Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-11-18
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amount this year is nearly half a
million dollaTs-to be exact S496, Alb
o. Last year the sum was about $685.
600 more The soldier bonus, however,
was $139, 139.43 and this is not to be
reckoned this. year. Setting aside the
bonus the budget this year exceeds
all previous records The bulk of the
money goes to good roads.
A resolution was passed that Guy
L. Raymann must not obstruct the
gutter in front of his residence. Chair
man r. B. Griggs of the Sank County
Highway commission explained that
the county was not obliged to build
an approach for the owner of land
along the highway where excavations
were made. The depa ftment some
times gave assistance but the tile
must be purchased by the owner Of
the abutting property.
The committee reported 1T could
not reconcile the report Of the speed
cop with the justice office reports.
The matter was laid over to the JAN
uary session.
The autimobile damage claims Of
F. C. Dipple, Joseph Ganser and Ed
gar S. Power were disal1owed. It was
explained in each case there was no
ground for paying the claims.
The sum of $1,9550 was ordered
paid the town of Excelsior as re-
fund on the Baraboo-Reedsburg road.
This money was subscribed by Bara-
boo and other municipalities and for
that reason credit should be given the
town <g&3 s..G.e3As =.
For New Bridge i.;:s4 c.,. II
An ordinance was.adopted providing
for the county's share of theecost OF
the Sank City bridge. Bonds OF $685.
600 was to be raised by the county;
the total cost of the county@is $780,
600. The bridge will be about 1one
thousand feet long.
1t was decided to pay $75 month
for a stenographer in the office Oh
the district attorney
Instruction AS to Dogs
The district attorney was instruct
!, ed to notify each delinquent dog own
er to pay the license fee and if moi
paid within ten days to proceed to
collect.
A committee reported the Reeds
burg County Farm power line had
been partly completed.
May Need Sergeant at Arms
When it came to voting on the
bridge appropriation Supervisor Her
man Kasiska of Baraboo escaped
through the door because he thought
that Stree Baraboo and some of the
other municipalities in the county
built and maintained their own brid
ges they should not be called upon t.
pay for those around the county AT
ter the voting was over Supervisor
Quimby of Reedsburg arose and said
he thought the clerk ought to go out
and bring Supervisor Kasiska in.
| The chair suggested it might be well
to have a sergeant at arms.
About this time Mr. Kasiska return
ed amid laughter
AS to whether Baraboo and the 9th
er municipalities should pay for out
side bridges will be submitted to the
attorney general for an opinion.
The pay of the janitor of the court
house was fixed at $110 month and
the prisoners in the jail are to be
subject to his call. He is to have the
office deputy sheriff and if neces
sary is to have more pay for the du
ties to be performed.
Rural Planning
! Chairman G. w Andrews spoke for
the rural planning committee He
said one of the purposes was to make
life on the farm just as attractive as
the life of city. 1t is intended fol
rural communities to foster this idea
more and more. He explained thai
one of the objects was to obtain
picnic places here and there; and tc
erect suitable directing signs,
r. B. Griggs, Supervisors Mathe1
and Nachreiner also spoke for the
movement It was decided to vote STE
to begin the work.
Assemblyman koenig Addresses Boarc
Supervisor Carl Koenig, the newly
elected assemblyman from Sank
county, addressed the board a few
moments before adjournment. He
said he knew the salary was joke
but that he assumed the duties of his
Office seriously. Whether a man vot
ed for him Or not he hoped that each
would give him undivided support. He
desired to hear from the voters often
give him all the advice they liked but
not to criticize him when he return
ed home. He said that if one crit
cized for six weeks it would not do a
bit of good. He said he intended to
work hard to give his duties the
best of his ability, and in conclusion
thanked the voters for comforting the
honor uD0u him