Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-05-06
J. C.. Stubs is Elected Chairman
and V. V. Miller as Vice With
No Opposition
SALARY AND EXPENSE
ACCOUNT OF co. NURSE CUT
Economy Program" Fails of Support
In Many nstances.-MethOds
Not Changed

The spring meeting of the county
board of which much has been expect
ed, or at least talked about in the
ciZed former procedure. convened at
the court house at 3 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon. The sc political districts
were all represented The town of At
lanta was represented by J. Il. Arpin.
in place of c. JOyncr. who was unable
TO be present.
Z Nicc-chairman ID. j Summcrvillc. OF
the town of Atlanta. called the meeting
to order
There was no contest for the posi-
ton Of chairman, as was expected
there would be by many. on account
of considerable talk on the subject
over the county, and ]. G. Stubbs, of
Weyerhaeuser. veteran of this posi-
tiOn. was elected by acclamatiOn. Y.
V. Miller of Grant was elected vice
chairman in the same manner.
Following organization. the board
took adjournment until 80 to enable
the chairman to select his committees.
On recommending in the evening.
Chairman StubbS announced the fol-
lowing committee appointments:
Committee Appointments
Equalization-O H. Hotz c. Joyner,
Geo Manley. F. j. Kassela, Jomi
Helm. Jr.
Financial Taxation-D. j. Summer
Vile. J. c. Riegel +. S. Spears
Audit and Settlement-JOhn Helm.
Jr, o. \. Sergent, II. j. Baxter.
Building and GroudS--V. V. Miller.
j. r. DucklOw, " KurZ. Frank Con-
rath. TheO Bennett
Justice and ConStable-W. II. I'm
back. S. HalaS, c. \. Paul.
Sheriff and COrOner-A. w. Jpson.
j. NJ. Brown, Ii. a. Groves
Town OrganiZation-A. Carter. Sam
}ida, J. X. Ducklow.
Illegal CertificateS-N. Y. Miller.
Herbert Geibel. II. s. StrOup.
Printing and Stationery-O. y. Ser
gent, q. l.. Spear. L. II. Door.
Development-Fran Conrath. O. l..
iotZ, Art Lindblad.
Poor Farm-Geo. ManIcy. H. S. Nc
Hugh John Erickson.
County Fail-D. J. Summerville,
j. c. Ricgel. j. Burbank
MiScelaneous-C. Joyner. J. W.
Zones. Frank thinner.
Mileage and Per Dicm-ThcO. Ben
nett, Wilfred +. Schmidt, Il. y. Young.
County Agriculture-.John Helm, Jr..
Y. V. Miller. j. f. Burbank.
Claims-H. $. AIcHugh, II. $. Stroup.
r. A. Young.
4 small food Of petitions for high
way and bridge aid from the county
came in from towns. The following
towns ask for road aid: Richland.
Grant. Washington. Dewey. South
Fork. Hubbard. Ingram. Cedar Rap
ids. Strickland 90. True, Lawrence.
Grow. Fiambeau. Big Falls. These
want aid in building bridges: Grant
Dewey. True. Hubbard, Lawrence and
Grow
A petition asking for an investiga-
lion Of the expenditures of the road
and bridge committee, signed by a large
number of people. largely of the town
OF Stubbs the village OF WeyerhaerS'
or. and the city of Ladysmith, was
read. No particular expenditure, ano
the expenditure ON no particular road
was asked for. but from informal con
Servations of members. it seemed 10 mp
ply to Il piece of road or bridge IL
thc town of Stubbs Money was ap
- prOpriatcd for the repairing OF a cor
rain bridge in that town. but 1t was
used 10 repair piece OF bad road II
another part Of the town. Mr.. sum
meryille. of the road and bridge com
mittee spoke in justification OF th'
change in the application OF the funds
and no one spoke for the petitioners
4 resolution to clarity the meanln.
of resolution of the November, 1920
session. concerning soldier Dohu
prepared by J.. c. Streater, was miro
duced. It's intent is to clarity tn
original resolution so that 1t Is uil
dcrstood that the resolution was no
rpscinded. hut that only the nulnDe
of the bonds and the rate OF the III
tcrest the bonds are TO bear. be re
Scinded.
A batch of bills was referred t
committees for their reports on same
Wednesday mornings session wa
enlivened by some discussions, pfecll
itated when o. A. Sergent spoke on
committee resolution providing for
purchasing committee whose duty
would be to buy all supplies for I'll
county. Mr. Sergent, one OF the aud
and settlement committee, spoke i'll |;
yor of it. Mr. Miller questioned ti
policy Of allowing the purchasing con
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