Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-13
HAVE PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
COUNTY FATHERS MUST DETERMINE
JAIL AND ROAD MATTERS
County Board Met Tuesday for Ana:aI
Session Their Deliberations Impor-
tant TO Tax Payers and Citizens.

Annual session of the county board
of supervisors was opened at ten o'clock
on Tuesday, all members present. Mr..
Dunnum member-elect from the recent
" created village Of Coon Valley, took
his seat, swelling the board member
ship to thirty-thr2aa precisely the mem
bership of the state senate.
To the surprise of his co-laborers and
associated Chairman Michael Brody
rendered his resignation as presiding
officer over the body. He assigned as
a reason that it was probable that he
would not be 3 ole to continue his SER
vices throughout the session, having an
important business engagement to fill
in a distant state. The resignation was
accepted and ballot ordered to fill va
cancv. Hon. George i. Tate received
a majority of votes and was declared
elected. Mr.. Tate said in assuming the
chair that he appreciated the unexpeet-
ed ard unsought honor.
The new chairman appointed the re-
firing member to his place on the
ways and means committee. Mr.. Dun
mum was also assigned to the same com
miUtee.
Communication was read from the
state board of control advising the
board that they considered the county
Jail not up to standard requirement by
the state that they considered it un-
sanitary, unsafe for the detention of
criminals and undesirable in other re-
spects. Tie communication breathed
the thought that the old structure could
not be made acceptable by the expen-
6iture of a reasonable amount, and ad-
vised the building Of new jail and re-
sidence. This put the board to thinking
and it was determined. after a full dis
cussion of the subject tbst a committee
be appointed TO wait upon the state
authorities and make the niost salts
factory compromise Possible, all be-
lieVing that the prese;7e conditions can.
by a reasonable expenditure, be made
available for many years. Chairman
Tate appointed as committee to go To
Madison, and report to the board before
the close of the week: Messrs. Morley,
Brody and Tulloch. Ii was determined
to have the district attorney and Sheriff
accompany the committee.
The new road law is one of the co
nundrums that is just nov confounding
and confusing the board. The question
is ''will we or won't we.
The board has accepted invitations to
dine at the asylum on Thursday, the
day following ct the aims honse.
Following is this years membership
of the board:
Bereen-C. j. Mcclellan.
Christiana T. b Homstad.
Clinton Michael Brody.
Coon Heige larson
Forest C j. Eastman.
Franklin--Ole r. Fortneg.
Genoa W. Powell.
Greenwood y. w. Shreve.
Hamburg William Kapanke.
| Harmony Fred Dummer.
Hiilsboro~ lafayette Fox.
jefferson Martin Root.
Kiellapoo--Chas o. Smith
Liberty Warren Fish
STARK VIII Seibach.
Sterling Albert J. Broadhead.
Union f. Obert.
Niroqua-Thomas Stevens.
Webster Harvey M. Allen.
Wheatland- Alex. Tulloch
Whitestown-J w. Adler.
Coon Valley VillageO. N. Dunnum.
De Setn Village--R NJ McAuley
Hillsb0ro Village-B l. Bailey
La Fargo Village George f. Tate.
Ontario Village Samuel Sloggy
Readstosn Village-C. w Fowell
Stoddard Village-John C. johnson.
Viola Village-John ii. Shroeder
Westby Village Lawrence GrimsFud.
Vinoqua City First ward, 1hos. O. M0rk; Sec
ond ward f NJ. Rogers: Third ward. G. f. Nor
ley