Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-01-13

ana nlgn SCnOOlS OF the county are
paying the principals as follows:
1Ableman, per month ---------- $3.50
Lyons, per month - 100
La Vale per month -- 100
Merrimack per month ------ $50
Prairie du Sac, per month 1890 235
Sank City, per month ---------- 233
Spring Green, Per month --- 233
North Freedom, per month ------ -266
His report and the matter of salary
was referred.
J.. B. Ragatz of Prairie du Sac was
elected a member of the rural school
committee to fill a vacancy made va
cant by the death of the late J. W.
Waterbury.
POLICE REGULATION
An ordinance was passed giving the
country traffic policeman police power.
Hereafter when man jumps from his
automobile and beats the "speed cop"
ne is attacking an officer and will be
dealt with accordingly. The chairman
szn1 clerk were given power to employ
more policemen if necessary. The two
officials will also fix the salaries.
FORMER MEMBER ON A VISIT
J. B. Ragatz, Prairie du Sac, long
member of the board, paid the body
short visit. When called upon by Chair
man Andrews for a few remarks he
said he was surprised to hear so few
names of the older members. He said
Hoey La VHIy I~F%
important with such great expendi-
lures and that now was a good time
to act wisely. Too often bodies of this
kind pass over important things too
lightly The Chairman spoke a word
in harmony with those of Mr. Ragatz
No act on was taken on a petit
ton for three bridges in Westfe1d.
Want Valuation Stated in Deeds
A resolution was passed that Sena-
tOr Staudenmayer and Assemblyman
Koenig work for the passage of mea-
sure to compel the insertion Of the
value of real estate in deeds when
property is sold At the present time
1he sum of 81 is usually given to pre-
vent the assessors from knowing the
values or for other reasons. The as
.sessed valuation of the land in a
town, village or city is based on the
actual sales for period of five years
and II the sale price was given in the
deed the amounts would be of great
value TO those fixing the assessed
valuations. Cahoon, Thomas, Hum
berger, Scallan, and others spoke on
&he. measure. There was but little
opposition and the resolution was
passed.
The committee reported the bonds
of the county officers and the three
banks had been accepted
Bills amounting to $1OO1 were al
lowed, the money having been used
in appraising tuberculosis cattle.
The clerk of the court paid to the
county treasurer during the year the
sum of $777.82. The orders drawn
Through the off, ce amounted toS3,614.-
%.
Tax cases with Merrimack and Del
iona. were cleared up.
Dog Licenses
There are about $4,000 dogs in the
county and District Attorney Bohn re-
ported to the board that licenses had
been paid on all but 33. He said it
would be necessary to bring action
against most of the owners of the dogs
N order to collect the money. A
member desired to know if Mrs. Brain
bpF
Dly was in the negative.
In the discussion it developed that
when stock is killed the county paws
so per cent of the value but if the
owner of the dogs can be located and
ne has property he can be made to paw
fsne full value. The members agreed
II 3ehooved the owners of stock kill
ed TO locate the owners of the guilty
curs.
Income Taxes
County Treasure Doll reported that
nearly all the income taxes for the
past year had been collected Most
<'of the delinquents reside in Baraboo.
{From Saturdays daily.)
The board for an hour or more dis
cussed bridges. In the past the coun-
,ty' and sometimes the towns have
kEQilt and repaired bridges, on the
ecoUnty and trunk highways. The high
way committee desired to have a def
1niUe course to follow. The law states
that a culvert is feet wide or less
while bridge is more than 6 feet.
A bridge on county road is stand
ard when 16 feet wide and standard