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HISTORY OF VERNON COUNTY. 167 Mr. Williams moved that the resolution be laid on the table. Mr. McMichael moved to amend by postponing action thereon, until to¬ morrow morning. Amendment lost. The origi¬ nal motion prevailed, the resolution was tabled. Mr. McMichael introduced an order authoriz¬ ing county treasurer to pay over funds to the building committee. Referred to the commit¬ tee on finance. Mr. Williams moved to reconsider the vote on the order passed in relation to electing two building commissioners. Motion prevailed. The vote was reconsidered and the order laid on the table. Mr. Anderson offered a resolution authoriz¬ ing the building committee to purchase ground for new county buildings. Referred to com¬ mittee on ways and means. The committee on ways and means reported the same back to the board for their action. Mr. McLees moved that the resolution do now pasi^. Motion prevailed. The ayes and nays were called for. Those voting in the affirma¬ tive were: Anderson, Fox, Hoyt, MeLees, Mich¬ elet, Rodgers, Schlong, Sherman, Smith, Sny¬ der, Williams and Wise, 12. Those voting in the negative were: Bennett, EUefson, Han¬ son, Jordan, McMichael, Joseph Morgan, H. H. Morgan, Oakes and Powel, 9. Resolved, By the board of supervisors of Ver¬ non county, that the building committee be and are hereby instructed to negotiate with the proper parties, for seventeen rods, thirteen and a half feet, by thirty-five to fifty rods of ground upon which the new court house and jail shall be located in the west portion of the village of Viroqua, on the site recommended by a special committee of this body and upon the lands of Mr. Minshall. On motion, the board adjourned until 7 ¦ o'clock p. M, Board met. Called to order by the chairman. Mr. Hoyt offered a resolution authorizing the building committee to sell lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, in block 6, Viroqua. Referred to committee on ways and means. On motion of Mr. Williams, the board ad¬ journed until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Friday, Feb. 13, 1880, 9 o'clock a. m. Board met. Called to order by the chairman. Mem¬ bers all present except Mr. McVey. Journal of yesterday read and approved. The committee on ways and means made the following report: Your committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the resolution authorizing the building committee to sell grounds, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and offer the order hereto as a substitute, and recommend its passage. The report was adopted and the substitute was passed by the following vote. Those voting in the affirmative were: Anderson, Bennett, EUef¬ son, Hoyt, Hanson, Jordan, McLees, McMichael, H. H. Morgan, Michelet, Oaks, Powell, Rodg¬ ers, Schlong, Smith and Snyder, 16. Those voting in the negative were: Fox, Joseph Mor¬ gan, Sherman, Williams and Wise, 6. It is hereby ordered and determined, by the county board of supervisors of Vernon county, that the building committee of this board, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, in block 6, of the original plat of the village of Viroqua, on such terms as shall seem to them for the best interests of the county, and apply the proceeds of such sale or sales, to the payment for the grounds purchased from Edward Minshall and wife, for the location of the new county buildings, and in constructing fences, walks, out houses, cisterns and in plant¬ ing trees, or otherwise improving the grounds. Upon the committee making such sale, it shall be the duty of the county clerk, when notified, and requested by the chairman of said com¬ mittee so to do, to execute to the purchaser or purchasers, good and sufficient warrantee deeds in the name and on behalf of Vernon county, for the lot or lots so sold.
