Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-26

the town Officers elected as aIOT0Sdlu
shall have qualified the said Town
of South Forks shall be deemed to
be duly organized.
Passed at the adjourned annual
meeting of the County Board of Rusk
County wisconsin on the 18th day
OF November, 1916.
j. C. STUBS,
Chairman of County Board.
F. E. MUNROE,
County Clerk.
The foregoing ordinance was intro
duced by o. l.. Hotz
| Supervisor Coon moved that the
ordinance be adopted. Motion car
ried.
ORDINANCE
An ordinance to detach territory
| from the Town of True, In RuSk
| County, wisconsin. and create and
l.organize the same into the Town OF
Cedar Rapids, Rusk County, Wlscon-
sin. The County Board OF Rusk
County. State of Wisconsin, does or
dain as follows:
That all of Township Thirty-six
| (36) North, OF Range Four (4) west,
now a part Of the Town of True, in
Rusk County, wisconsin, be and the
same is hereby detached from SAID
| Town of True and the same Is here
| by created into a new town to be
known as the Town of Cedar Rapids.
1t is hereby further ordained that
the County Clerk of Rusk County
cause a copy of this ordinance to be
published in the official county paper
of Rusk County within ten days after
| the passage of this ordinance, ana
that the County Clerk of Rusk Coun-
| ty also notify in writing the Town
| Clerk of the Town Of True of the
passage of this ordinance.
1t is further ordained that the first
town meeting and election III said
new town Of cedar Rapids shall be
held at the residence Of Werner
Holm. located on the Southwest
quarter of the Southwest quarter OF
/ Section Twenty-six (26), Township
Thirty-six $3.50 North, of Range Four
| (4) West, on the 10th day of Deem
Der 1916, beginning at the hour of
900 o'clock in the forenoon, the same
to be held and. conducted in accord
ance with the provisions Of the sta
tutes pertaining to first town meet
ings and elections in new towns. AT
such meeting the qualified electors
of the Town Of Cedar Rapids shall
elect a full set Of town officers who
shall hold office until the 3rd day OF
April, 1917, or until their successors
elected on that day shall have quail
fled as provided by law
1t is further ordained that notice
of such meeting shall be given by the
posting Of copy of this ordinance
in at least five public places in said
town, at least five days before the
time Of holding such meeting, which
notice may be posted by any quail
fled elector thereof, who shall make
a proper affidavit of such posting
and file the same on the day of said
first town meeting with the inspec-
tors of election.
1t is further ordained that the as
sets and liabilities Of said towns OF
True and Cedar Rapids shall be pro-
pOrtioned between and to such towns
according to the provisions of Sec
ton 672 of the Statutes, and the liza
bility, if any, so proportioned and the
credits and assets. if any, so pro-
pOrtioned shall be paid according to
the provisions of said Section 672 of
the Statutes.
It is further ordained, that when
the town officers elected as afore-
said shall have qualified, the said
Town of Cedar Rapids shall be
deemed to be organized.
Passed at the adjourned annual
meeting of the County Board of Rusk
County, Wisconsin, on the 2Sth day
Of November, 1916.
J. c. STUBS,
Chairman Of County Board.
F. E. MUNROE,
County Clerk
The foregoing ordinance was intro
duced by A. F. Helm.
Supervisor Hotz, moved that the
ordinance be adopted. Motion car
ried.
Supervisor Helm. moved that the
salary of the County Highway Com
missioner be fixed at $1,500.00 per
annum. Motion carried.
Supervisor Schmidt, moved that the
chair appoint two tellers. Motion car
ried and the chairman appointed sup
ervisors Schmidt and Carnachan.
The informal vote for County High
way Commissioner was as follows:
Koehler "a, Plummer 8, Gunderson1,
COnry 1.
Supervisor Hotz, moved that the
informal ballot be declared formal
and Phil Koehler be declared elected.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Helm nominated II. w.
True as a member Of the road and
bridge committee.
Supervisor Streater moved that
the county clerk cast the unanimous
vote of this board for H. W. True.
Motion carried and ballot cast.
Supervisor Coon moved that the
Clerk cast the unanimous vote of
| this board for A. r. Helm as a mem
Der of the road and bridge commit
tee. Motion carried and ballot cast.
G. P. Coon and j. A. Schmidt were
nominated as candidates for the third
member of the committee.
The informal ballot resulted as
| follows
G. P. Coon IA, J. A. Schmidt IS.
Supervisor Arnold moved that the
informal ballot be declared formal
and J. A. Schmidt be declared elect
ed. Motion carried.
! Supervisor Arnold moved that the
County Clerk cast the unanimous bal