Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-14

field counties as board of trustees of
the Tri-County tuberculosis Sanatorium.
maintained by Iron, Ashland aud Bay,
field counties
The following letter from D. c. Owen.
acknowledging the acceptance of the
appointment was read:
Hurley, Wisconsin, April %. 1920
MIR W. d. Tyler Co. Clerk. Hurley. Wis.
Dear Sir
Your favor of April LIST, advising me
of nv appointment as trustee of the Tri-
County tuberculosis Sanitarium, duly re.
celved, and beg to advise you that &C
cept the appointment with pleasure.
Yours very truly.
d. {. Owen.
Communication from Secretary Axness
of the Trl-COunty Sanitorium committee
was presented to the Board of Super
visors, which reads as follows:
Mason Wis, May o. 1920
County Clerk OF Iron County. Hurley, Wis.
Dear Sir:
The Tri,County Sanitorium com
mlttee passed d resolution at last meet
ing, requesting me to ask you to have
the chairman OF your board present
resolution to YOUR next meeting, APP
prOprietlng S500000 which is each coun-
ties proportion of $l500000 needed to
pay up authorized bills and have a fund
Tor temporary maintenance.
Please see that this matter is brought
before your next meeting and that action
is taken.
Yours very truly,
.. M. Axness SeC'y of Com.
Motion made by Evenson and sur
ported by Hannula that Iron county re
init their share for the Tri-County Sana.
forum Fund in proportion to the assess.
ment OF the county, which would be in
the neighborhood of about q per cent
OF the Sl5.00000 needed for the main
tenanCe fund, if the basis of the expense
IS to be pro-rated the same as the cost
of constructing the institution. and that
the clerk be and is hereby directed to
communicate with the county clerk of
Bayfield, county advising him of the
action taken. Motion carried
Dan Urquhart, superintendent of pub
lie works Of the city OF Ironwood, ap.
peared before the board, requesting the
loan OF Iron County's gasoline roller to
be used by the city OF norwood
Motion made By Evenson and sup
ported by OmstcC that the Highway
committee be authorized to loan to the
city of lronwood, for period OF three
days, gratis. Iron c3untys gasoline roller.
same to be returned by the city of Iron
wood to iror. cOudty in the same con
dition as received. Motion carried
Request that Iron county donate $500
toward a big fair In norwood next fall
the money TO be used largely in support
of the fair and giving away prizes to
farmers, was made by representative
of the fair association, MIR Weston. who
appeared before the board members
No action was taken and the matter
was deferred tor future consideration.
Hurley, Wis July l5 1920
To the Hon. County Board OF Supervisors.
Gentlemen
1t has become necessary for me TO
appeal to you Tor assistance. have
acted for you IN The capacity OF lanitor
Of your court house for a good many
years, have done my best during my
service with you 10 work for the best
interests OF the county and believe
have succeeded IN giving you satlsfac-
tory service
Under present conditions | find that
the wages which ! am receiving for this
work is insufficient for living and ask
you for an increase to date from July lst.
1920
You will readily realize that the labor
connected with this position has in
creased considerably during the past few
years-that every room in the building
IS occupied and demands daily attention
that the court room is frequently used
as an assembi -ooTu for various purposes
and different CARNATIONS all of which
add to the la9Jr required to keep the
building in t5a condition in which 1t
should be kept and IN which have en-