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On the 8th of July, 1861, the board of super- visors met for the purpose of forming the commis- sioner districts and equalizing the assessments of the county. Charles A. Hunt, of Clinton, was elected chairman for the ensuing year. Upon calling the roll the board was found to be con- posed of the following gentlemen from the va- rious towns in the county :
John Warner, Bergen; John Michelet, Chris- tiana; C. A. Hunt, Clinton; Peter Olson, Coon; James H. Layne, Franklin; W. C. Stelting,
Forest; J. M. Waddell, Greenwood; Edward Klopfleisch, Hillsborough; R. S. MeMichael, Harmony; J. T. Brinkmann, Hamburg; W. H. Officer, Jefferson; Joseph Harris, Kickapoo; Samuel Graham, Liberty; I. O. Parker, Stark; Lewis Sterling, Sterling; IIngh Kerr, Union; Thomas Fretwell, Viroqua; C. B. Whiting, Wheatland; Thomas S. Curtis, Webster; W. W. Joseph, Whitestown.
After a great deal of discussion, wrangling and receiving the reports of a number of com- mittees, the board agreed upon a plan for the division of the county into commissioner's dis- triets as follows:
Distriet No. 1 to comprise the towns of Hills- borough, Greenwood, Union, Forest, Whites- town, Stark, Clinton, Webster and Liberty.
District No. 2 to comprise the towns of Kickapoo, Viroqua, Franklin, Sterling and Wheatland.
District No. 3 to comprise the towns of
On the 20th of November, 1860, another Christiana, Coon, Hamburg, Bergen, Harmony memorial to the Legislature was drawn and . and Jefferson. adopted by the board. This one read as fol- lows:
It seems that at this session the message of the President in relation to the opening war measures was brought before the board. The only action taken regarding the matter is revealed by the following entry upon the records of the board;
"At this time a message from the President of the United States arrived, and the business of the meeting was suspended while it was read aloud to the members of the board by Samuel Graham, and received the applause of the board by three hearty cheers."
At the annual November session, 1861, E. A. Stark took his seat as the member from Viro- qua succeeding Mr. Fretwell.
On the first day of the session the board ere- ated a new town under the name of Genoa. It was also ordered that sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the north half of sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 in township 12, range 6, be detached from the town of Wheatland and attached to Harmony. And !it was further ordered that sections 13, 14, 15
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and 16, and the south half of sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 of township 12, range 6 west, be de- tached from the town of Wheatland and at- taehed to the town of Sterling. The commit- tee recommending these changes was composed of John T. Brinkmann, Joseph M. Waddell and J. O. Parker.
On the 16th of November, 1861, the board passed the first resolution in the shape of a war measure. It was drawn up by C. B. Whiting and read as follows:
"WHEREAS, many of the citizens of this county have gone to the war, leaving families only partially provided for, and we, believing that if some provision be made by this board for the support of such families, that many more will enlist; and whereas, many of the counties in this State have come up nobly to the relief of such families, we deem it due to Bad Ax county not to be behind in this patri- otic work; in consideration of which the board of supervisors, do order and determine, that there be an appropriation made of $1,000 to be distributed as follows: Any volunteer who has enlisted, or who shall hereafter enlist in the service of the United States, leaving a family of children under twelve years of age, the wife or head of such family, by making an affidavit before some justice of the peace, of the fact, and presenting the same with the certificate of the chairman of the town where the family re- sides, that they are actually needy, to the county treasurer, shall receive $1 per month for each child under the above mentioned age. The affidavit shall also contain the number of children and age of each."
At the same session the salary of the county superintendent of schools was fixed at $400 per annum.
On the 20th of November, it being made to appear that an effort was being made to raise a company of volunteers, and as the county, with her large population, had the credit of only one company, it was resolved that the members of the board act as a committee in their respec-
tive towns to give encouragement and assistance to the proposed company, and to open their resi- dences to the use of all recruiting officers and - those engaged in the work free of charge. The resolution setting forth these sentiments was drawn up and presented to the board by R. S. McMichael.
