Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

committee.
j. M. Kindschi Reelected
J. M. Kindschi was reelected poor
commissioner and trustee of the asy-
lum.
County Food Agent
On motion of Supervisor Andrews,
the sum of $1,000 was placed on the
budget to provide for the expenses of
food agent in the county as furnished
by the government. Thirty-four pres
ent voted for the resolution, Super
visor Johnson voting in the negative.
Paving Road
The sum of $1,000 was asked to as
sist in constructing the connecting
link in the Baraboo-Delton-Ree
road This is the route north of the
bluff and is said to be the shortest
between the two cities. No action
was taken.
1t was decided to lay over until the
January session petition from the
town of Excelsior TO place a certain
road on the county system. Al Behn
fathered the petition.
A bill of $5115 from the village of
Spring Green for bride aid went to
the highway office for adjustment and
payment.
CurtaiI Road Work
1t was decided to curtail road work
until after the war, to maintain the
present roads, finishing those under
construction and do such other work
as is deemed necessary.
For Road Work
It was decided to raise by taxation
the following for road work:
For machinery, tools, upkeep- 900
For moving machinery 1000
For repairing state roads - $4,000
Office expenses ---- -------- 1900
It was decided to purchase fertilizer
for the courthouse park.
Blind Aid
The blind aid report was read.
There are fourteen now receiving aid,
as follows: Emily D. Mercer, Albert
0. Powell, Anna Zech, Vincent P.
Swetland, Julia A Cline, Phebe Shes
Ter, e. D. Lee, Mary Distel, Daniel
Roberts, B. D. Young o. B. Pickering,
Eliza Chapman, Charles H. Sansum
and August Pieper.
New blanks will be sent to those re-
ceiving aid, and in the future those
who have no income will receive $3.50
year, and those with an income less
than $3.50 a year, 500 annually Pay
ments are to be made quarterly. The
sum of $4,000 was set aside for this
purpose. Persons who have an income
over $3.50 will not be favored with aid.
Sign Boards
A communication was read from the
Chicago & Northwestern which called
the attention of the supervisors to a
new law in regard to signboards.
CFrom Saturdays daily.l
At the afternoon session Of the coun-
ty board on Friday the report Of the
committee on sheriff and sheriffs ac-
counts was adopted.
The report of the committee on edu-
cation recommending the apprOpria-
ton Of two thousand dollars to con-
tinue the training school work for the
ensuing year was adopted, as was an
additional appropriation Of five hun
dred dollars for decorating and paint
ing the training school building.
The report of the committee on edu-
cation, the report of the district attor-
ney and the committee on county poor
were read and adopted.
Report of Committee on Highways
The state and county road and
bridge committee, who were instruct
ed at the January session Of the board
to make an examination of proposed
highway in the town Of Sumpter
through what is known as Pine Hol-
low, reported that they, together with
Highway Engineer Hirst and J. T.
Donaghey, state road inspector, made
an examination of the proposed prof.
ect, and that while the route is ideal
in many respects, they and the high
way committee recommend that ac-
ton be deferred until later. Adopted
The following appropriation for edu-
cation purposes in connection with the
office of county superintendent, was
adopted:
Salary of superintendent $1,000
Travelling expenses ----------- 400
Printing and postage ---------- 500
Salary of clerk - 72O
For conducting diploma ex-
aminations ------- --- 200
For printing annual report and
directory " IT'S
$3495