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


The board met pursuant TO 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 he meeting held on the
10Th day of July, 1922, read and APP
proved as read
Moved by Olmsted and 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 $1,000 90 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 set
amount per meal for prisoners con-
fined 10 the county jail, said amount
to be fixed by the county board at its
next annual meeting. Carried.
Ga motion by Defer and supported
by Olmsted the chairman was in
structed to appoint committee whose
duty it 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
It's own prisoners in the county jail.
The following commute was named
! by the chairman: j. j. Defer, Chair
man, o. M. Schaus, $. LerZa, Thos
! Hannula, Daniel Reid, County Clerk,
Sec.
IN view Of the fact that the Bertag-
noll corner in Pence on Highway No.
/ Il is badly ia need of Improvement
and there are no available funds for
such improvement, it was moved by
4 EyensOu 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
fund to be used for the purpose of
making the said improvement
On motion 10y Sherman and support
/ ed by Castagna the Highway commits
! sloner was authorized and instructed
to use the Epson East Culvert Fund,
"A sufficient amount of money to repair
the floors of the Potato River and
Tyler Forks River Bridges on the
/ Highway No. =, said work TO be done
as soon as possible.
On motion by Olmsi ed and support
ed by Summers, the county highway
commissioner was instructed toget in
touch with Mr.. f. 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. - and known as Canny's
Curve.
Moved by EvensOn and supported
by Olmsled that Typewriter be pur-
chased for the county agricultural
agent and telephone installed in his
office Carried.
Moved by Oimsted and supported
I 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.
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-
wish Powell Road aud the county
highway commissioner instructed to
take immediate steps toward the con
structiOn 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-
cer-Sink hole and formerly being a
part of highway No. 10 has been dis
continued 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 a 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
3lst 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 GO ring the following
description be cancelled: SW SE-3l-
IL II, Sale Of 1916 Certificate No.
252. This tax was paid TO tae Treas.
of the Town of Carey but error was
made in making of the receipt which
made it appear that tax had not been
paid,
Petition OF Allen 7. 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 aud We
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 wMchtaxire
districts have received credit be charg-
ed back - the proper taxing d.tric;
0u thp tax rolls of 1000. fba+ t1,a ~, ..