The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31


mittee finds that the county High
way Commissioner S system of keep
ing of the accounts is such that your
committee was unable from them to
find on what part of the town the
money had been spent, and especially
upon what part of the road the work
had been done.
Your committee finds that book
has been provided with blank maps
of the township sections and parts
of sections, together with the col
umns for itemized accounts of money
spent which would enable the COM
mittee to trace all the work done to
its proper place. The County High
way Commissioner has neglected to
make use of this book referred to.
Your committee finds that the
County Highway Commissioner start
ed out with the committee when
they started on their two hundred
mile trip of inspection of county
roads, but that he deserted said
committee at Washburn after eight
miles travelled for the reason that he
said he had pressing private business
at the dynamite plant, SO that your
committee were obliged to go through
the new country and find the work as
best they could.
Your committee further finds that
the County Highway Commissioner
has never accompanied the committee
on any of their trips of inspection ex-
cept the one around the foot of the
bay.
The statute provides that the
County Commissioner of Highways
shall keep a record of all work per-
formed, itemizing and classifying
details so as to show the cost of any
particular piece of work, and from
time to time to make a report to the
county board. Your committee finds
that the County Highway Com
missioner has failed to make such
reports.
"The County Highway Commission
er and Chairman of the town shall
file with the County Clerk on or be-
fore the annual meeting of the coun-
ty board general report, giving in
detail complete account of expend-
itures and shall file Herewith re-
ceipts showing payment of all work
done on said designated highway, and
shall furnish the county board such
other information as such board shall
require relative to such work.
Your committee finds that the
County Highway Commissioner has
filed no annual report as contemplated
by the statute.
Dated at Washburn, Wis, this
29th day of August, 1911.
A. j. Mussell,
Winfield E. Trip,
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
After general discussion in which
several of the members were very
pointed in their remarks, charging
that there were loop-holes in the
system for graft if dishonest persons
were in office, motion was passed
authorizing that the charges be in
vestigated at an adjourned meeting
of the board to be held at the court
house in this city on Tuesday, Sep
tember 18th. Both sides of the
question will likely be heard in full
at that time. A motion was also
passed authorizing that committee
be appointed to devise system of
keeping records and accounts for the
county road work being done.
This. committee will also report at
the next meeting.
The board passed a resolution
authorizing the appropriation of an
additional $1,000 to be used for per-
manent improvements at the fair
grounds at Iron River. 1t is under
stood that such work is to be done on
the fair grounds before fair time.
| The Committee on Grounds and
Buildings was authorized to have
iron lattice work placed over the
windows of the county jail which
would prevent prisoners from making
their escape by saving their way out
of the county jail.