Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

The report If the Committee on
Asylum accounts was reported and
on motion OF A z. Thomas the same
was adopted.
DodgeviIe, Wis, Nov. u, 1915.
To the Honorable Board of supervisors
of Iowa County, Wisconsin:
Gentlemen: Your committee, appointed |
to examine the books and accounts OF l
the Trustees of the Iowa County Asylum |
and County Home, beg leave TO report |
as follows: We find to the credit OF TIE |
County Home fund on June 3Oth, 49, |
Sl11.69 with all orders reported as pad !
We further find to the credit OF The
Asylum fund June 30th, 1915, Sl1,29s.S4 |
there being S935.S4 of this amount cold
storage fund still undrawn
We also recommend that an appro-
priatiOn of five thousand ($5,06O) dollars |
be made for the County Home and that
the County Clerk and the County Treas
urer be authorized to borrow more money
in case Of an emergency.
We wish to commend the Board OF
Trustees and superintendent Tor thelr
County Home and Asylum the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. A. BILLINGS,
". s EGAN,
r. G.. WHITE.
Mr.. Joseph ]. Fielder made mo-
ton that the County State Highway
Committee be empowered to buy all
road machinery for the county. Mo-
ton carried
F. w. Stratman moved to take up
the matter regarding the repair of the
Jail and other matters recommended
in the report of the Committee on
Public Property Motion carried.
Said report was reread at this
time and A. r. Thomas moved that
the Chairman and two members of
the Board to be appointed BY him
constitute a committee to call upon
the State Board of Control to see
what IS necessary in the way of re
pairs to put the Jail in satisfactory
condition. Motion carried.
The Chairman appointed Joseph ].
| Fielder and A. E. Thomas to act as
committee with him.
r. G.. White moved to adopt the re-
port of the Committee on Public
Property except that part pertaining
to the repair of the Jail and building
of the cottage.
| Dodgeville, Wis, Nov. u, 1915.
| To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
| of Iowa County, Wisconsin:
| Gentlemen. We your committee on
| Public Property beg leave to report as
| follows;
| That new flag for the Court House
, be purchased size IS # X 80 it, the cost
| Of which will be between $500 and
| S4O.0 90. For the Register OF Deeds office
| a new book typewriter, which is on trial
| at the office, also recovering and binding
| of the rest of the volumes in this office,
| which could be done at an approximate
cost of S175.O0. These volumes are OF
| vital Importance to the county and should
| be taken care of.
For the room to be occupied by the
| county court would recommend the var
nishing and repairing of the room, also
| the purchase of stove, desk and chairs
as requested by Mr. jerks at an APP
| proximate cost of $4,000.
| We would also recommend a telephone
| installed in the County Treasurer's Of
| fee.
We have examined the Jail and the
| sheriffs quarters and find that If we put
in heating. plant with bath and lavatory
! we should have the whole Jail building
| for use as a Jail This would give ample
| room for bath room and female persons
or others TO be kept in custody
| Would advise the building of five OF
| six room cottage for the sheriff adjacent
| to the jail and be heated by the Jail heat
ing plant, would not recommend a base
| ment under the cottage as the Jail base
| ment could be used for this purpose
| we are informed that the cost of a hot
| water heating plant large enough to heat
| the jail building and cottage with al
| fixtures for the Jail, bath room and lava
| tory, with range boiler and stove for
| warm weather water heating would not
| exceed S7S5.00. This would not include
| fixtures for cottage
This cottage should be built at an APP
! proNInate cost Of from 81, 200 to 81 900
| limits
There would also be some remodelline
| or the sheriff, $ quarters needed for jail
| use and padded cell put in the Jail The
| approximate cost for all complete Should
not exceed $2,700
Respectfully submitted.
+. W. STRATMAN.
JAMES RYAN,
G. W. DAVIS,
Henry Bollerud moved to amend
/ by striking out that part calling for
a telephone in the TTeasurer's office.
Amendment lost.
Thos. E. Cody offered a resolution
to permit the County Treasurer and
! Clerk to borrow what money is nee
| essary during the coming year.
Dodgeville, Wis, Nov u. 1915
| resolved that the County Clerk and
| me county Treasurer be hereby author
| lied and empowered to borrow sucb
| amounts of money as will he needed ~
! tW5su inns session Of the County Board
| ana the next annual session to- nav an
sums due. an
THOs. F. CODY.
Board.
On motion of Jas. Ryan the Board
took a recess until Z P. NJ
Z p. NJ.
Eagan '''''l - al
The report of the Committee on
the work Of the County Supt of
schools was read.
To the Honorable Board of sJr,1rvisor,
iowa County, Wisconsin.
We We committee to whom was re-
tendent Of schools. beg leave to re e-ll-
- ~ i9S ! " e listened TO the report OF
ne C944Iy superintendent on the even
lls - -NoF. lVlh ana we wish Ia com
menu ihe county Superintendent 15,,rr,
me abie ana complete report made
we Wlsh 70 commend the fair exhibits
made at the 1915 fairs as Shown ~
Vancement and growth ia the right All
p SsIiol' also commend the able
county are conducted and y.ietf5,, "
continue the good work which r. E-f-g
done We recommend that E1DI he s.r,-5.-7
pTlatea to cover the expense az -a,5t5----
school diploma examination and
be appropriated 10 be expended bv fre
county agricultural society Fra n ~
lneif ekhlgits a. the 1916 state fair as
mas beeu done iu the past ve~--
ma Li1aL ne District AttoTn.v De in
expenses and printing of tno -r-,..-- ---
perln}en4ent quarterly and " garrs,. -
same be paid suit .r... re- a5-,-f. ets tle
ance at the November se-si-+
County b ard of 1916 said bf#- r-
exceed $3.50 for total Of bills paid tn
That. 5000 be appropriated from IN,
general funds or available funds b. b. - -.
ne requirements OF Chapter sci .r-
Signed OLE CHRIsToPHERsox
q. w. DAVIS.
JOHN MAINWaRING
DoaEeviile, Wis Nov 2. 1915 /
On motion Of Thos. Johns the ra-
port was adopted
The report Of the committee on
General claims was read at this time. (
" Ward moved tn. o.4....