Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-26
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ON HIGHWAYS.

L " tAC IIoiloI cOIC oOulty
We, your special committee select
ed to investigate and report On the
matters of highways, highway ma
chinery, etc, beg to report and
recommend
lSt. Cause our system of prospec-
tive State highways to join with the
system OF county roads of this and
adjoining counties.
End. The County Clerk be instruc-
ted to file with the State Highway
Commission and each town clerk a
copy OF the county road map.
3rd The County to pay one-half
the cost of all bridges pursuant to
the provisions of section 1919 of the
Statutes Of Wisconsin, etc, and a
tax of two mills be levied as coun-
~ road fund.
4th To appoint a committee Of two
20 act in conjunction with the Coun-
~ Highway Commissioner to investi-
gate, and If in their judgment found
advisable to arrange for the purchase
If power road machinery to be owned
~ the county and operated by them
under the county Road Commissioner
The funds for the purchase Of same
20 be taken from the county road
iund
9TH That the salary of the County
Road Commissioner be $10000 90 per
year and expenses $4,000 same to be
III force on and after aJnuary LIST,
1912.
9Th That each town be required to
keep in repair at their own expense
chat part of the county highway with
in their town boundaries, and in the
event Of neglect on the part of any
own to make repairs, the county
Highway Commissioner is to have full
authority to make necessary repairs
town.
O. E. Peterson,
c. P. COON,
c. p. ELLINGSON,
Committee.
Supervisor Arnold moved adoption
by section. Carried
Section / and read
Supervisor Arnold moved adoption
Carried
Section 3 read
Supervisor Mccain moved adoption
IF section 3 Carried.
Section 4 read.
Supervisor Arnold moved that sec
ion 4 be laid on the table.
lold, Bierman, Diederich, Gagnon,
Gourdoux, Koehler, Mccain, Nc
Hugh, Scott, Stubbs.-10
Noes-Supervisors Arpin, Black
ourn, Blood, C. A. Coon, C. P. Coon,
Crane, Ellingson, Halas, Holden, Man
ely, Peterson, Swain, Worden-13.
Supervisor Ellingson moved the adj
option of section A. Roll called. Ayes
Supervisors Arpin, Blackburn,
Blood, G. A. Coon, c. P Coon, Crane,
Ellingson, Holden, Marley, Pedersor
Swain, Worden.-12
Noes-Supervisors Arnold, Bierman
Diederich, Gagnon, Gourdoux Halas,
Aoehler, McCann, McHugh, Scott,
5tubbs-11. Section adopted.
Section read Supervisor Ped
erson moved the adoption of section
). Carried
Section read Supervisor Arnold
moved the adoption of section G..
Carried.
Supervisor Blackburn moved that
The report as whole be adopted
Carried.
resolution Nc. 5 offered by Sup
4rvisor c.. P Coon
Resolved, That the report OF the
special committee on highways as
adopted, be and is by this resolution
recommended, and the special com
mittee on investigation of power ma
chinery be, and are hereby en-
powered to make such purchases, if
in their Judgment it seems best.
Nov. 28th, 1911.
C.P. COON.
Supervisor Peterson moved the ad-
option of the resolution.
Roll called. Ayes-Supervisors Ar
pin, Blackburn, Blood, c.. A Coon, C.
P. Coon, Crane, Diederich, Ellingson
Gagnon, Halas, Holden, Koehler. Man
ley, McCann, Peterson, Scott, Stubs,
Swain, Worden-19
Noes-Supervisors Arnold, Bierman
Gourdoux Ntzhugh,.
To the Honorable Chairman and
County Board:
We, your committee, to whom was
referred the report of the County
Road Commissioner, do recommend
the adoption of said report with rec
ommendation.
W. F. CRANE,
c.. P. ELLINGSON,
c.. P. COON.