Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-11-24
children,s Home Society

district superintendent or the Cn1I-
drens Home Society of Wisconsin,
was present and asked the county to
aid in certain cases. Up to date %
/ children have been cared for in this
county, the average cost being $3.50.
1.-THE speaker asked the county for
aid of $50 each in certain cases. No
action was taken.
Kasiska's Ward
When the report of the committee
: on the county poor was presented
there was bill of $450.97 for the
care of number of children at Spar
f., ia. The bill was unusually large and
! Herman Kasiska of Baraboo, having
an eye on the county money box,
rose and desired to know how many
| there were.
| Voice in the room: about seven"
Kasiska: Where were they from,
IL would like to know"
Another voice: "From Barahoo."
F., Kasiska: What part Of Baraboo,
Ipray tell"
! Still another voice: "Your ward"
The Second ward representative
dropped into his seat amid roar of
! laughter.
The bills were referred back for
further. consideration.
Lone Rock Road
There is some trouble over road
leading from Lone Rock to the Wis
consin river. the highway being on
, the county line. Richland county
wants the road. Sank county does
not. The matter is now in the courts.
the total demand, as reported to the
board, is as follows.
| On ad----------------- 1,416.O4
On bridge ------------------2,57 3.50
The bill from Richland county was
referred to the district attorney.
Big Chains From Trucks
| A resolution was passed that big
trucks must remove their chains when
passing over improved roads.
Water Plant at County Farm
The report on the new water system
at the county farm showed an expen-
diture to date Of $6,84S.86. Supervisor
Serge reported the tank was on a
bluff 202 feet high. giving pressure
of SO pounds. The tank holds 81 200
gallons and the pump will bring forth
165 gallons a minute The well is $50
feet deep and the water comes within
A feet of the surface.
Want Changes in Law
Both Barron and Jackson counties
Isent communications desiring changes
in the road law in order ltosrelieve the
tax payers. The matter will be fur
Their discussed.
More Roads oar County System
A. r. Hirst, state highway engineer,
reported the $1,673.59 spent for quar-
Tying rock at the Lower Narrows for
the trunk line could not be returned
to the county and towns.
Coal for County Farm
A committee reported the amount Of
local purchased at the county farm
during two years was as follows:
1919 $4,709 SO
1920 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 20,467.19
The great difference in the two
years was owing to the strike and
other abnormal conditions. The coal
purchased last year will last until
about the first of 1922.
! AUTO Truck for Farm -
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated
for an automobile truck at the county
farm The machine has been pur-
chased.
A room in the north end the court
house has been provided for Mrs.
Acott of the county health committee.
Pay for Plank
The sum of $340.28 was ordered paid
for planking the bridge at La Vale,
the bridge being on a trunk highway.
District Attorney. Bohn reported ex-
penses of $247,O9.
1Z.<--s ~ =ss777sss $50 ~
! (From Mondays daI1y.] =.
Superintendent c. Christensen has
issued his annual report of the county
farm.
Asylum Report
A year previous the number in the
asylum was Ill men and IS women,
a. total of 1T. When the report was
made the number of men was 100
and women IS, total of TIA. This
shows a loss of 3.
Besides inmates from this county
there were one or more from 29 other
counties in the state.
Poorhouse Report n
Number in the poorhouse year
ago was Is men and 13 women, a
total of 81. The number at the end
of the year when the report was made
was 10 men and II women, a total of
80
The report gives the causes of pau
perism as follows:
Disabled by disease ----------- 6
Disabled by old age -----------13
Disabled by mental deficiency 6
Of tho thirty 29 Wprp na fivp horn