Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-29
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Wednesday. November II

fNAcCOSSCQ Dl AllOTHcSS DtulCIls oIuiNL
and Proctor, and on motion of Super
visor Schreiner, adopted.
I Whereas. An income tax OF 81 500 40 va.
levied upon the Viroqaa Creamery Company
Of Niroqua. Wisconsin. on its business for 1918
| and whereas. said tax has never been paid
/ and is now returned to the county treasures
! as delinqEent; and whereas il is claimed on
| the part of said corporation taxpayer that Il
| had absolutely no income during said veal
/ subject TO said tax; and whereas. by the Opin
/ ion OF the circuit corrt for said county in ar
/ action brought 10 test the validity OF said tai
/ II was among other things held that IL seem:
quite certain from reading OF the complaint
What the imposition OF said tax was unauthor
lied and void; and whereas. the common
| council of said city OF Viroqua. at its meeting
/ held on the 18th day of November. 1915. recit
4 ing all the facts by resolution, declared that
/ the city of Yir0uua did not desire the NiroqHa
I Dreamer y. Co. or its SOS stockholders TO pas
/ any assessment which IS illegal and unjust
and declared that the said common council
would concur in any action this board might
/ take in the premises; and whereas. the dist
/ riot attorney, county clerk and county treas
urer are authorized by section 1919 <. of The
statutes. TO remit said tax II inequitable on
unjust Therefore
i Resolved That the aforesaid income tax
( of 81 .690 30 levied against the YiroQua Cream.
/ cry Co. in 1914, on the income OF 1918, the col
4 lection of which was restrained by Injunction
I IN 1915, be and the same hereby is cancelled
and RENTED in full the district attorney
county treasurer and county clerk be and
hereby are directed TO take al appropriate &C.
ton necessary TO that end. G. j. EAsruAN.
II appearing 70 the undersigned that the de.
linquent tax Of 81 COG. 80 returned by the city
| treasurer OF the city of tirod1a against the
Viroqua Creamery Co. is illegal. We do deter
mine and order; That pursuant TO sec. 1910 2,
| OF the statutes. that said tax be not collected
no part thereof being equitable in our judg-
ment. @. j. SMITH. District Attorney.
AMuND BELLAND. County Treasurer.
BERILE MOORE. County Clerk
Report OF committee on ways and
means adopted
The committee on ways and means has had
under consideration the annexed resolution,
and recommend that il do pass.
Resolved That the room on the northwest
corner of the new addition to the court house
| be fitted up for the office of the income asses
SCR OF the county TO be occupied By him not
later than January l. 1915. G. A. SMITH.
On motion of Dr. Schreiner report
of the committee on ways and means
relating to salaries of county officers.
was reconsidered, and re-referred to
the same committee.
Report from Mr. Ristow, highway
commissioner read, and adopted on
motion of Mr. Dolen.
Gentlemen lin presenting this report, ! will
report only expenditures that have not been prev
iCusly reported. as there were several pieces a
work under construction during the board session
last year. and expenditures were reported up to
November lst Of that year.
Viroqua--V iroqua-Viola road 1860 feet. bridge
1919. Black River road, $500 IT, 4 cuIverts.
2s0e24 Westby-viroqua road $500 feet, cul-
verts. 1sl3.54. Grader and engine used, paid by
districts. 23s o. Total 6.052.
Stark--Campbell Springs, 2000 IT graded con-
crete culverts $500 # grad. with engine l097.O5.
Huffar bridge I2-l6 I-beam concrete 422.33. Nc
Kittrick bridge l2-l6 I-beam concrete 402. a.
Barge bridge 1915 beam concrete $50 OF. Bar
ge culvert 80 concrete p # l05.l5. Tot2396.02
Jefferson-Honaker hill 2400 ftt9 # nacadam to
complete 99056. Hamilton hi fld0 # 3 eulv
l92LSi. Viroqua-Coon Valley-Esofea $500 #. 8
culv. l39l.25. Delap bridge concrete abutmt.
23859. Side bridge 1916 / beam concrete 526 s.
Simpson bridge steel conc. floor 1872. So 5.lsi.st
Webster-Holt concrete bridge 30-l6 I-beam S2I. IS
Webster concrete chute 1922 56.55. Mossholder
1919 I-beam con. bridge 1883 Glenn 12-I6 /
beam con. bridge S5S %. Parr 1916 I-beara con.
bridge 2s978. Husker bridge steel for floor IL IA
#. 6464. Total 2072.1s
Kiekapoo -Readstown- Viroqus 1000 it eulv 1894 :
81. northumberland Center 1000 it. 2 culv
1l42 Ia. ReaIsto9n-I La Fargo 5000 IT culverts
l295.S2. Total Syd2.60.
Readstown- Grading pieces road and 4-5-22 foot
cattle chute 124O.s6.-
Christiana- Meiby 1915 I-beam conc bridge72o 81
Odegarden ~ 10 l-beam cone. bridge 476. z. Ear
landson 1s-l6 I-beam conc bridge 577.6l. Erick-
son g. e22 con. culvert S9o.27. Wessby- Coon VAL
ley 500 # 6 culv. 2274.l7 Engine grading on
Miner road 1921. Total 456S.l5.
