Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23


the above statement of receipts and
disbursements of the county treasur-
er's office is true and correct.
Chas. HI. Adams,
County Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 1st day of January, A. d. 1916.
w. A. Bradford,
County Clerk.
On motion the report of the county
treasurer was accepted and adopted.
On motion the report of the comfy
uperintendent was accepted and or
deled filed with the county clerk.
Report
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Villas county, Wisconsin:
Gentleman: We, the undersigned,
your County State Aid Road Commit
tee, to whom was referred the pc
titions for the laying out of certain
highways in said county, namely:
The Vinegar to Winchester highway
and the prolongation of the county
highway in the town of State Line to
High lake do respectfully report and
recommend that the said highways be
laid out as part of the county sys
tenn and that the Board order surveys
of said highways made as soon as
convenient.
Respectfully submitted this 9th day
of February, 1916.
Chas. A. Bent,
Fred Meloy,
VIM. Saltenberger,
Committee.
On motion the report of the high
way committee was accepted
Petition.
To The Honorable Board of Super
visors of Villas county, We, the resi-
dents and electors of the town of
Phelps, Villas county, hereby petition
your Honorable Board, in conformity
to section go and GIL of the laws
1915, to set and organize two new
towns out OF the present territory of
the present town of Phelps, in other
words divide the present town Of
Phelps into two towns.
Said town of Phelps to be divided
and new towns organized from said
divisions as follows:
(1) All of said town of Phelps,
except section two of township forty
one, range eleven east; and south half
of southeast quarter of section thirty
five, township AZ, range II east
together with southeast quarter OF
the southwest quarter of section thir-
ty-fve, township forty-two, range
eleven east, TO comprise one of the
new towns to be known as Town of
Twin Lake.
(2) The remainder of the present
Town Of Phelps, CT that which is
given above as the exception, to be
the other Town and known as the
Town of Phelps.
We hereby allege that both of the
above towns proposed have a popula-
ton of more than 1875 inhabitants, of
whom more than rs are actual cleo
tors; and that the last named town,
namely, Phelps, although it is to be
less than thirtvsiX sections, it has a
real estate valuation Of over 800, 900
and fifty qualified electors resi- lent
at time of the proposed division.
We also believe that if this petition
is allowed 10 go through its regular
course and submitted to the voters Of
the present town of Phelps at this
spring election. the requi, ed vote will
be for the division, which will then
be submitted for your approval.
IL. j. Mack, Andrew Hansen. An
drew Paterson, Albert D. Hansen,
Julius Strelow, Chas. Wegner, G. w.
Lundeen, Gust Wegner, William
Adams, George Shelby, Bert Bake,
Martin Thorson, Axel Oberg, Olaf
Bergstrom, Aug. E. Anderson, An
drew Forsman, VIM. A. Heyer, John
Joud, John Draper, Wilhelm Puratb,
Albert Caskey, Sylvester Caskey,
Aug. Oberg, Louis L.Thomas, Fred
Herman, B. B. Talmage, Gust Walila,
Emil Wallila, John Martin, Alfred
Heikklnen, Adolph Heikkinen, Mat.
Matson, John Mattila, Mat. Matilo,
John r. Waara, Isaac Niemista, An
drew Kangas, Aug. HulIillum, Jacob
Niemesta, Erick Helkkinen, Erki Nus
taun. Oscar Kauma. John Heitl,
George Blong, Matti Raimo, Bill Lar
son, j. Kelitoe. Matti Sallman, John
Sallman, Matti Carlson, Earnest Lus-
mi, Simon Kertulla, Abram Pallmen,
Robert Albertson, Victor Sullmen,
Elias Steinbeck, VIM. Stevens, John
Kailio, Isaac Koski, Eli Thoris, Jas.
Burns, john Bushey, Francis Bushey,
Chas. Oberg.
The petition was rejected by the
following vote on roll call; Supervis-
ors, Sandbeck, Emmons, Erwin and
Mack voting aye; Supervisors, Kamke,
Gabe, Pinch. Meloy, Backstrom, Bent
and Saltenberger, voting nay.
RESOLUTION No. l
Resolution No. L, offered by Super
visor VIM. Saltenberger.
Resolved by the county board of
supervisors of Villas county Wiscon-