Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-23


lowed, Il is impossible for us TO determine tn,
| status OF his accounts. or whether lney ,al
ance with those of the county treasurer. Mr.
histow and others ask that the commi tee
make thorough investigation Of his boz ks
ommends:
That the county highway commissioner keeE
ledger account with each township and each
Job separately. showing All the receipts and
disbursements relative TO each job of work
that the same be totaled and submitted with
his report on the first day of each annual Sess
ion Of the county board. and at such other
times as the board may require. so that his
totals can be compared and balanced with the
county treasurer report In the same matter
Mr.. Ristow states that he will be glad TO do 50
II entrusted with the Office for another term
The time at our command is insufficient "a
make q thorough report.
The commissioner would then know daily
the state of his accounts and will not oyerdraW
his account We further report that the com.
missioner be absolutely forbidden TO over.
draw his account hereafter; and hereafter "a
report an inventory of all county property.
That committee be required to thoroughly
investigate the book. vouchers and accounts
of the highway commissioner to inventory
all the machinery and make such report to
the chairman OF this board Of supervisors
after its adjournment, as the circumstances
SHAH require. and that the chairman upon re
ceipt OF such report, re-assemhis the board OF
not IN his best judgment, or take such further
steps as ne SHAH then deem proper and just
f. f. NEuMANN, Chairman
Report of committee on WAYS and
means>fead and adopted:
Your committee on ways and means report
for adoption the following resolution:
Resolved. That the sheriff be directed 10
Keep IN repair the interior of the barn at his
own expense. That the committee on public
property be directed to purchase six storm
sash for the jail building and do what calso.
mining is necessary on account of damage by
water leakage, J. II. SCHROEDER Chm.
Report of committee on roads and
bridges, signed by majority of its
members, read:
The majority Of your committee on roads
and bridges 10 whom was referred the peti.
ton presented b y Mr.. Peterson of Whites.
town. asking for bridge aid. has had the same
under consideration and recommend that il
be not granted. JOHN Z. LEPKE, Chm.
Report of minority OF same commit
tee presented On motion of Mr. Ped.
erson, the minority report was substi-
tuted for the majority report The
petition was granted and the ordin.
ance passed, all voting in the affirma
tive except Neumann, Shreve, Lepke,
Thompson, G o Smith, Schroeder
The undersigned. a minority OF the commit.
tee on roads and bridges to whom was refer.
asking for aid on certain bridge, known as
the Sloggy bridge, beg leave TO dissent from
the report OF the majority and that the prav.
er Of the petitioner be granted.
p. A. PETERSON
GEO. w. POWELL
The board Of supervisors for Vernon county
do ordain as follows: That there be and here
by IS levied on all taxable property of Vernon
county the sum of s2l9,76, TO pay one-half OF
the cost OF construction of the so-calicd "Slog.
gy bridge as described in the resolution
above, The town az Whilestown TO pay other
half p Al PETERSON.
Election Of highway commissioner:
Communication of highway commis-
sioner read.
a vacancy being about to occur in the ONCE
OF county highway commissioner of Vernon
county aue to the expiration Of the term Of
present incumbent, the Wisconsin highway
commission has carefully examined the SIN
gle candidate who presented himself His
standing ia ability to conduct the work is Us
follows. Alex Ristow. Genoa, Wis. percentage
OF iqsrmerited 70.
In accordance with law, the county board
must elect as county highway comm issionei
one oi the first two men certified twhen more
than uue) unless one shall refuse 10 serve. ina
which case the third man may be elected and
SO on.
If for any reason the county board does not
desire 70 elect candidate from those certid.
ed. the Wisconsin highway commission is will
ing TO hold another examination in the county
ana TO certify a new list II satisfactory candt.
dates present themselves
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION
A. X HIST State Highway Engineer
Opinion of district attorney read
District Attorney Bennett submitted TO the
board. in response to its reauets. his opinion
as 10 whether the board was empowered to 20
outside the one person certified by the civil
service board in the selection of county
highway commissioner; holding that 1t might
II another person so elected should qualify un.
der the law before January first, next.
Mr. Lepke nominated Alex Ristow
and Mr. Eastman nominated L Shreve
| for highway commissioner On motion
of Morley the first ballot was infor'
NAL Chair appointed Haugh and Dor.
ner tellers On the informal ballot
Ristow received Is and Shreve 8 On
motion of Mr. Eastman, the informal
ballot was made formal and Ristow
declared elected
Resolution adopted by Wood county
board read and referred to committee
on poor and insane
Resolution of Neumann read and
adopted, all voting in the affirmative,
In compliance with recommendation
the chairman appointed Dolen ano
Thompson to act with himself in audi
ting the accounts of the highway com
missioner
Resolved That the chairman of this boar,
appoint committee OF two 10 conjunction
county auditing ommittee as per recommend
alton OF the claims committee That they re
eelNf lne SAME fH + uleni ana nliaEe as nlenl
| bers OF county boards: that upon completion
OF said examination they file their claims will
| the county clerk aud he draw orders for tn
same ON the county treasurer
Mr. Eastman moved that the chair
man appoint a COMMITTEES to purchas,
highway machinery Carried. and TIL,
chairman named Tulloch. Marshal
and Solverson
Supervisor Morley moved that this
committee on public property consist
of Messrs Moore. Mork and Gosling
Carried
Report of the committee on finance
read and adopted all voting in the
Affirmative:
the books and vouchers OF the school superin
tendent clerk Of court. county clerk. register
of deeds and county treasurer and found
them in order.
We have counted the cash IN the treasury
and found IL 70 correspond with the books.
We recommend;
That the q easurer be authorized TO borrow
not 10 exceed sl5.0o00O iii the taxes come il
II found necessary by him,
That the finance committee be authorized tC
destroy superfiuous vouchers
That the towns he charged per cent per an
rum for road and bridge money oyerdrawH
or withheld.
We recommend that the sum of 81 goo be
paid out of the general fund for the purchase
OF bl0oded stock under the supervision of the