Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-12-27

No. remaining June 80, 1915 -. II 10 q
On motion of Mr.. Lepke, board aG-
IOurned to O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board called to order at 2o'clock by
the chairman, all members present
except Mr.. Pulver. Minutes of morn
ing session read and approved
Petition of Mr.. Belts read and refer
red to committee on roads and bridges.
Petition from town of Jefferson to
alter highway, read and referred to
committee on roads and bridges.
Mr.. Moore asked permission to with
draw petition presented last week.
Permission was granted.
On motion of Mr. Haugh, the elect
ion of highway commissioner, poor
commissioner, asylum trustee, member
of committee on common schools, JAM
itor, state and county aid road and
bridge committee was made a special
order for Wednesday afternoon after
the regular order of business.
c. J, Smith spoke to the board re-
garding the legality OF certain state
aid petitions.
On motion of Mr.. Fulmer, the board
adjourned until $50 a. m Tuesday.
TUESDAY, november Il
Board met at $50, none absent but
Mr.. Pulver. Minutes of last session
read and approved.
Proposition of the Chaseburg bank
in regard to county deposits, read and
referred to committee on finance.
Two petitions from town of Viroqua
read and referred to committee on
roads and bridges.
Resolution of Mr. Dorscheid read
and referred to committee on poor and
insane.
Resolution of Mr.. Hau, : read and
referred to committee on ways and
means.
Report of committee on claims read
and adopted and the claim was disal-
lowed, all voting in the negative ex'
cept Mr.. Ramsland:
The committee on claims having had the
petition and claim OF village of Westby under
consideration respectfully recommend That II
do not pass.
TO the Hon. County Board of Vernon Coun
~ The undersigned petitioner. village OF
Westby. q duly incorporated village OF Vernon
county by its president and clerk duly au.
thorized by the village board OF said village
| hereby make claim against the county OF Yer
non for the amount of a deficit in the highway
| fund appropriated in aid OF state highways tol
the year 1916. and represent the following
facts
| the annual session Of the county board fol
1916 the electors of the village OF Westby voted
and appropriated village tax OF $1,000 as the
/ said villages one third share OF the cost Of
road construction and Improvement OF GER
| tain portions Of the county system OF high
| WAYS within said village and that thereafter
| at the meeting OF the county board for 1913, q
| petition was duly flied showing the amount SC
| appropriated. and that tnereupon the county
| board did. on the 18th day OF November. 1915
appropriate and levy tax OF like amount to
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one third share OF the Improvements and con
| struCtion of said state aid highways within
said village and that there was available II
| addition thereto. the further sum OF SS12 70
| that being the share of the said village 81
| Westby of the state aid fund for prospective
state and counSy highways in Vernon county
| for the year 1919: and that said fund available
| for such highway Improvements within sale
| village consisted of the following items. viz
| Amount appropriated BY village. SOO0OO
| amount appropriated by county. S3.0OO.O0; pro
| Dorfioned OF state aid fund. allotted to village
| Ss72 % Total. S6,s72.26.
| And your petitioner further represents ans
| shows that the total cost of the contemplated
| improvements upon said highways. within
| said village at the time of said appropriation
and levy amounted to the sum of 100000. &C
| cording 10 the surveys plans, maps ana esti
| mates therefor as approved by the count,
| highway commissioner and by the state nigh
| way commission. That Of the said sum o
| "a s72 26 available. as above, for said worl
there is still left unexpended in the COUNTY
treasury the sum of 81 $40 which VIII b.
available for the continuance Of saiu roa'
| work in the spring of 1917 and that to com
plete said prospective Improvements, as plan
ned and estimated. will require the turthe
sum of s.. l27-54 such sum representing IN
/ difference between the amount allotted 10 Tn
| village Of Westby by the county. of the state
| APPROXIMATION for state aid for prospective
| state highways in Vernon county and the state
one third of the total cost OF such improve
ment within said village. and that unless ina
amount of such deficiency is appropriated D,
the county board and turned over TO said VII
lage highway fund ii VIII compel the villaE
Of WeStby TO pay more ihan ITS one thit'
share OF said Improvements
| Wherefore the village Of Westby make
claim against the county of Vernon for sal
sum of 81 1874 TO be appropriated 10 and use
for the completion OF said highway improve
ments within said village and requests that
lew of said sum be ordered upon the taxaOI
| prOnerty of said county. Tor such purpose
| Dated al Westby. Wisconsin this 18TH ia,
of November. 1916
Nv direction Of the Nii.age board.
A. II. DAHL. 2. esident-
| OIL LKuM Village Clerk.