The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-05-09
John Pyykola
G. r. Peterson
a.,

John Knuuttila
Supervisors of the town of Oulu.
The following petition was pre-
sented and referred to the Commit
tee on Roads and Bridges.
To the Honorable Coun ty Board OF
Bayfield, County:
The Town Of Pilsen, in said Bay
field Couaty, does respectfully petit
ton the County Board of Bayfield,
County and show that said town has
voted to construct bridge across
Fish Greek in section thirteen Q3)
Township forty-seven az OF Range
Six e. West, wholly within said
Town, as set forth in petition here
tofore filed with the Clerk of Bay
field County, which petition was
acted upon at the regular November
1911 Session of the County Board.
That in said petition it was alleg-
ed as the fact is, that said Town has
voted Nine Hundred $500. 00) Dol
lars for it's share of building said
bridge and thereupon the said Cou n
ty Board appropriated Nine Hun
dred 5000. 0W Dollars for the Coun
ty share of building said bridge;
That your petitioners have since
ascertained that it will cost at least
tweny Four Hundred ($2400. 00)
Dollars to build said bridge, and
that said town OF Pilsen has voted
Three Hundred ($3OO.OOl Dollars ad-
ditional for the purpose OF construct
ing said bridge, and now respect
fully petitions that the County
Board appropriate Three Hundred
$500 COY Dollars more, which will
make Twenty Four Hundred ($2400)
Dollars in all, for the construction
of said bridge; that the cost of the
construction of said bridge does not
exceed one eighth of one per cen
of all of the taxable property in
said town according to its last
equalized valuation; that said a.
mount of Three Hundred $500, 00)
Dollars in addition to the amount
heretofore voted, was voted by the
electors of the said Town of Pilsen
at the regular Town meeting held on
the second day of April, 1912.
Hans Peterson
VIM. Malm
T. G, Schutt
Supervisors of the Town of Pilsen.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and was upon motion adopt
ed.
Resolved that Committee on Coun-
ty Roads ard Bridges be and is
hereby directed to establish and lay
out and direct survey be made of
the road known as the Washburn
and Superior road lying in the town
of Washburn, beginning at the end
of.the constructed portion of said
road west of Washburn running in
a northwesterly direction to the
town line between township 48 and
40 range 6 west. thence westerly a.
long the town line between the town
of Port Wing and town of Wash
burn as near as practicable in order
to secure an easy grade extending
to the north east corner of the
town OF Trip.
Dated this 23rd day of April.
A. P. Stone.
The following resolution was pre-.
sented and was upon motion adopt
ed.
Whereas the system of paying for
contract work and other work on
the roads and bridges included in
the prospective state highway sys
tenn in this country has been re-
pealed by Chapter 337 laws of 1911,
and
Whereas Section 1917 m--7, being
a part of 1911, provides that the
county may adopt and use such
method of paying Tor such work as
may be approved by the State High
way Commission, therefore be it
Resolved that this county board
adopt the following method.
The County Highway Commission
err shall work under the direction of
the Committee on Roads and
Bridges of this Board, and shall
keep record of such work, Eboth as
70 the time of men employed and