Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25

J One hundred and ten professional
visits were made.
The faithful attention of superin-
tendent and matrOn and their staff Of
competent assistants in the care and
nursing of the sick, as also in their
watchfui supervision of the well, is
worthy of the highest concentration.
Respectfully,
G. FL. TROWBRIDGE,
Medical Officer.
On motion of Mr. Haugh the board
1 adjourned to meet at the court house
| Thursday at 10 a. IN.
Thursday November ~.
| Board called to order at 10 by Chair
| man Eastman. On roll call all mem
bers present. Minutes of Yesterday
read and approved.
Petition to discontinue highway in
town of Stark read and referred TO
committee on roads and bridges.
Application for aid of blind of JOS
eff Torgerson and Peter o. Resness
read and referred to committee on
| finance.
On motion of Mr.. Sloggy, the cleo
ton of asylum trustee and janitor
for court house and Jail were made
special order for Friday forenoon af-
ter the regular business.
Mr. Broadhead moved that report
of the principal of the training school
be received Friday after the regular
order of business.
On motion of Mr.. Sloggy board adj
| journed till 2.
AFTERNOON SESSION
| Board called to order by chairman,
all responding except MIR. Dalton.
Minutes of morning meeting read and
approved.
Report of special committee APP.
pointed to erect water tank at the
county house read and adopted
10 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors.
Gentlemen: We, your committee
| appointed at the last season, with
Messrs. Eastman, Sloggy and Johnson
being added at d special meeting held
July 5, 1912, for the purpose Of con
structiug a new water tank aud tow
er on the county farm, beg leave to
submit the following:
We met Immediately after the adj
Ij)urnment Of said meeting and elect
"a g. j. Eastman chairman, and A. F.
May secretary, and proceeded to bust
ness. We received standard specifi-
cations from Messrs. Anderson and
Sauer, representing w. E. Caldwell
Co., of Louisville, Kentucky. and
Bridges and Steel Works of Chicago.
| We considered the two propositions
made together with their bids, and
discussed the same at some length,
and finally decided to accept the
! former proposition, and the contract
was let to Anderson 81 Sauer for ST.
j55, to Immediately construct steel
tank and tower forty feet high, on
which to mount stand pipe, all Of
which to be made of steele and to
have capacity of 10000 gallons All
work, labor and material exclusive Of
| foundation to be furnished by Ander-
son q Sauer for the price agreed up
on, bitches and pipe to connect from
| 'I"' at foot OF stand pipe to the well
and the mains, to be furnished by
| Vernon county. We then established
the location for said tower, 544 feet
north of the northeast corner of the
east wing of the main building, and
57l feet southeast from the well. A
majority of the committee met at the
county house on October y, 1912, to
inspect the new tank, which had been
CONSTRUCTED In good workman-like
manner, water mains attached and
tank filled, found everything salts
factory and contract price paid, the
amount appropriated at the special
meeting of the county board Mr.
Anderson also furnished water mains
and ST. leading from well to foot of
standpipe and into the basement, and
| helped lay the same for $500. His
commission is $500, making total of
8 too. leaving a balance in hand Of
Siu0 from amount appropriated at
special meeting.
Respectfully submitted.
! G.. j EASTMAN, A. L. MAY
! :. SLOOGY, /. 5. HAMILTON,
ii. SlLBAUGH, j. G. JOHNSON.
Committee.
Thos J. Bergen addressed the board
briefly on the subject of taxation.
On motion of Mr. Sloggy the board
adjourned till 10 Friday.
Friday. November Is
Board called to order at 10 a. m. by
Chairman Eastman, all members rc-
spending. Minutes of previous meet
ing read and approved.
Petition to alter highway in town
OF Union read and referred to com
mittee on roads and bridges.
Report of committee on poor and
insane on asylum accounts read and
adopted.
Your committee on poor and insane submit
the following report: We have carefully YER
fled. examined and compared the cash anal
ysis and receipts and expenditures ON account
Of the asylum for insane with vouchers books
aud checks aud other documents pertaining
thereto. We have also checked over the Of
hcial report 10 the county board OF the super.
intendent ana trustees With said records and
Ind the same 10 bee correct.
a. j. BRoADuEAD
j. SHREVE COMMITTEE.
u. f. HouIEN
Petition from the several towns for
county and state aid for building
roads and bridges read and referred
TO committee ON roads and bridges
Election OF Asylum Trustee in place
.oi Il. +, Berts0n taken VI. The chair
man appointed Messrs. DttesOn and
>hTeve tellcrs. On Informal ballot
Jers Davidson received - votes and
r. T. Brutsou s ON formal ballot
Mn Davidson received 20 and Mir
bentson Z. Mr. Davidson was declar-
.td elected.
On motion of Mir. May salary OF Jan I
ttor WIS fixed same as last year. $40
per month, and free rent Of the old
sheria ~resideace. On Uotiou of Nr
Na.taa. tA@ clerk MAS Instructed 10
east tas unanimous vote oi tGt haar8
fJr Au S0ewao as 1altec tar Le
rHs Fga. 4'he ballot Was s9.tast
aHa if ~uEaE saS declared ctsd
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