Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-27

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Total ......................... S272,752 SO
tits but just to say that very great
portion of this large amount is for
roads and bridges, or $500, 1924 of
it with 1000 for the purchase of adj
ditional land for the aims house farm.
Members were pointed to the desira-
bility of securing the 40 acres adjoin-
| ing the farm on me east, tract out
of the old Edward Silbaugh farm.
of the big lump $4,000 is to be ex-
pended on court house and Jail build
! ings, to consist of transformation of
| the present county superintendent
office into a vault for the county clerk,
the present clerks vault to be added
| to the treasury vault room, court
house walls pointed, court room re-
painted and decoated, roof repaired
and painted, south side of grounds
leveled to meet the walk to be con-
structed by the city to the park;
building coal house at Jail, cutting
doors to same, putting entrances in
cell doors, new floors in basement,
and making other needed changes in
the Jail. The old Jail residence, barn
and shed are to be removed and a
joint garage and barn constructed.
All these improvements in the county
property are to be made under the
direction of the committee on public
property, which consists of Chairman
Dolen, Supervisors Spellum and Aberg
AT the county asylum an isolation
hospital was directed to be erected for
tubereular patients, which is most
proper precaution, $4,000 being APP
lpropriated for the purpose. The earn
ings of the institution for the past
year, $23, 900, were set aside for main
tenance the ensuing year For aims
house and farm maintenance $4,000
was voted, with $500 additional for
improvements.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
city clergy for opening sessions with
prayer, and on motion they were unan-
imously voted 50 per session for in
vacations.
For next years session the board
voted to have a finance committee of
five appointed TO meet five days in
advance of the board converting, to
MAZE settlement with all officials and
inst buttons and be prepared TO sub
nit their reports and findings when
the board meets The chairman is
delegated with power to appoint such
committee.
A suite of commodiOus offices will
be arranged in the county training
school building for occupancy of the
county Superintendent of schools. The
superintendent salary was increased
from 81 200 per year to 81, 800 for
new term commencing next July
II was decreed by the board that
the county training school organize a
class in agriculture to be taught by
the county agricultural agent.
The board reversed itself on the
matter of employing county agricul-
Itural agent After got ~ % to IL
Iagainst the propositio, III, subject
was reconsidered and a.. ppropria-
ton made Of 81 200 for the year com
mencing July next. The present agent
lis working under federal. state and
county authority. Similar conditions
will maintain for the future.
Training school building committee
reported that completion of all con-
tracts Herewith would be $58,050;
that they had incurred dehclt OF
only $872l To meet this deficit and
furnish the building in a modern way
including electric lighting, sidewalks
concrete cutters, curbs and grading
an appropriation of $4,000 was voted
Thursday was field day for election
Of officials, and there were but one or
two contests. Mrs. Eta German,
present member of the county training
! school board, was reelected over DR..
! Schreiner on a tight race, II to l6.
The first ballot was tie, is to IS,