Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
County Board Meeting.
The Sheriffs salary fixed at $780,
A county physician employed at
$3So. per year.-Other matters Of
interest disposed of by the board.

The county board of Villas county fin
ished their labors Saturday and adjourn
ed to Dec. 21st. The committee ON JUS
tice and officers bills were at work all
TN week and recommended some dizzy
Gu tting OF the bills. All iustice and officers
throughout the county suffered alike on
vagrancy, drunk and disorderly cases.
Justice bills amounting to from $500 TO
5000 per ease We're cut to 81 80 each
aud the officers asking from $500 to
$500 were cut to 81 S2 each The bills
were allowedby the board as recon-
mended by the committee.
The board passed a. resolution fixing
the SALARY OF the Sheriff nr 1899 at.
$15OOO0 per year. This is given in lieu
Of all lees for services performed inside
of the county. For travel outside OF the
county the sheriff will receive fees allow
ed by the statutes, The salary OF the
Of the Register in Probate was fixed at
$4,000 per year to take effect and be in
force on and after the LIST day January
1897. The salary of the County Judge
Of Villas county was raised from $25O.OO
to $4OO.O 90 per year to take effect on the
LIST Monday in january 1898.
A resolution was passed by the board
requesting the different town treasurers
in the county to collect in cash at least
ten per cent OF the general county tax
and to pay over the same to tile county
treasurer on or before the last Monday
i'll January 1897, for the purpose Of de-
which will convene the LIST Monday in
February, 1897.
The doctor bills filed with the Clerk for
tue care OF county paupers in the town
of Eagle River and care and medical
attendance OF the ''vags" confined in the
county Jail for the past year amounted
to $l8OO.OO. These are the bills that
We're cut 667s per cent. The board mott
fed the Doctors to place bid before the
board for the some work, as done last
year for the ensuing year. DR.. N.
T.. Sanborn of this city received the CON
tract at $3.50. 90 per year.
h The board upon petition signed by
the town board of Minocqua stating
that the town had legally voted to con-
struct a bridge across Lake Quo-wa-ka-
se-gan, the estimated cost being $1,000.
and that the cost OF constructing said
bridge exceeds X OF our per cent Of all
taxable property in said town according
to the last equalized valuation thereof
they asked that one half of said amount
be appropriated by the county, as pro-
vided in Sec. 1919, r. S. The board au-
thorized the clerk and chairman to draw
orders to the amount of 100000 the
oders to be made payable one year from
the date OF the resolution. JAS. McKin-
ley and Joseph Elliott were appointed by
resolution to cooperate with the town
board OF Minocqua III letting, inspecting
and accepting of the bridge, and to look
alter the countv's interests i'll same.
County Clerk Colman certified the fol-
lowing tax to the different town clerks
Saturday as their towns apportion OF
the taxes for the year 1896.
Town OF Eagle River, 800, 1925
Town OF Minocqua, 9,181.89
Town of Arbor Vitae, 7,33O.91
The above amounts include all county,
state and school taxes upon the different
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