Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-11-18


on the advantages of county agent.
! A bill for the care of Mr.. and Mrs
John Miller at GAINESVILLE, was refer
lred.
!, The travelling library board reported
/ 1t was decided to print the census
report in the proceedings
/ (From Fridays Daily
The new dog law is source of con
/ siderable revenue and also a source
of more or less worry, as it developed
before the board. District Attorney H.
]. Bohn explained there are from
500 to 500 dogs in the county on which
! the tax had not been paid and asked
the board for advice as to how to col
lect it. Some had dogs on May 1,
when listed. had no dog on July /
and therefore should pay no tax. How
| to separate the just from the unjust
is what worried the district attorney.
Then it was no small job to sue 500
Or 500 persons, He acknowledged he
did not enjoy such a wholesale fight.
County Clerk Cooper reported that
about $9,100 in taxes had been col
lected on dogs and that more money
was coming in all the time. Bowsers
not six months old on July l must pay
as soon as they become of age, six
months. and that kept bringing in
more money.
Supervisor Quinn of Washington
reported that all had paid their dog
taxes in his town
Supervisor Cook arose and reported
ditto.
At this juncture Chairman Andrews
said the experience meeting was get
ting interesting. daughter
No action was taken but the opinion
prevailed the tax should be collected
and no doubt it will be. Many are
now subject to fines.
Mr.. Bohn desired more money for a
stenographer He was not able to
keep one on amount appropriated.
Reedsburg Murder Case
District Attorney Bohn also reported
bill would be presented for the pay
ment of detectives employed after |
George Donnely was murdered at |
Reedsburg. The city of Reedsburg has !
paid out almost $700 for detective SER
vice in three states, the murder of Mr.. |
Donnely not being arrested. Mr. Bohn
urged the bill be paid by the county
to Reedsburg.
County Agent Voted Dow,
All but Supervisors Cahoon, McKune
Quinn, Thomas. Weitzel, and Chair
man Andrews (just to give the cause
one more vote) voted against the |.
county agent proposition. Clifford |
Capener of Caledonia, Earl Thomas of
Fairfield, Supervisor Thomas of Fair
field and others spoke for it. Super
visor Carl Koenig the new assembly
man from Sauk county, told of his
with milk testers and |
Judging by what he had found out was /
to the move He said # he
knew a first class agent could be Sc
cured he would be in favor.
The Highways
r. B. Griggs read the report Of the
committee, County Treasur
er Doll making the financial end of I
he statement. Work is now under
way to complete the jobs west OF Kill
1ourn, the Ableman-Reedsbul < road,
he Lower Narrows, Black Hawk-Hon-
~ Greek the Lime Ridge and others.
1t was decided to postpone the work
IN the Baraboo-Merrimack road and D
big project in Honey Creek.
Two large federal aid jobs will be
hurried next year in order to complete (
inks in the trunk line highways.
These are the Reedsburg-LaValle and
olain-LOganville roads. According to ]
aw it is necessary to expend fifty per
,ent of the outside aid on established J
runk lines in order to complete them.
The Reedsburg- -LaValle road has $72,- Is
100 in sight and the Plain-LoganvilIe i
Dad the sum of 100000.
Money for Expenses
The committee asked for the follow.
ng sums for running expenses.
Repair account ------ 100000
Contingent account -------- 5000