Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-20
Notice Of Special Town Meeting.

Notice is hereby given to the electors
OF the town Of Eagle river, IN the
county OF Villas and STATE of wisconsin,
thai a special town meeting Will be
held In said town, at the Town hall in
the village of Eagle River. ON the Both
day OF January, a d 1902, for the pur-
D. Sc of voting at the hour OF twelve
[ o'clock, noon, on sid day, at said
mt citing on the following resolution to-
wit:
WHEREAS, the electors of the town
of Eagle River, wisconsin, at u special
Town Meeting, held at the town hall in
said town, on the 10Th day OF October.
| A. d. 1900, voted TO construct bridge
across the Eagle river, at the foot OF
Railroad street, in said town, county
and state, at an estimated cost OF sew
| Thousand (S70O0.UO) dollars, and that
at said special town meeting, the board
OF supervisors OF said town, we're au-
! thorized and empowered to- borrow,
anu did borrow from the State of Wis
consu, u sufficient sum OF money to pay
one half of the estimated cost OF said
Bridge, and that direct annual tax
Was levied upon all the taxable proper
t. IN said town, to pay such debt and
interest as 1t would fall due,
THAT WHEREAS, Section 1919 Re
vised Statutes of the stale OF Wlscon-
sin provinces in part as follows tO-Wlt;
| ''Wh never any Town Board shall file
its petition with the proper county
board setting forth the IA. t that said
tow n has voted to construct or repair
any brigde wholly or partly within such
town, designating as II, ar as may be
the location OF such bridge, and further,
stating that such town has provided
lor the payment of one half Of the cost
or such construction or epairs ind that
co-e OF each bridge Or the repairs of.
each bridge eXceeuS one fourth OF one
per centum OF all taxable property III
said town according to it's last equal
lied valua ZION, the said county board
shall appropriate the other ode-half of
such cost and cause such N to be,
levied upon the taxable property of the
county a. viii with the amount prOyi-
ded by said town, be sufficient 10 defray
The expense Of erecting or repairing
each bridge so petItioned for, and such
money when collected sha ! be paid out
on the order of the chairman OF the
county board and county clerk when
ever SAID town shall notify them thas
the work has been completed and &C.
cepted *"***"
AND THAT WHEREAS, the cost OF the
construction OF said bridge, exceeds
one fourth Of one Per centum OF all the
the taAab G properly Of said town &C
cording TO us last equalized valuation,
and that on the Z1th day OF November,
A d. 1900, at the anpual meeting OF
sail board OF Sup-rv lSur5 Of said Villa,
county, said town by its proper officers,
filed Its petition with said board of Su-
perviSOrr, setting forth the fact that
said town had voted TO construct said
bridge, desi gn;itlng the location Oh the
same, anu THAT Ss,lu town had provided
tor the payment OF onc-haif or the cost
or such construction, and that the cost
OF said bridge exceeded one fourth OF
one per ceLLun OF all the taxable pro-
perry within SAID town according 10 It's
last eQuaiZ5d valuation, and requ ST.
my tue county board OF supervisors to
,evy the sum Oh Ihirty-tlve hundred
$500 O0) dollars, oue-hait the cost OF
such bridge; that said county board vi
supervisors at said annual meeting,
acung upon said petition, Ievleu the
sum of Two Thousand (S2OUO.O OtdOllars
Tor lis one half Of The cost the construc
ton of said bridge, refusing and neg
lect ny 10 levy the furth :reSum of FIJI
teen hunared ($l5OU.0OJ dollars rs PEI
tltioneu by SAID town; that at the an
nual meeting OF said county board OF
supervisors IN the year 1901 the said
town by it's proper officers petitioned
said county board OF supervisors to
make a levy OF said sum OF Fifteen Hum
dred (Sl5UU.UU) uOtIdrs, tnaU said board
of suijervis Is OF said Villas county, at
SAID meeting, did, by II vote Oh the
members III said board. refuse and neg
iect to make said levy as peLiCioned Tor
10y SAID town,
Now THEREFORE, be it resolved by
The electors OF sad town, tnat the
board OF Supervi orS of lhe said town OF
EagIe River, and their Successors in
office, be aud they are hereby author
lzed, instructed aud directed to instl-
GuGe and prosecute, for and on behalf
aud IN the name OF said town, an action
| 10 compel the county board or supervl-
sOro Oh Slid Villas county to make lexy
ot said sum of Fifteen Hundred $500.
dollars a, peLittOned for by eatd LOWp,
anu as provided Tor by said Section 1919
lteylSod Statutes OF the state of wlscon-
sin; aud they are further authorized
and empow cred to employ counsel for
and Un behalf of said town to prosecute
said action"
a request of such meeting having
been duly made to me in writing,
signed by twelve qualified voters aud
electors OF said t,wn, specifying as
aforesaid the object for winch such
Town Meeting Is to be held. The
meeting wlll DE opened at The hour OF
Twelve O'CLOCK mon Of said day.
Dated at Ea gle River, Villas county,
wisconsin, Jan. III, 1902.
JOHN DIAMOND,
Town Clerk of the town of Eagle
River, WISCONSIN.