Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26


Application of A. c. Hook for position of
janitor of court house and jail read and refer
red TO committee on ways and means.
Report of county clerk blind aid petition,
read and referred to committee finance.
Report of state aid road and bridge COM
mittee on a system or county trunk lines read
and en- motion of Mr.. GOodell adopted.
Gentlemen: Your committee on state aid
roads and bridges who were authorized to de.
lineate a system Of county trunk lines beg leave
to report as follows; We have carefully con-
lsidered the matter and have endeavered to con
meet the county with comprehensive system
OF highways which. hereafter the state and
cc-rty money IS to be expended until the sys-
tern Is completed. In this we have consulted
TIE people throughout the county and believe
shGt il IS the best system possible. Atteched
tn--tto IS DESCRIPTION Of each highway. the
ms3 Of which is filed with the county HIGH
way commissioner. We have numbered each
route, ana would recommend that the >yarious
lines COMPRISING such system be marked with
some design placed on convenient objects along
such routes.
WM. 60LEN County Committee. 3
COUNTY TRUNKS AS ADOPTED
Route No. From the city OF Viroqua, to
and through the village of LaFarge to billy.
over the prospective State Aid Highway-29li
Ronte From the village Of Viola up
Bishop Branch. over the prospective state aid
highway, to a point in section 2. township u.
range west, where it intersects the NrOqua
4 - aiarge highway, S34 miles
Route 3.-krome the village of Ontario TO
LaFarge. over the prospective state aid high
way along the kickapoo river-ll miles.
Route 4.-From the village of Hillsboro to a
point the county line of Richland county
in section 81, township II. range east
miles.
Route 5.-From the county line of Juneau
county, in section "a, township IA. range l
Dllly Valley. Roekton and Dell to a point on
the section line between sections p and %,
township Il, range 4 west, where it intersects
the Federal Trunk Line-31 miles.
| Route 6--FrOm the VILLAGE WeSthV a
point in section q, township Ia range west
where it intersects the Federal Trunk Line
Route From the village of Stoddard. to
and through Chaseburg, TO Coon Valley-l2
miles.
Route s.-From the village of Genoa,
through Romance to point the section
line between sections 26 and IS, township Il.
range west, to a point where it interseets
the Federal Trunk Line 16 miles.
Route 9.-From the village of DeSoto.
through Red Mound, Retreat, West Prairie.
to point in section 8, township IL, range
west. where it intersects the Federad Trunk
Line-I7 miles.
Route IO.-From the village of Desoto. fol-
lowing the Mississippi river to point in Sec
ton 3, township ID, range west on the coun-
ty line of Lacrosse coGnty--24 miles.
| Route ll.--From a point on the county line
of Crawford county in section Is, township
II, range west. in generally northwesterIy
direction through Folsom, to a point in sec
tino %. township IL, range 4 west where it
intersects the Federal Trunk Lines miles.
| a point on the section line of section 80, town
ship H. range west, thence along the cOun-
y iine IN u westerly 0ifectfoh 70 point "ilefe
It intersects the Riehland county highway
miles.
Route 13.-From the village of Viola. on
the prospective State Aid Highway to Reads
town. miles
on motion Of Mr. Brye the board adjourned
till p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Beard called to order at 3 p. m. by Vice
chairman RatRp Rail call shows all members
present except Messrs .DOIen. Lepke and Hazen
who came in later. Minutes of morning
sion read and approved. The board then took
a short recess and was called to order by Chair
man Dolen.
Petitions of Messrs. Brye and Kendall read
| nd referred to committee on roads and bridges
| Resolution and ordinance Of Mr.. Haugh read
and under suspension of the rules, the resoiu-
ton was adopted and the ordinance passed all
voting in the affirmative.
Resolved by the board Of Supervisors of Yer
non county. that the county judge be request
ed to hold court in the village Of Hillsboro
often he deems it necessary. and that he
ceives his actual expenses in attending said
sessions of court
Resolved. That the board of supervisors of
Vernon county do ordain follows: That
| there be and hereby levied upon all taxable
/ property of Vernon county, the of one
hundred dollars to carry into effect the fore
JOSEPH HAUGH.
