Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-18

Henry haCn, Lincoln.
Frank W. Carter, Eagle River.
Peter Hedeen, Conover.
Yours very truly.
Alfred Hong, Co. elk.
By Mary Hong, Deputy.
Eagle River, Wisconsin,
Deem Der 8. 1918.
Pursuant to the foregoing request
and notice of the adjournment of the
annual meeting of the County Board
of Supervisors of Villas county, Wis
consin the county board convened at
the county clesk's Office in the court
house in the village o.. Eagle River on
Tuesday December 8, 1918 at 500
O'Clock, D, M. Meeting called to or
der by G. M. Christensen. All mem
bers present.
Minutes of previous meeting APP
proved.
c. M. Christensen was unanimous
" elected Chairman of the County
Board,
Moved and carried that the proceed
ings of the county board be conducted
in a formal manner.
VIM. Saltenberger was unanimous
" elected Vice Chairman of the Coun-
ty Board.
Moved and carried that the board
adjourn until O'Clock a. m. Wednes-
day, Dececm Der 4th, 1918.
Eagle River Wisconsin,
December 4, 1918.
Pursuant to adjournment the coun-
ty board met at o'clock, a. M.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Christensen. All mem bers present.
Moved and carried that further ac>
ton on the Consolidation of the NUM-
cipal court and county be dropped.
Jno. E. Hanson, Frank w, Carter,
Fred Meloy. and M. M. Connors and
Chas. A. Bent, voting aye.
Peter Hedeen, Jno r. Powell, Hen
nv Rath, and William enberger,
voting no.
Motion made and carried that the
request of Daniel Graham for raise
from $500 per to $3.50 per day be re-
fused.
Report of the county agricultural
representative was read and accepted.
Moved and carried that that recess
be taken until 1880 p. III,
Meeting called to order at 1870 p.
m by Chairman Christensen.
Resolution No. L.
Providing For Federal, State, and
Construction and Maintenance in the
Calender Year 1919.
The county board of supervisors of
Villas county, regularly assembled,
does hereby ordain, and resolve, that
Sec. l Whereas the state highway
commission has notified the county
clerk that the sum of thirty thousand
dollars, $3.50, 900 .00), of which the
county must provide one-third, will
be expended in 1919 or as soon as pos
sible thereafter, under the provisions
of Chap. us, Laws of 1917, for Fed
eral and State Aid road construction
on project beginning at West Coun-
ty Line and extending along State
Trunk Highway No. 10 in an easterly
direction as far as the money avail
able will construct this determination
is hereby approved and the sum of
ten thousand dollars, ($10.000.0O) is
hereby appropriated to pay the coun-
TVS share of the cost of said construc-
ton; and
Whereas the federal statute require
that any deficits occurring on Federal
Aid projects must be paid by the
State or its subdivisions and Chapter
us, Laws of 1917, contains no provi-
sions for the payment by the State
Road and bridge committee from the
emergency fund hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Whereas the State High
way Commission has notified the
county clerk that the sum of 1871. %
has been allotted to this county under
Sec. 1S17m-1 to 1317m-15 inclusive,
of the Statutes, (the State Aid Law;)
and
Whereas Chapter 556, Laws of 1917
requires that so percent of of the
foregoing sum amounting to 1866 90
together with at least one and
one-half times this amount of county
funds must be expended on the State
Trunk Highway System lying within
the county;
There is hereby appropriated, un-
der the provisions of sections 1S1Tm-l
to 1S17m-15, inclusive, the sum of
$l2sS. 43, to meet the first so per cent
of the State Aid Allotment to be