Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-01-14

SESSION OF COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS or IOWA COUNTY
q f'aa15ssffIe. rs tsconsin, Nov 10. 1914.
The County Board OF Supervisors OF
Iowa County met 10 annual session ~
2 O'Clock ?. N. as provided by law, ana
Traz called 10 order By Plat Whitman,
Chairman Of the County Board TOT
The county Clerk called the roll Of
members and all were present.
on motion Of Mr. Myers the Board
Proeeedea 70 an H ,ni2fa Of P bodSevi he
and Byron Jones Of Barneyeld we're ap-
pointed TO act as tellers.
Result ~ informal ballot. j. " HoTn
received eleven GI votes, H. Boil
.erud four a. votes. Geo. O.. Cox eight
al votes. Plat Whitman three 90
votes. Thos. F. Cody one % vote and
A +. Thomas one % vote
TEare being no choice the Board pro-
eeeded to take TIE first formal ballot
which resulted as follows J w horn
received thirteen OBJ votes. Henry Boil
erud six 90 votes, Geo g Cox elsht
a. votes. Thos F. Cody one % vote
and A = Thomas one % vote.
There being no choice the Board pro-
ceeded to take the second s5-I.Ial ballot
which resulted as follows. J. w Horn
received fifteen (l5J votes, Henry Boil
erud I'VE 80 votes and Geo. G. Cox,
J, ". Horn having received a ma
BY direction of the Chairman, Mr..
BOlerud and Mr. Cox escorted the
chairman elect to the chair
Moved BY Mr.. Cox that the rules
which governed the board Of 1913. be
used to govern the resent Board Mo-
Amendment offered by NJ Mundy to
adopt the rules Of the Board OF lSlZ IN
preference TO those Of the Board OF
1918. this amendment was accepted by
Geo. 6. Cox and the motion as amend
Moved BY p. R Emmert that the
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the kind and courteous manner in which
the former chairman has conducted the
business Of the County Board during
the past year. by giving rising vote
Motion carried and vote OF thanks
given. 4
adjourned untn p m. to appoint the
-Four ,, m Board called to order by
Chairman Horn. Communication from
the State Highway Commission read
by County Clerk and BY direction of the
chair were referred TO the committee
The following two bids were read
from the banks to act as depository OF
the County funds for the coming year
Dodgeville, Wisconsin, November 10th.
To the Board of Supervisors OF Iowa
County, wisconsin
vile and Strong's Bank Of Dodgeville
in Iowa County, Wisconsin. propose to
act as depository Tor iowa county, ana
to receive the County funds from jan
uary LIST, 1915. to December 3lst. 1915.
allowing upon such deposits interest at
the rate OF four and fifteen thousands
per cent per annum upon daily ball
ances. to be computed and credited to
the County at the end Of each month
and that such deposit and accrued in
terest will be subject to draft and pay
ment at all times upon demand.
The said banks propose to furnish
the County Treasurer with all change
and exchange necessary to carry on
the business Of his office. and will loan
the County what money il Will need for
temporary purposes at the rate OF four
and 0ne-half per cent per annum.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DODGE
By Edw. a. Perkins, Cashier
STRONG's BANK OF DODGEVILLE.
BY r. NJ Strong. Cashier
Mineral Point, Wis. Nov 10 1914.
To the County Board OF Iowa County
The Iowa County Bank hereby pro-
poses to receive the County funds on
deposit for one year from and after the
first day of January 1915 and agrees
10 pay therefor interest at the rate Of
.034 per cent per anuum on daily bal
anCes. said interest to be computed ano
credited at the end Of each month and
such deposits shall at all times be sub
ject to draft and payable on demand.
SAID bank agrees not 70 make any
charge for exchange and also agrees
TO charge per cent for temporary
Respectfully yours.
JAMES W. HJTCHlSoN. Pres {.
Moved by John F. p Roach that the
bid Of the podgeviIe Banks be accept
Report Of the County Judge read.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervi-
sors Of Iowa County:
since November 10th. 1913. the follow
ing named persons were adJudged in
State Hospital for the Insane at Men
dota. Wisconsin, to-wit:
Herman Gutkuecht committed Feb
mitted June 18th. 1914, John CLIFFORD
committed July 3Gth, 1914, and Alvin
Arneson committed August 2lst 1914.
The following persons heretofore com
mitted TO the State Hospital for the
Insane are reported by the Superintend-
ent as having been released on parole,
Eben Davis. Paroied April 25th. 1914.
and Glars Johnson paroled April 25th,
on July 22nd. 1914. an examination
of Ferdinand Funk was held and he
was adjudged to be sane and was dis
charged. on August END 1914, Mr..
Chen Davis on examination was also
adJudged TO have regained his reason,
was adjudged to be sane and discharged.
on June 9Th, 1914, Anna Schurer was
committed TO the Home for the Feeble
Minded at Chippewa Falls.
l further report that | have received
notice from the Superintendent of the
State Hospital for the Insane that the
following named persons were trans
ferred to the Iowa County Insane Asy-
Nellie Bohan. transferred May 14th.
1914. Julia Lynch transferred May "a,
1915 and Margaret McMurrough, trans
ferTed July 9Th, 1914
Under the provisions Of CHI 669
Laws Of 1913, generally known as the
dependent children's pension act, l have,
during the year, made orders as fol-
on November goth. 1918. for the sup
port of five infant children Of a widow
residing in this city | allowed fifteen
dollars per month, and September goth,
1914. l increased such allowance for
three months TO $500 per month. ow-
ing 20 sickness in the family and one
OF the children having a broken arm.
on May End. 1914, l allowed another
widow ten dollars per month for the
support of two children, one eight and
the other three years Of age.
on June 3rd. 1914. l ordered an il
legitimate girl baby. born May 10. 1914.
and which its mother was compelled 10
abandon. To be placed in the care OF thu
Franciscan Sisters of St JOsephS Hos
pital at podgeville at an expense of
ten dollars per month. Should its
mother not return to claim it within
this month, and 1 consider il highly
Improbable that she viii do so,
home in Iowa County ought TO he omen
give this unfortunate babe % home viii
confer a favor in making the same
known 20 me
The entire amount of relief thus af-
forded during the year amounts To the
sum of $1,000 leaving $3.50 of the app
propriation made g year ago untouched
De repaid TO the county by the state.
As the provisions Of this law becomes
demands viii be made on us through Il
and 4 would recommend that the bal
ance Of the fund unappropriated be left
~ the fund and that an additional ap-
proar alton Of SS2eto be made for the
ensuing year, g keep the fund up tC
its original amount
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