The closing entry regarding the November session, 1861, reads as follows:
"The board having finished the business of the last session to be held under the present system of county government, and having dili- gently attended to the interests of the people of the county during a most laborious session of eight days, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 20, 1861, adjourned sine die."
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
As will be inferred, the system of county gov- ernment throughout the State of Wisconsin had undergone a revolution. The Legislature, dur- ing the winter of 1860-61 had passed an act abolishing the board of supervisors and creating the board of county commissioners. Under the former system the county board was composed of one member from each civil town in the county, while under the new system the board consisted of three commissioners. The county had been divided into three districts (as has been stated), and each was entitled to one com- missioner. The election for members of the board occurred in the fall of 1862. The creat- ing act provided that the annual meetings should be held on the second Monday in January, of each year.
Pursuant to law, the first meeting of the board of county commissioners, began on the 13th of January, 1862. The members were John W. Allen, representing the first district; C. G. Allen, the second; and John T. Brinkmann, the third. Organization was permanently effected by the election of John T. Brinkmann, as chairman for the ensuing year.
From and after the June session, 1862, the records read "Vernon county," instead of "Bad Ax county."
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On the 20th of November, 1862, the board ordered and determined that the wife of every volunteer and drafted man, from Vernon county in the service of the government, or State, be entitled to draw from the county treasurer $2 per month from and after Jan. 1, 1863, and also $1 per month for each child under the age of twelve years.
On the 22d of December, 1862, Cyrus G. Allen, of Sterling, was elected chairman of the board for the ensuing year.
At this session war matters largely occupied the attention of the board, It was ordered that: "WHEREAS, there had been appropriated the sum of $2,500 for the benefit of the families of volunteers and drafted men, the resolution in relation to the distribution of that fund be amended so as to give to the families of deceased soldiers the benefit of the same, families of commissioned officers excepted." This order was modified somewhat, however, by a resolu- tion, to the effect that "families of deceased soldiers, who had already received the $1 bounty promised, or pension, from the United States, and also the families of discharged sol- diers were not to share in the distribution of the fund."
Another order of importance made at this session was to authorize the issue of county orders to the amount of $4,000 in denominations from five cents up to three dollars.
At the November session, 1863, Herman Greve was elected commissioner of the poor to succeed Hartwell Allen.
On the 19th of the same month, the sum of $1,000 was appropriated to aid the families of volunteers.
A special meeting of the board was held in January, 1864. The members at this time were: Charles Searing, from the first district; C. G. Allen, from the second district, and John Michelet, from the third district. C. G. Allen was elected chairman of the board for the en- suing year.
In November, 1864, the board authorized Sheriff Clayton E. Rogers to sell a number of stolen horses which had been captured from horse-thieves.
W. H. Goode was elected to fill a vacancy in the board of commissioners of poor, occasioned by the absence of Herman Greve. E. A. Stark was re-elected a member of the board.
"Elijah Powell, of Viroqua, having been ap- pointed and commissioned by the governor to serve as supervisor from the second district in place of C. G. Allen, who had removed from the State in 1864, received the appointment on the last day of the session and came in and took his seat with the board, in time to assist for one day only."
At a special session of the board in May, 1866, the resignation of James Lowrie, county treasurer, was received and Col. C. M. Butt was appointed to till the vacancy.
The supervisors in 1866 were John Michelet, chairman, Hugh MeDill and C. M. Carr. The latter was appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy in the board from the first distriet.
At a session on the Ist of January, 1867, C. WV. Lawton, member-elect from the first dis- trict, succeeding Mr. Carr, qualified and took his seat.
In April, 1867, it was decided to submit to the qualified electors of the county the ques- tion of abolishing the county's system of sup- porting the poor.
In July, 1867, by order of the board, the north half of township 14, range 7 west, was detached from the town of Hamburg and attached to Bergen.
