Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08
Proceedings of County
Board of Supervisors


County Board November 9th, 1882,
The county board met pursuant to
ioprBment this 9th day of Novem-
her 1928. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Reid. All members pres
emit with the exception of Supervisor
0lmstead. Minutes of the meeting
held on the 18th day of November
read and approved as read.
Resolution by Supervisor Defer. :.
Whereas, the statutes provide that
the End SO percent of State Aid al
loted to Iron county for highway cons
uuction shall be placed on a prospec-
tive state highway;
And whereas, the county board at a
meeting held on the 18th day of No
yember. did place the End 80 percent,
amounting to $1,36480, on the Epson
Saxon road, according to records on
file, appeared to be a prospective
state highway;
And whereas, since the date of such
action. the county board has been not
fled by the Wisconsin Highway Com
mission that said Upson-Saxon road
has been placed on the state trunk
system and therefore is not entitled
to the said second so per cent of state
aid;
Therefore, be it resolved, this 9th
day of November, 1923, that the said
End 50 per cent, amounting to ST.
36i8O be hereby transferred from the
SaXon-Upson road to the Manitowish-
Powell road and that an equal am
cunt Of the Manitowish-P Powell appro-
priation be transferred to the Epson
Saxon road.
Supported by Supervisor Angst; u
animously adopted.
Mr. F. NJ. Sergeant, division engi-
neer, addressed the board in a gener-
al way on highway construction. In
the course of his talk he brought out
the fact that the Michigan highway
authorities are DESTROYS of getting as
sstance from Iron county in the con-
struction of bridge over the Mon
treal river north of Hurley The
bridge would be on a proposed con-
tmuation Of Highway No. II of Mich
lgan to connect with Highway 10 of
Wisconsin at the Meadeville corner.
Some discussion followed. The prop
Osltlon did not meet with the approval
Of the board and on motion by Defer
and supported by Clark the matter
was definitely dropped.
Supt. j f Murphy of the Hurley
nigh school spoke to the board, in
which talk he laid stress on the i'm
portance and advisabilty of CONSOLE
aatng the rural schools of Iron coun-
!! and that in order to reach this end
viii be necessary that highways be
Aept IN passable condition during the
winter mont S, He asked the board
F" 90 all in its power to see that the
L'aas are kept ploughed open to auto
gus traffic so that pupils and teachers
@n get to and from school. No def
Hle action was taken by the board.
NJ Fearee Tomkins, assessor of in
IOoes' submitted his recommendations
~ me 1873 county equalization. On
T Tg. by Clark and supported by
"I.e said commentators were re-
Tsi'ea to the Committee on County
-45alization with instructions that
-u committee make report to the
po-aIy board at its next meeting.
No. by Supervisor Defer.
a.. "uefeas' Iron county has hereto
adopted a system of county high
F ,ss known as prospective state
ana whereas, it is the desire of this
rs5 u mat the following described
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