Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-22
Respectfully submitted
John Gorgen,
George Crawford.
REPORT OF VISITING COMMITTEE TO
THE IOWA COUNTY ASYLUM.

nectons make the following report:
We found all property in good condition and
all patients and inmates apparently well cared
for, and all rooms and premises in sanitary
condition.
We would suggest the following improve
ments and alterations:
new floor in the COW barn, separate
building should be provided for the separator
and the laundry remodeled supplying new
utensils where needed.
We examined the crops and found the oats
and barley well sowed and in fairly good
ditiOn, the corn apparently little late and
pastures il good condition.
Stock and horses were well cared for and in
good condition.
Submitted
Thos. F. Wall,
Teddy RYAN
MI. Hahn, chairman of the Commit
tee on Public Property, submitted
plans for the new proposed cement
steps and porch for the front of the
court house and asked for suggestions
or instructions such as the members
of the board might feel like giving.
The chairman suggested that the
contractor be required TO Ale bond
with the county guaranteeing his
work
Mr.. Crawford moved hat bond be
required from the contractor guaran-
teeling the work for five years. Mo-
ton carried.
Mr.. knight addressed the board up
on the question of the assessment Of
corporations as compared with other
classes of property and the question
was further discussed by other mem
berS of the board.
Mr.. Horn, chairman OF the spec ;ai
committee, appointed at the annual
session in November, 1910, to settle
with the officers whose terms of office
expired on the first Monday of Janu
airy, 1911, presented the differen:
vouchers of the county treasurer and
the same were destroyed by burning
in the presence of the board except
those of the Asylum and County Home
accounts, which We're ordered to be
placed on file in the treasurer's
office.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson a re.
cess was taken until II o'clock a. m.
IL O'Clock a. m. Board called to
order by the chairman.
The report of the committee on
Roads and Bridges submitted the fol-
lowing report on the petition of the
town board of Clyde for aid to repair
the Lone Rock river bridge.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin, June 7th 19ll
70 the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Iowa County, Wisconsin:
Gentlemen: We the committee on Roads and
Bridges beg leave to report as follows
That the petition of the town board of
Clyde be granted and that the sum of $4,000
be levied upon the taxable property of Iowa
County as provided for in Chapter 327, laws
of 1905
G. M. Grimstad,
I'll. Ryan,
Reuben Ellsworth,
Committee
Mr.. Richardson moved that the
rules of the board be suspended. Mo-
ton carried and the chairman de.
clared that all rules prohibiting the
consideration and action on the re-
port at this time were suspended. MI.
Richardson moved the adoption of
the report with recommendations
Motion carried by the following call
of the ayes and Nays"
Ayes-M essrs. Bawden, Bennett Oh
| son, Crawford, Eagan, Ellsworth,
tlannery Grimstad, Gorgen, Jones,
Ketterer, knight, Mari, Meyer, Nolen,
richardson, Ryan Henry, Ryan Teddy,
Thomas, Thompson, Williams and
Whitman-22. Nays-Messrs. Davis,
Hahn, Horn, Ryan James, Taylor,
| Wall and McHatton-7.
! On motion of Mr.. Horn the board adj
/ Journed until one o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
One o'clock p. m. Board called to
order by the chairman.
The following resolution was pre-.
sented by Mr.. Wall:
Resolved, That the bounty on rattlesnakes
be fifty cents (.50l each in place of twenty
five cents as heretofore, and the town chair
man to destroy the rattes.
Thos F. Wall.
On motion of Mr.. Horn the rules
were suspended and the resolution
was taken up.
! On motion of Mr.. Wall the resolu-
ton was adopted by the following cali
OF the ayes and Nays: Ayes
Nessrs. Bawden, Bennett, Crawford
Davis, Eagan, Ellsworth, Flannery,
Hahn, Jones, Ketterer, Mari, Meyer
Nolen, Richardson, Henry Ryan,
Ryan Teddy, Taylor, Wall, Williams,
Thompson and Whitman-21 Nays
Messrs. Olson. Grimsted, Gorgen.
Horn, Knight, Ryan James, Thomas
and McHatton-S.
Mr.. Horn offered the following reso.
luton and MAYED it's adoption which
was carried: