Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-04-16
Proceedings of Co. Board of
Supervisors, Iron Co.
Annual Meeting of the Cou
ty Bosgd, April End, 1921.

The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Meeting called to order by Chair
man Reid On roll call all members
answered present with the exception of
Supervisors Clark and Oliver.
Journal Of meeting of the county board
of supervisors held March 18th, 1921,
was read and approved as read.
The report of the treasurer and clerk
for the year 1920 was read and on mo-
ton by Evenson and supported by White,
it was accepted and ordered placed on
file
A preliminary audit report on the
books of the county treasurer and county
clerk for the period, January /, 1919, to
December 81, 1920. was submitted to the
board but owing to its length, it was not
read at the meeting.
Moved by Olson and supported by
Penrose that the county clerk be and
hereby is instructed to arrange to have
each member of the county board sup
piled with one copy of the audit report
for the period January l, 1919 to Dec. 81,
1920 Carried.
At 1920 a. m. the board took recess
and at ll:30 reconvened with the same
members present.
Report of Business done by the Com
mittee on Highways and Bridges at
Meeting Held on the 29th day of
March, 1921.
The number of highway patrols in the
county for the summer of 1921 and the
length OF each will be as follows:
Trunk Highway No 10-53 miles in
length, to be divided into z patrols of
equal length.
Trunk Highway No. 77-20 miles in
length. to be divided into patrols.
The different patrols will be known by
number and division as follows:
No. From Villas county line to a
point approximately 4 mile north of
Mercer.
No 2 North from No. to a point
approximately 2 miles south of Pine Lake
No North from No. to point ap-
proximately at Lyman Creek.
No North from No. to point ap-
proximately at what is known as Rein's
corner.
No. North and west from No 4
passing through the city of Hurley on
Highway No. 10 to point between the
c. & N. w. Ry. and the Gle river.
No 6 West from No. 5 to a point ap.
proximately 4-10ths miles east of Saxon.
No. 7 West from No. 8 to the Reser-
walton line.
No 8 Extending west from the city
of Hurley on Highway No. n to a point
6 miles west of Hurley.
No. 9 West from No. s for a distance
of s miles.
No 10 West from No. for distance
of about Z miles to the Ashland county
lire.
Applications of l6 applicants for the
position OF patrolman were submitted to
the committee and the following by the
committee accepted:
No. /, Henry Peters; No 2. Allen
Pemble; No. 3. A. D. Leavitt; No 4, Her
man Hannula; No 5. J. J. Hanley: No. 6.
Eaver Hariu; No. Z, Ray Green; No. 8,
Alex Aho No. 9. Henry Peterson; No. 10,
Ct orge Lipski.
The salary for patrolman in Iron coun-
ty for the year of 1921 shall be as fol.
lows;
For patrolmen without previous ex-
perience as pauolman for Iron county
the salary shall be Sl45 for the first
month, this amount to be increased to
$3.50 the second month in the event that
said patrolman proves satisfactory to the
committee on highway and bridges.
For patrolmen with past service with
the county and having proved themselves
satisfactory, the salary shall be $3.50 per
month.
If, at the end of the seasons work, the
patrolman has done his work to the satiss
faction of the county and has in all re.
spects lived up to the terms of the con-
tract he shall be granted bonus of SIS
for each month that he was in service of
the county as highway patrolman.
The appointment OF Chas. A. Noren
was made to the position of Highway
Clerk for the year of 1921 at a salary of
$500 per year, said salary to be paid out
of any money in the fund for highway
supervision in II equal monthly Install
ments.
Chas. A. Noren Highway Clerk.
On motion duly made and supported
the above report of the committee on
highways and bridges was accepted by
the county board
Moved by Evenson and supported by
Olmsted that the Clerk be, and hereby is,
instructed to file with the Wisconsin
Highway Commission bill to the amount
expended by Iron county in 1920 in pro-
curing different portions of right-of-way
in the town of Mercer on Trunk High
way No. TO-
Moved by Evenson and supported by
White that l. c. Penrose and Everis Reid
be, and hereby are, given authority to
call on the Wisconsin Highway Commits
sion at Madison for the purpose of select
ing Lighi Aviation Truck for Iron
County and that. should they find one
which meets with the requirements, Mr..
Penrose shall drive same to Hurley.
Carried.
Moved by Evenson and supported by
Sherman that Mr.. George Lambrix be re-
quested to go to Mercer and make
thorough examination of the steam trac.
ton engine which a MIR. Weber of that
town has offered 70 sell to the county.
and that should he find it in favorable
condition and suited to the purpose for
which the county wants it, the county
shall purchase It, providing that the Com
mlttee on Highways recommends that it
do 50. And, if in the event that MIR.
Lambrix reports unfavorably on said
engine. thatthe Committee on Highways