The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-21
County Board Proceedings.
Continued from last weekly

Upon motion the following proposition ordered spread
the records and fled
Washburn Wis., Dec 1st 1908
the County Bayfield, County, whom
concern.
Gentlemen;
The Wisconsin Telephone consideration of the permits
sion maintain its telephone system in the public Offices court
house. of Bayfield, County hereby to maintain the
same free of charge for year to Bayfield, County.
Wisconsin Telephone Go.
By T. F. Keefe asst Manager.
Upon motion the the following resolution adopted
Washburn, Wis. Dec 1908
Whereas appears the records in the Office of the
County Treasurer that Joseph Levy purchased certificates the
NE NE 1865 for the sale OF 1891898 and 1900 and it further
pears that said Joseph Levy took deeds said certificates
for the said years. further appears that the said description
illegally assessed being lands and subject to
tion therefore be it,
Resolved that upon the quit claim deed the
county, by said Joseph Levy the face of said certificates with
interest at per since purchase and costs of TAX
ing such deeds be repaid said Levy and that the amount
paid be charged back to the town of Pratt.
Adoiph Habelt
The following report the Sup of Schools for the end
ing June Both, 1908 presented ard read:
report superintendent of school for the
ending June 3Oth, 1908
To County Supervisors Bayfield, County, Wis
Gentemen:-I respectfully submit my annual report
year ending 3oth 1908
excellent in many places and satisfactory whole The
any previous year. The total enrolment 1914 and the
daily attendance 1850 There sixty school houses and
1O5 teachers Five school houses will be built during
The school boards have exercised securing good
teachers and seventy cent of those employed have special
training addition High school work This gives
high standard teaching Two things which initiate against
the work first the floating population second the frequent
change of teachers.
the remedy while second the school
boards supply partial would that good and
satisfactory possible Much
lint
hire by the instead of the but good teacher will
always better work the second year than he did the
there will be break the work There has been marked
the condition buildings and
per In addition this the teachers and pupils have done much
beau the this has overdon ard the
anything but artistic Clean with few decorations
that full Of
dust catchers.
The Washburn S. graduated eleven and the Bay
field S. class of five Iron River changed from three
four high school, had complete the course
Port Wing Mason and Drumm have graded schools of the
first class and Cable state graded school of the second class
Eight pupils graduated from these schools Twelve
granted school diplomas. Two Of these pupils
of the Maple Ridge school, of Mason from Sweden
Town of Drummond two from the Dodge school, of Iron
River the Sezs school, Washburn three from
the Benot school, Washburn Nash school,
of Washburn.
visited 95 departments made 1872
visits in ALL held four public teachers "naons and six
private called together the teachers for county association
and met with the local meetngsin of the cunty
attended the county superintendent ISOLATION at dison
January The institute of weeks WEI attended,
and good work done The instructor sent the state
F. A. Lowell of Rhnelander +. Mitchell of Oshkosh
part Mr. Mtche salary paid from the institute
fund These institutes have aided much getting
thorough work the school subjects carried into the
schools The statistics appended taken from the
by towns They will prove interest
those who wish work and the costof the several
The pur for the about
take the build and perma improvements
brings down to less than $40 pupil This is for the whole
Those who wish find for special town take
from the statistics for that total paid during
divide it by total number enrolled Tanspo tation pupils
tried in several places The satisfactory plan is that
adopted Port Wing Two about twenty pupils
the village schools where there is accommodation for
them The drivers paid $50 per month II this plan
adopted the would need to build two country