Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-06-30
Town Chairman.

State of Wisconsin,
County of Iron.
W. b. Tyler, being first duly sworn de-
poses and says that he IS the County Clerk
in and for Iron County. Wisconsin. and
that on the sixteenth day Of MAY. 1917. at
the Village of Hurley in said County,
under the provisions of the Wisconsin
Statutes OF 1898 and acts amendatory
thereto he caused to be transmitted by
mail to each member Of the County Board
Of said county a notice OF which the fore
going IS a true copy; each Of which said
copies OF notice was placed in a sealed
envelope addressed to the member OF
said board for whom it was intended al
his post Office address with the postage
duly prepaid and was then on the said
10Th day Of May 1917. deposited in the
post Office IN the Village of Hurley in said
county and left there 10 be carried by
mail TO the person SO addressed.
w d. Tyler. County Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn To before me this
2lst day day OF May. 1917.
Marion F Reid,
Notary Public. Iron County. Wis.
The Board met pursuant to call, Meet
ing called to order by Chairman Reid;
Roll called and the following members
answered 10 their names as called. White.
Reid. Sherman. Olmsted. Clark, Olson,
iannula, Simon, Meade. Schaus.
Absent Evenson and Geshell The call
for this meeting was read.
The Journal OF the special meeting of
the County Board held April 25, 1917,
was read and approved as read.
The Board took up the question OF an
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County Council OF Defense.
Resolution No Supervisor Simon.
WHEREAS. BY a Federal act emit
tied An act making appropriations
tor the support Of the Army. etc,
and for other purposes, approved
August 18th, 1916, provision was made
for he formation OF d Council of Ma
tlonal Defense. the purpose of which
is 80 ito all things necessary and pos
Slble for the aid OF our country in
bringing the war in which our couu-
try Is now engaged 10 a successful
termination; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the above a
comprehensive Council OF National
Defense, known and existing AS the
Iron County Council OF Defense. -
has been duly organized to carry out
its purposes and objects within the
county OF Iron, and
WHEREAS, The purposes and OBJ
iects tor which SAID Council of De
Tense WAS organized cannot he obtain
ed without financial aid. and the
members OF this board believe that ii
is for the best interests of Iron coun-
ty that the sand financial aid should
he given, and that the only Just and
equitable method OF rendering such
AID Is by taxation. whereby all the
property and wealth OF our county
VIII pay its just proportion OF said
financial aid; and
WHEREAS, The legislature of the
state OF Wisconsin has created and
added to Section ITO OF the Wiscon-
sin Statutes to read. "Nection The
County Board may appropriate annu-
ally for the benefit OF. and pay over
for he aid of, County Councils OF De
Tense. during the time the United
states OF America is at war, "a sum
not to exceed three one hundreths al
one mill GA the assessed valuation OF
the property tn said county. Section
All sums appropriated under the.
provisions of this set shall he eNpeud-
ed by said County Council OF ieirnsa
under direction of the State Council
OF Defense.
fuFEFFoRF. BE il and IL IS hereby
resolved Ivy the County Board 1T
Supervisors Of SAID county dulv as
emoird ln special session this 2Srd
day of May 1917. tha{ there be ana
there Is hereby Appropriated the sum
81 one Thousand Dollars (Sl. Usi4. Ia
Ae paid over and expended under the
provisions AT said section $50 ~.
BE Ii Further Resolved. that there
he ANA there 5 hereby assessed and
levied against all Of the taxable prop-
erty lu Iron County. Wisconsin. the
sum of One Thousand DoilarStf.,s All
for the year 1917. SAID sum 10 be
spread upon the taN rolls and collected
and returned IN like manner as Is all
other county taVeS and assessments.
BE Il Further Resolved. thar The
hartman aud Clerk of this board be-
AMI S-e hereby authorized and direct
ed 10 draw orders GA the County