La Farge-Seeleburg bridge, riyited truss 1870 #
span, l6 ftconc floor, contract price 4854 Main
and State street e34 # shale surface l64s stone
1887 50 yards 3560.4l. Total s4s4.4I.
Greenwood--RichlandC Center Hillsboro $500 IT {
culv is77 81 Roth 1915 I-beam con bridge 4iS.4
Coon Vailey-Central ave. 2lOo f.. 1919 fl. curb 9
gutter. 800 50; #. walk. $3.50 50. yds macadam
surfacing 4S49.6S stst
Coon-Viroqua Valley $500 # 8 conc. eulv.
chute 1926 "a. I.imekiln s0l6 I-beam con. bridge
s55.5S. Limekiln 400 fit heavy iil 4g457 Sven
sor bridge $50. 10 # fill esl.72 Central ave.
paving 80 fl 1912. Bohemisa Coulee goo #,
1900 # of 4-inch drain tile. culv.. 800 # open
drainage ditch 95o.i5. Holte Slle l-beam con-
crete bridge HOO. Total 5262es
A LII a
Genoa yiroqua 200 # eulv.s7ss07 sieLo2.
Forest Valley Hilsboro 1900 fl - crossing chutes
q # culver isis Burr-outario road siSe #
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SEQ eoao # 24oa4s.
Hisboro- Hillsboro-L aFarge $500 1T 4 cuv ISIS OS
Hamburg Striegel hill road 1900 #. culv 5al2s4
cords stone left l5s2.29. Total 4996iS
Harmony Adams bridge 4-4-70, IL #. fla z6e. II,
extra grading %. So Total 1884.
Sterling Springs 1900 # / calvert 949-
0i. West Prairie Retreat 5000 # / Gully. 25oO. 10
eulv. cemented. underwalls built. $3.50 culv
built on last years grading 654.96. Work on
Vance hill after Nov. i.'i4, 500 Sc. 44oS.60
characterization Bloomingdale St00 feet q cnlv
1868. Miner 30-16 l-bearn conc bridge se9 10
approaches 2i4.92. Smith 22-l6 I-beaH1 conc
bridge sl4.ss; Clarke S2-l6 I-beam coac. bridge
Hilisboro vilage-Grading to Nov. l. 70a5s.
City Of Viroqua-Main st. macadam surface, 32S
ft2s fl wide. $50 Ct Is # wide. grading $50 foot
approach north of R. r. track I477.75.
Total spent in Vernon Co. in 1915. 80. Ssf SS4 IS
Gen. Road and Bridge Expenditares-ETs lp In SUR
veying 1856 80, med. treatment, hospital bills and
CONDENSATION 32690 tools and dishes 7ts.74 re-
pairs and blacksmthing 556.5S, lumber 466 o.
office help and record 29469 storage of equip
ment 10, 20. livery for committee and engineer
Y. freight on roller and repairs 17l.52, roller
2ll3. 59.culvert moids 100. unloading car chutes
sl920. paid on mixer i5 maintenance 1864, Ia
Dor 50 moves 29J2 %. Total S567.50.
Machinery and Equipment - Austin TO- ton gas
roller, kelly-Springfield lotion gas roller In
ternational gas traction engines. , road sprinlt-
Ter wagons. water tank wagons, S dunn wa0-
ons. concrete mixers, II cuvert mouids IS
plows, rooter piows, large graders, q wheel
scrapers. 80 drag scrapers. No. Western port
able erusher, 25-ton capacity portable bin and
screen, 4 unloading chutes. "a wheelbarrovs 2
blasting machines sets tents in poor condition
compr sing cook. sleeping, stable and cooks
tents. set of tents for bridge work in good cri
dition, 70 cots. stoves dishes, tools. benches
tables. tool and dynamite storage boxes
Highway Commissioners expenses--Hotel bills
postage. telephone. garage. feed and board1Sq IO
Shoeing. repairs. hay and feed 81 So liyerys0 81
Bond % office supplies 20.35. phone rent and
tolls 1918, repairs. tires. etc for auto 1870
months typewriter rent 81, batteries and labor
for traction engine 80, tires, sets chains. q
inner tubes. clock. snubbers, etc 100 repairs to
tires and car p Il. oil and gas 1885, envelopes
2i.1O. 1867. 90.
Summary of work done in l915-17as miles graded,
76 concrete cuIverts. % bridges. 10690 # maca-
dam. 500 SO. fit. concrete walk, 1919 # curb and
gutter. 1900 TT drain tile. 800 # open ditch.
TOTAL ATAn.ABLEs AND EXPENDITURES 1915
Available Expended
City of Viroqua (bal. ret'd) si49S IS. Si495 81
Village Of Hillsboro. 5000 90. .... 7O9 50
Harmony ..,.......-...--.. 2743 67....... 7Sq 81
Clinton. 50O4 e8 1908 90