Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21
COUNTY AGENT
DISPENSED WITH
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Lawrence, $500; Hawkins, $500; Big
Bend. $1,000; Willard, $500; Washing
ton, $500; Richland, $500; True, 5000 /;
Grant, 5000; Thornapple, $500; Mar
shall, $500; Strickland, $780,
Towns which asked for county aid
for bridges: Atlanta, $500; True and
Lawrence, $3.50; Stubs, $500; Thorn
apple, 5000; Marshall, $1,000; Strick-
land, $3.50.
These towns have all appropriated
amounts for the proposed improve
ments equal to the amounts asked for
Teh petitions were all reported favor
ably by the road and bridge committee.
Big Falls Road Aid
An appropriation of $500 was al
lowed by the board to match an equal
sum raised by the towns to build and
improve roads in the towns of Big
Falls and Dewey to the big dam.
Reclamation Act Approved
The county board by % to 3 vote
acted favorably on the county reclama-
ton act The county board is to ap-
point two men and the state will ap-
point third to act as committee on
the proposition. The board appointed
W. A. Liebhardt and w. d. Morgan.
At later session o. L. HotF read
the law on this point which allows the
rate of interest to be changed at any
annual meeting. AS this is not an an
nual meeting the vote was illegal.
To Buy Car For Nurse
A resolution that the county health
committee be directed to purchase a
car at an expense not exceeding 500
for use of the health department was
adopted.
III. J. Baxter introduced resolution
to appropriate $1,000 to the Rusk
County Agricultural Society, $500 for
permanent improvements and $500 for
premiums e. S. Spears moved to
amend by making the amount for per-
improvements appropriation
$500 O. L. Hotz moved to amend by
making the appropriation $500. This
carried, Is to 10.
A resolution was introduced to re-
consider the action of the board by
which the Schoepf resignation as coun-
ty agent was accepted. The resolution
was laid ON the table by vote of q
to Is.
On motion it was voted to appropri-
ate the sum of $15.42 month to COM
nensate the auditing committee for
their monthly meetings.
Precautionary Action
The board decided to hire two men
to check over the town, village and
city tax rolls, before the sale of de-
lands each year, for the pur-
pose of avoiding the issuing of Illegal
tax certificates and consequent trouble
and possible litigation over tax deeds,
and it was voted j to have appointed
a committee of three to look over the
insurance..
A resolution by FL. S. McHugh, Big
Bend, which was adopted 25 to 8,
transfers the duties of the purchasing
of the board to the chair
man and clerk of the board.
Humanity was placed ahead of prop
erty when a motion by Supervisor BIZ
da, South Fork, to have county
charge at the poor farm who is threat
ened with blindness from cataracts, OPP
Grated on for removal of cataracts,
after Superintendent Bergstrom had
explained the case to the board.
Various committees reported bills
back, and in nearly all cases they rec
the bills be allowed. There
were a few exceptions, notably the
personal injury claims of Mrs. Emma
Address, Mrs. Nina c. Reed and
E. V. Conwell, for damages alleged to
have been sustained while travelling on
alleged defective highways. A claim
for $500 for the loss of hog, alleged
to have been killed by dogs, though it
was dressed and hanging up when the
loss occurred, occasioned some amuse-
ment. The bill was disallowed.
Personnel of Board
The following persons made up the
of the board:
Atlanta-C. Joyner.
Big Bend-H. S. McHugh.
Big Falls-H. J. Baxter.
Cedar Rapids-R. A. Young.
Dewey-Frank thinner.
Flambeau-J. r. Ducklow.
Grant,. A. Schmidt.
Grow-C A. Paul.
Hawkins-O L. Hotz.
HUBBARD. f. Burbank.
Lawrence. G. Riegel
Marshall-W Fl. Umback
Murry-P M. Brown.
Richland-H. A. Groves.
Rusk-Art Lindblad.
South Fork-Sam Bida.
Strickland-S. Halas.
Stubbs-P. J. Kassela.
Thornapple-D J. Summervile.
True-John Erickson
shington-Herbert Geibel.
Willard-W. S. Stroup.
Wilson,. w. Jones.