The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-23
Proceedings of the County Board.
Adjourned Annual Meeting

Clerk, January 18th, 1908
Meeting called to order at 10 a. m. by the
chairman A. Pearce Tomkins.
At roll call the following members we're
found present.
Q. L. Shepherd Geo S. Barnes Frank Ro-
billiard Matt Schweisthal Martin Rogan; Pet
er Soronen, F. H. Bartlett; Charles Hobbs Ben
Holm, Mike Hopkins, George Vester, Erick
johnson, L. P. Anderson. Mike Thorsen, Luth
er Bates, E. Bergman, George Mertz, Ole
Aune, A. 7 Lien, George Dibbell and A.
Pearce Tomkins
Absent-Chas H. Hughes.
The following credentials presented
and we're upon motion accepted:
Town of Hughes, Jan. 4th, 1908
Nels NJ Oscar Washburn. Wis.
Dear Sir:
Resolution introduced at Board meeting to-
day authorizing A. R. Mead to represent the
town of Hughes at the annual meeting OF the
county board. Id. Seavy, Town Clerk
Minutes of previous meeting were read
and approved.
The following resolution was presented and
was npon motion laid on the table.
Resolved by the county board of Bayfield,
county at this adjourned annual meeting OF the
county board, that the county Of Bayfield, pay
bounties crows, hawks, gophers; parrows
and rattlesnakes according to section 1631K
and section 1631m laws of Wisconsin 1907.
George Vester.
The following report of the cancellation
committee was presented and was upon motion
ordered fled:
To the honorable county board of Bayfield, Co.
Gentlemen;
We the undersigned members of the COM
mittee appointed to CANCEL county orders beg
f. hot Of no air
mittee was held on the 3rd day of January, 1908
and the following orders cancelled:
Miscellaneous Orders, $1,000 p
Commisson Certificates, $3.50
1869 Is
Witness fees certificates, 3Sl46
soldiers Relief Commission orders
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perdient NJ Io6.80
Dated this 18th day of Jan. A. d. 1908
Lu Bates
G Gs A Mantz
Dibbel
Cancellation
The following resolution was presented and
upon motion adopted:
Whereas at the annual meeting of the coun-
ty board held on the 18th day of November
solution passed making an Appropriation OF
S10On to the North Wisconsin Development AS
ISOLATION for the purpose of inducing immigra-
ton and
that no part Of this money should be used unless
all Of the counties composing the North Wiscon
development Association made like appro-
priaton, therefore be it
Resolved that no part of the said money be
paid to the said development association unless
like amount is paid by other counties and
when the same is delivered to the said asSocia-
tion it shall be only amount equal to that
given by other counties, by appropriation of
county boards
Resolved further that the amount of the
said appropriation be changed from $1,000 to
$3.50 and that the order for $1,000 be cancelled.
Dated the 18th day Of January 1908.
A. Pearce Tomkins,
The following resolution was presented and
was upon motion adopted:
Whereas al IL ?etin : Of the County Board
held on November l1tr. 1907 resolution
passed fixing the salary Of the Commissioner
Of Highways, and providing that same should
be paid out Of the mill tax raised for county
roads and Bridges and whereas the law pro-
vides that the said salary shall be paid out of