Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-11-24
LIMIT HIGHWAY
WORK NEXT YEAR
Seven County Propositions viii
Receive Attention During the
Season of 1922
NEW MEMBERS ON
HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
Thirty Petitions For Bridges Are
! Presented---Other Matters Be
fore County Board

At the session of the county board
on Wednesday it was decided the
highway construction for next year
be limited to the following seven coun-
ty propositions:
1. Trunk line 5S, town OF La Valle.
2. Village of Lime Ridge.
3. Mile in town of Washington.
4. Surfacing in Winfield.
5. Village of Plain.
6. Town of Bear Creek.
z. Reedsburg-L Lime Ridge.
The total cost for the above seven
county propositions is estimated at
$86100.
The above does not include the
Loganville- Plain federal job. For the
drainage and grading of this road the
sum of 100000 has been provided.
The road will not be surfaced until
1924, more money to be secured for
the project.
Thirty Bridges
Thirty petitions for bridges were
presented and referred
Supervisors Homberger, Kasiska,
and Doering were named to fix the
salaries Of the courthouse employees.
The bill of the village of La Valle
for planking bridge and report Of
County Judge Hill were referred.
Highway Committee
The informal ballot for highway
committeeman for the eastern district
resulted as follows:
E. r. Thomas, 20.
II. Kasiska, 10 8
WILDER Cahoon, 5. e
George Carpenter, l.
Mr.. Thomas was declared elected.
For the western district the yote
was: sat-.- 49,.
William Halbersleben, %.
Joseph Sherwood, 4.
r. F. Mercer,
H. Kasiska, l.
Fl. B. Quimby, l.
Mr.. Halbersleben was declared
elected.
For the southern district the vote
resulted as follows:
E. G. Hood, 20.
r. F. Mercer, II.
Charles Enge, 2.
U. D. Mather, /.
Mr.. Hood was decided elected.
The term of Office of the present
~ sc~I,x Ton
Iuary 1, 1922.
The election of the new members
relieves r. F. Mercer who has served
ten years and r. B. Griggs who has
been on the committee eight years.
Mr.. Mercer was so pleased he passed
a box of cigars and soon blue fumes
filled the courthouse
/ County Nurse
| 1t was decided by vote of q to Is
that county nurse be employed and
! 81, 500 for salary and $500 for expen-
ses.
! The car driven by the nurse will be
stored.
Greenwood cemetery, Reedsburg,
presented claim for caring for
soldiers graves. Referred.
Whether or not William Halbersle-
ben can hold the Office of highway
committeeman and deputy goes to the
attorney general for a decision.
County Treasurer Doll made a re-
port as to tax titles.
The Training School
Miss Ellen B. Mcdonald made re-
port as to the condition of the train
| ing school and the work being done.
| At present there are "A in the grad
uating class and five in the freshman
class. A large per cent of those in the
senior class are high school grad
yates, these not being required to do
| the freshman work in the school, and
this accounts for the small number in
1.-THE lower class.
County Superintendent Miss Jessie
Martiny, secretary of the training
school board, made report and Su-
pervisor Urban D. Mather, the treas
urer, gave a statement as to the
Finances The school is in excellent
condition, doing good work, and the
money is ample for all needs, accord
ling to the reports made before the
board.
/ (From Fridays Daily
| Uhe time Of the county board OF
supervisors on Thursday forenoon
was consumed in listening to addres