Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-12-11
Dated Nov. 23rd, 1870.
o. NJ. Schaus,
l.. Il. Penrose,
c. II. Olmsted,

c. II Olmsted,
County Committee
on Organizations.
| Resolution by SUPERVISE Olmsted
Resolved, BY sne equity board
! of Supervisors of Iron county, Wis,
/ iii an adjourned annual session as
sembled this 23rd day of Nov. 1920,
! that we do determine the eQuaIizeu
valuation of sand county for the year
/ 1920, to be the sum of Sl6, 029, 4O5, aud
/ that we do determine and assess the
| relative valuation of the taxable pro
I perty of each OF the several towns,
| village aud city in said county as is
! liked by the report of our county
committee on equalization, this day
submitted to and accepted by this
/ board
Supported by supervisor Hanuula.
On roll call, all members voted
yes" with the exception of Chair
man Reid who voted no.
Resolution declared adopted
State of Wisconsin,
! County of Iron.
We, Daniel Reid, Chairman Of the
county board of supervisors and W,
| d. Tyler, county clerk, forsaid county
! hereby certify that the above and fore
| going equalization of said county for
/ the TAX Of 1920, is as made majority
vote OF he members of said county
| board OF supervisors in an adjourned
annual session on Nov. 23rd, 1920.
Daniel Reid,
Chairman of
County Board,
W. d. Tyler,
County Clerk.
Dated Nov. 23rd, 1920.
| Report Of County State Aid Highway
Committee, By Resolution.
The county board of super visors of
Iron county, Wis.
| Gentlemen:
| BY and in form of resolution, your
committee on county state aid high
ways and bridges, made the follow
| ing recommendations for appropria-
lions for highways construction and
maintenance funds for the levy of
1920 20 be expended during the road
season of 1921 We have given the
question careful consideration aud
believe the sums named in the resolu-
! ton cover the needs of the county,
| both as regards amounts and location
of expenditures and location
The county board OF supervisors of
Iron county, regularly assembled.
does hereby ordain and resolve, that
Sec. |. Whereas, the state highway
commission has notified the county
clerk that the sum of sixty thousand
dollars $3.50, 000) of which this county
must provide the sum of twenty thou
sand dollars $50 ,000) will be tx pended
in 1921 or as soon as possible there
after, under the provisions OF sections
1914, 1915 and 1916 OF the statutes,
for federal and state aid road con
struction on a project beginning at
the Ashland county line and extend
ing along state trunk highway No. 10
n a goutheasterly direction as far as
the money available will construct,
| this determination is hereby approved
and the sum of twenty thousand
dollars (S20, 1000 is hereby appropriate
ed to pay the county's share of the
cost of said constructions; and
Whereas, the federal statute re-
OURS that any deficits occurring on
federal aid projects must be paid by
the state or its subdivisions, and
subsection law of section 1914 requires
that the cost of such projects, exclu-
sive of the federal government share
and any sums received from individ-
uals or corporations shall be shared
equally by the state and the county,
said county board does hereby assume
its share of any deficit which may
occur, and hereby authorizes the
same to be paid by the county trea-
sureT on order from the county state
road and bridge committee from the
emergency fund hereinafter provided
Sec. H. Whereas, the state highway
commission has notified the county
clerk that the sum of two thousand
six hundred sixty-seven dollars and
fifty-six cents (S2667 SO has been
allotted to this county under sections
l3I7m-l TO l3l7m-15, inclusive, OF the
statutes (the state aid law; and
Whereas, section 1915 requires
that 50 per cent of the foregoing sum
amounting to one thousand three
hundred thirty-three dollars ana
seventy-eight cents 1888. 49, together
with at least one and one-haIf times
this amount of county funds must be
expended on the state trunk highway
system lying within the county:
There is hereby appropriated, under
the provisions of senf .ons l8l7m-l to
l31Tm-15, inclusive, the sum OF four
thousand dollars (S4000.00) to meet
the first 50 per cent of the state aid
allotment 10 be placed on the state
trunk highway system, this making
available for this purpose the sum
of tive thousand three hundred thirty
three dollars aud seventy eight cents
(s5383. 7s) which shall be expended as
follows:
The sum of five thousand three
hundred thirty-three dollars and
seventy-eight cents (s5a38. Is for the
Improvement by gravel surfacin9 OF
state trunk highway No. n, beginn--
ing at seventh avenue in the city OF