The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-20
Proceedings of the County Board
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The following resolution presented and upon
motion adopted.
Resolved that the committee Grounds and Buildings
this Board hereby authorized to purchase such fuel
for the Court House and JAIL they may deem necessary
and that the bill for such fuel be approved by said commit
tee.
Resolved further county clerk and chairman of
this board be authorized orders payment of such
bills.
Dated this 9th day of Nov. 1909 George Mertz.
The following resolution was presented and upon
motion adopted.
Whereas it has been customary for this Board to pay
to it's chairman for work performed dnrng the
year the duties performed in general supervision of
the affairs of the county,
resolved that the of 5000 90 be and
appropriated of the general fund for
such purpose and that the chairman and clerk be authorized
to pay elgmnn, Chat man OF the board the sum OF
5000 90.
Dated this 9th day of Nov, 1909. Andrew Lauri.
The following resolution presented and was upon
motion adopted.
Whereas A. B. Severson has not made his return of
personal property taxes collected by him Sheriff of Bay
field Caunty
Therefore, be resolved that District Attorney
hereby directed bring proceedings against the said A. B.
Severson and his bonding Company enforce such
of personal property collected by him such Sheriff
and to collect and all paid to said A. Severson
for personal taxes.
Dated Nov. 9th, 1909 Peter Soronen, Jr
following report of the County Supt. read and
upon motion referred to the Committee Education
Washburn, Wis
Nov s. 1909
To the Honorable County Board 8
Gentemen:-My report for the year ending June 3d.
1909 largely incorporated in the printed report before
you The educational committee the 1908 meeting
mended that prepare such printed report since there
much data of interest to many people which should be
culated.
Although the city members may not be directly inter-
the outside schools the fact that thirty Washburn
girls employed in these Schools attend the Institutes
and draw about $4,000 in salaries the time
taking from your busy day.
The matters wish to discuss in this paper such
wish print in the circular That is designed to crcu
late of the county and in way advertise
good educational facilities these purely
which puritan the advancement of school inter
Like most business matters the item of and gain
enter largely into the discussion.
will say first that the legislation of recent years has
doubled the office work of the Co Supts Bayfield, Co.
the schools increased rapidly number That
that there at least three times the work there
eight years ago. It also that the work is
wish and that there is much waste of time and
effort the schools which might be in part avoided if Il
could supervise closely. We take every year
teachers large number of young people who have had
training for the work. They well meaning we'll schooed
young people but they teach very little at first Teaching
complex business If could go the assistance
young teachers much time might be saved for the
pupils It is impossible however for to get away from
the Office in Sep and often part of Oct. must be spent
there every second week the average hroug
the year given to the Office April and May
needed almost exclusively for Office work April, May and
Sept are the months needed in field work also
there continual pulling to get the needed work done
The business conclusion would be help for the Office
asked the educational committee last year recon-
mend three things.
system of certificates of attendance
proved conclusvely that
noting habits OF regularity and punctuaty and increasing the
average attendance by the of this Device
prepare and have print ed annual
the schools
ard An assistant The
ed the and the third they
mended that given help months
ally appropriation since the regular appropra
ton of regular
penses Expenses grow with the growth of the schools
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