Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . tors gone to the first town meeting we could have polled buta trifle more than half the number of votes that there were ofiicesto be conferred. The first town meeting was held in the house of James , where Judge Holmes first settled, just aboveMonterey. But nine votes were cast at that election. The nameof those elected to serve as town officers were, respectively, asfollows: Supervisors, William Holmes (chairman), David Doug-lass, John Crall; tow
Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . tors gone to the first town meeting we could have polled buta trifle more than half the number of votes that there were ofiicesto be conferred. The first town meeting was held in the house of James , where Judge Holmes first settled, just aboveMonterey. But nine votes were cast at that election. The nameof those elected to serve as town officers were, respectively, asfollows: Supervisors, William Holmes (chairman), David Doug-lass, John Crall; town clerk, Samuel F. Chipman; treasurer,David Douglass; assessor, William Holmes, Jr.; commissionersof common schools, John B. Knowlton, Abram Fox, David ; commissioners of highways, Walter Inman, JoshuaHolmes, Alanson Clawson; fence viewers, Washington Adams,Stephen C. Douglass and William Holmes, Jr.; sealer of weightsand measures, John D. Holmes; overseers of roads. District , Joshua Holmes; District No. 2, Samuel F. Chipman; DistrictNo. 3, Wendall Fockler. During the session of the legislature for 1846-47 township 2,. PAUL :m. gkeex. SMALLER CITIES AND TOWNS 703 north of range 10 east, was set off and organized into a town bythe name of Spring Valley; also the south half of township 3,north of the same range, taken from Center, and the north halfof township 3, taken from Union, were set off into a town calledMagnolia. There were some ten or a dozen electors assembled ateach place. In the same year of the legislature, I believe, that portionof township 3, north of range 12 east, belonging to Center, wasset off to Janesville, which left the former twelve miles in extentnorth, and south by six miles east and west, the north half oftownship 3 in range 11 having been attached to Center in thedivision forming the town of Porter. In the session of 1847-48the inhabitants of township 2, range 11, petitioned to be set off asa separate town, under the name of Plymouth, and
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