Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08


section g. There is added to section e5s,
statutes of 1898, q rev subsection TO read !:
3. To aid the county road and bridge
fund but bonds issued in any county for
such purpose shall not exceed In amount
at one time one per centum OF the total
assessed valuation of such county.
Section Z. There are added to the stat
Section 13I1n. / As soon as practicable
after the organization of any county into
road district the county board shall elect
county commissioner of highways who
shall be a competent engineer or an ex-
perienced road builder.
3 The term of Office of such commits
sioner shall be three years, but the county
board may remove him for cause at any
3. The county board shall fix the com
penSation Of such commissioner In counties
having an assessed valuation less than ten
million dollars at not less than four dollars
a day for each days actual service, and In
counties having a greater valuation, at an
annual salary of not less than one thousand
4 It shall be the duty of such commits
sioner, rs the county board may require, to
examine any road or bridge designated for
Improvement, make any survey or map,
etablish any grade, make report as to the ne
the county, and furnish specifications for
and an estimate Of the cost Of any improve
ment.
8. Such commissioner shall have per
sonal charge of any work ordered by the
county board and of any machinery, tools
6. Such commissioner shall be present
when required at any meeting Of the county
board.
z. Such commissioner shall keep a rec
ord of all work performed, itemiEing and
classifying all outlays 50 as TO show ting
cost Of any ps La us plsce rt Of r. tba an
s. The county board may appoint the
road road OF bridge described in section 1si1p1
as assistant commissioners and AZ his per
diem and prescribe his duties which shall
be to make such temporary repairs OF any
county road or bridge as may be necessary
for public safety the cost Of which shall
not exceed ten dollars including his per
Of such D road or bridge to the commissioners,
and the cost Of the repairs made -
the se S6anty lg ToaG and bridge Hd .Ra Sc
under the exclusive control of the county
board, but no part thereof shall DO expend-
ed within the corporate limits OF any VII
3 The county board are empowered to
purchase, hold, sell and convey for PUBLIC
use as authorized by law, any properly, re6I
or personal, and to make any contract neg
essary to the discharge Of their duties in
improving constructing or repairing any
3 The county board may exercise, with
respect to any road or bridge designated
for improvement, any authority now vested
in and to the exclusion OF any town or
Section 18i1p. / As soon as practical
BILE after the organization of the county
into a road district, the county board shall
determine upon a general plan for the I'M
provement Of roads and bridges In their
county, and show the same on county
3 They shall file one copy Of such map
in the Office Of the county clerk and one
copy In the Office Of the state geological
g. If any road or bridge In any town
be designated for Improvement, they shall
give the town board Of such town written
4 AS far as practicable, any road des-
ignated shall be one OF the leading market
roads In the county. and thereafter known
Section 131Iq. 1. The powers of the
county board shall include examining, con-
STRUGGLING, grading, graveling, macademizing,
bridge or culvert In the county lying out
side the corporate limits Of any village or
3 The county board shall have the
right to purchase any machinery, tools,
sand and gravel pits, quarries and material
proTement proposed By them.
3. Before any Improvement of or work
upon any road or bridge shall be entered
upon, the county board shall cause plans,
specifications, surveys, profles and esti-
mates to be prepared and fled by the COM
missioner Of highways in the office Of the
may desire to bid on the work
4. The county board shall give notice
Of the letting Of any work, for at least two
ushed in the county.
s. All work to be done shall be let 70
the lowest responsible bidder.
6. ANY successful bidder shall be re
quired TO enter into a written contract and
to give a sufficient bond for the faithful
Section 1S11r. l. If any town raise
tax for such fund of not less than one
fourth of one mill on all its taxable prop
erty and petition the county board for aid
In Improving any road or bridge shown on
map described in section 1912. 1, in such
town, they shall expend the amount Of such
town tax together with an equal sum from
the county road and bridge fund upon such
road or bridge In such town, as they may
designate. Should more than one town
petition for aid In any year. the county
board shall determine how many Of those
first applying shall receive aid.
.. The commissioner shall keep q cor1-
plete record OF all work done; an accurate
account Of money received and expended by
him or under his direction, which record
and account shall at all times be open to
the inspection Of and annually reported to
the county board. Such account shall show
the cost OF any improvement on any road
3. The county board shall publish an
nually and circulate a report OF the WORK
done by them and Of their receipts and dis
Section 1311s. No person while holding
the office Of commissioner shall hold any
town or other county Office.
Section 8. There are added to section
ZOE, statutes of 1893, two subsections to
read: Fl. To notify a county commits
ten days thereafter.
%. no notify the proper town officers of
the levy and rate Of any tax for the county
Section 6. There are added to section
776. statutes Of 1898, two subsections to
read: Il. To vote to apply to the county
board to designate for Improvement any
road or bridge In the town.
10. To vote to levy a tax, during one
or more successive years, In addition to
any other tax authorized by law for the
county road and bridge fund, at the same
rate as that fixed bv the county board for
the county tax for such fund, the aggregate
OF such Ievtes to equal one-half the cost Of
any such Improvement in any such town
Section z. Subsection 2, section T15,
gtstutes Of 1898, is amended to read: T.
To pay out all moneys belonging to the
county only on the order of the county
board, signed by the county clerk and coun-
tersigned by the chairman, except when spe-
cial provision for the payment thereof IS
or shall be otherwise made by law; to pay
out all moneys belonging to the county
road and bridge fund on the written order
Of the county commissioner of highways
signed by the county clerk and counter
signed by the chairman Of the county board
Section 8. There is added to chapter 81,
statutes of 1893, q new section to read
Section 1347m In any county Organized
as a road district, the provisions of this
the county board designate for Improvement
any road or bridge.
Section 9. The provisions of this act
shall not apply to counties having q popula-
ton OF one hundred and fifty thousand or
Approved July 10, 1907.
No. %, 81 Published July 12, 1907.
CHAPTER 553, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to create sections 1850. 1907, 4e6s
and 4o6t, OF the statutes, relating to
state aid to rural schools.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, repre-