Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-12-27
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Your committee further recommends the
counting Of every major fraction OF 100 in the
totals as an additional leo and the dropping
of every minor t / o n OF 100 in the
totals, We have adopted the income tax as
ADoLPH BRYE ALBERT j. GRANKE
JUSTICE FULMER J. J. MARSHALL
kNUDT MATTISoN
Report of committee on highway
commissioner accounts read and adj
opted:
Your committee on highway commissioners
accounts beg leave to report as follows: We
have checked the duplicate orders with the
ledger. compared the available amounts with
the amounts expended aud find the same cor
rect
f. W. HAzEN WIN. DoLEN
CHI CARTER
Mr.. Ristow presented his report as
highway commissioners:
Gentlemen:-In presenting this report i will re-
port only expenditures that have not been prev;
iously reported, as there were several pieces Of
work under construction during the board session
last year and expenditures were reported up to
November list of that year.
ViroQua-V irodua- Westby road. SEQ feet 4 cu-
verts 1000 #. guard rail 24s7.s2. ViroquR- vi
ola, 500 #, culv. ll7lSi. Amodt bridge % #
span, 20 f. roadway. 1863 Total s4sS5 81
Jefferson--Nir oqua-Coon Valley. $500 Il, culv
1928. IS. Esofea bridge, moved. new abutments
tarvia floor. painting, 9f0.S3. Gyand bridge.
abutment. 3l55G. Springyille bridge 90 IT span
standard truss I6 II road way. additions to the
abutmenfs 1863 81, Mills bridge. repairing arch
aud constructing rs # wing. 23T.67 German
bridge, steel has been bought 27j Side Hollow
road. 500 Il widened and stone wall built, 4iO2i
Total S5o05l2.
-linton-d eadley bridge. 10 fl span, l6 fl road
way. cone. abuts. 574.8S Appleman bridge. 20
fl span. 10 Fl roadway. cone. abuls. and spprO-
aches. iT77 IS. Cashton Bloomingdale. reloea.
tion. $500 #. culv. : cattle chutes. mot com
pleted) cost to Nov.l. 4920g5. Shallock bridge
IL foot span 10 foot roadway. conc floor. j3 %.
Clark bridge. rebuilt. conc. abuts. 90 pilinQ. So
IT span. 10 TT roadway, S03 13 Total Ss6069f.
Stark-La Farge-v visa. 1900 IT. l cuy. surfaced
Is II wide with shale. Sll336l.
Union-L4a Fargo Hillsboro grading pieces, to-
tai $3.50 #. culvert, SS403
Forest-Mt Tabor H isboro, 1900 #. 2 conc. culv.
l059.6S- Jonnycake. go it. il4-46. Si474l4.
Eamburg-Main and Mill st road after Nov. LIST.
1864. Carson bridge. l6 IT span. % foot road
way. conc. floor and abuts 1881 20. silSs24.
Sarmony-Powell bridge, 20 IT span 10 foot road
way, 45 skew. cone floor and abuts. cost 49,.
built by cor traet)
Observation-Disclosures let TO construct l6 fl road
way TO connect pieces previously constructed,
grading over old work 1900 it, total length COW
cred by contract 1900 #. and three foot stone
arches with 20 # roadways built at cost of 5000
Day labor work widening road in dangerous
turns. in quarry. placing cuivs. constructing
fences on land donated. 7ogl7. sS769.l7
Sterling Grading work on VirOqua-DeSoto road,
mot completed cost to Nov. LIST, 1895 49,
Franklin Viroqua-De Soto road No. ]. 1900 feet
1917 10 Road No ? 5000 feet u eulvs g on last
years work. 1000 # guard rail- 1850. &C. Ia deficit
was incurred on this job. si57s Al.
Christiana-Lovass hill road 5000 feet, culyerts,
very heavy grading. 270026 Black River road.
29O0 #. graded and macadam - fl wide, 1892 50.
yds. surface, culverts. 2722.S0. S5423.06.
Coon-Anderson bridge. 6xSX24 conc. cuv. and
grading. 502.72. Daffinrud bridge. 80 #. span.
IS #. roadway. conc floor aud abutments. con-
tract let for cement work and painting 900 co.
county furnished steel $50 Il, 1881. Grading
Dafhnrud bridge approaches 1918. S20e9 Sc.
Westby-Black River road 5000 # grading, Is IT
macadam. conc. culvs. Westby-Coon Valley
road. 100 # grading macadam in two pieces.
90l4 So yds. Total of both, $685. o. "a refund
of 1880 to be made by Dahl and Bekkedal for
Ontario-Main St road. 1900 TT grading. IS foot
macadan. 1913 square yds. (about IS cords stone
on hand) 23lt.ZI.
Hiilsboro-Water St. road, 1870 feet macadam
placed. fills made feet to u # higher than
called for.D 800 #, guard rail, 1876 Is.
