Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-12-27
and bridges.
: Resolution by Mr.. Dorschied read

Resolution by Mr.. Dorschied read
and adopted;
Resolved That the ASYLUM trustees be and
hereby are authorized 10 deduct from the earn
! ings of the asylum the sum OF $4,000 for run
suing year. \. c. DoRScHIED.
Resolution by Mr.. Dorschied read
and adopted:
Resolved Bv the board of supervisors. That
there be appropriated 20 the county farm for
current expenses and outside aid the sum of
$1,000, ana for permanent inApr0yemenis the
The county board do ordain; That there be
1 and there hereby is levied upon ali The tax
aGle property Of Vernon county the sum of
Sll SEQ 10 carry intoeffect the iore&oing reso-
luton. \. c. DoRsCHIED.
Report of committee on judiciary
read and adopted, and the claims al
! lowed, all voting for them:
The committee on judiciary 70 whom was
referred The annexed bill OF W. ;. Groves
justice of the peace recommend ;hat the same
be allowed. amounting 70 sii.S7.
Report of committee on ways and
means read and adopted, and the or
dinance passed, all voting in the aH@
NATIVE:
We. the committee Of ways and means
recommend wat s. 600 be appropriated for the
fund for dependent children
The county board do ordain. That there be
ana there hereby is levied upon ali the tax
and personal the sum OF s2.oe0. as fund Tor de-
pendent children. and that the same be and it
hereby is appropriated for that purpose.
n. Z. DoRsCHiEp.
Report of committee on roads and
bridges on the resolution designating
trunk line road system, read and
adopted:
Your committee on roads and bridges to
whom was referred the resolution of the COM
mittee on state and county highways in re-
gard to q trunk line system for Vernon eoun-
to, beg leave TO report as follows: That the
resolution be amended by striking out the tax
Ievyfor the year OF 1917, that units of gov.
eminent voting aid in 1917 make their levy as
per the resolution. viz, not to levy less than
$500. nor more than $1,000 TO be expended on
highways connecting with trunk lines. That
il be further amended by authorizing the COM
mittee on county and state aid highways with
the assistance of the state highway commits
sioner establish the trunk lines only after they
have investigated the most feasible routes.
Your county state road and bridge committee
has Investigated the ACCESSIBILITY Of selecting a
trunk line system Of highways and adopting the
county Unit plan Of operation IN Vernon county.
under the provisions Of section l3l7m-5 Of the
statutes and beg leave TO report as follows
We have carefully investigated the road situa-
ton in the county and believe that the present
town unit plan of operation does not meet the
needs of the county ard that the interests Of the
county as q whole would be best served by operat-
ing under the county unit plan upon trunk line
system
Therefore we have carefully outlined a trunk
system on the attached county map, which we be-
eve TO be just and fair to all units Of government
in the county. aud have distributed the state aid
highway {, nds TO the several trunk lines where
it will serve the interests Of the greatest number
Of people.
We therefore beg leave to submit the following
resolution for your consideration,
+. W. HAZEN VIM. DoLEN c. II. CARTER.
Resolved That the following parts and portions
Of the county Of prospective state aid highways
are hereby declared to be trunk lines and shall
frr IL
TEN Of Vernon county. and containing in all 9.5
miles, more or less.
Trunk Line No /, known as the Hillsboro- viro
qua DeSoto road, beginning at hlllsboro. running
through Oily, Valley, Rockton. Dell. Westby. vi
roqua. Liberty Pole. West Prairie, DeSoto. con.
Ia ming IS. more or less, miles.
