Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-12
Board Concludes It's Work In
Less Than Two Days
Actual Time
PHIL KOEHLER ELECTED
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
More Than 100000 Levied For County
Expenses.-COunty Nurse Given
$4,000 For 1921

The annual November meeting of the
RuSk county board Of supervisors con-
vened at the court house Tuesday af-
ternOon and was called TO order by
Chairman j. w. Carow
The following members responded to
rol call: Theo. Bennett, Sheldon; j.
f. Burbank, Hubbard: f. w. Calkins,
Rusk J. w. CarOw. V. KurZ J. LindOO,
George Manley. l.. c. Streater, Christ
Thompson, Ladysmith; A. Cocroft,
Stubs Frank COnrath, Conrath; l..
w Cox. Marshall: Edward Craney,
Glen Flora J. e. Curtis, Ingram; {. A.
Depew, Grow: j. r. DucklOw, Flam-
beau: H. C. DukerSchein, True III. a.
Groves. Richland: w. E. Harvey, Hawk
ms: John Hein Jr., Tony; II. s. Her
manson. South Fork : Richard Hopkins,
Washington +. NJ. JawOrSki. Strick-
land; A. G. Krause, Bruce; H. 5. Nc
Hugh. Big Bend Y. V. Miller, Grant !;
Edward Olson. Atlanta Oscar Reno,
Cedar Rapids Sever Serley, Murry :;
]. C. Stubbs, WeyerhaeuSer: ID. j.
Summerville, Thornapple; Frank Zim-
mer, Dewey.
|. The action Of the road and bridge
committee in refusing to recommend the
building of a bridge across the Thorn
apple river between the towns Of Hub
the board.
One thousand dollars per year for
a term of five years was appropriated
for use of the bridge over the new dam
at Thornapple.
The highway commissioners salary
was fixed at So, 400. he to pay his own
expenses. the county to furnish an
office and an assistant to stay i'll the
office and there be no deputy highway
commissioner.
Eight hundred dollars was apprO-
priated for the rent of tractor from
the state for road work.
Election of Highway Commissioner
The balloting on a county highway
commissioner resulted as follows: ::
Th0s. Gunderson, 1 : r. Lyons, =; j. A.
Schmidt, 3 Lee Stephenson, Z; Phil
Koehler. 49, Mr. Koehler was de-
clared elected.
The new road and bridge committee
elected is composed of d. j. Summer
Vile, Thornapple: j. r. DuckloW
Flambeau; Frank thinner, Dewey.
The county chairman and county
clerk were authorized to borrow money
and issue orders for the same.
1t was resolved that the sum of
S1O2. 300 be levied and assessed against
the taxable property of the county to
cover the expenses on the following
budget: Salaries. $20.300; general
fund and bonds, 10000: soldiers re-
lief. $1,000; justice and constable fees,
$500: county school superintendent
expenses. 5000; bridges and bridge
lease. $4,000; poor, $4,000; training
school for one year, $4,000; court eX-
pense $500: stationery and printing,
s.. .O0O county welfare department,
Sc. 800 county development, $4,000
Further sums were levied as fol
lows: County school taxes. S21, ,12605 !;
state taxes. S52,916.35: federal and
state read construction. $4,000; that
two mills be levied and assessed for
maintenance and contraction of county
roads and bridges.
The per diem pay of the members of
the county board was fixed at $500 per
day. commencing April /, 1921.
Thirty-five hundred dollars were APP
propriated for the salary and running
expenses of the county nurses office
| for the year 1921.
Jac Spefch was re-engaged as jani-
| tor CT the court house at a salary of
| $120 per month.
The board adjourned sine die at noon
yesterday.