The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-17
County Board Proceedings
Continued from last week.

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a committee of three members to
confer with a similar committee OF
the county board of Douglas county
and the State Highway Commission,
with view 10 deciding upon and
recommer ding the selection of the
most feasible route for trunk line
highway easterly and westerly
through Bayfield, and Douglas coun-
ties, from the city of Superior to
the Ashland county line.
M. b. Morris.
The claim of Helen d. Sarver for
$25. 90 damages on account of de-
fective plank 10 the Sioux River
bridge was presented. This claim
was recommended for disallowance
by the committee on roads and
bridges. The report of the COM
mittee was UPON motion adopted and
claim disallowed.
The claim of w. G.. Nohl for dam
ages sustained by reason of defective
bridge at the head of the bay in the
sum of one hundred dollars was pre-
scented and was upon motion allowed
at seventy-five dollars.
The claim of J. T. Hanley for
damages sustained by reason OF de
fective bride at the head OF the bay
in the sum of seventy five dollars
was presented and was upon motion
allowed at fifty dollars.
Upon motion the board adjourned
until 1880 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members of afternoon
session present.
Upon motion the question OF the
election of county surveyor at a
future session Was reconsidered be-
ing carried unanimously on roll call.
Upon motion the board proceeded
with the election of a county sur
veyor. First informal ballot result
ed as follows: Whole number OF
votes cast ID, of which w. E. Trip
received II aud w. A. Harding z. y.
The informal ballot was upon mo-
ton made formal and w. E. Trip
was declared elected.
The following report of the special
committee was presented:
To the County Board OF Bayfield,
County. Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: Pursuant to reso-
luton passed by you at special
meeting held on March 4th, 1913,
appointing special committee of
three members to confer with the
Board of Supervisors of the town of
Barksdale in regard to the ado ption
and Improvement Of that portion OF
the prospective state highway sys-
tenn connecting the town OF Banks
dale with Ashland county. your
committee beg leave to submit the
following report:
On March 18th, 1913, your com
mittee met with the Board of Super
| visors of the town of Barksdale and
it was agreed that Bayfield, county
and the town of Barksdale each en-
gage for itself competent engineer
to make surveys and estimates of
the cost of making permanent high
ways: the so called "Long Bridge"
road and. also the 'Canal" road; and
in accordance with such agreement,
your committee. acting for Bayfield,
county, engaged the services of T.
A. Berg, a civil engineer of Duluth,
Minn,, and the town of Barksdale
engaged the services of c. A Hutch
inson, a civil engineer of Ashland.
Wis. These engineers have made
careful surveys of both routes, fur
nishing drawings and estimates OF
cost of each and which are hereto
attached, forming a part of this re-
port.
After careful consideration of
these reports your committee have
reached the conclusion that the So
called "Long Bridge" road is the
most feasible and least expensive to
build and maintain; and would
recommend that the proposition of
the town of Barksdale to contribute
the sum of five thousand dollars
($5, OO0.OO) to help defray the ex-
pense of building the bridge on this
route be accepted; and the commit
tee on roads and bridges and the
County Highway Commissioner be
instructed to proceed at once and
build said highway in accordance
with the'plans and specifications as
submitted by the engineers, and
which also have been endorsed and
approved by M. W. Torkelson, an
engineer representing the State
Highway Commission.
Respectfully submitted. G HI