Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

y Der many are over two miles from school
p lt Is me duty ~ every citizen TO assis
: In getting an children ia school.
Z f'si.sus itSt year amounted TO $500. S.
z OF Whcn S-t-la-ll was expended upoI
q rural schools The law required tina
I | improvements must be under the direc
| ton OF the state superintendent or n,
| county superintendent.
SIX new buildings. modern IN every
1 way we're erected. These buildings wer,
not expensive. bur second to none il
p practical construction ana equipment
Sew buildings lH the following places
/ q EthA,ta = 81, Elltst1 it, Dodgevillt
ls Jt-l tluEep.sE it,. Linden it. CLYDE
dt Extensive repairs were made in
Erieh ham Ut. Arena IT.. Moscow
Falf exhibits were very good at the
S,iiIlt's Nis alr, and one ex-
aioit from u y Arena CHyde) won
| iust at tEe state Fair. There will be
| an increase in this work next year
J county Experiment Association car
ried on experimentation in Sl,vdan
| grass, SOY beans. wheat ana potatoes in
/ order % acquire pure breed seed grains
number or experiments win be carried
on next year e scholarship 10 the Boys
Snort course was given TO the country
school boy who won the first prize in the
| County Corn SHOW.
Chapter 55l, in The Laws 81 1915. pro
Niaes for the election of a COMMITTEES on
| common schools hy youi. Honora bic
| bparG Members. TO Doe elected for one
t"e aug three Years Meetings TO be
! heid lh May, JutF and december Under
| TINS law two supesVisoliuE teachers were
appointed &c salary of $7o per month.
and actual expenses.
The work of tbe office does not de-
| crease ana the law put many duties upon
! ltle county SuFerlut endent. The past
Ee,ti t.2 LeItndi Visits We're made and
| pttet ietl4iA i,A schools visited and reports
/ sent TO school boards
An effort is being made to get new
| aud uniform text books for rural schools
| and thus remove the many troubles ~
| different texts
The work has been on the whole very
| satisfactory 90 me and / have enjoyed
| the support aud co-opera ton in most
| every CIse.
wish % thank YOU for your hearty
| support and predict better school work
J. A. VAN NATTA.
| t'odgeviite. Wisconsin, Nov. 9th, 1915.
Report of the Secretary of Commit
| tee on Common Schools read and re-
| ferred to the Committee On County
| Superintendent accounts.
! J. j. Fielder moved that the County
Highway Commission be composed of
not more than three members and
that the Chairman appoint the COM
mittee Motion carried
| The Chairman appointed A. E.
| Thomas, Henry Bollerud and G. w.
Davis.
A. E. Thomas and Henry Bollerud
| refused TO act and the Chairman
stated that he would appoint two
members in their places in the morn
ing
Mr.. Bollerud moved to adjourn I'M
| til 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
A. NJ, Nov. IL, 1915
Chairman Eagan called the board
togther. Roll call was then taken, all
members wer,i present except Ole
Christopherson who was excused by
the Chairman.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved
The Chairman appointed o. X. Stem
seth and VIM Smith as the other two
members Of the County Highway
Commission
Mr.. McGeeyer appeared before the
Board at this time and spoke regard
ing the claim of the Mount Horeb
Hospital
c, NJ Grimstad came before the
Board in behalf Of the same claim.
Ole Christopherson came in at this
time.
John W. Taylor asked fol ten min
utes TO look up some letters before
speaking before the Board.
0. K Stenseth moved that the
Board proceed to elect the Commit
tee on Rural Schools as directed BY
law.
The Chairman appointed W. s.
| Egan and VIM. Smith as tellers.
G. W. Davis moved that B. L. Bill
ington be elected to serve for three
| years.
the rules of the Board and elect these
members by reclamation. Motion
carried
Mr.. Davis motion carried
w. c.. SbillicOru moved to elect
Mrs. Emma Williams to serve for a
term of two years. Motion carried!
a. r. Thomas moved to elect T. r.
Mundy for The term OF one year. Mo
ton carried
John ", Taylor came before the
Board and gave reasons why Iowa
County should not pay the Mt. Horeb
hospital bill
j. ID. McGeever reappeared before
the Board and smoke further on this
same subject
Mr.. Cody made a motion that this
be made matter of business for
o'clock tomorrow morning. Motion
carried
Mr.. W. J. Penhallegon moved to
take a recess until z P. NJ Motion
carried
Board called to order by Chairman.
Resolution asking that $4,000 be
raised to form a maintenance fund
for State roads was presented at this
time by Mr. Cody
DodgeWle. wis, Nov. nth. 1915.
Resolved that the sum Of 81, 600 90 be
levied and assessed upon the taxable
property of Iowa county for the purpose
Of maintenance fund TO be used in
maintaining and repair of state aid
highways for the coming year
THOs. F. CODY.
This was referred to the Committee
on Finance and Taxation.
A resolution asking the county to
appropriate a fund for the repair of
the Spring Green River bridge was
introduced and referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
Report of the Committee on Tax
Claims read
Dodgeville. Wis, Nov II. 1915.
TO the honorable Board OF Supervisors
We the undersigned committee on Tax
cams beg leave TO report that we had
one claim IN from Dan thinner estate
iu the village Of Cobb, this being side
walk tax assessed against several lots
not separated by streets or alleys; their
contention being that 1t should have been
assessed on three 90 or four 90 lots
abuttuE OF street where sidewalk was
built Which claim we have disanowed.
Respectfully submitted.
w 4. WARD,
JOSIAH PAINTER
JOHN MAI-SWARING,
Committee
Moved by W j. PenhalIegon to ac-
cept the report and place il on file.
Motion carried
Report of ahe Committee on Pub
fishing Proceedings read and on mo-