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

certain petition presented on TUESDAY.
Permission granted
Report of committee on roads and
bridges on the Davis hollow road read.
Mr. Solverson moved that the report of
the committee be laid on the table.
Motion lost. After considerable dis
cussion Mr. Marshall moved that the
matter he re-referred TO the commit
tee on roads and bridges Carried
Report of committee on roads and
bridges read and adopted and the ordi-
nance passed, all voting in the affirma-
tive
Your committee on roads and bridges
TO whom was referred the bridge Pc
tition presented by Mr.. Peterson has
had same under consideration and re-
specially recommend that same be
granted. JOHN E. LEPKE. Chm.
The board Of supervisors of Vernon
county 10 ordain as follows: That
there be and hereby is levied upon all
taxable property of Vernon county the
sum of $500 to aid said town.
JOHN K. LEPKE, Chm.
Report Of committee on roads and
bridges read and adopted The petition
was then placed on its passage and dis
allowed
Il
to whom was referred the petition pre-
scented by Mr.. Dorschied asking aid for
road repairing, has had the same I'M
der consideration and respectfully re-
fer the same back without recon-
mendation. JOHN E. LEPKE, Chm.
Report of committee on ways and
means read and adopted. On motion
of DR. Schreiner the invitation of the
Sank county board to send represen.
tative to convention, was declined
Dear Sir: At the annual meeting of
the Sank county board, November 1918
a resolution was passed recommend.
ing that the chairman or a delegate
be elected from the boards of the var
ious counties of the state to hold an
annual meeting or convention. The
purpose of this meeting would be to
discuss various phases of board work
and legislation directly affecting the
tax payer The permanent highway
construction has developed into the
most important item which the board
has to contend. We believe that leg
iAation could best be shaped by more
uniform understanding between the
counties, and hope that this commu-
nication will be read and freely dis
cussed so that should you be in SYM
pathy with this movement you will
elect your delegate and give him such
instructions as your board may see fit.
e. a. CLARK, Chm Board of Sank Co,
Your committee ON ways and means
to whom the above communication
was referred respectfully refer the
same back without recommend ton.
J. H. SCHROEDER, Chm.
~ - nd
means read and adopted, and the ac-
companying ordinance passed, all vot-
ing the affirmative
Your committee on ways and means
beg leave to report the following or
dinance and resolution for adoption.
J. II. SCHROEDER, Chm.
RESOLVED, That there be appropriate
ed from the earnings of the asylum
for the ensuing year the sum of $500
for permanent improvements. Fur
Their
Resolved, That the asylum trustees
be and hereby are authorized to de-
duct from the earning of the asylum
the sum of $4,000 for running ex-
penses of the institution for the en-
suing year jill SCHROEDER, Chm.
Report of committee on ways aud
was placed on its passage, and lost
Whereas there has been no money
raised to defray the expense of your
committee to examine the tax COM
mission system of bookkeeping.
Resolved, That they be authorized
to use. out of the general fund sum
not exceeding $50 for payment of ex-.
penses. B.L BAILEY. 81
Your committee on ways and means
TO whom the above resolution was re-
ferred, respectfully refer the, same
back without recommendation
j. II. SCHROEDER, Chm.
DR. Schreiner moved that the officers
be allowed their actual expense incur
red in making the examination OF the
state tax commissions system of book
keeping, as directed by this board at
previous meeting Carried
Report of committee on ways and
means. on resolution of Mr. Carter in
regard to overdrawing highway accou-
Mt read On motion of MIR Eastman,
the matter was re-referred to the same
committee until after the report of the
highway commissioner has been re-
ceived
On motion of Mr. Olson, the election
of janitor was made a special order for
this afternoon after the regular order
of business
On motion of Mr. Eastman, the cleo
tion of highway commissioner was made
special order for Thursday afternoon
On motion of Mr. Lepke. the board
adjourned to 2 o'clock m
AFTERNOON SESSION
Convene at 2, chairman presiding,
all present, morning minutes approved
Mr. Hamilton asked permiss on to
withdraw resolution pertaining to use
of the county Jail by the city of Viro-
qua Permission granted
Report of committee on roads and
bridges on Davis hill road in Wheat
land read. Report rejected, all vot-
ing in negative except Messrs Dolen,
Brye, Powell, Lepke, Thompson, G o
Smith, G A Smith, Broadhead, Haugh,
Stevens, Peterson, Haskell, Marshall,
Schreiner and Solverson
Your committee on roads and bridges
to whom was referred the petition re-
lating to appropriating 81 900 to i'm
prove certain highway in the town
OF Whtatland, leading from RedMound
to DeSoto, and known as the 'Davis
Hill'' road respectfully report as fol-
lows:
That the sum of 81 900 be appropri-
ated for said purpose, the same to be
retained in the county treasury, and
no part thereof to be expended until
81, 900 is paid into the treasury by the
state, and 81 900 additional paid in by