Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-01-02

Said statute provides that the state
Fire Fund may accept risks of insur-
ative against loss % FIRE and tornado
on public property belonging TO coun-
| libraries, such Insurance 20 nc written
at a rate equivalent to 1850 of the
premiums or rates charged by respOn-
sible fire and tornado insurance CONF
panies doing business in Wisconsin
WIN you kindly present TO your
Board for it's onstderatiun this COM
munication for such action as they may
dettd proper Ia the PREMISES Shout
such board elect to accept insurance in
said fund You viii find tncloSed copies
herewith OF resolution which should be
adopted by said board and returned To
this department, together with a state-
mpnt pt the value OF the properties to
he insured, the amount of coyerage 10
be placed thereon, and other necessary
data.
Awaiting your advices in the prem
Uses, I aim,
Respectfully yours
NJ. J. Cieary, Commissioners
The following letter from the State
Highway Commission was read and
referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges:
Madison, Wis. Nov I. 1918.
Mr.. I, Harry Arthur County Clerk,
DodgeVille, Wis.
In accordance with the provisions of
Subsection 8 of Section l217m-S of the
statutes, YOU are hereby notified that
Iowa County is entitled 10 receive from
the appropriation for state aid for high
ways available for distribution in 1919.
the sum of Slll7lf0 The valuation Of
your county as equalized by the state
Tax Commission for 1918 is 1.46I325Co
OF the total valuation of am the COun-
ties in the State. Your county is en-
titled TO receive this same percentage
Of the total state highway appropria-
tion available for distribution for 1919
construction, which appropriation is
S7S5 600 for 1919
The distribution Of the above amount
t$1147li0) available from the state for
state aid road and bridge construction
in your county, should be made by your
county board at the November session.
The method of legal distribution is
thoroughly covered in Chapter 500
Laws of 1917 found in the Wis Law
Supplement. a leaflet covering this
Legislature of 1917 has been furnished
by the County Clerk, and it is believed
that careful perusal of this leaflet
will make clear the present state and
federal aid road statutes and the neces-
sary action by the county boards to
comply with them.
1t may be stated, that in accordance
with the present statutes the amount
allotted to your county is based entire
ly upon the valuation of the county,
and the applications for state aid by the
in it have no influence on the amount
allotted; and further. that no matter
what the action of the county board
in granting petitions, OF in making APP
propriattOnS. or what may be the de-
ficiency in the state aid allotted above,
there is no way by which further state
aid may be made available for con-
structon in 1919,
Yours very truly,
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION,
by A. r. Hirst.
State Highway Engineer
The following communication from
the State Highway Commission was
read and referred to the Committee on
Roads and Bridges
Madison, wis, oct. 81, 1918
County Board Of Iowa County,
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions Of
Section 1914 OF the Wisconsin Statutes
you are hereby notified that Iowa Coun-
~ is allotted from Joint federal and
state funds available for the state
trunk highway construction in Wiscon-
sin in the fiscal year commencing July
/, 1919, the sum OF $t4,635.5S.
The joint fund available S1,020,552.56
is allotted to the several counties one
third on the basis of area. one third on
the basis of public highway mileage:
| and one third on the basis Of valuation.
| The area of said county is 1.3641739o Of
/ the total area of Wisconsin, the mile
| age of public highways is l,476754Go Of
| the total mileage, and the valuation is
/ 1.4bl325fo Of the total Valuationi there
4 fore said county viii receive 14340SiG e.
of the above fund, which Is the sum
! above given
The amount allotted to your county
for construction in 1919 may vary from
the sum herein allotted and in several
cases there will be no construction in
county in 1919 under the State Trunk
1 Highway Law. The allotment for con-
structiou determined upon for your
county is covered by a second letter of
even date. Some counties herein nott-
| fled of funds available. have already
I received