At the October session, 1867, the orders of the board granting bounties for wild cat and wolf scalps were repealed.
In November, of the same year, James II. Layne was appointed poor commissioner to suc- céed E. A. Stark.
In 1868 Willard Morley succeeded Mr. Me- Dill as member of the board.
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On the 14th of November, 1868, the annual salaries of various county officers were fixed as follows : County treasurer, $1,000 ; county clerk, $1,000 ; superintendent, $800; county judge, $500 ; district attorney, $400.
On the 2d of January, 1869, the bounty for killing wolves and wild eats was re-established, the rate fixed being $5 for each wolf and $2.50 for each wild cat killed.
In 1869 the board consisted of Willard Morley, chairman ; George W. Swain and B. F. Harry.
In November, 1869, James E. Newell was appointed commissioner of the poor to succeed Elijah Powell. Thus the board of commis- sioners was made to consist of J. 11. Layne, Enoch Enochson and J. E. Newell.
In January, 1870, Willard Morley was re- eleeted chairman of the board for the ensuing - year.
SUPERVISORS AGAIN.
During the year 1868 the Legislature passed an act changing again the system of county government throughout Wisconsin. This act abolished the commissioner system, or board of three, and reinstated the old system of a board made up of one member from each civil town and incorporated village. This law is still in force.
The first meeting of the board under the new dispensation was held in the court honse at Viroqua, in May, 1870. J. W. Greenman, of Genoa, was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The board consisted of the following named gentlemen, representing the various towns and villages:
Henry Sharp, Bergen; E. C. Jager, Chris- tiana; Ole Anderson, Coon; W. C. Stelting, Forest; William Clawater, Franklin; J. W. Greenman, Genoa; Jesse Warner, Harmony; J. W. Hoyt, Hamburg; J. R. Joseph, Liberty; Joseph Fulmer, Stark; R. W. Jordan, Sterling; Ralph Hall, Viroqua; R. S. Me.Michael, Village of Viroqua; C. C. Bennett, Webster; J. C. Davis, Wheatland; Giles White, Whitestown.
Nothing of especial interest was transacted during this year, almost all the time being spent in attending to road business.
The annual meeting for 1871 began on the 14th of November. J. W. Greenman was re- elected chairman for the ensuing year. The following members were present:
Levi Shorey, Bergen; John Michelet, Chris- tiana; Hans Nelson Coon; J. Conaway, Clinton; W. C. Stelting, Forest; F. K. Van Wagner, Franklin; J. W. Greenman, Genoa; Martin Rodgers, Greenwood; A. J. Wiard, Harmony: J. W. Hoyt, Hamburg ; J. Manhart, Ilills- borough; Joseph Harris, Kiekapoo; Allen Rusk, Liberty; J. O. Parker, Stark; R. W. Jordan, Sterling; G. S. Jordan, Union; Ralph Hall, Viroqua; R. S. McMichael, village of Viroqua; Simeon Adams, Webster; Giles White, Whites- town; Alexander Latshaw, Wheatland.
At this session the supervisors abolished the board of commissioners of the poor, and resolved that hereafter the duties of that board should be performed by a superintendent of the poor, who should be annually elected by the board of supervisors. It was further provided that the superintendent should receive $2 per day for his services. After these resolutions had been adopted, D. A. Barnard was elected superintendent of the poor for the ensuing year.
Gardner & Wareham was granted a license to operate a ferry boat from DeSoto to Lansing, Iowa.
The taxes levied at this session for the ensu- ing year, were as follows: For county purposes, $18,919.88; for State purposes, $8,029.24; for school purposes, $3,783.37.
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated out of the general fund of the county for the support of the poor during the ensuing year.
The annual meeting of the board for 1872 was held in November. J. W. Greenman, of Genoa, was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The following members answered to their names upon the roll being called : Thomas Kingston, John Michelet, Ole Anderson, B. F.
