The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-05-23
TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

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Special meeting of the Board of
Supervisors held at the office Of the
town clerk May 1st, 1901, purs uant
to adjournment.
Board was called to order by the
Chairman, Nels Nelson, at 2
o'clock p. M Members all present.
The minutes of the meetings held
on April 18th and Goth were read
and approved.
The following petition was pre-
scented and on motion laid over.
Believing that the Sabbath day in
the proper observance as day of
rest and worship to be one of the
greatest safeguards to the physical.
mental and spiritual development of
the race, and believing that all
citizens should carefully observe the
day, by resting quietly at home, or
reverently attending the services of
Gods House, we therefore, the un-
dersigned Christian bodies, present
and voting, petition you. the honor
able members of the town board of
the Town of Washburn, that you
prohibit the playing of ball on the
Lords day, commonly known as
Sunday, within said town. Which
practice heretofore has been per-
mitted and INDUCED in, in an open
violation of an expressed statute OF
our commonwealth, to the moral
degradation of our citizens, and es-
pecially to the young people, and
the boys and girls of our town.
Dated at Washburn, Wis, this
18th day of April, 1901.
(Signed) J. A. Wiley, Pastor OF
Methodist Church and in behalf of
the congregation. ~
John Gibson, Pastor of the Con-
gregational Church and for the con-
gregatlon.
G. Michaelson; Pastor, and A.
Rockstad, Secretary, of the Nor
wegian Lutheran Church and in be-
half of the congregation.
Carlton M. Hitchcock, Pastor of
St. Johns Episcopal Church.
John A. Bergstrom, in behalf of
the Mission Church.
G. j. Beckman, Pastor Swedish
LuJhern Church.
The petition for sewer on First
Ave. east from 9Th Street to 9Th
Street and to the School House
owned by the ST. Louis Catholic
Church was presented and on
motion action on same was deferred
until investigation
A petition signed by Geo. A.
White and 100 others praying, that
in case the Town Board ADOPT an
ordinance prohibiting cattle to run
at large ON the streets in the unin-
corporated village of Washburn,
that the time fixed in such ordinance
for prohibiting cattle to run at large
be from the 1st of July to the 18th
day OF September in each year in
the day time only and without bells,
was presented and same was upon
motion laid over
The following resolution was in
troluced and adopted:
Whereas, at the last annual town
election T.. j. Mcdonald was duly
elected a Justice of the Peace in and
for the town of Washburn, for the
term of two years and that said L.
J. Mcdonald has failed to qualify to
said office, thereby creating a
vacancy;
Therefore be it resolved by the
baard of supervisors of the town of
Washburn, that G. o. Sowder be
and he is hereby appointed Justice
of the Peace in place of said L. J.
Mcdonald, who failed to qualify to
said office.
Dated this 1st day OF May, 1901.
(Signed,) Jos. Arseneau.
The following bills were audited
and allowed
GENERAL FUND.
Nels Nelson salary chairman -. S25 90
T Oscar $ supervisor Is 66
JOS Arseneau 6 9 Is sc
G o Sowder g Clerk. 81 so
VIM Downs chief ofpolice So 90
6 A Kinney police. 80 90
Alex Cyr 6 8 ....... $500 80 90
julius HaStlund " ..... 80 90
Tim Manning janiiOr. ... % so
Fels Hoel $ chief of fire dept 25 Oh
And Lefd " janllor town hall 26 90
Ed Deer " keeper ID. Co.. 25 90
JOS Pallage 8 sexton. - "a 90 |
Geo Morgan !" ASSaSSor 60 IN