Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
Proceedings Of Co. Board Of
Supervisors, Iron Go.


Of Supervisors. November Is, 1921
The County Board Of Iron County,
Wisconsin met pursuant . law
Meeting called TO order by Chairman
Reid On roll call al members ans
wered present
The minutes Of the meeting q TIE
Board Of September 9th, 1921 were
read and approved as read.
Douglas White Of Mercer requested
cf the board that It give him permits
sion 10 install q gas filing station IN
front Of his garage On Highway No.
10 in said town and that he be per
mitted TO construct a roof over same.
Moved By EvensOn and supported
by Clark that the above request Of
Mr. White be granted subject 70 the
approval of the Division Engineer.
SIR. f. II. Sergeant Carried.
William f. Kirby, acting trustee
from Iron County Of ''PureaI SAM
forum, read to ~ board the 2nnnaI
report Of DR.. #. $. H0smer, Gen, raj
and Medical Superintendent Of Pure
air" Sanit0rium and or motion by
Defer and supported by Olmsted same
was accepted and ordered place on file.
Moved by Schaus and supported b.
Defer that the Purchasing Agent Of
Iron County be, and hereby is, au-
thorized to purchase ~any necessary
clothing and supplies for Iron County
patients in Pureair Sanitorium.
Carried.
Mr. Chas. Erickson Of Hurley was
present and asked that the county take
steps toward cleaning out the culvert
and bitches on highway No 10 near
his property west Of Hurley He ex-
planned that the present condition Of
the culvert and bitches is such that
his land becomes flooded during the
wet seasons Of the year because Of
the poor drainage.
On motion By Clark and supported
by Olson the above matter was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Highways
and Bridges with the request that said
committee take action as soon as prac-
teal
Moved by Defer and supported by
Clark that Sir. VIM. Kirby be. and
hereby Is, appointed Trustee Of Iron
County for "Pureair'' Sanitorium TO
fill the unexpired term Of Mr.. D. c.
Owen who recently was forced 10 re-
sign because Of i'll health. Carried.
On motion by Schaus and supported
by Davis. Marion r Reid was appoint
Cd to fall the unexpire0 term Of J. T.
Kendrigan as member of the Com
mlttee on Common Schools, Mr. Ken
drlgan having recently resigned
Unanimously carried.
Moved by Defer and supported by
Olmsted that Miss Sara Waters be
re-appolnted as member Of the Com
mjttee on Common Schools her term
having recently qxDirpd
Unanimously carried
Report Of the Committee on High
ways and Bridges of Iron County
(By ResOlution)
The County Board Of Supervisors.
Iron County. Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
BY and in form Of resolution. your
Committee on Highways and Bridges.
makes the following recommendations
Tor appropriations for highway con
structlon and maintenance to be placed
on the levy Of 1921 and 10 be expended
during the year 1922, to-wit:
The County Board Of Supervisors
OF Iron County Wisconsin regularly
assembled, does ordain as follows:
Sec !. WHEREAS, the State High
way Commission has notified the
county Clek that the sum Of $50 900
OF which this county must proridc the
sum OF -Four Thousand Eight Humid
red Ninety Six Dollars and 81 cents
tS4.s696I), Will be expended in 1922
or as soon as possible thereafter. un-
der the provisions Of Sections 1914.
1913 and 1916 Of the Statutes. for
ederal and State Aid road construc-
t4on on q project beginning near CEN
Ter 81 y Y of Sec 29-T45-fW and OK
tending along State Trunk Highway
No. n ~ an easterly direction as far
as the money available will construct
TINS determination is hereby approved
ana the sum Of Four Thousand Eight
Hundred Ninety Six Dollars and
Eighty One cents (S4,869.SD is here
oy appropriated to pay the Countv's
snare OF the SAID construction; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Statutes
require that any deficit occurring on
Federal Aid projects must be paid bv
the state or it's subdivisions. and sub
section La of Section 1914 REQUIRE
tnat the cost Of such projects exclu
slNe OF the Federal Governments
share and any sums received from in
MFAdualS and corporations shall be
shared equally by the State and the
county, said County Board does here
by assume its share OF any deficit
which may occur, and n reby authoriz-
es the same to be PAD by the County
Treasurer OF order from the County
State Road and Bridge Committee
from The emergency fund hereinafter
provided
Sec. ,. WHEREAS. the State
Il ghway Commission has notified the
County Clerk that the sum Of Two
Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Seven
Dollars has been allotted to this conn
~ under Section l3l7m-l to l317m-t5
inclusive lthe State Aid Law. and
WHEREAS, Section 13I7m-5 re-.
qulres fifty per cent Of the foregoing
sum amounting TO Fourteen Hundred
Eighteen Dollars and eightv-six cents
tSl.4lH.S6l together with at least one
and one-half times this amount Of
county funds must be expended on tba
State Trunk Highway system lving
within the county;
There is hereby appropriated under
the provisions of Sections lS17,r,