The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-08-22
County Board Decides Not
to Issue Bonds
But Instead Have Levied a
One and a Half Mill High
way Tax.

A special meeting of the county
board of Bayfield, county was held in
this city last Friday, having been
called for the purpose of discussing
the road question, and also talking
over the $50, 900 bond issue ordered
at the spring meeting of the county
board.
About one of the first things the
board did was to knock out the issue
and instead levy of mill and
a half tax will be made upon the
of the county for road
building purposes. The board men,
bers considered this the wisest thing
to do in view of the fact that some
difficulty was had in disposing of the
bonds. By the levy of big tax for
the next three or four years the
members felt that the road work
could be accomplished about as fast
and would oe paid for as it was done
without bonding the county.
Road matters occupied the atten-
tion of the board during the greater
part of the day and there was some
lively discussions on the subject.
Acting State Engineer A. r. Hirst
of the Wisconsin Highway commission
was present at the meeting and dis
cussed the question with the MEM
bers., 1t is evident from the talk of
Mr.. Hirst that the Highway Com
mission want control of the road
building in this county, as well as
other counties of the state. From
time to time the Highway Com
mission has complained on the work
being done in Bayfield, county, saying
that it was not satisfactory, and the
state aid for this county was withheld
ON this account. Mr.. Hirst said that
unless the County Board laid out
some certain pieces of work that the
money would not be forthcoming.
At the evening session of the board
the following resolution was finally
adopted which was thought will re-
lieve the difficulty to some extent.
Resolution
RESOLVED by the County Board
of Bayfield, County duly assembled in
special session this 10th day of
August, 1919, that tax equal to II
mills on the taxable property of the
county be and the same is hereby
levied for the year 1919, the same to
be spread upon the tax roll of the
county for the year 1919, in addition
to all other taxes levied at the annu-
al meeting to be held in November,
1919, for maintaining the county
highway and bridge fund, the amount
SO levied to be used as follows:
Three Thousand Dollars to be used
for the purpose of paying for the
machinery bought and contracted for.
Five thousand dollars for the pur-
pose of paying for culverts bought.
Two thousand dollars for the pur-
pose Of paying for labor already per-
formed on county highways.
Five thousand two hundred dollars
to be set aside as fund sufficient to
secure the 1919 state aid, the said
@52OO.OO to be expended on the
following roads:
! Twenty two hundred dollars for
putting in three culverts on section 6
and 7-48-4, on road from Washburn
south, and for putting in permanent
condition road beginning at city limits
of the city of Washburn running
south; three thousand dollars for
building bridge over Fish Creek on
road between Ashland Junction and
Ashland county line, and putting in
permanent condition the said road
beginning at Ashland. Junction and
running east.
Four thousand three hundred
dollars to be set aside as a fund suf-
ficient to secure the 1913 state aid.
said fund to be expended as follows:
81 10000 for bridge and approaches
between Mason and Lincoln between