Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-22
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Continued from last week

kNontlhusu from aSt WeekJ
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 10 r. f. Gribble 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;
/. That the said town Of Mineral Point has
voted 10 construct new steel and concrete bridge
nj place situated wholly within said town OF
Mineral Point and located follows. TO wit; At
place whore the public highway that runs from
the town OF Linden tn the city Of Mineral Point.
through the ne u Of the ne }. uf Sec. No. 10 Town
No. four t4). range No. two 90. east
2. That such town Of Mineral Point has pro-
vided for the payment Of such proportion of the
cost Of constructing such bridge, as required by
Sec l. o. Chapter S97. Of the laws Of 1909. Of the
State Of Wisconsin. and that the cost OF construct
ing such bridge exclusive OF all approaches there
to- will exceed the sum Of 10000
3. 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 81. 263 SA09 according TO the last assessment
Of said town equalized by the County Board
d. That II il necessary that said bridge be con-
structed without delay. by reason Of The bridge at
said point becou ing 50 decayed by the action Of
the elements 10 be unsafe for public travel and
not good enough to warrant the outlay thGt is
necessary To make repairs 10 reader IL safe and
that il is not safe TO wait until the 1871 annual
session Of the County Board before erecting such
bridge, your petitioner Respectfully requests.
s. That the chairman Of the County Board of
said county shall forthwith appoint two Of Its
members az provided by Subsection Of Chap
ter 897 Of the laws Of 1909 of TIE State OF Wis
consin. TO cooperate with the town board Of said
town Of Mineral Point and perform the duties
auired Of them by said act.
G. That said county. in the manner provided by
law appropriate to said town OF Mineral Point
such proportion and amount Of the cost Of said
bridge is required Of said county by the act
azores I'D and that Il levy the tax necessary there
ig.Ik "A. and
the same over at the time and in the manner
therein provided. and your petitioner wiz ever
The Town Of Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Dated June 9Th. 1911.
REUBEN ELLSWORTH
DAVID PoTTERToH,
MICHAEL r. SCIIAAF,
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 10 the Committee on
Roads and Bridges:
State Of wisconsin Iowa County. Town Of Clyde.
In the matter of the pet lion Of the town board OF
Clyde, IN the county and state aforesaid to the
County Board Of said county Of Iowa for an an.
preparation nf the sum Of $4,000. TO aid in the
repair of tho lone Rock river bridge.
To the Honorable County Board q the county OF
Iowa, Wisconsin:
The petition Of the town hoard Of the town Of
clyde Iowa county. Wisconsin, respectfully repre-
SCENTS and sets forth
That under and by virtue Of Chapter 327 OF the
laws Of 1905 and the acts supplementary and
amendatory thereto. II V provided among other
things that when the said town Of Clyde and the
village Of Lone Rock, IN Rchland county. Wis
consin shall zach vote 70 repair the said Lone
Rock river bridge. stating the cost of such re-
pairs ms near may be. and that each 81 said
fnunicipalties has provided for the payment ui
one fourth Of the cost Of such proposed repairs
that the said county boards Of Iowa and Rehland
counties shall each appropriate one-tourth OF th,
cost Of such repairs
That on the gth day Of May. 1911 thirteen quail
fed electors Of the said town u Clyde served
notice on The town clerk Of said town requiring
him 70 ca n special election IN said town for the
purpo g % submitting "a the qualified electors OF
said town the proposition ~ levyuW tax oi
10000 for the year 1911. on the taxable property
Of said town for the purpose ~ paving ouo-fourtt
81 the cost VI said repairs as aforesaid.
That on t1e 9th day Of May, 1911. two Of tn,
supervisors Of said town served written notice
on the town clerk Of said town requiring him Il
call a special meeting of the Supervisors of sqiC
town for the purpose Of determining IA 90 whether
"a special election be held in said town on tn,
proposition Of raising the sum OF S4000 by taxa
ton FOR the "'gr 1911, in said town. for the pur
pose o. pay .ne. fourth of the cost OF the pro
posed repair on the Lone Rock river bridge afore
said
That the said town clerk duly served said motto,
on ench of the supervisors Of said town and thai
ON the 10th day Of May, 1871, special meeting OF
the supervisors ~ said town was held at which
all Of said supervisors were present That Il was
determined az said meeting 10y unanimous vote OF
the said supervisors that a special election b,
held in said town on the 3rd day OF June. 1911, Il
submit 10 a vote Of the qualified electors OF said
town the proposition Of levyinz a tax OF $4,000
for the wear 1911. on the taxable property Of the
fgF - l.FNt
cost II such proposed repairs, That IL WAS de-
tormjned that the entire cost Of the repairs. rs
estimated by the village board Of Lone Rock and
the town board of Clyde. would be Sl6o0.O0. That
the town clerk Of said town was instructed 70
post special election notices, as required by law
that was determined that the vote az said elec.
ton should be hv ballot and that the form o. said
ballot was prescribed by said supervisors at said
meeting
That the town clerk posted the notices Of said
special election, as provided hy law. setting forth
the proposition TO be voted upon; the day when
said election was 10 be held and the hours Of the
opening and closing OF the polls.
That said election was duly held on the 3ui day
of June lqil AS required hv law: that thirty-nino
votes were cast AZ said election. Of which thirty
nine votes were for said proposition, and no votes
were against said proposition and no votes We're
defective That there was majority of thirty
nine votes Tor said tax, as aforesaid
That on the frst day OF 'nnc. 1911. a Fpnci7l
election was held in the said village Of Lone Rock
on said prop0stio Of raising the sum 81 SlO0 0l
hv taxation for the year l9ll on the taxable
property OF NAt0 village lol thH PURPOSE OF hNthH
onc-fuurth of the cost Of the proposed rsrRrs o.,
the sail bridge as aforesaid That the said
proposition was carried by a majority Of twenty
two votes.
That the said village and said town have each
provided for the payment of Onc-tourth Of the
cost OF said repairs In the sum- " $4,000 zach.
Wherefore YOUR petitioners pray that the sum
of SiOo0O be appropriated by the COUNT q ard ~
Iowa county Tor the purpose Of paving onc-fourth
OF the cost OF said repairs, as aforesaid and that
said sum hc raised hy taxation on the taxable
property OF said county, as provided by Chapter
a2l laws Of 1906 and acts supplementary and
anendatory thereto and az provided hv law
The Town Board " the town OF clyde. Iowa
county. Wisconsin
Dated at the town Of Clyde, via. this Srd day
Of June. 1911.
FRANK FLANNERN. Chairman.
W. u PiuCF. Supervisor,
Ed MCCtusKEY supervisor.
JOBN SHELTON, Town Clerk
A supplementary report of T. III.
Hosklns, County Treasurer, whose term
of office expired on the first Monday in
January, 1911, from the LIST day of
November 20 the 3lst day of December,
1910, was read.