Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-02-05
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Adjourned annual meeting of County
Board, January Path, 1921.
The board met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment Meeting called to order by Chair
man Reid. On roll call, all members
answered present with Che exception of
Sudervisors White. Kolu and Sherman.
Journal of meeting of county board of
supervisors held December o. 1920 was
read and approved as corrected and read.
Ida B. Bradley, county superintendent
Of schools. addressed the board in regard
to an increase in the salary of the county
superintendent of schools for the coming
term.
Moved by Penrose and supported by
Lukey that the matter of increase in
salary of the county superintendent of
schools be laid over to a later meeting.
Motion carried.
Communication from the State Board
of Control was submitted to the board
of supervisors, which asked that the
county board make investigation in the
/ case of one Edward Hardie, blind man
of Iron Belt TO ascertain if it is possible
to give him county aid under section
4708 Of the Wisconsin statutes
Also an application by one Ole Ander-
son, blind man of the town of Ander-
son, for county aid under section 47.08
of the Wisconsin statutes.
Moved by Defer and supported by
Olson that DR.. Weaver of Iron Belt be
and is hereby appointed examiner of the
blind and deaf in the cases of the above
mentioned Edward Hardie and Ole An
derson and whose duty it shall be to ex-
anime the above mentioned applicants
for county aid and to indorse on the ap-
plications certificate showing whether
said applicants are blind or not, and file
the same so Endorsed with the county
clerk. Motion carried
In communication from the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Dean Russell ex-
/ pressed assurance that Iron county will
be granted an agriculture agent. as was
requested some time ago, provided the
/ legislature could be induced to take
action at the present session. He ex-
planned that the legal limit of fifty coun-
ties, provided for under law has been
reached and that it is now up to the
legislature to amend that law so as TO
include more counties. He urged that
the county board get in touch with our
senator and assemblyman and ask them
to get Legislative action on this matter.
Moved by Schaus and supported by
Olmsted that the county clerk be, and is
hereby instructed to mail copies of Dean
Russell's letter to Senator B. Moran and
Assembyman H. M. Mark and also. that
the committee on county highways and
bridges be, and is, hereby instructed to
take up the matter with the proper
authorities while at Madison in attend.
ance at the annual road school. Motion
carried.
A party OF farmers from the town of
Oma were present and made plea to
the county board that it do something
in regard to snow-plowing the Trunk
road from their town to the city of Hur-
ley, stating that the road in its present
state is almost impossible. The matter
was discussed with Supervisor Hannula,
chairman of the town of Oma. and he
assured the board that he would look
after the matter at once and see what
can be done in the town of Oma toward
having the road in question opened.
Communication.
Mr.. Chas. A. Noren, Co Clerk,
Hurley, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
The following is an extract from the
minutes of meeting of the Tri-County
Sanitorium Building Committee of Ash
land Bayfield, and Iron counties, held
today at the court house in Ashland,
I Wisconsin:
Moved by Schaus and seconded by
Hanson that we recommend the appoint.
ment by the county boards of COM
mittee of twelve from the different
towns of each county (outside of the
building committee and trustees) for the
/ purpose of looking after the recreation
and amusement of the patients from the
different counties, and that a copy of
this resolution be mailed to the clerks
of the three counties. Carried"
]. X. Reid, Asst. Secretary
! Moved by Schaus and supported by
Lukey that the county clerk be and is
hereby instructed to communicate with
town, village and city clerks of Iron
county and request that they lay before
their boards of supervisors at their next
I session, the matter of appointment of
committees to solicit funds, books, games,
phonograph records etc for the recrea-
ton and amusement of our patients at
the Pure Air Santorium at Bayfield,
Motion carried.
SHERIFF CONTRACT.
/ THIS AGREEMENT, made and en-
tered into this 22nd day December A.
ID. 1920. by and between John A Nor
ris, sheriff elect of Iron county. Wis
consin, party of the first part, and
Iron county, one of the duly organized
counties of the State of Wisconsin, by
aud through its County Board of SUI
peryisors, Of the second part.
WITH ESS ETH, That the said party
of The first part, for and in con
sideration of the sum of six thou
sand dollars $4,000 .00l to be paid 10
him by the party of che second part,
at the times and in the manner here
matter provided hereby agrees that
( he will, as sheriff of said COUNTY of
Iron. furnish TO all prisoners commit