Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-06
County Board in Annual Ses-
sion Creates Two New
Offices
REGISTER IN PROBATE
TO AID COUNTY JUDGE
Salaries Raised of County Superin-
tendent, County Judge and
Highway Commissioner

The county board met i'll annual fall
session Tuesday afternoon, being
called to order by Chairman ]. w.
Carow at 3 200 p. N. The business of
the board was completed and final ad-
iournment taken Thursday noon.
The action of the previous session in
voting to have the county purchase all
lands sold for general taxes was re-
scinded, as it was found that this was
tying up too large a sum of money on
which the county had to pay interest.
The time was inopportune, it was
thought, for this innovation here.
The resolution was as follows:
That the action of the county
board heretofore taken directing the
county treasurer to bid III and become
the purchaser of any or all lands as
are sold for general taxes only for the
amount of such general tax remaining
unpaid thereon, excepting such lands
on which there are outstanding certlfi-
Gates of sale, in accordance with Sec
ton No. 1853 NJ of the Statutes, be and
the same is hereby rescinded, and
authority so given to the said county
treasurer is hereby withdrawn"
The county treasurer was also di-
rected to ''sell, convey and transfer for
cash, any or all tax certificates owned
and held by the county, at the face
value thereof, and accrued interest.
special municipal court was Gre
ated for Rusk county. This court will
hot
would come under the jurisdiction OF
Justice courts and also in cases in
volving amounts up to $780, and will
do away with a great deal of the con-
fusion that has arisen in the past
from the bringing of cases before JUS
tees who have no knowledge of law
and are therefore incompetent.
The judge of the First Special Mu-
nicipal Court of Rusk County" will
have his office at Ladysmith. The
county will pay him Il salary of $1,000
year. provide him with an official
seal dochets, records, stationery and
blanks and allow him not to exceed
S15 a month for office rent. The
first incumbent of this Office will be
elected at the regular election next
April
\ purchasing committee was added
to the regular county board commit
tees, to consist of two members, the
chairman. appointing D. ]. Summer
vile and George Manley.
This committee will purchase ''all
books, stationery, blanks. safes, furni-
ture. fuel and light" necessary for the
jail and the various county Offices
The board voted to take steps to Sc
cure county agricultural agent to fill
the vacancy created by Mr.. House
holders resignation.
III. w. True was elected highway
commissioner, receiving II votes, J. A..
Schmidt receiving 10. Mr. Wilbert 4,
and Phil Koehier l. Mr.. Koehler was
elected chairman of the county road
and bridge committee. d. j. Summer
vile and J. Helm. Jr., were elected as
the other members Of this committee.
The payment of S105 per month to
the chairman of the county finance
committee. organized last summer to
take general charge of the sale of
bonds and the collection of money for
the several war activities, was ratified
by the board. the same to continue I'M
til the services of such committee are
no longer required by the county p
S. Reed is chairman of the county fl
nance committee.
Mrs. Kermott was voted $500 pei
year as deputy clerk of the circuit
court.
Salaries of the county superintend
ent of schools and the county highway
commissioner were both raised tC
$500 per year.
Miss Lorraine Bergevin was ap
pointed deputy county clerk at sal
airy of 500 per month.
The salary of the county judge was
raised to 5000 per annum. 1t was alsC
decided by resolution to provide for {
register i'll probate to be appointed by
the judge at salary of $500 per year
The sum of $500 was appropriated
to the Rusk County Agricultural So
cety for aid to the county fair.
An appropriation of 5000 was made
to the travelling library of the county
An appropriation of $1,151.76 wa
made to ST. Mary's hospital for main
tanning pest ward for the use 0
county patients.
4 resolution was adopted t
straighten out the "kmk'' in the fed
eral trunk highway just west of TIL
canning factory in this city, wher
there is now two sharp turns in til
road and also to straighten out tn