Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02


disbursements OF S109.44.
School Conditions Favorable
County superintendent of Schools
Burns submitted a comprehensive 70
port of the activities in his office dur
ING the past year. one item of the re-
port shows that the cost Of maintain
ing the schools of the county for the
wear ending June 80. 1921 was $257.-
$500 which included an increase Of
$7S.431 80 over the preceding year.
The concluding paragraph Of Mr..
Burns report says: In general. | anu
pleased to inform YOU that the work
of the schools throughout the county,
thus far this fall. has been character
lied by large enr0llmentS and regular
attendance on the part of the pupils.
The teaching force is probably a lit
tie better. on the average than If was
a wear ago. The school board members
show Il strong desire and determin-
alton to administer the schools under
their care. III an intelligent and etii-
rient manner We feel that the out
look for the year is very favorable.
letter from Gov Blaine to tine
Rusk county board stated that there
will be available for state and federal
aid construction and for maintenance
and that sum will be available without
the passage Of any new legislation or
the collection Of amy individual tax
not already provided for Due to the
burdens that the people are carrying.
and the decline in the prices Of farm
products. Gov. Blaine wrote that he
had given the financial problems care
full consideration with view Of pro-
venting additional taxes. and he pre-
dicted hearty cooperation of the coun-
~ boards Of the state.
No Free Clever Seed
\ motion by Supervisor Helm to APP
propriate $500 TO the county agent to
supply clover seed to settlers who are
exempted from taxes on 40 acres Of
land. failed OF passage. after Super
visor Joyner spoke feelingly against it.,
citing the lack of public assistance
to the older settlers Of the county
BY unanimous vote the present
road and bridge committee was re-
elected.
Fifty dollars were appropriated for
expenses Of the county clerk i'll attend
ing the county clerks state conven-
ton
An amended motion. duly carried.
makes the auditing and settlement
committee the purchasing committee.
also
Tax Percentages
The report of the equalization COM
mittee. which was adopted, recommend
ed the following percentages be used
in distributing the taxes among the
several assessment DISTRICTS Atlanta.
400; Big Bend, $50; Big Falls, , :26 !;
Cedar Rapids. 2.32 Dewey. 3-333 !:
Flambcau 1863: Grant. SOC: Grow.
3.S1: Hawkins. 400; Hubbard. 30 !:
Lawrence. $50: Marshall. 3.7J: hurry,
| 5.06: Richland, 1S9; Rusk, 3.17 !:
South Fork. 30: Strickland, 3,7G !;
Stubs. 33S: Thornapple, 4.66; True,
30: Washington. 2.66: Willard, BOG !:
Wilson 1T; Bruce, 1.S4; C0nrath,
G35: Glen Flora. O.4S: Ingram 0.l6 :;
Sheldon. O.42: Tony, 0.S5 Weyer-
haeuser. OBJ; LadySmith. 16.4S. total
100
w. +. Thompson, a blind man, made
application for an increase in amount
Of county aid to him. to a total Of
$500.
The county clerks report showed Il
total of 1886. % in orders issued.
The four largest items in this total
are: Bridges. S16S51.44; tax redemp-
tons. S19.3S419; roads. $116543.62 !;
general, $50. 754.22
The finance committee in rheir re-
port recommended that the sum OF
So, $500 be levied for school tax, as
follows: Atlanta. $776.63 Big Bend
S1014.13: Big Falls. $9425; Cedar
Rapids. S116S7: Dewey. $542.SS; Flam-
beau, $1316.0J; Grant. S1511.77; Grow,
$3.50 %: Hubbard. $320.45: Hawkins,
Sf11215: hurry, S912.34; Richland,
$24SS2: Rusk S104S06; South Fork,
s50S95: Strickland. S991.51 Stubbs,
S1296SS: Thornapple. S97643: True.
SS21SG: Washington, $4,000: Willard,
$7313S: Wilson, $22997: Bruce. $751;
3S: Conrath $124.41: Glen Flora
S17.19: Ingram. $192.27; Sheldon
S177.19 Tony, $331.76; Weyerhaeuser
SIO5. IS: Ladysmith. $4.625.79.
The road and bridge committee will
recommend that the condemned bridge
across the Chippewa river. near the
mouth Of the Flambeau. be repaired.
50 as to be fit for travel. rather than
appropriate money ut this time for a
new bridge. as the lowest estimate on
a steel bridge with plank floor is $50.
600.
Hawkins Wants Peace Officer
The Booster Club of Hawkins petit |
toned the board for an undersheriff
at Hawkins as they have no police |
protection or peace officers.
An appeal to the board from the de- |
cison of the town board of Atlanta. for |
road Improvement, from Carl Anderson |
and II others was laid on the table, as