Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-08
April Sth, 1905.

day of April, A D, 1905, which resolu-
ton adjourned the annual town meet
ing of the said town of Eagle River to
the Sth day of April A d, 1905 at 2
O'Clock m, for the purpose of trans
acting all business excepting the cleo
ton of town officers. The electors Of
said town of Eagle River met at the
town hall in said town at the hour of
two O'Clock D N, on said 8th day of
April A D, 1900, for the purpose of
making appropriations to meet the ex-
penses of said town for the ensuing
year and to levy the amounts to cover
such appropriations and to transact
such other business might come be-
fore them.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
John Radcliffe.
Report of town treasurer to the
school board of the town OF Eagle Riv-
err read and accepted.
Report Of the secretary of the board
of school directors read and accepted.
Report of clerk of free high school
read and accepted.
Motion that president and secretary
of school board be requested to return
the receipt now held by them as basis
of school loan to commissioner of state
trust fund. Carried.
Annual report of Fred Morey, town
treasurer read and accepted.
Report of board of audit read and
accepted.
Upon motion the following amounts
were voted to be raised to be used for
the respective purposes mentioned be-
low for the ensuing year:
For waterworks. $50. j. 80. $4,000 90
For cemetery. Observation-Disclosures OO w
For bose company 800 w
For general fund .......... =, 800 90
For highway funa ..... Is, 800 90
For outstanding Indebtedness. 5, 276 IS
For extension sewer, Spruce
and Main streets. -. $500. 900 on
For extension raterwOrks,
Spruce and irst streets. 800 90
Motion that clerks salary be fixed At
the sum Of $500 for the ensuing year,
to be full payment for all work done as
such clerk including board Of review
work. Carried.
Petition of Brown Bros. Lbr Co. for
repayment to them of paat money paid
by them for taxes on engine claimed to
be excessive read by clerk.
In connection with said Brown Bros.
petition, motion made that town board
be instructed 10 take into cOnsidera-
ton the valuation upon said engine rs
fixed by state tax commissioner in de-
sermining amount of money to be re-
turned TO said Browa Bros. Lbr. Co.,
if any. Carried.
Upon motion and by vote of electors
present, the following resolution was
adopted.
Resolved that the town of Eagle Riv-
err, Villas county, Wisconsin. shall ex-
ercise and have conferred upon it all
powers relating to villages which are
conferred upon village boards by chap
ter 40 Wisconsin Statutes of 1898 ex-
cepting those the exercise of which
would conflict with the Statutes relat-
ing to town and town boards.
Upon motion the following amounts
were voted to be levied for school pur-
poses for the ensuing year.
| For teachers wages. "a 900 OC
For school houses. ....,.. .....1 200 VI
For transportation of pupils. 800 OC
For fuel. j, lOU W
For janitor salary. ....... 540 VI
| For library. 90 w
For Incidental expenses ...... 900 OF
Upon motion the following amounts
were voted to be levied for the purpose
of defraying the expense of free high
school in the town of Eagle River for
the ensuing year.
For teachers wages. ...... 81 $50 W
For books and supplies. 100 OF
Moved and supported that all. towr
orders be made to draw eight per cent
interest. Carried.
Moved and supported that president
and secretary of school board be author
lied to borrow money if necessary t.
conduct schools until taxes are collect
ed. Carried.
Moved and supported that A G Rich
ison, N A Colman and Alex Higgins
be elected inspectors to look over til