Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-22
S. SLoGGY
J. II. SHREDDER
W. SELBACH
Claim of Fred Stall for damages read
and referred to committee on judiciary.

and referred to committee on judiciary.
County of Vernon, ia stata Of Wisconsin. TO
Fred Stall DR.. To damages for flowing us0I rs
land sewerage. Stops, garbage. refuse, offal and
other materials which are offensive and unhealth-
fnl TO himself and his workmen and damaging
TO his stock $500.
In further explanation of above claim the claim
ant shows, he is owner Of a farm IN southeast
quarter of section 10. and northeast quarter of
section 80, in township IL NJ, r. west in town
of Viroqua. in sand county, and uses same for
farm and pasture purposes. That said county
owns and conducts asylum for insane same
being located on the northwest quarter of section
- in sale. town. That in conducting and carrying
on same said county does and has for past
two years wrongfully and negligently caused
continuously TO run down and over said premises
of claimant, large quantities of Stops garbage,
refuse, offal and other decaying matter which are
offensive and unheathful both to man and beast,
and that when same flows down onto claimants
land in a liquid form it generates poisonous scum
thereon and infects the air with offensive and
noxious smells and miasma. to the great injury Of
the plaintiff, his family and his stock. That the
said condition has caused the death one of PLAIN
uff's valuable cattle and rendered others sick and
TO such an extent that the palntiH could not use
the milk from his cows. The claimant therefore
asks the said county to reeompense him in the
sum of $500. for his damage caused by the negli-
gent acts of the officers and servants Of said
county. FRED STALL Claimant
State of Wisconsin. Vernon County-ss
Fred Stoll being first duly sworn on oath. says
that he is the claimant named in the within clam,
that he has read the same and that It contains a
| true and correct statement OF claim Tor damages
| growing out Of said matter. FRED STALL.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of November. 1907. c. j. SMITH
On motion of Mr.. Sloggy board pro-
ceeded to elect poor commissioner in
place of L. H. Glenn. The chair APP
pointed as tehers Messrs. Eastman and
Adler. Informal ballot resulted as fol
lows: 81 votes cast, of which Fowell
received Is, Glenn IA, Fisher 2. On
first formal ballot Fowell received 20
and Glenn Is. POWELL was declared
elected.
Board then proceeded to elect super
visor of assessment in place of Henry
Linke. Informal ballot gave Linke H.,
| Gauper Is. First formal ballot gave
Linke 10 and Gauper Ia, Linke being
declared elected.
Board then proceeded To elect asylum
al ballot Butt received %, Ellefson 4,
Larson 4: Butt declared elected.
The board then proceeded to elect a
| janitor. VIM. Shower received q,
5 scattering. On motiun of Mr.. East
man Shower was declared elected.
On motion OF Sup. johnson board ad-
| journed till 8 a. m. Wednesday,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1907.
Board called to order at o'clock by
chairman. Roll called, all members re-
spending; minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
Resolution and ordinance introduced
by Sup. johnson read and adopted, all
voting in affirmative.
Whereas the present district attorney, j. Henry
Bennett receives the modest salary of S651 per
year and has frequent need of services of stem
ographer in his official work, therefore.
Resolved, by the county board Of supervisors of
Vernon county, that j. Henry Bennett appoint
stenogropher for his office for year 1905 only and
that there be paid 70 said j. Henry Bennett to
compensate said stenographer. the sum of $500,
payable monthly at end of each month during
1908 the same to be in full Of any and all charges
Of district attorneys office for stenographic SER
vices during 1908. j. Z. JOHNSON.
Dated Nov 20, 1907.
The county board of supervisors for said county
do ordain as follows: That there be and is hereby
levied upon all taxable property Of Vernon county
of $500 to be paid to district attorney for ser
vices Of stenogapher of that office. as provided
By foregoing resolution. j. G. JOHNSON.
Dated Nov 90 1907.
Resolution of Mr.. Bailey read and
referred to committee on printing.
Resolved by the county board Of supervisors of
Vernon county. that.the proceedings Of said board
be printed in every newspaper in SAID county. at
cost not to exceed SIS. provided that at least
three papers accept the proposition.
B. l. BAILEY.
Ordinances of Sup. Powell read and
adopted, all voting in affirmative.
srhc loord of s,,rarvisors of Vernon county IA