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Harry, J. W. Greenman, Martin Rodgers, Wil- liam Webster, J. T. Brinkmann, Joseph Man- hart, D. H. Pulver, N. W. Nelson, T. S .Jordan, Simeon Adams, Van S. Bennett, Elijah Tilton, Allen Rusk, William Clawater, J. S. Dickson, Peter Jerman and T. C. Ankeny.
A report from D. A. Barnard, superintendent of the county poor, revealed some interesting facts regarding the poor farm. The following is an extract from the report :
"There has been furnished at the county house during the year, 988 weeks of board, at an expense of $1,270.02, embracing provisions, clothing, bedding, fuel, furniture, lights, medi- cines, medical attendance, and salary of steward and supervision-a cost of $66.84 for each pau- per a year, or $1.27 for each pauper per week. Of the number remaining at the county house at this date, (Nov. 1, 1872) ten are idiotie, two blind, one insane and four, the remainder, are old, infirm, or otherwise incapable of self sup- port. " The whole number receiving aid from the county, outside the county house, during the year, was 102, at an expense of $1,321.02. 'The whole number receiving aid outside the county house at the expense of the county at date of this report is twenty; of this number three are in- sane, two are idiotic, five over eighty years of age, seven nuder six years, and three are other- wise incapable of self support."
D. A. Barnard was re-elected superintendent of the poor.
The salary of the county judge was fixed at $1,000 per annum ; that of county treasurer, at $1,000; county clerk, $1,200; district attorney, $400; clerk of court, 8400 and fees ; superin- tendent of poor $2 per day for each day worked, and ten cents per mile for each mile traveled ; superintendent of schools $4 per day, not to exceed $920.
An order was passed granting a bounty of $1.50 for each fox killed in the county.
State purposes, $11,281.78 ; for school purposes, $3,649.65.
The long session closed by the board tender- ing a vote of thanks to chairman J. W. Green- man and county clerk John R. Casson.
The board of supervisors convened for the annual session of 1873, on Tuesday, November 11. Van S. Bennett, of Rockton, was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The following members were present :
Ole Anderson, Philip Adams, Van S. Ben- nett, Wm. Clawater, J. S. Dickson, J. W. Greenman, C. L. Ingersoll, Peter Johnson, G. S. Jordan, John Michelet, Joseph Manhart, Peter McIntire, R. S. McMichael, J. A. New- man, M. W. Nelson, Martin Rodgers, Ellis Reed, Henry Sharp, W. C. Stelting, J. H. Smith, E. A. Stark and William Webster.
At this session D. A. Barnard, superintend- ent of county poor, made his second annual report. From it the following facts are gleaned : The number of inmates at the county house at date of last report was seven- teen ; number admitted during the year, twenty-two ; total number at county house dur- ing the year, thirty-nine; two had died; two sent to the hospital ; four children were put out ; four otherwise discharged ; twenty-seven remained at the county house ; the average number there during the year was twenty-two. All this was at a total cost yearly per capita of $63.57, or a weekly cost per capita of $1.22. The whole number receiving aid from the county outside the county house was 105, at a total cost of $1,122.52. Of this number, four were insane, and three idiotic. Of the twenty- seven in the county house, Nov. 1, 1873, nine were idiotie, one a cripple for life ; one insane ; two blind ; four over seventy years of age ; five under seven, and the balance are otherwise incapable of self-support. Total value of farni income and on hand, $1,747. D. A. Barnard was re-elected as superintendent of the poor.
Taxes were levied at this session of the
The taxes levied for the ensuing year were as follows : For county purposes, $14,934.39 ; for | board as follows : For county purposes, $10,-
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000 ; for State purposes, $10,176.25 ; for school purposes, $3,967.51.
The board resolved that all the territory belonging to the town of Genoa, lying on the south side of the south fork, and the main stream of the Bad Ax creek be taken from Genoa and attached to Wheatland. This, how- ever, was limited by the proviso that the ques- tion be submitted to the people of Genoa, at the next election, and in case a majority were in favor of the division it should take effect April 15, 1874, but it seems the proposition was rejected, as the change was never made.
