Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
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False and Malicious Accu-
.,tious" Regarding $4,000
Levy.
n. Villas County News and
~ n,bIisber was openly CEN
i Nv the Villas County Board
1'[ Snoervisors in session last
s,.s5av and Friday. 1t was
. lsl by resolution, by a
5:.srr talk by the chairman to
I'menbers and also ny individ-
|., \ Ir,tr1r themselves.
= y al came about by articles
he News under date of Feb.
u ~ and March Goth, relating to
I. !. aIIe0ed putting through of
5,t $4,000 levy for the high
u. lp, frnd at the December meet
H.re's what was handed to US
+be wav of a public censure:
RESOLUTION NO..
fsrsd by Supervisor Chas' Back
arOm:
Whereas. there appears in the cur
tissue of the Villas County News,
I,Iso in a previous issue of said
'.asr articles of news casting refec-
~, upon the proceedings of the
,rpty Board Of Villas County.
yoE therefore be it resolved: that
allowing statement of facts be
road upon the minutes in the county
.,., office and that the county
VI he and he is hereby authorized
N directed to have this resolution
"A statement of facts printed in the
sr issue of the Villas County News
,sin the Eagle River Review that
4. people OF Villas county and all tax
AYERS in particular may know the
I'll, regarding said false and mali
3us accusation.
Signed CHAS. BACKsTRoM,
Supervisor.
STATEMENT OF FACTS.
Ethreference to the levy of $780,
10 for highways as made by the
sunty board at their annual meeting
md assessed to he several towns in
i.r proportion of the county tau:
The chairman of the board at that
line, nor any member of the board at
bat time, nor at any time before or
LEI attempt to put through, " nor
abeOr any other member succeed
putting through any measure with
a the full knowledge and consent of
gey member Of the board present at
ny meeting. The plan to levy an
shtonal $4,000 for county high
uys was fully discussed in open SEES
lH Of the board. The balance re-
ailing in the highway fund was as
1tsined; careful estimate made by
1ahghway commissioner was pre-
aatei to the board showing what
mounts would be required to con-
lHct and complete the several roads
Eered laid out and those under con-
hHctiOn Before the motion was put
make the levy the matter was
ought to the attention of each
BENDER Individually, and, in the
Essence of the full board, by the
lllman. The motion was then
llle and seconded that the levy of
E,VOO he made for county highway
opposes. The motion was carried.
IVY member of the county board
Ping present and voting AYE.
CHAs. BACKsTROM, Supervisor.
CHAS. H. KANIKE,
CHAS. A. BENT,
ERNEST ALTON.
JAMES PEDDYCoART,
). L. METZ,
PETER HEDEEN.
Pon the reading of the resolu-
loa and statement of facts, the
saaFman, Mr.. Pinch, called Mr..
mons to the chair. Mr..
@h IN explanation of the
solution, said that it might be
I'TTed that Mr.. ]. T. Nema-
~SS' owing to developments.
- something to do with said
'''u'lon, that the same had
49, ~ drafted by him (Mr. Pinch J
'lIe at Flambeau and when he
l''ea at Eagle River Thurs
y ?. m.l Mr.. Nemacheck had
\ ralh 1t off on the typewriter
\. n MN. MIR. Pinch personally
J, mat the Board had not been
USFousIy dealt with by the
!. SaS' and made the statement
.. during his term of service
NE Board Mr.. Menefee had
gwen the Board a word OF
.uInendation in the columns oil
paper. This attitude Mr..
!, ,,;n considered very ungener-
99o, u view of the fact that the
s a,1a had always given the
fSF the larger part of the