Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-20
TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

Aug. 6, 1912.
Special town meeting held for the
purpose of voting money for state aid
on roads.
Meeting called to order by 7. B.
MalloW, Chairman, John Schuster,
Supervisor, present, John H. Hammes
absent.
Motion made by A. B. Carter and
seconded by George Vanderwalker to
appropriate $15OO.O0 for which all pres
emit were in favor. Carried
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved that special tax of One
Thousand Five Hundred $l5OO.OO Dol
lars, in addition to all other. highway
taxes, is hereby voted by the town of
Wabeno, County of Forest, Wisconsin.
One Thousand 100000 Dollars of
which sum is to be used for the i'm
proVement by opening, cutting and
grading that part of the prospective
system of state highways in The said
town of Wabeno between the village
of WabenO and the village of Laona,
and Five hundred $4,000 dollars of
which sum is to be used for the i'm
provement by cutting and grading
that part of the prospective system of
state highways in the town of Wabeno
between the village of Wabeno and the
village of Carter. Under the provis-
ions of Chapter 337, Laws of 1911, and
the town board of supervisors is dir
ected to include this amount in the
taxes levied for 1912 upon all the taxa
BILE property in the town.
There being no further business on
motion and seconded meeting was ad-
j0urned.
Frank Mischo, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING.
Aug. 10, 1912.
Special meeting of the town board
of Supervisors held at the clerks office
to act on j. Elmer Lehr's bill.
Meeting called to order at 2 pm by
J. B. Mallow. All members present.
J. Elmer Lehr appeared in person
before the board for the purpose of
securing settlement of his bill of
$1443.24 for legal services rendered
to the town which bill was filed in the
of June 1911.
Joseph t. Sims appeared on behalf
of the town.
After fully considering the matter
and having the bin fully explained by
counsel and upon motion duly seconded
and passed the bill was allowed at
$1,000. 90 as compromise settlement
which was accepted by Mr.. Lehr.
Upon motion duly made and seconded
the clerk was instructed to draw an
order on the treasurer in favor of j.
Elmer Lehr for 100000. Carried
Motion made and seconded that
chairman and clerk be authorized to
negotiate loan of $1,000 90 on general
fund, interest not to exceed per cent
per annum, and that clerk draw up an
order for same. Carried.
On motion made and seconded that
board adjourn subject to clerks, call.
Carried.
Frank Mischo, Town Clerk.
BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING.
Aug. 10, 1912
Adjourned meeting of Board of Re-
view for the town of Wabeno of July
Goth called to order by j. B. Mallow,
chairman at 10 o'clock a. m. Members
present, John Schuster and John II.
Hammes, supervisors, Fred Colburn
assessor and Frank Mischo clerk.
Motion made and seconded to ad-
journ to p. M. Carried.
One o'clock p. m. Adjourned meet
ing called to order by j. B Mallow.
All members present.
Mr. Joseph Martin of the firm of
Martin & Martin, lawyers of Green
Bay appeared in behalf of the town.
Mr.. Shirley Switzer appeared before
the board and objected to the assess
ment of one million feet of logs by
assessor Fred Colburn. The board not
being able to compromise this with Mr..
SwitzeT, requested him te bring up his
books on Aug. IA so as to be able to
get a settlement in the matter. Mo-
ton was then made and seconded to
adjourn until August 14th at 10 o'clock
a. m. Carried.
Frank Mischo. Town Clerk.
Aug. IA, 1912.
10 o'clock a. m. Adjourned Board
of Review meeting called to order by
J. B. Mallow. All members present.
Mr.. Shirley switzer was sworn and
produced his books and the board pro.
ceeded to examine them and they
found that the assessor had assessed
him $4,000 too much which board agreed