Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-12-25
SHORT SESSION OF COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Nurse Given Raise in Salary;
treasurer Authorized to Hire
Deputy; Assistant for District
Attorney.

The adjourned annual meeting
OF the county board of supervisors
was held at the court house We'd
nesday forenoon. Four members
were absent. The session came to
close at noon.
1t was voted to increase the
salary of the county nurse $500
per month. A change in the con
tract with Miss Marie Kiernan.
drawn up at the last meeting of
the board, will therefore be made.
The original contract called for a
salary of 81 500 per year.
The petition of the county super
lntendent of schools, Miss Ida
Bradley, for an increase in salary
was laid over until next July.
The board took favorable action
on the petition of County Treasurer
Luella Trier for authority to hire a
deputy to assist her at rush times.
the salary of the deputy to be paid
by the county.
A resolution was adopted giving
authority TO District Attorney
Marion F. Reid to appoint Attorney
Warren B Foster as his assistant in
the prosecution of Leo. J. Grove,
federal prohibition officer. and his
assistants, charged with fatally
shooting John NJ. Chiapusio on
the night of October 9. Another
paragraph in the resolution gives
Attorney Warren B. Foster, who
takes office the first of the year
as district attorney, authority to
name Attorney Marion F. Reid as
his assistant in the prosecution OF
the cases against the federal men.
Since the new sheriff takes
office the first of the year the
matter of contract with the in
coming sheriff covering the board
ing of prisoners and taking prison.
ers to state institutions was taken
up, with the result that it was
voted that the terms of contracts
heretofore made with Iron county
sheriffs would be included in a
contract to be made with the
sheriff elect with but few changes.
One change covers the conveyance
OF prisoners to state institutions,
for which the sum of 5000 per
trip has heretofore been allowed.
This amount has not been sufficient
to cover expenses, it is claimed,
on account of increased passenger
fares, etc. 1t was therefore voted
to allow additional compensate
to cover all expenses incurred in
conveying prisoners to state insti-
tutions after the first of the year |
Another matter affecting the
office of sheriff was the adoption of
a resolution requiring the sheriff |
to make written report to the board |
at the end of each fiscal year, the
report to cover activities in the
office as regards boarding of prison
ers, etc.
The chairman of the county road /
and bridge committee and the
members thereof were requested to
attend the annual road school to be |
held at Madison this winter. The
expenses of the road men in max
ng this trip to Madison are paid |
Dy the county.
In response to the request for an
agricultural agent for Iron county
communication from the state
agricultural department was read .
stating that since the limit set by
the legislature has been reached .
ard four counties on the waiting
list, Iron county's request could
not be granded at this time. Fifty |
agents are now allowed and efforts
will be made at the coming session
Of the legislature to have the num-
Der increased.
W. D. Tyler, retiring county
clerk, was accorded a vote of thanks
tor his capable and efficient service
1urIng his many years in Office.
The usual grist of claims attend /
ing the annual ueet;n0 rs +ba