Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-23
Proceedings Of Co. Board Of
Supervisors, Iron Co.

The board met pursuant % adjourn
ment this 3lst day of August, 1922.
Meeting called to order by chairman
Reid. All members present with the
exception of supervisor Lukey.
Minutes of the meeting held on the
goth day of July, 1922, read aud APP
proved as read.
Moved by Olmsted aud supported
by White that the part of the sheriff
contract with Iron county which pro-
yides for the payment by the county
to the sheriff of S30O0.00 per annum
for the maintenance of prisoners con-
fined in the county jail be- changed in
the contract with the next succeeding
sheriff so as to provide for payment
by the county to the sheriff of a set
amount per meal for prisoners con-
fined IN the county jail, said amount
| to be fixed by the county board at its
next annual meeting. Carried.
On motion by Defer and supported
by Olmsted the chairman was ill.,
structed to appoint committee whose
duty 1t shall be to confer with the
district attorney in the matter of the
amount of money, if any, that the
city OF Hurley owes Iron county for
the feeding OF the city's prisoners in
past years and to bring about some
agreement between said city and Iron
county whereby the city will in the
future stand the expense of feeding
its own prisoners in the county Jail.
The following commute was named
by the chairman: j. j. Defer, CHAIR
man, o. NJ. Schaus, ). Lerza, Thos.
Hannula, Daniel Reid, County Clerk,
Sec.
In view Of the fact that the Bertag-
noll corner in Pence on Highway No.
/ II is badly in need of improvement
aud there are no available funds for
such improvement, it was moved by
Evenson and supported by Summers
and duly carried that S406 70 of what
/ IS known as the hurley Kimball,
Hurley Unit Road fund be, and here
/ by is transferred from said fund to a
fund to be used for the purpose of
making the said improvement.
/ On motion by Sherman and support
1 ed by Castagna the Highway commits
sloner was authorized and instructed
/ TO use the Epson East Culvert Fund.
/ "A suitlclent amount of money to repair
the floors of the Potato River and
| Tyler Forks River Bridges on the
! Highway No. u, said work TO be done
as soon as possible
/ On motion by Olmsted and support
/ ed by Summers, the county highway
| commissioner was instructed tOget in
touch with Mr.. +. NJ Sergeant division
engineer and the Montreal Mining
/ Company to see if anything can be
done toward eliminating the bad curve
in the Village of Hamilton on High
way No. II and known as Canny's
! Curve.
Moved by Evenson and supported
! by Olmsted that Typewriter be pur-
chased for the county agricultural
agent and "A telephone installed in his
office. Carried.
Moved by Olmsted and supported
! by Castagna that the county board
does hereby ratify the action of the
county highway committee in the
! purchasing of the Ford Truck which
said committee purchased on August
2lst, 1922. Carried.
J On motion by Defer, supported by
lerza and duly carried, the county
board OF supervisors of Iron county.
Wisconsin accepted the recent survey
made by the Towns of Mercer and
sherman for the proposed Manito-
ish-Powell Road and the county
| highway commissioner instructed to
take immediate steps toward the CON
structlon OF said road AS faras avail
able funds will permit.
Resolution by Defer
WHEREAS. That part of highway
| lying on what is known as the Mer-
GER Sink hole and formerly being a
part of highway No. 10 has been dis
confirmed as part of said highway No.
| 10 through relocation known as the
| Mercer-Sink Hole Relocation,
| THEREFORE, BE it resolved by the
| county board of supervisors of Iron
| county, Wisconsin this 3lst day OF
| August, 1922, that said highway be
! hereby discontinued AS county main
tanned highway and that said county
will not be responsible for any
damages thereon.
! supported by Davis. Unanimously
/ adopted
Report of the Committee on Illegal
Assessments, Tax Certificates and
/ Tax Deeds
The County Board of Supervisors,
| Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Illegal ASSESS
ments, Tax Certificates and Tax
Deeds, beg to report that we met this
| 3lsl DAY OF August. 1922. to act on
petitions filed in the office of county
clerk and proceeded to examine same
as follows:
Petition of Meade and Reid asking
| that tax deed covering the following
/ description be cancelled: SW SE-3i-
II II, Sale OF 1915 -Certdcate No.
252. This tax was paid to the Treas
of the Town of Carey but error was
made IN making of / be receipt which
/ made 1t appear that tax had not been
| paid.
! Petition OF Allen T. PRAY covering
/ Tax certificates No. u and %. sale
OF 1922, These taxes were paid by the
owners before sale thus making
certificates on same Illegal and W.
ask that a refund be made to the
owners of the certificates as provided
! by the statutes
| We recommend that all the fore
/ going Tax Certificates aud Tax deeds
be cancelled by your Honorable Body
/ that the face value of all the tax
certificates cancelled for which taxing
districts have received credit be charg-
( ed back to the proper taxing district
on the tax rolls of Ipp.1- hot thu .,,,.,,