Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

the SESSION WOfk ~Leather meoai for supervisor
Eastman.
The board of supervisors closed its
| woi k on Friday morning, after eleven
days session, the greatest length of time
,s,vried by any beard in twenty-five
wears The CENSOR last week gave a
| partial review of the important work
accomplished at that time, aud we briefly
sum mp the sessions doings now.
| The board distinguished itself by go
| IMP IN record ss the first official body in
| :':e United States to place bounty for
! 5he destruction of rattlesnakes The
resolution looking to this end was in
, troduced by Mr.. Henika of Readstown,
and it provides that bounty of fifty
cents shall be paid for each rattlesnake
killed in the county the destroyer to
| appear before the chairman of the town
where the reptile is killed. having in his
possession the entire body, the chair
man to certify to the correctness of the
| destruction on which voucher is given
| for drawing the bounty from the county
| treasury. Not little good natured
badgering was indulged in at the ex-
pense of the author of the resolution
and he was quickly dubbed st. Patrick, "
who would Danish the snakes from Yer
non county. OF the wisdom of this leg
islation men will judge for themselves.
The frequency of injury TO persons and
stock the past season by reptiles was
pleaded as good reason for this unusual
bounty offering.
The manner of making personal prop
erty equalization with referen ce TO live
stock was changed Instead Of taking
as a basis the number of head, lump
sum il placed upon each town IL was
| discovered that several places the asses
ors so far forgot their sworn duty that
! they gave Ia less than fourth the num-
! ber OF animals found in their towns,
thus making a manifestly unjust dis
| crimination against towns ssin:st attempt
ed tc, follow the law in t'iis particular
schedule. The board passed a resolution
| instru citing assessors in future to assess
ali property at its cash selling value,
thus einpSasizing plain provision of
! the statute.
The salary OF the iauitor at the court
house was placed at $50 per month, one
to be regularly employed during the
year.
Poor Commissioner Tilton reported
expenditure of S.. 1862 81 for mainte-
nance of county poor, So. 1862. 25 of which
was aid furnished persons outside the
aims house. He reported balance OF
1878 50 on hand with outstanding in
deb edness of about $1,000. Total pop
ulation at aims house during the year
40; discharged s, died 5, taken to state
school 8; now in county house 26.
The salary of probate judge was
placed at $500 per year, TO commence
with the new term in 1909. The lasi
board raised the ealary from $500 Il
5000. and the present session jumped i
as stated Ii is yet low as compared
with surrounding counties.
Treasurer Fortunes report shows that
he received from all sources during th,
year $I04, 106 40 and has a balance 81
$l4, 3S4 is on hand.
Judge Wyman was accorded the priv
lege OF space in the clerk of court and
sheriffs offices for his safe and Law
library
A document cabinet for filing paper,
was ordered purchased for use in the
district attorneys Office.
The county clerk was authorized tt
make a new indexing for all county
roads 10 be placed in the new indel
record book.
In compliance with the petition oi
n .nber of citizens the board gave
location on which to place the ole
Decker house, the first building erected
in Viroqua. II will be stationed mid
way between the east and west lines o.
the court house park ON the south line
The logs and other material are in |
good state of preservation.
Among other improvements about th
county property is to be an addition t.
the sheriff'e residence, to consist of
brick veneered kitchen 16x1S on tn
west side of the building and
porch across the north side of the pres
. ent house,
1t was the sense of the board as ex
pressed by resolution, that all road tl!
should be paid in cash, and to this en'
! ii was advised that supervisors give no
tice before the next town meeting u
take an expression on the matter IL
every TO wn in the county.
Substantial improvements were auth
orized for the asylum The presen
barn is to be transformed into granar.
and root cellar and modern COW ant
horse barn constructed, a sidewalk lait
TO the main road, hose purchased TO
fire protection, neg floors laid in lowe
) wards and kitchen, tile floors in batl
and closet rooms, all at an expense o
81, 800, to be appropriated from asylum
earnings now due. Balance of earning
from the institution, of sl3, 800, were
set aside for current expenses of th'
same the present year.
1t was voted TO place steam heating
plant in the court house, Jail and sher
IFS residence, at an expense OF nearly
81, 600 The board took two or thre'
different actions on the subject, voted
the appropriation selected COMMITTEES
to oversee the work, and as il eontendet
by many. let contract for installing
the plant On this latter proposition
there Is division Of sentiment among
the board members the building com
mittee and others who have been con
suited The different actions of the
board were 50 loose and unbusiness-lik'
that the committee do not feel warrant
ed in acting without legal counsel, anC
opinions will be presented today.
At the close Of session resolutions wer'
passed expressing thanks TO the chair
man and clerk for services. Also I
leather medal presented 10 Chairman
Eastman of Forest, for the checke
championship If the board.
THE TAX LEVY.
Following are items entering into tn
, tax levy as voted at the close of tn
session. The county levy proper is $40,
O32 73. or more than 5000 less thar
last year.
Salaries county officers. .S5, ,0Ol
C;IrctItt court expenses ,.......... 1000 0
steam heating for court house and jail 200 0
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