The annual session for 1874 convened on the 10th of November. Hon. W. F. Terhune was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The following gentlemen represented the various towns in the county : Henry Sharp, Bergen ; John Michelet, Christiana ; Anton Von Ruden, Coon ; H. W. Knapp, Clinton; W. C. Stelting, Forest; John Fopper, Genoa; Martin Rodgers, Greenwood; Peter Johnson, Hamburg; William Webster, Ilarmony ; Roger Williams, Hills- borough; William Frazier, Jefferson ; George Spurrier, Kickapoo; J. H. Smith, Liberty; Ely McVey, Stark ; P. McIntyre, Sterling ; T. S. Jordan, Union; J. E. Newell, Viroqua ; W. F. Terhune, Village of Viroqua ; Philip Adams, Webster; David Wilt, Wheatland ; Henry O'Connell, Whitestown; P. McManny, Franklin.
D. A. Barnard was re-elected superintendent of the poor for the ensuing year.
The board made the following apportionment of taxes for 1874: For State purposes, $8,195.76; for county purposes, $13,025 ; for county school purposes, $3,513. The total assessed valnation of the county was $3,721,583.
The long session closed by giving a vote of thanks to Chairman Terhune.
The session for 1875 began on the 9th of No- vember. W. F. Terhune was re-elected chair- man. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names : C. C. Ben- nett, J. T. Brinkmann, Jacob Eckhardt, Edgar Eno, William Frazier, M. Hinkst, T. S. Jordan,
H. W. Knapp, W. L. Marshall, John Michelet, James MeDonough, Eli McVey, P. McIntyre, Henry Oakes, Henry O'Connell, A. Von Ruden, Henry Sharp, John HI. Smith, W. F. Terhune, Elijah Tilton, Roger Williams and William Webster.
D. A. Barnard was again elected superintend- ent of the poor.
At this session a resolution was passed to the effect that the county would pay an additional bounty of $5 per head for full grown wolves killed, making the bounty $10.
The taxes for the year were apportioned as follows : For State purposes, $0,150.09 ; for county purposes, $15,613.30 ; for county school purposes, $3,760. The total assessed valuation of the county at that time was $3,903,325.
A special session of the board was held in June, 1876. The members were all present. William Frazier was elected chairman.
On the 14th of November the board met for the annual session of 1876. William Frazier, of Enterprise, was elected chairman for the ensu- ing year. The following comprises a list of the members of the board for this year : Goodman Olson, Bergen; C. H. Ballsrud, Christiana; H. W. Knapp, Clinton ; Anton VonRuden, Coon ; W. C. Stelting, Forest ; Christian Ellefson, Frank- lin; F. A. Wallar, Genoa ; Mathias Hansberry, Greenwood ; John T. Brinkmann, Hamburg ; Simon Clauson, Harmony; Roger Williams, Hillsborough ; William Frazier, Jefferson ; Jo- seph lIarris, Kickapoo; Stanley Stout, Liberty; A. W. De Jean, Stark ; A. D. Chase, Sterling ; T. S. Jordan, Union ; Elijah Tilton, Viroqua ; R. S. Mc Michael, Village of Viroqua ; John Snyder, Webster; Jacob Eckhardt, Jr., Wheat- land; Henry O'Connell, Whitestown.
At this session all orders previously passed by the board in relation to wolf, wild-cat and fox bounties were repealed.
The salaries of the various county officers were fixed as follows : County clerk $800 per annum ; county treasurer, $800 ; district attor- ney $300; superintendent of poor, $2 per day,
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and eight cents per mile ; superintendent of schools, $3 per day, (not to exceed 267 days) and $50.
D. A. Barnard was re-elected superintendent of the poor. The board apportioned the taxes as follows : For State purposes, $10,186.09 ; for county purposes, $17,138.92 ; for county school purposes, $3,768. The total assessed val- uation of the county for that year was $3,808,- 651.
