Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02
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the limited funds for the library's sup
port which has been supplied by the
city exclusively in the past Superyis-
or Hotz. of the town of Hawkins. took
the loor in opposition as a matter of
county economy. The first division If
the board on an appropriation occurred
on this question when Supervisor BaH-
ter moved that the resolution to pro-
vide the $500 requested by the Lady
smith library board be adopted 4 roll
call on the question showed nine mem
bers in opposition. as follows: Super
visors Bida. Erickson. Groves, Hotz,
Kassela. f.. 5. Spear. Stroup Umback
and thinner The resolution was
adopted.
NJ. @. EmmOnS. Vice-president Of the
Rusk County Land Clearing AssOcia-
tion. read Il statement to the board in
which he outlined the great amount Of
work that had been accomplished in
land clearing this year, at smaller ex-
pense per acre that the campaign had
| been carried on without the stimulus
of prizes and With more satisfactory
results: and that great deal of news
paper and magazine advertising had
| been obtained at practically no cost to
association Mr.. Emmons was given
a vote of thanks by the board in APP
probation Of the good work he had
done for the association and the c0un-
ty.
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Supervisor O. \. Sergent proposed
that the state system Of accounting be
substituted in Rusk county for the
system now in use, Mr.. Helm. another
spoke in favor of Investigating the
state system He. stated that all the
surrounding counties were using it,
and Il developed that three towns in
this county have had the state system
for some time. Supervisor Manley was
opposed to putting it in if it is neceS-
sary that state auditors be required by
law to audit the accounts. because OF
the heavy annual expense of such
audit, as has been shown III the oX-
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towns in the county. The state syS-
! TEN was. however. adopted by the
board. after Mr.. Helm had cOmmuEi-
Gated by telephone with officials II
! Chippewa and Barron counties and as
certained that the system was well
liked in those counties. An appr0pria-
ton of 500 was voted by the board TO
cover the installation of the state Sy :
TEN.
The finance and taxation committee
was directed to find some means OF
realizing cash on Il large number Of
county treaSurer's tax certificates
which had been sold but not vet paid
for, and some which the county owns.
They amount in the aggregate to many
thousands of dollars in frozen cred
it's"
Supervisor Bida's petition for an ap-
preparation Of $3.50 to equal the town
of South Forks appropriation to i'm
prove the road III said town. running
north from the southwest corner Of
section Il. was approved
COunty's Finances
County Treasurer John l.. Boldous
report TO the board showed the total
receipts Of the treasmer's office to have
been $3.50. 1922 since he took office tn"
first Monday in January and the dis
bursements, S429,516.65. leaving cash
on hand and in banks. S9S2.57
Supervisor Baxter pettioneds the
board to include the following described
highway in the county system of high
ways: Beginning at the north city
limits of the city of Ladysmith near
the FOuntain-Campbell mill thence run
ming northeasterly along the Flambeau
river to the section line between see
tiOns - and 2G. 35-6; thence north on
said section line TO the northwest cor
liner Of the nwI Of sWH section II ;
thence east 0ne-half mile to the north
and south quarter line Of said section
"a thence north on said quarter line
one and threefourths miles to the
south line OF section u: thence east
on the section line between sections l.
and Is One-half mile TO the range line
| thence north on said range line dis
tance of two miles to the nOrthea 81
corner of section /. 36-6; thence east
, on the township line between town
ships 80 and Sc, a distance of two miles
to the northeast corner of section ).
35-J This highway is known as the
Big Falls road
Wants Gasoline Taxed
Believing that the amount Of gaso-
line used by motorists is Il fair criter-
ion Of the use OF the highways Super
visor HotZ introduced resolution to
the effect that il is the sense of the
board that there shall be tax of one
cent per gallon assessed and collected
upon all gasoline sold in this state. said
tax TO be used in maintaining the high
ways. and that favorable action by this
county board be reported to the mem
bers Of the state legislature The res
olution was adopted
\ summary Of the report Of County
Agent Leo SchOepf showed that he
made 40 farm visits. held % meet
ings at which there was an attendance
of 691S persons, wrote and published
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