Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-15
Proceedings Of Co. Board of
Supervisors, Iron Co.

BOard-Decemb 18th, 1920.
The board met pursuant to adjOurna
ment. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Reid Roll9 called; there
being no quorum present, the Gboard
adjourned TO December 22nd, 1920.
w. ID. Tyler, County Clerk
Adjourned Annual Meeting of County
Board December 22nd, 1920.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Reid. On Roll Call, all
members answered present with the
eXceptionofSupervisors Moore, Clark
Sherman and Fitzgerald.
Journal of meeting of County Board
of Supervisors of November 23rd,
1920, was read, approved as corrected
and read.
The following letter received from
i. l.. Hatch. Asst. Director of the
Agricultural EXtensiOn Bureau, Mad
isOn. Wisconsin, was read to the board
ana Same was OTderedfled:
December End 1920.
Mr. W. D. Tyler,
: County Clerk,
Hurley, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
Yours announcing action of county
board, reference appropriation for
County Agricultural agent work, to
hand. We should be pleased TO re-
ceiye copy of the original resolution,
at your convenience.
] may add, however, that the legal
limit of fifty county agents provided
for 10y the Law, has now been reached
with three or four counties now on
the waiting list. We cannot add adj
ditional counties, therefore, until the
Legislature increases the number,
which they will In all probability do
In the coming session next. January.
Sincerely yours,
X. l.. Hatch
Asst. Director Agr'l Extension.
Moved by Hannula and supported
by Olson that the clerk be and is here
by directed to send copy of resolu-
ton adopted by the county board at
their adjourned annual meeting of
December 10th, 1919, providing for the
services of a county agricultural agent
for Iron County, Wis, to the Bureau
OF Agriculture that the clerk be and
is hereby directed TO communicate
with state Senator B n. Moran and
Assemblyman II. NJ. Mark, emphasiZ-
ing the necessity of securing an agent
for tins county, aud requesting that
they put forth every effort in their
work during the coming session of
the Legislature to have this position
TILED for Iron county; that Chairman
Reid be and is hereby requested to
cooperate with our representatives
during his attendance at the meeting
OF the state organization of Mem
~ y ar1a
Motion carried.
Petition of Miss Marie Herman,
County Nurse, was presented to the
Board of Supervisors, requesting that
her salary be Increased La this con-
nection, communication received from
the State Board of Health. relative to
County Public Health Nurses, calling
attention to the scarcity of Public
Health Nurses and the average salary
asked by applicants was read5tO the
board
Moved by Defer and supported by
Olson that the petition of the County
Nurse be and the sameais hereby ac-
cepted and granted; that her salary
be Increased from $125.00 per mouth
TO $4,000 per month, the provisions
Of her contract filed with the County
Board of Supervisors in February
1919, foreman the same.
Motion carried
Communication from Ida b.. Brad
ley, County Superintendent Schools,
hetitioning for an increase in salary
from $4,000 to $4,000 monthly, same
to take effect at the next term of on
Ice, " July 1921, was presented to the
Board. Communication from the De-
partment of Public Instruction, Madi-
son, pertaining to County Superinten-
dents salaries, was read to the Board
No action was taken in this connec-
tloH and petition was ordered filed.
q same to be taken up at later date.
Petition of luella Trier, County
Treasurer.
To the Honorable Members of the
County Board;
Gentlemen;
am asking YOU this amornine to
consider giyiqgJne deputy hire. The
work et the County has grown so that
at Is impossible for sac person to do
all the work Of the Treasurer Office
oloou ali realize Ahat with the amount
OF tax 10 be collected aud the amount
3 ol money to be handled THAI the bust
ness S magytimes greater than it has
been, and now the new tax roll and
methods of collecting same is going
10 mean so much more Checking ali
This has TO be done within limited
time, II will be impossible for nue.
to check the rolls and receipts alone.
ask YOU t6'place sum of S6OO.oO
annually for deputy hire
Respectfully,
Mrs. Luella Tripr.
Moved by Olmsted and SUPPORT
ed by Oliver that the cGanty trea,
surer Mrs liuela Trier, be and is
hereby aiuhoraed and empowered o
hire q deputy 1T such times as the
amount OF work in ier Office neces
states the assistance and aid of a
deputy, and when so authorized by
the Auditing committee oflhe Board
OF Supervisors, me salary OF said
deputy to'he fixed and audited by-said
committee. Motion carried
Resolution BY Supervisor Evens0e.
1,ES0IN ED, by the Board 81
Supervisors for Iron. connty, Wis,