Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-22
COUNTY BOARD
Proceedings of the June Meeting
Held at Dldgeville,
June 6 and 7.
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
The following petition from the
supervisors of the town of Mineral
Point read:
To the County Board of the county of Iowa. in
Wisconsin and to R. E. Grbble. county clerk of
said county:
The petition of the town of Mineral Point, in
said county. by its town board and of said town
respectfully shows and represents:
l. That the said town of Mineral Point has
voted TO construct ST. ell and concrete bridge
at place situated wholly within said town of
Mineral Point and located follows. to wit: At
place where the public highway that runs from
the town of Linden to the city of Mineral Point,
through the ne "a of the ne a of Sec No. 10. own
No. four (4), range No. two (2). east.
2. That such town of Mineral Point has pre-
vided for the payment of such proportion OF the
cost of constructing such bridge, as required by
Sec l, Of Chapter &c., of the laws of 1909, of tie
State of Wisconsin, and that the cost Of construct
ing such bridge exclusive of all approaches there
to. will exceed the sum of 100000
g. That the total valuation of the taxable prop
erty of said town of Mineral Point is more than
six hundred thousand dollars to wit: The sum
of S2,263 3400, according to the last nent
of said town as equalized by the County Boarl
A. That it is necessary that said bridge be con-
structed without delay. by reason of the bridge at
said point becon ing decayed by the action of
the elements as to be unsafe for public travel and
not good enough to warrant the outlay that is
that it is not safe to wait until the 1911 annual
session of the County Board before erecting such
bridge. your petitioner respectfully requests
5. That the chairman of the County Board of
said county shall forthwith appoint Cf its
members as provided by Subsection of Chap
ter 397. of the laws of 1909. of the State of Wis
cOnsn to cooperate with the town board of So
town of Mineral Point and perform the duties
qured of them by said act
6. That sa d county, in the manner provided by
law, appropriate to said town of Mineral Point
bridge as is required of said county by the act
aforesaid and that it levy the tax necessary there
the same over at the time and in the manner
therein provided, and your petitioner will ever
pray.
The Town of Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Dated June 9Th, 19l1-
REUBEN ELLSWORTH.
DAVID POTTERTON,
MICHAEL F. SCHAAF,
Supervisors of said Town.
The chair appointed Messrs Henry
Ryan Of the town of Waldwick and l..
H. Thompson Of the town of Linden as
a special committee to cooperate with
the town board of the town of Mineral
Point in the construction of the pro-
posed bridge, on behalf of the county.
The following petition from the Board
Of Supervisors Of the town of Clyde
read and referred to the Committee on
Roads and Bridges:
State of Wisconsin. Iowa County, Town of Clyde.
In the matter Of the petition of the town board of
Clyde, in the county and state aforesaid. to the
County Board of said county of Iowa, for APP
preparation Of the sum of $4,000. to aid in the
repair of the Lone Rock river bridge.
To the Honorable County Board of the county of
Iowa, Wisconsin,:
The petition of the town board of the town of
Clyde, Iowa county, Wisconsin, respectfully repre-
sents and sets forth:
That under and by virtue of Chap -er 327, of the
laws of 1905 and the acts supplementary and
amendatory thereto. it is provided among other
things that when the said town of Clyde and the
village of Lone Rock, in Richand county, Wis
consin, shall each vote to repair the said Lone
Rock river bridge, stating the cost of such
pairs as near may be, and that each of said
municipalities has provided for the payment of
one fourth of the cost of such proposed repa s.
that the said county boards of Iowa and Richland
counties shall each appropriate one-fourth of the
cost of such REPAIRS
That on the 9th day of May. 1911, thirteen quail
fed electors of the said town Of Clyde served a
notice on the town clerk of SAID town requiring
him to call special election in said town for the
purpose Of submitting to the qualified electors of
said town the proposition of levying a tax Of
$4,000, for the year 1911, the taxable property
of said town for the purpose of paying one-fourth
of the cost of said repairs aforesaid.
That on the 9th day of May, 1911, two of the
supervisors of said town served written notice
on the town clerk of said town requiring him to
call special meeting of the supervisors of said
town for the purpose of determining as to whether
proposition of raising the sum of $4,000 by taxa
ton for the year 1911, in said town. for the pur-
pose OF paying fourth of the cost of the pro-
posed repairs on tie Lone Rock river bridge afore-
said.
That the said town clerk duly served said notice
on each of the supervisors of said town and that
on the 10th day of May. 1911, special meeting of
the supervisors OF said town was held. at which
all of said supervisors were present. That it was
determined at said meeting by unanimous vote of
the said supervisors that special election be
h11I Il %0xr, QrI tn
submit TO a vote of the qualified electors of said
town the proposition of levying tax of $500. co..
for the year 1911 on the taxable property of the
said town for the payment of one-fourth of the
cost OF such proposed repairs. That it was de-
termned that the entire cost Of the repairs, as
estimated by the village board of Lone Rock and
the town b ard of Clyde would be S160000 That
the town clerk of said town instructed to
post special election notices, required by law;
that it determined that the vote at said cleo
ton should be bv ballot and that the form of said
ballot prescribed by said supervisors at said
meeting.
That the town clerk posted the notices of said
the proposition to be voted upon; the day when
said election to be held, and the hours of the
opening and closing Of the polls.
| That said election was duly held on the Bird day
of June. 1911 as required by law: that thirty-nine
votes were cast said election. of which thirty
nine votes were for said proposition. and votes
were against said proposition and no votes were
defective. That there was a majority of thirty
nine votes for said tax. as af 'resaid.
That on the first day of June. 1911. special
election held in the said village of Lone Rock
on said propos ton of raising the sum of S400 90
by taxation for the year 1911, the taxable
property of said village for the purpose of paying
ne-fourth of the cost of the proposed repairs on
the said bridge, as aforesaid. That the said
proposition was carried by majority of twenty
two votes.
That the said village and said town have each
provided for the payment of one-fourth of the
cost of said repairs in the sum of $4,000 each
Wherefore. your petitioners pray that the sum
of $4,000 be appropriated by the County Board of
Iowa county for the purpose of paying one-fourth
of the cost of said repairs as aforesaid and that
said be raised by taxation the taxable
property of said county. as provided by Chapter
327. laws Of 1905 and acts supplementary and
amendatory thereto and provided by law.
The Town Board of the town of Clyde, Iowa
cNunty, Wisconsin.
Dated at the town of Clyde, Wis. this 3rd day
Of June. 1911.
FRANK FLANNERY. Chairman.
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