The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-11-20
County Board Business.


routine work the board were dined by
the county training school, sheriff and
Supt. Barlass at the county asylum.
Sheriff Whipple was elected to succeed
Mr.. Barlass as superintendent of the
county asylum, and Mr. Nelson was re-
elected ianitor of the court house.
Supervisor Treadway of the road
committee reported that the commit
tee after some consideration of the
matter during the past summer, recon-
mended the advisability of oiling all
roads which in the opinion of the
county highway commission were in
satisfactory condition for treatment.
Supervisor of Highways G. E. Moore
was called upon to give his opinion. Il
have studied the oiling proposition
somewhat during the past summer"
said Mr.. Moore, land with the consent
of the road committee have done lit
tie experimenting. The problem OF
the cost of oiling, | find, will depend
upon the quality of oil used and the
market. In the job which we did east
of Evansville the cost was four cents
per gallon, or about $120 to mile, as
$500 gallons are required to a mile of
road nine feet wide AS the result of
that experiment ! found that unless
the oiling is we'll done, it should not be
done at all. BY that I mean that we
must have the necessary equipment,
including revolving sweeper, to thor
oughly clean the surface of all dirt and
surplus material. Then, following the
application of the oil, coating of sand
or screenings should be applied. .
Discussion in the interests of econ
omy which has aroused the voters of
| Wisconsin during the past eight months
has taken early effect in Rock county.
The county tax budget for 1927, 1856, or
more than hundred thousand dollars
less than 1913, was passed, indicating
reduction of about Is per cent in the
state and county taxes.
The county levy aside from the school
tax is divided up as follows: General
purposes, $40, 900; soldiers relief fund,
81, 12O; roads and bridges, $43, 40. 40.
The road and bridge fund is divided as
follows: Roads, $27, 102; bridges, 81, $50.
| The apportionment of the state and
county tax levy in the county will be
made on the basis of 80 per cent of the
true valuation as fixed by Supervisor
of Assessments F. A. Taylor, accord
ing to the report Of the committee on
| equalization.
1he question Of what banks in the
county shall become the repositories
for county funds during the coming
year was a special order of business
for Thursday afternoon. Bids were
reported from two Beloit banks which
agreed to pay per cent interest on
daily balances. 1t was finally decided,
| after some discussion, to reject all
| bids for deposits and on resolution OF
| Supervisor Paulson the rate which
banks shall pay for county money shall
be 3 per cent. All banks making ap-
plication for the funds furnishing the
required bond under the pro rata
scheme which was adopted last year
! shall be entitled to their share of the
county money. No definite banks
were indicated by the board but it was
| understood that the banks which are
now carrying the funds of the county
will make application under the new
rate.
The special committee named to con-
fer with the district attorney and the
incoming sheriff for the purpose, of
drawing up the sheriff's contract, re-
ported substantial cut in the amount
which the county agreed to allow for
the board of prisoners, the reason for
the drop being the circumstances re-
sulting from the new commitment law
by which the Jail is empty of prisoners
the majority of the time. The com
| mittee recommended S2250 annually as
the amount to be allowed, or $3.50 less
than the amount provided under former
contracts. After considerable discus
sion, several amendments and recon-
| sideration of the vote taken, the
amount was fixed at $500.
The petition of the city of Edgerton
for So, 900 state aid and like amount
from the county was allowed, to be ex-
pended on highway approaches to the
city the coming year.
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