Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-15

The levy for common schools was
fixed at $24,S20.S3 and state tax and
special charges, $51,96S.95. The total
levy amounts to $17O1S9.7S.
The tax levy in Rusk county this
year is $13,700 less than it was last
year. All but $4,000 of this decrease
is in state tax and road tax.
Highway Sentiment
The sentiment of the county board
on highway questions was expressed
in a resolution involving eight sep
arate numbered propositions, all of
which were approved, except the last,
which would give the state highway
commission a voice in appointing the
county highway commissioner. In
adopting the first seven propositions
Of the resolution, the board favored
the addition of $500 miles to the state
trunk highway system of Wisconsin
favored the saving of the federal aid
funds, so that Wisconsin may receive
back its proper share of the funds:
favored the payment by the state of
all except the federal governments
share of the cost of federal aid con-
struction favored the distribution of
the joint federal and state construc-
tiOn funds not only on county basis.
but in some manner fair to all sec
tiOnS of the state so that the princi-
pal lines of travel throughout the state
may be completely surfaced at the ear
liest possible moment; favored the
payment of refund in the form of
maintenance bonus by the state to
the counties which have already bond
ed and pushed the construction of
high-type roads; favored the cOntinua-
ton of the present highway program
as outlined by the legislative commit
tee, and that the cost of the program
should be in part lifted from general
property and imposed more largely
upon the users of the road, by Cd a
graduated license fee on motor We
hicles based on the weight ,(2) a two
per cent valuation tax imposed alike
upon all motor vehicles throughout
the state. and CD a two-cent per gal
lon tax upon the gasoline consumed
in motor vehicles travelling over high
ways; favored longer terms for mem
bers of the county road and bridge
committee.
The report of E. w. Richardson, Sec
retary of the Soldiers Relief Commits
sion, showed total of orders issued
by the commission of 1851, most of
which amount was paid to needy ex-
soldiers and ex-soldiers' widows. The
commission is composed of G. w.
Heayerin, I. D. Goodrich and III. A.
Dimock. The board appropriated 5000
tor the ensuing year, after adopting
the report of the secretary
The buildings and grounds commit
tee, composed of J. A. Schmidt, ] r.
Ducklow, V. Kurz, Frank Conrath and
TheO. Bennett, recommended tn a
steel doors be placed on the sub
vaults in the court house basement,
which will have to be used on account
of the crowded condition Of the upper
vaults, and that the floor of the iail
barn be reconstructed of concrete for
the use or automobiles. The recon-
mendation was approved.
Read and Bridge Petitions
A petition by Chairman Joyner, of
the town of Atlanta, and Chairman
p. M. Brown, of the town of Murry,
and carrying the approval of the coun-
ty highway committee, for the road be-
ginning at @ point on trunk highway
No. 40, between sections 20 and 30,
35-7, thence north between sections 10
and 20, IL and IS, Z and s, 5 and 6
in said town, and between sections 81
and 80 and 80 and % in 36-7, to con-
meet with present highway running
east and west, be included in the
county highway system, was granted.
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