La FarRe-Main St. road. grading work. eui-
verts, tcost to November ist). 1880 08.
Viala-Commercisl st road. 5000 #. surfaced with
stoddard-Main ST. Road. paid for 17e cords Of
Webster-The cheese factory bridge, l@Ki6
beam span. concrete floor and abutmehts, con.
tract price. 42S so The Nuzum bridge. (ssme
above. contract price. 423.5 50. The Mosshold-
err bridge. "a cut off wall was built at a cost of
23.00. The Hansen bridge. 30 #. beam span
rs 1T. roadway, concrete door and abutments,
(part of the steel used from bridge that
was washed out). cost of removing the steel and
rebuilding bridge complete. 64416 Blooming
e-Avalanche road on contract (not COM
plete). 10000 Bloomingdale-La Fargo road
15c0 it. cattle chute and culver<, (paid con
tract in full. 10000. New right of way ls5O
Total 1899 l6
Maintenance Expenditures-The three grading
outfits used. for labor oil and gasoline. the sun
of 3493.79 Dragging and small repairs 474 "a
Bridge repairs on Honaker bridge. in the town
of jefferson, 1880 Town OF Webster. Wa1del
bridge. 225.00, Mossholder bridge O. CO. On the
Miner bridge in the town of Clinton, 2is -. On
the Riverside road in the town of Bergen, 229Si
On the Hillsboro- La Fargo road in the town OF
Union HAS On the Esofea road in the town
of Jefferson. III p. On the Black River road
in the town OF viroqua- Is 80. Ga the Viroqua.
Coon Valley road in the town of Com. repair
work on road 22Ss A wall 100 IT. long. ~ #
high was built at a cost of. 26l.67. maintenance
work done the Esofea hill last fall (paic
out of general road and bridge account. l29. Al
Total $549f. 10.
Gen. Road and Bridge Expenditures-Freight and
repairs 759 90 tools and Supplies 5Sl06, black
smithing 1910 use of equipment 329.87 lumber
for forms 422l1 four sets OF camp wagons and
one barn l2s420. livery help charged to this
fund SLAB office help charged TO this fund Is. 75
maintenance charged to this fund l22 a. dis
ability CHARGED to this fund 46.2s moving and
storage 28952o. CON- expense $500. Tota
6i32.7i.
Machinery Account-Paid out for two tractor.
$4,000. paid out for forty two drags 65I0l. foui
wheelers and pillow l45 o. sta Rite Eng. Co
traded engines 81 90, II. Channon Co. trench
pump 1850. Good Roads Machinery Co. for
crusher and portable bins l6i5.26 Total 5747.36
Highway Commissioners Expense-Ofce assist.
ant from May LIST to Nov ist 26s s. Office sup.
plies S905. livery for state engineer and in.
speetor and commissioner 73 o. typewriter rent
$500. 36 county maps 7.30. bond $500 stamped
envelopes 32.32. telephone rent and tells 90 81
hay feed and shoeing 66.iS. gasoline 1851. re-
pairs. sets tires, tubes and chain 392.37. board
and railroad fare 1921. Total Si40l.59.
Suryeying-Hep in surveys: - p. books. paper
surveys and plans 3l9.S2. A. ~ Graves for sur
veys and plans 67s.99. Total Si15965.
Total money expended in all accounts $40. Gee a.
Machinery and Equipment Austin TO- ton gas
roller. Kelly-Springfield lotion gas roller.
international gas traction engines. road sprink-
Ter wagons. water tank wagons, dump wag-
ons. concrete mixers. IL culvert moulds in
poor condition and not fit for use. 10 plows.
rooter blows, large graders, 20 wheel seFaper,
in poor condition. 30 drag scrapers / No 3
Western portable stone crusher. No. 10 Fort
Wayne portable stone crusher. 25-ton capacity
portable bin and screen. unloading chutes "a
wheelbarrows, blasting machines, set of 8
tents for bridge work. sets of camp wagons
each set consists OF cook and bunk wagons and
sectional barn. stoves, dishes. tools. benches
tables. tool boxes. dynamite and storage boxes.
trench pumps, mounted with engine on skids.
Recommendations TO the Board-That an auto
truck and oil tank be purchased, to oil all roads
built By state aid. That the Titan engine at
Wstby be traded in for engine, same hav-
in run years. and needs several hundred dol
lars repair. That the sum Of three thousand
dollars t30D0.00) be appropriated for moving
and expense accounts. 100000 for machinery
account and five thousand dollars 100000 for
maintenance, if the oiing Of roads will be taken
up That one more set of camp wagons be built
and four sectional BARNS. That the sum of one
thousand Eve hundred dollars G50000) be APP
propristed for surveys and plans.
Respectfully submitted,
ALEX RISTow, Highway Com
On motion of Mr. Lepke, the report
was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Fulmer, the board
adjourned until $50 q. m. FRIDAY.