The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-25

system OF highways known as the
Boulevard road in the town of Oulu,
be, and the same is hereby detached
from the county system.
Dated this 28th day of November,
1916.
FRANK ROBILLARD.
The following report was presented
and was upon motion adopted:
To the Honorable County Board,
Bayfield, County, Wis.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
Committee on Special Committee on
Orienta & Trip Road beg to recon-
mend that the following bills be al
lowed, and that the County Clerk be
authorized to draw orders for amounts
shown in column headed allowed"
Dated at Washburn, Wis, this
28th day of November, 1916.
Respectfully submitted,
M. HOPKINS,
GEORGE VESTER,
HARVEY ELLERMAN,
Committee.
To Whom. For. CID. APw'd.
C. F. Greenwood, Liv-
cry for Mike Hopkins $500 $500
Carl Hogfeldt, Livery
for Mike Hopkins 100 100
hire Committee 49, $500 %. 90
The following resolution was pre-
sented and was upon motion adopt
ed:
BE 1T RESOLVED, BY the County
Board of Bayfield, County, assembled
annual session, that the senator elect
this 18th day of December, 1916, in
Iron River Garage, Auto
of the 18th Senatorial District Of
this State, and the assemblyman
elect of Bayfield, County, so and they
are hereby requested to use their ut
most endeavors to procure the pass
age of a Bill in the 1917 Legislature,
establishing a state fair association
or organization for the Lake Super
ior counties of Wisconsin, namely,
Ashland, Bayfield,, Douglas and Iron,
and to procure the necessary ap-
preparation to permit the carrying
on Of the fairs, same to be held at
the fair grounds at present owned
by Bayfield, County, at the Town of
Iron River, in this County
HARVEY ELLERMAN.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and was upon motion adopt
ed:
Whereas L. Bates and Joseph Stew
ems are Civil War Veterans, and are
members on the INDECENT Soldiers
Relief Commission, and that their
duties require them to go and visit
the INDECENT soldiers in Bayfield,
County, which involves considerable
expense to them each year.
BE 1T RESOLVED, By the County
Board of Bayfield, County this 28th
day of November, 1916, that L. Bates
and Joseph Stevens be each allowed
$50 per annum, for said purpose, to
be paid out of INDECENT Soldiers Re-
lief Fund.
GEO. MERTZ.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and was upon motion adopt
ed
Whereas. in an action BROUGHT in
the circuit court of Bayfield, County
in the name Of the town Of Mason
against the White River Lumber
Company to recover an income tax
levied upon income Of, and assessed
against, said company for the year
1914 and duly extended upon the tax
roll of said town for the year 1915;
and whereas judgment was rendered
in said action against said company
on the 3rd day of April, 1916, for
$4,912.S8 damages, and $9.45 costs,
making in all $4,942.33; and whereas
no part of said judgment has been
paid and there is now due thereon said
sum of $494233, with interest from
said 3rd day of April 1916; and
whereas sad White River Lumber
company has no property in this state
and has not been engaged in business
in this state within a period of one
year; and whereas there does not ap-
pear to be any prospect that said
company, or the stockholders there
OF, will pay said judgment unless
compelled so to do by judicial pro-
ceedings; and whereas said town OF
Mason and the State of Wisconsin, as
we'll as said county, have each
beneficial interest in said judgment
and have signified their willingness
TO CO. cooperate with said county and
with the county treasurer and the dis
trict attorney thereof in the institu-
actions or such proceedings as may
be deemed necessary or advisable to
enforce payment of such judgment;
BE 1T RESOLVED, that such pro-
ceedings or such action or actions as
the district attorney Of said county
shall deem necessary, proper or ad-
visible, be commenced and prosecute
ed by said county either alone or in
conjunction with said town and sald
state for the collection of said judg-
ment.
RESOLVED further that it is the
sense of this board that the district
attorney of said county confer with the
attorney general of the state and with
tho attorney for the town of Mason,
with a view of obtaining such as
sistance as they may be able ana
willing to render in such actions or
proceedings. provided that no COM
pensation shall be paid by said coun-
ty for any such assistance or service;
it being understood that the town OF
Mason shall make provision Tor us
own attorney and that whatever serv-
ice may be performed by the attor-
ney general in the premises Will De
so performed in his official capacity.
O. NJ. AXNESS.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and was upon motion re1erre9
to the Committee on Roads anu
Bridges: