers were 10 bearer The order and order book are
! printed and the old book was bearer. but the new
\ form is 20 order.
! o. Has il been customary for the superlntend-
ent OF the asylum to bring orders TO YOU for pay
menP A, Yes he brings great many Of the or
/ ders,
| O, Are those orders all made payable to him9
A. No, they are made payable to the parties they
are drawn for
/ Q. Does the superintendent sign those orders
new book payable to order
| Q. Previously to that he signed it here? A. He
did not sign them. They were issued to the super
/ intendent the same as county order
Q. When the superintendent brings orders and
presents them for payment, what do you issue2 Do
YOU give him currency or checks on the county de
| poSitory? A. Sometimes II the amounts were not
large gave him currency Sometimes gave him
! checks.
| o. bid sou generally give him checks for the
bulk of the orders that he brought toyou2 a. Gen
o. understood you to say that sometimes he
brings in money 70 YOU and sometimes brings in
orders Tor payment and that YOU gave him the differ
ence between these amounts, A. Yes that u.s. we
| figure them as paying him so much instead OF pay
/ ing him check.
.. Do you think that is the proper method 20
pursuc2 a, The books do not show II.
/ Q. What do you mean that the books do not
show H. a. Well, could give him credit Say he
brings me $1,000 and pat on the books that have
received cash from +. j. Perkins Asylum Fund
$1,000. credit him up with The orders They
would not appear. simply the difference take the
orders and give him credit tor his cash.
.. You paw out the orders and credit him with
the $1,000 that he puts inS A. Yes Il would be
lust the same as giving me the money and my Civ
ing Il back % him.
Mr. penhalegonl Have the trustees at any
time brought you money tor the credit Of the asy-
limp A. have never received any money from
the trustees since have been In office
Mr. Thomas. Have they ever paid any money
tor the asylum for the Indebtedness on these or
derS2 A. Not that know Of
O. Then Mr. Perkins has handled all the funds
Of the asylum A. So TAR as ! am concerned he has
tone the business through me. HE has brought the
money here and paid the orders for outside parties
but parties living here yet the orders and get them
caShed. Those Mr. Perkins brings are outside or
jerS, such as R0undy Petkham CO., Standard on
Co., Marshall Field < Co. These are the orders he
usually brings me. People living here get their own
orders and cash them
o. Did Mr Perkins send a draft In payment Of
the several amounts, or would he send a county or
der at any timer A. Well he has always sent
drafts, because the orders were always left with me
and he got cash.
o. he would withdraw cash sometimes ana 20 to
The hank and buy a drptt' A. Yes, that is what he
SaN he does
o When YOU issue a check to hm as YOU state
you often DO, DO YOU include exchange on that
check A. No. ] asked him that question when
he was in Saturday and he said that the exchange is
not Included % the order That there should Be
exchange. lie said that sometimes there is eN-
change and sometimes there Is not.
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