Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

| After a two weeks session the coun-
! ty board adjourned on SATURDAY. last.
| The members dwelt together in amity
and peace and the session was withal
| harmonious. With the one exception
of providing for the erection of a new
Jail and sheriff's residence nothing of
more than ordinary Importance was
passed upon.
The committee appointed at last ses-
sion and empowered to investigate and
report as to the feasibility of the re-
construction of the old Jail or the build
| ing of new structure, submitted a
report to the effect that in their judg-
ment ir was for the best interests of
the county that new Jail be construct
ed. The proposition to build a new
| jail and sheriff's residence at a cost
not to exceed $40, 600, was then carried
| by vote of 20 to 13. $4, 600 of this
amount will be raised in the tax levy of
this year, and 81, 600 each year for four
years thereafter. On succeed
I ing day a motion to reconsider was lost
by one vote The committee on lail
construction consists of Chairman G.
E, Morley and members NJ Brody, A.
Tulloch, j. w. Adler and Martin Root.
No provision for a training school
building was made at this session. The
school will be conducted this year under
the same conditions as last year. How
ever. committee consisting of Jens
Davidson, A. d. Helgeson and 0. By
ron Copper, was appointed to ascertain
the cost of construction of training
school building, to examine proposed
sizes in any city or village for location.
This committee will report AMI make
Recommendation at the next meeting
of the board.
i Messrs. A. u. Curry of Valley, and
w. p Morgan of Retreat, were elected
members of the training school board
to succeed j. H. Potts and r. NJ. Nc
Auley, respectively.
1t was voted to deposit county funds
with both Viroqua banks, three per
cent. interest on daily balances to be
paid.
Out of the earnings of the county
asylum SIG. 600 was set aside for cur
rent expenses and So, 900 for permanent
improvements.
For current expenses of the aims
house and care of outside poor SIS, 000
was voted, as was the further sum of
81, 200 for permanent improvements.
| The salary of the poor commissioner
was fixed at 81, 800. G.. w. Fowell was
unanimously reelected to the position
| his last years conduct of this import.
ant function of county government
having been highly creditable to that
| official and his good wife.
| X. T 'Sentson was reelected to the
| positie1 asylum trustee over G.. j.
McClel'a by vote of Is to 15.
The board voted to sell 40 acres Of
land in the town of Harmony, known
as the Crandall farm, title of which
lies in Vernon county, to Thos. Gilbert
son5far $500.
1t was as easy as taking candy from
La baby for VIM, Shower to be again
exalted to the position of janitor. ''Bil-
ly" has had a long reign, but seems tc
cinch the job more firmly as the year;
glide by.
The soldiers relief commission re.
ported balance on hand of $3.50. AZ.
The board voted that all abstract fees
collected by the county clerk and clerk
of the court he retained by them al
their private fees, by reason that re.
sponsibility pertaining to such abstracts
is personal and not official.
The committee on printing was au-
| thorized to make estimate Of jon print.
| ing required by county officers for one
year. Sealed bids from all the printing
offices in the county will be received
and such job work let to the lowest
bidder. That has been the practice fol
twenty years except that officials have
in the past been obliged to cantcr over
the country and spend day or more il
effort to secure bids for fifty cent jol
of printing. And while on the subjec
of economy and competition, will SONS
member of the thirty three who consti
tute the board please rise and explain
to the tax payers of Vernon county WHY
there is annually expended from 500,
900 to S120, 600 without the soliciting o
bids or competition for single dolla
of this enormous amount except th'
| job printing, which from the schedule
prepared, will not exceed 800? Viii
some member come to the board mex
year who has the sand and the gizzar'
to take this matter in hand and compe
comparative awards to be made TO
every cJ!ar's worth of supplies ant
labor required by the county?