Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-27
SOME THINGS THEY DID.
REVIEW OF COUNTY BOARD OF SupER-
viSORS' DOINuS.
Adjournment Came on Friday Morning Last. After
Eleven Days SeSs.cn-Work Generally Com
mended- Improvements In County Institutions,
Tax Levy Etc


morning last, which is the usual length
of late years As a whole the body wa
an earnest aud progressive lot of work
ers, and for sassioo where SO man,
new men participated the work of tho
board is c0mmendable Nothing of ,
radical nature was enacted but al
matters were char ctari',ad with De
termination TO serve the people justly
economically and with proper haste A
few of the important matters 'aker
up and disposed of are below noted
pickings from the proceedings.
Bridge appropriations were made for
the following towns and villages Vinls
$500. Jefferson S572, Harmony 1926 Is
Stark $875 town of Hillsboro 1855 81
Clinton $l3t 25, Wheatland 1915, Ham
hnrg Sl.t7042, Coon $40, Sterling
$457 so An omnibus ordinance was
adopted giving to each town not men
and ward $50 making total of 81, 453 u.
l. H. Glenn, commissioner of the
poor, reported appropriations End re-
ceipts of lis Office at So, 306.09, with ex-
penditures of 81 022 so OF the lattar
81, 907. % went to the payment Of old
claims outstanding. T6is Leaves de-
ficit of $7i6 II at date of making report.
The superintendent says in his report
that 10 were admitted to the county
home during year; seven have died and
they have present population of "a.
Committee on ways and means recon-
mended repairs on building and farm of
$500. For current year 81, 900 were ap-
propriated
Salaries for county officers for new
term commencing 1908. were fixed as
follows Clerk $90 treasurer $500, dis
triet attorney $3.50, superintendent of
schools 81 200, county Judge $500, clerk
of court $780, to be in lieu of fees against
county; commissioner of poor So per
day fer time actually employed and
eight cents per mile for travel. This
eIary list is unchanged from the
present except change in judges COM
pensation, which has been $500 in the
past. Salary of court house janitor was
increased from $500 to $400
Treasurer Lier reported balance in
treasury Of SIS, 592.09.
OF the past years earnings of the
county asylum $l3, 900 were set aside for
current expenses, and ~, 900 for per-
manent improvements.
Bounty for killing rattlesnakes was
at fifty cents apiece.
The board passed resolution per-
mitting and empowering the supervisor
of assessment to appoint a deputy dur
ing the busy working season, who may
possess the same powers as the head of
the department. His compensation will
be fur dollars per day for actual ser
vices.
The soldiers relief commission dis
pensed $3.50 25 in aid, and has a balance
on hand of s424 rs.
Two type writers were ordered se-
cured for use of court house. at a cost
not to exceed $i70 The superintendent
of schools appears tn be most in need 4
one in his Office. 1t was suggested I'll 1t
one of the feminine persuasion be secur-
ed for that official
A resolution was adopted advising
exchange Of land between the asylum
and county house Portions Of the
properties are so situated that they will
be more accessible to each place by an
exchange
The county superintendent reported
to the board that he had received $S99
from applicants for certificates and ex-
pended $270 for institute workers, etc.
An appropriation of 81, 300 was made
for improvements about the court house
and grounds as follows: 1926 for barn,
1926 in residence and Jail, $f00 for paint
ing and decorating court and jury rooms,
putting floors in halls, etc, $3.50 for
putting in cement floors, plastering and
fitting room in basement of court house.
Officers OF institutions were, by reso-
luton, requested to keep roads worked
adjacent TO county property.
The matter OF establishing county
training school for teachers was dis
cussed by the board and resulted in the
appoir tmept of committee to investi-
gate the subject and report at the next
puuual sess on of the board Chairman
Hammer appointed Supervisors Lom-
bard, Bean ind Tate as such committee
to &C. without expense to the county
The matter was strongly urged by Supt.
Gardner be fore the board.
One of til most er tertaip'7g incidents
that engaged the attention Of the board
was the ten 4city and spirit which Super
visor Craig fought for an app. opriation
of $3.50 fer he purchase of the Reads
town improvement company's bridge
across the Kickapoo Four different
times Mr. Craigo compelled the board
to take notice of his claims and he de-
sisted only when the matter was buried
beyond resurrection. Readstown has a
representative possessed of persistency,
and it was no fault of his that the ap-
preparation failed.
The board equalizsd the properly Of
the county at $40. 90S, $50, two and q
half times greater than last year. The
tax per cent. for the year will be .0083,
and the levy is as follows