The annual session for 1877 began on the 13th day of November, 1877, and continued un- til the 21st. N. MeKie, of Viroqua, was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The members of the board were as follows : Goodman Olson. Bergen ; Jeremiah Conway, Clinton ; C. H. Ballsrud, Christiana ; Ole Anderson, Coon ; W. C. Stelting, Forest; Christian Ellefson, Franklin; E. L. Oakes, Genoa; M. Hansberry, Greenwood; J. W. Hoyt, Hamburg ; Simon Clauson, Har- mony; Roger Williams, Ilillsborough; William Smith, Jefferson; C. E. Smith, Kickapoo; Stan- ley Stout, Liberty ; H. II. Wyatt, Stark ; A. D. Chase, Sterling; T. S. Jordan, Union; E. Tilton, Viroqua; N. MeKie, Village of Viroqua; John Snyder, Webster; Erastus Cilley, Wheatland ; Henry O'Connell, Whitestown.
At this session an order was passed granting a bounty of $3 on each wolf killed in the county, and $1 for foxes.
D. A. Barnard was re-elected to the office of superintendent of the poor.
Taxes were levied for the year 1877 as fol- lows : For State purposes, $8,862.74; for county purposes, $16,997.26 ; for county school pur- poses, $3,845.50 The total assessed valuation of the county was, $3,777,170.
The board of supervisors met for the annual session of 1878 on the 12th of November. Van S. Bennett, of Whitestown, was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The board con- sisted of the following members : Goodman Olson, Bergen ; Jeremiah Conaway, Clinton ; John Michelet, Christiana ; Ole Anderson, Coon; R. S. Sherman, Forest ; Christian Ellef-
son,Franklin; E. L. Oakes, Genoa; M. H. Fitzpat- rick, Greenwood; J. W. Hoyt, Hamburg; J. M. MeLees, Harmony; Roger Williams, Hillsbor- ough ; William Smith, Jefferson ; Irvin Fox, Kickapoo; Allen Rusk, Liberty; A. W. DeJean, Stark; Joseph Morgan, Sterling ; T. S. Jordan, Union ; E. Powell, Viroqua ; R. S. McMichael, Village of Viroqua ; John Snyder, Webster ; D. II. Pulver , Wheatland ; Van S. Bennett, Whitestown.
At this session taxes were levied as follows : For State purposes, $8,672.16 ; for county pur- poses, $13,275 ; for county school purposes, $3,590; The total assessed valuation of the county, $3,792,999.
D. A. Barnard was re-elected superintendent of the poor. The name of the office was changed to " commissioner of poor." $2,600 was appropriated to the poor departments.
The county clerk was anthorized to execute a deed of conveyance of right of way to the Viroqua Railroad Company.
The annual session for 1879 began on the 11th of November. Van S. Bennett was re- elected chairman, and the rules of order govern- ing the board in 1878 were adopted. The board was composed of the following gentlemen: Ilenry Schlong, Bergen; D. C. Yakey, Clinton; C. J. Skough, Christiana; Ole Anderson, Coon; R. S. Sherman, Forest; Christian Ellefson, Frank- lin; E. L. Oakes, Genoa; Martin Rodgers, Greenwood; J. W. Hoyt, Hamburg; J. M. Mc- Lees, Harmony; Roger Williams, Hillsborough; Wm. Smith, Jefferson; Irvin Fox, Kickapoo; G. W. Wise, Liberty; Eli Mc Vey, Stark; Joseph Morgan, Sterling; T. S. Jordan, Union; E. Powell, Viroqua; R. S. MeMichael, Village of Viroqua; Jobn Snyder, Webster; Il. H. Morgan, Wheatland; Van S. Bennett, Whitestown.
At this session resolutions were passed ask- ing the senator and assemblyman from this district to use their influence to have the Legislature pass an act providing for the bien- nial instead of annual sessions of the Legisla- ture.
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