Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

and adopted
To the Honorable Board Of Superyis
ors of Vernon County:
Gentlemen Your committee on
Ways and Means had under cousidera-
ton request of trustees of asylum for
insane aud do recommend that there
be and is hereby set aside out Of earn
mss of asylum the SUM Of $l6,000,0o
for current expenses. and the further
sum of 100000 for permanent inn
proyement
c. z, Morley,
Cd Eastman.
II. f. Swain
John W. McLees.
Thomas Stevens,
j. NJ. Clark,
Committee.
The Board of Supervisors of Vernon
county do ordain as follows:
That there be and is hereby set
aside out of earnings Of asylum the
sum Of $16,000.00 for current expenses
and the further sum of 100000 for
permanent Improvement
Report OF committee on Ways and
Means, accompanied by an ordinance,
Tread. The report was adopted and the
ordinance passed, all voting aye.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis
ors of Vernon County:
| Gentlemen: We, your committee on
Roads and Bridges, beg leave TO report
as follows That we had under eonsid-
GRAFTON tile petition presented by J. w.
Adler, asking the County Board to APP
propriate the sum of $4,000 10 cover
certain highways with crushed rock or
gravel, and respectfully recommend
that the prayers of the said petitioner
be granted providing chapter S12, laws
of 1901, are complied with.
Dated this 10Th day of November,
1908.
Report of committee on Roads and
Bridges read and adopted.
Report of Joint Training School com
mittee read and referred TO committee
on Ways and Means.
On motion Of j. II. Tate the action
of the Board in allowing the training
school board account of r. NJ. McAuley
was reconsidered The account was
then referred TO the committee on
Claims.
The election Of asylum trustee was
then taken up. On motion of Mr.. Nor
ley the clerk was instructed 10 cast the
ballot of the Board for Van. S. Ben.
nett 10 succeed himself The ballot
was so cast and Mr.. Bennett declared
elected.
On motion of Lawrence Grimsrud
the clerk was instructed to cast the
ballot OF the Board for c. w. Fowell
! for poor commissioner, to succeed him
self. The ballot was so cast and Mr..
POWELL was declared elected.
/ On motion Of Mr. Morley the clerk
was instructed to cast the ballot cf the
Board for VIM. Showan for janltor,
The ballot was so cast and Mr. Showan
was declared elected
Report Of IL l.. Gardner superin-
ttendent Of schools, was read and
adopted
TO the Honorable Board OF Supervis-
ors of Vernon County
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen I
have the honor of presenting for your
consideration my annual report Of the
condition Of the schools Of Vernon
/ county.
Although there has been what is
often called a money panic during the
past year. yet / am pleased TO be able
10 report that the educational inter
eg.s of the county have not been at q
standstill
OF the 1876 districts Of the coun y,
all maintained school at least eight
months as the law requires. except dis.
tricr No. of the town Of Bergen,
which had no school This was
brought about by dividing the old joint
( district No 4 Of the towns Of Bergen
/ Genoa and Harmony into two distri@.
The part now known as district No
did not build school house Till this
season.
Last spring district No 8 Of the town
of Christiana had the misfortune ia
lose it's school house by fire which
spread from an adjacent farm building
that had been struck by lightning
The loss included the building and all
Of the equipment. together with a new
organ that lad Just been purchased
through special efforts u the teacher
and pupils. A good brick ven ter build
ing. much better than the Ole one, has
since been erected Besides the above
mentioned buildings. district No. 10.
town Of yiroqua. and joint district No.
3 and ) Of Genoa have each built good
frame school houses.
Material improvements.
Under chapter 600, laws Of 1907,
elghty-f0ur districts have made appIi-
cation for the $3.50 special aid offered
by the state 70 rural schools Of the first