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Title | History of Vernon County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. |
Title of work | History of Vernon County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. |
Short title | History of Vernon County, Wisconsin |
Author | Union Publishing Company |
Description | This 1884 history of Vernon County, Wisconsin, covers such topics as geology and topography, Indians, the Winnebago War, the Black Hawk War, early settlers and pioneer life,politics and government, courts, railroads, pioneer reminiscences, Vernon County residents in teh Civil War, agriculture, medicine, newspapers, schools, and the towns, and villages of Bergen, Christiana, Clinton, Coon, Forest, Franklin, Genoa, Greenwood, Hamburg, Harmony, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Kickapoo, Liberty, Stark, Sterling, Union, Viroqua, Webster, Wheatland, and Whitetown. Biographical sketches of residents of the counties are included. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Springfield, Illinois |
Publisher (Original) | Union Publishing Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1884 |
Language | English |
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Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Vern1884000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Vernon County; |
Decade | 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; |
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Title | 157 |
Page Number | 157 |
Title of work | History of Vernon County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. |
Author | Union Publishing Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1884 |
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Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Vern1884160 |
Full Text | HISTORY OF VERNON COUNTY. 167 Mr. Williams moved that the resolution be laid on the table. Mr. McMichael moved to amend by postponing action thereon, until to¬ morrow morning. Amendment lost. The origi¬ nal motion prevailed, the resolution was tabled. Mr. McMichael introduced an order authoriz¬ ing county treasurer to pay over funds to the building committee. Referred to the commit¬ tee on finance. Mr. Williams moved to reconsider the vote on the order passed in relation to electing two building commissioners. Motion prevailed. The vote was reconsidered and the order laid on the table. Mr. Anderson offered a resolution authoriz¬ ing the building committee to purchase ground for new county buildings. Referred to com¬ mittee on ways and means. The committee on ways and means reported the same back to the board for their action. Mr. McLees moved that the resolution do now pasi^. Motion prevailed. The ayes and nays were called for. Those voting in the affirma¬ tive were: Anderson, Fox, Hoyt, MeLees, Mich¬ elet, Rodgers, Schlong, Sherman, Smith, Sny¬ der, Williams and Wise, 12. Those voting in the negative were: Bennett, EUefson, Han¬ son, Jordan, McMichael, Joseph Morgan, H. H. Morgan, Oakes and Powel, 9. Resolved, By the board of supervisors of Ver¬ non county, that the building committee be and are hereby instructed to negotiate with the proper parties, for seventeen rods, thirteen and a half feet, by thirty-five to fifty rods of ground upon which the new court house and jail shall be located in the west portion of the village of Viroqua, on the site recommended by a special committee of this body and upon the lands of Mr. Minshall. On motion, the board adjourned until 7 ¦ o'clock p. M, Board met. Called to order by the chairman. Mr. Hoyt offered a resolution authorizing the building committee to sell lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, in block 6, Viroqua. Referred to committee on ways and means. On motion of Mr. Williams, the board ad¬ journed until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Friday, Feb. 13, 1880, 9 o'clock a. m. Board met. Called to order by the chairman. Mem¬ bers all present except Mr. McVey. Journal of yesterday read and approved. The committee on ways and means made the following report: Your committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the resolution authorizing the building committee to sell grounds, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and offer the order hereto as a substitute, and recommend its passage. The report was adopted and the substitute was passed by the following vote. Those voting in the affirmative were: Anderson, Bennett, EUef¬ son, Hoyt, Hanson, Jordan, McLees, McMichael, H. H. Morgan, Michelet, Oaks, Powell, Rodg¬ ers, Schlong, Smith and Snyder, 16. Those voting in the negative were: Fox, Joseph Mor¬ gan, Sherman, Williams and Wise, 6. It is hereby ordered and determined, by the county board of supervisors of Vernon county, that the building committee of this board, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, in block 6, of the original plat of the village of Viroqua, on such terms as shall seem to them for the best interests of the county, and apply the proceeds of such sale or sales, to the payment for the grounds purchased from Edward Minshall and wife, for the location of the new county buildings, and in constructing fences, walks, out houses, cisterns and in plant¬ ing trees, or otherwise improving the grounds. Upon the committee making such sale, it shall be the duty of the county clerk, when notified, and requested by the chairman of said com¬ mittee so to do, to execute to the purchaser or purchasers, good and sufficient warrantee deeds in the name and on behalf of Vernon county, for the lot or lots so sold. |
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