Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-06

Illegal Certificates Worden, Gour-
doux, Coon.
Audit and Ellingson,
Coon, Worden.
Buildings and Grounds McCann,
Bierman, Arpin, Apker, Goocher.
Printing and Stationery-Goocher,
Arrowsmith, Koehler.
Miscellaneous-Stu Sydne s,
| Goocher.
Misrepresentation, Mccain, Arpin.
Mileage and Per Diem m-ArroWsmith,
Foster, Barrett.
Poor Farm Manley, Sydness, Stubbs
County Fair -Kinyon, Helm, Barrett.
Wednesday morning committees re-
ported on matters referred to them
the evening previous, and the follow
ing were among the matters disposed
of:
A resolution offered by Barrett, ap-
propriating $500 to the Rusk County
Fair, was adopted.
The county will pay half of the cost
of a new iron bridge in the town of Big
Bend, to cost $24OO; also bridge to
cost $400 in the town Of Willard.
$100 was appropriated for the pur
pose of making county exhibit at
the Fair at Chippewa Falls and
some other point further south, pos
sibly Lacrosse.
A typewriter will be purchased for
the District Attorneys office.
The petition of Judge Parish, for
water closets on the second floor in the
court house, was rejected.
The board proceedings will be pub
lished in all the newspapers of the
county, as usual.
Petition from residents of the town
of Stubbs for a road, which had been
refused by the town board, was re-
ferred to a committee composed of
Stubbs, Apker and Foster, for investi-
cation.
The district attorney was instructed
to recover if possible $75 in fines col
lected by o. G. Briggs, justice of the
peace, and not turned over.
Supervisor of Assessment Sever Ser
ley was questioned at length by Super
visor Peterson concerning his method
of arriving at the value of personal
property, and the matter of equaliza
ton was discussed by Supervisors Helm,
Foster, Peterson and others. Mr.. Ser
ley promised the equalization committee
that he would submit to them all the
information obtainable in making his
report this fall.
At the afternoon session the PROPOSE
ton to sell off all but 160 acres of the
county poor farm and put the proceeds
into improvements was debated at
length and finally voted down.
The following resolution presented
by Supervisor Helm, was unani mously
adopted:
Whereas, the legislature of Wiscon-
sin now assembled is about to pass a
State Road Law for the purpose of
assisting the counties and towns in
building good roads and that the pres
ent purpose of this bill is to assist and
pay one-third of the expense in build
ing such roads; the county to pay one
third and the town to pay One-third.
Whereas, it will be necessary for the
County Board to adopt plans, etc., for
the construction of such roads and that
the adoption of such a course will
necessitate a great deal of time and
study.
Therefore. be it Resolved, that the
Chairman of the County B o d
appoint a committee of five, consisting
of Messrs. c.. P. Ellingson, A F. Helm,
o. E. Peterson, J. 2. Arpin, and C.
M. Worden, to devise and plan a sys-
tenn of county roads for the information
and guidance of this Board and when
the Legislature has enacted such
state road law, this Board shall meet
to take such action as it may deem
wise.
Be it Further Resolved, that this
County Board respectfully ask its
State Senator, Mr.. Thomas, and t S
Assemblyman, Mr.. Erickson, to ernest
/ ly urge the passage of this bill at this
session of the Legislature, and that the
/ Clerk be instructed to send copy of
this resolution to the members of our
| Legislature.
The Board adjourned Wednesday
afternoon.
Ex-Supervisors Matt Edgar, J. l..
Ryall and E. w. Beard and Ex-Dis-
trict Attorney G. H. Williams were
among the numerous spectators who
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