Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-23


Pinch Flam beau
Erwin Lincoln
Mack Phelps
Meloy Plum Lake
Backstrom 6 . Pressure Isle
Bent . State Line
Saltenberger' 8 Washington
On motion the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were read and APPROX
ed
Resolution No. was then present
ed and read.
Resolution Mol
Resolution No l offered by supervis-
or Peter Sandbeck.
Whereas. Industrial Commission of
Wisconsin has filed with the county
board of supervisors of Villas county
by it's county Clerk certified copy of
its findings of fact and award in the
matter of Sylvester Bates VS.. Villas
county by which award it is deter
mined that the respondent, Villas
county. shall within ten days from
the 9th day Of June, 1915, pay to the
applicant or to his attorney, the
sum of $50 "a and shall within a like
time, pay to DR.. A. w. Thorpe, the
sum of $500 in full release of all liza
bilities therein.
Now therefore. be it resolved bv
the county board of supervisors of
Villas county that the chairman of said
board and the county CLERK of said
county be and they are hereby author
lied TO issue and deliver county order
to F. w. Carter, attorney for Sylves-
ter Bates, in the above entitled mat
ter for the sum of $32. "a, and further
that the said chairman and said coun-
ty clerk be and they are hereby au-
thoriZed and Instructed to issue and
deliver a county order to DR.. A W.
Thorpe for the sum CT $4,000, the
above payments to be in full release
of all liability of said county in the
above entitled matter.
Dated at Eagle River. June IL, 1915.
PETER SANDBECK,
Supervisor
On motion resolution No. l was
adopted, all members voting aye.
On motion the county board took
recess until 1880 p. m.
The county board met at 1880 p. m.
and were called to order by the chair
man, G. H. Kamke, all members were
present.
The letter from the State Highway
Commissioner in regard to electing a
county highway commissioner and
giving the names of those candidates
certified to by the highway commits
sion was read.
Motion made by supervisor H. j.
Mack and seconded by supervisor N.
M. Emmons, that the board proceed
to ballot on the candidates separately.
Motion made by supervisor j. w.
Pinch and seconded by supervisor c.
Back strom that the motion be amend
ed to read to proceed to elect by in
formal ballot.
Vote on amendment by roll call:
kamke, Gabe, Pinch, Meioy, Back
strom and Saltenberger voting yes.
Sandbeck, Emmons, Erwin, Mack
and Bent voting no.
The vote on motion as amended:
Kamke, Gabe. Pinch, Backstrom.
Meloy and Salten berger voting yes.
Sandbeck, Emmons, Erwin, Mack
and Bent voting no.
On motion the county board went
into executive session for further dis
cussion on the subject of election of a
county highway commissioner.
After discussing the subject for
some time the board took up the reg
ular order of business.
On motion the election of county
highway commissioner was laid over
until the next meeting of the county
board.
Resolution No. 2
Resolution No. 2 offered by supervisor
j. w. Pinch.
Whereas, County Highway Commits
sioner has reported to this board the
injury of one, VIM. Hunter, on the
23rd day of May, 1915, while in the
employ of the county of Villas in
county highway construction, and
whereas, this board has been advised
by the District Attorney that the
county is liable for the damage result
ing to said VIM. Hunter from said in
Jury, and whereas. said VIM. Hunter
was at the time of his injury in said
county's employ and received for such
employment the sum of $500 per day,
and whereas, notice of claim for in
jury in the said matter has been duly
filed with the county clerk by said
VIM. Hunter.
Now therefore be it resolved by the
county board of supervisors of Villas
county that the chairman of this board
and county clerk be and they are here
by authorized and directed to issue to
said VIM. Hunter On the 18th day
of June, 1915, county order for the
sum of 1897, the amount of compen~