Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-23
BILL To GOVERN
TOWN ELECTIONS
Camper Measure Provides for
Selection Each Year.
CHARTER LAW FOR 80 CITIES
Act 70 Bring All Municipalities Under
General statute-Will Not Favor
Plan TO Abolish State Board
Of Education.

MautNum.-A nMNENe OF INV A'ffA
officers will be subjected Ia annual
elections II the legislature gives mai
concurrence 10 the Camper bill which
provides that town officers be elected
annually.
About five years ago law was
enacted which gives county boards the
right 20 provide for three-year term
for town officers Under this law SUI
pervisors IL towns were elected Tor
three years: Mr.. Camper claims that
this law has not worked out satisfae-
torIly and the assembly. by a vote Of
colo. has engroSsed his bin TO have
an town officers elected annually. SUI
pervIsors or county boards represent
ing wards of cities and villages may
stIu be elected Tor q threeyear term, II
the county board SO desires. Ihere
are loo towns In the state and TINS
measure which E.r. Camper proposes
would change most Of them from three
year terms 90 One-year terms. IL Is
the idea II Mr.. Camper that greater
Interest viii be manifested In town
affairs by annual elections.
The deer season in Wisconsin Is To
be changed 40 that hereafter the open
season will bee November - 10 =.
4 bin 10 bring this about. offered by
senator Titus. Fond du Lac, has been
passed by the senate. Senator TITUS
declares that the reason for making
the change IN the present law Is 10
make the Wisconsin law coincide with
the Michigan law.
The assembly has received the ap-
preparation hin In the senate for Sl2.-
600 for the purpose Of making a sur
vey AZ the MinuesOta-Wisconsin boun-
diary near Superior. IN an opinion
from Washington recently IL was
found that the boundary line was in
accurate aud asked that a survey he
made. In a previous boundary dis
put - years ago Wisconsin lost the
upper peninsula Of Michigan and part
Of the state.
The assembly committee on educa-
ton viii unfavorably recommend the
William Olson bin 10 abolish the state
board ~ education.
This viii be- the reply Of this com
mIttee 20 State superintendent G. l..
Cary asking that the state educational
board be- abolished. The matter was
made the subject Of long hearing the
past week. with both sides fully pre-
sented. The committee has taken no
official action. A poll of the member
ship Of the committee made by news
paper correspondents shows the bin
viii bee recommended for death 10y a
unanimous vote.
The William Olson bin was offered
az the request Of State Superintendent
c. T.. Cary and with the idea that il
would settle the school controversy
that has been going on In Wisconsin
for The past five years. Mr. Cary APP
peared and urged the passage Of the
Olson repeal bin. lie said that the
board was producing confusion and
discord IN the educational system Of
the state and that il overlaps and du-
plicates many OF tire activities Of other
educational departments.
From "a community standpoint the
textbook legislation proposed al this
session j. important. The house has
passed the r. II. johnson bin provid-
ing for free textbooks In the state.
This l. a statewide proposition. In
many 81 the towns and cities Of north
ern Wisconsin this plan has been In
uSc for years AMI the Johnson bin
selzs 70 make Il statewide. Closely
following this comes a bin by II. III.
Mahon. Milwaukee. for uniform text
books IN the stale.
Every effort q being made Ia settle
the legislative taxation problem in adj
vance ~ the income tax hearings on
March - Just how successful the
move viii De depends on whether the
finance committee j. able o. pare APP
preparation requests within the pres
ent income ~ the state.
The Ingalls, resolution Ter a legisla-
tive investigation Of the tax situation
In the state % make a report 10 either
special session ~ the legislature or
"a the next legislature. Is IN the sen
ate.
Progressive leaders look upon the in
veStigation plan as ore Of passing the
buck The Tax issue must BE- met be-
fore the session closes aud Governor
Blaine has promised 90 use the legis-
latlve aN 90 keep appropriations within
the income ~ the state. II the legisla-
turs viii not offer additional income
tax bills. then the appropriation bills
win have 70 he kept within the present
min taxes
Value 81 Wisconsin Farm Land.
The AVERAGE acre value 81 al Wis
cor.sin lands. with improvements. Is
estimated hy Joseph A. Becker OF the