Trunk Line No. ?. known as the stoddard.Vir
qua road. beginning at Stoddard through Ch1se-
burg, Coon Valley, Esofea. Springyille. NirOqaa.
containing 81 mites more or less
Resolved That the sum Of S3l 907 be levied
against all the taxable property of Vernon county
the same to create a fund to be known the
county road and bridge fund
Resolved That after January l. 1917 the coun-
ty will pay fifty per cent of the cost of improving
portion of the prospective state aid highway
system, not included in the county trunk line sys-
tenn but making connection with the same. by
grading. draining. surfacing. improving in
other manner approved by the state highway
commission. provided that no tax OF less than
$500 or more than s 900 shall be voted by town
or village in any year and that the whole joint
town and county fund shall be used in making
one continuous Improvement
And that ali appropriations under this resolu-
ton shall be expended under the supervision of
the county state road and bridge committee and
county highway commissioner, in the same man
ner and under the same provisions as the state
aid funds are expended upon the trunk lines
Resolved. That after January /. 1917. the couD-
ty shall maintain by dragging or otherwise all of
the county trunk lice system and all highways
built with county aid only. under the provisions
Of this resolution.
Resolved. That the sum of 5000 be deducted
,,IF
pose of granting county aid only 10 the towns of
Greenwood Webster. Harmony. Genoa. Liberty.
Kickapoo. the VILLAGES of Viola and Readstown.
il being understood that the herein mentioned
towns are not being directly benefited by eX-
penditures on the trunk lines, appropriated for
| 1917 construction.
| from the county road and bridge fund for emer-
| gency purposes. the same TO be expended by the
county highway committee where deemed nee
essary.
Resolved. That 5000 be deducted from tbs
county road and bridge fund to be used for main
tenanee purposes. together with ali moneys re
ceived from the state the county's share of the
automobile license fund to be known as the coUn
ty maintenance fund it being the duty Of rhs
state road aod bridge committee to sGpe.v 80
| the expenditure Of the county maintenance tunC
| under the provision of subsection of section
| lSi7m-5, Of the statutes.
! Resolve d. That any town or village having ex
pended its 1917 appropriation of 1915 under ths
provisions of subsection 7a of section l3i7m-s, o
the statutes. shall b. reimbursed TO the extent Of
| the amount due them under the law m force al
/ the time of the expenditure. from the appropria
ton granted 10 the trunk line system serving TIT
towns interest, the balance Of said appropriation
to be expended where designated by the county
| board under this resolution.
| Resolved. That The county state road and bridge
committee hereby given authority to build am
necessary euverts or bridges, whose CONTRACT
price shall not exceed 81 000 upon any trunk lin'
and pay for the same out OF the appropriation
due the portions of the trunk line serving tn,
interests of the towns and villages IN which suct
cuiverts OF bridges shall lie.
Resolved, That county state ROAD and bridge
committee be authorized to accept donations IN
| der the provisions of subsection la Of section
| I3i ms, of the statutes and add same to the ap
preparations Ter the trunk ne system designateC
| by such donors.
| Resolved. That after deductinR the above men
toned sums from the county road and bridge
fund. tine balance, together with the state aid fol
| highways allotted to Vernon county, be expended
upon the several county trunk lines upon the fol
lowing percentage basis: Trunk line No.l,Sl7, o.
| trunk line No. 50. 900.
| Resolved That no state aid funds shall be ex
| pended upon any county trunk line until then,
has been deposited in the county treasury, by ths
town, village or subscribers Of the town village
! in which such trunk line improvement is contern
| plated. not less than ten U0) per cent NOR,
than forty tI0) per cent of the county's share oi
| the cost of such improvement. The actual per.
centage for each improvement shall be determn
ed by the county state road and bridge COMMITTEES
subject to the approval of the county board al
| their annual session preceding the year such i'm
| prOvement is contemplated. 1t being expressly
understood that the amount paid by any town vii
| lage or subscribers toward a trunk line improve
ment shall be used TO reduce the eounty's share
/ of the cost of such Improvement under the pro
\ visions of section limb. Of the statutes.
! The resolution was then adopted as
amended by tie committees report
! Ordinance presented by committee
on finance read and adopted, all voting
in Automatically and village mem
arS NOT vofinu.