Report of committee poor and insane read
and adopted.
|
fully verified examined and compared the
cash analysis and receipts and expenditures
check book and the official documents pertain
ing thereto. and find the same correct, except
error in bill No. I64. which paid
thirty-five cents.
| c. w. MOORE F. r. EMO
| OLIVER HAYDEN Committee.
Report of committee poor and insane read
and adopted.
Your committee on poor and insane has
carefully verified examined and compared
the cash analysis and receipts and expendi-
lures on account of the Insane Asylum, with
vouchers, check book and the official docu-
ments pertain sr,g thereto; and. we find the
same correct.
Report of committee finance resolu-
ton of Mr.. Spellum read and adopted. The re-
| solution was then adopted.
Your committee finance to whom was
referred the resolution TO raise the compensa-
ton of county board members from SO per day
and milage to 81 per day and milage, provided
by section sos r. s, beg leave to report that
A. j. BROADHEAD. Chairman
| Be it resolved, by the Board of Supervisors
of Vernon county that the compensation of the
members or the county board of Vernon eoun-
| ty. to be elected at the next ensuing election,
and thereafter until changed by the county
board, shall be -FOUR DOLLARS per day and
the mi!age provided By Section s95 r. 5: Vas.
ALBERT SPELLUM.
Recommendation Of county treasurer read
and referred to committee on finance.
| Report of county highway commissioner read
aud on motion Of MIR. Haugh adopted
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS REPORT
| Gentlemen - In presenting this report,
will report all expenditures from Nov. l,l9l6,
| to November /. 1917
| BERGEN-Ia Crosse Chasehurg road, 210o TT
| 9 # macadam, l cuivert, grading work ST.
| 1862. Beranek bridge, so ft.span, is 1T.
| roadway pile foundation, conc. ahuts.and
floor, complete S2,Il5.74. Stod6ard-Genoa
| road. $500 ft.Rradr~ work. cone. culv.,
| complete S993.39. misunderstanding road
tcost to date S,0s.l4 Total s6,163.s3.
| HAMBU RG-tredericks bridge, "A ft.spau, is
| #. roadway. cone &bUts. and conc. floor
| steel, complete. $106S.97 Brye bridge. re-
| inforced cCnc.,16 It span, 20 TT roadway,
complete, S1642.52. La re e-ChaseburG
road. work and materials .ompieted)
| S5i62S. Total $3,23T.7s
! COON North ridge road, 24GO It grading
| a relocation. cone. culv.. complete, S2420JO.
! Johnson bridge. 80 Il. l-beam span, conc.
| abuts. and floor. contract price $500, extra
| CHRISTIANA--LOvass hill road. 5000 fit grad
| ing. conc. cuv., complete S3975.l3, re-
| ported last yearS2700-26, expended this year
| $12T4S7. Oum bridge, 45 degree skew II
/ # span. 16 II roadway, conc. floor on steel,
| conc. abuts, complete S903.54. Black River
| road 500 cords stone GuarTled and hauled to
/ site for crushing, S3034.7g. Pauison bridge,
/ II fl span. Is It roadway, conc floor on l.
beams, conc. abuts S746.96. Bervig bridge.
! "a # span, Is IT roadway. cone floor on /
beams. conc. abuts. on pile foundation, COM
plete sI5g55s. Total SI,555.74.
| CLINTON-C ashton- b loomingdale road, COM
| plete s5724.79, reported last year s4920o5,
| this season SS04.14 Six bridges were built
/ by day labor: Nordlie bridge, l6 # span,ls
foot roadway, conc. abuts.. conc. floor on l.
! beams, S763.90 Hanson bridge. I2x16 # J.
beam, conc. abuts, conc floor, S4O3.30. Hau-
| ser bridge, SKIS it span on I-beams conc
floor and abuts.. S44s.42 Parr bridge, lex
| Is fl I-beam, conc. floor and abuts s636.77.
! Brody bridge, l0xl6 it l-beam. cone. floor