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Special Session,March 4th,1913.
A Special Session of the County Board was held in the office of the County C1tf•
Clerk,March 4th,1913,pursuant to the following call -
To the County Clerk of Bayfield County,Wisconsin:
We, the undersigned mambers of the County Board hereby request you to call
a special meeting of the County Board,for the purpose of transacting such
business as may legally come before it.
Dated this 25th day of February,1913.
Martin Rogan
Ben holm
Ike Berman
W. H. Flieth
Herman Sense
M. B. Morris
Ole Ramstad
A. P. Stone
John Pyykola
A. G. Johnson
Geo. S. Barnes
Fred Antonson
Geo. A. Curry
Board was called to order at 10:00 A. 1T.,by Chairman Martin Rogan.
At roll call the following members were found present- Pat Galligan,
Goo. S. Barnes,Herman Sense,Walter Flieth,Peter Soronen,Jr.,F. H. Bartlett,
Geo. A. Curry,M. B. Morris,Albert Johnson,Ben Holm,C. IT. Werden,Fred Antonson,
John Pyykola,Hans Peterson,Erick Johnson,W. H. Nettleton,Ii. E. Tripp,A.P.Stone,.
Ike Berman,T. H. Robinson,Geo. TVTertz,Ole Dahl,Ole Ramstad and Martin Rogan.
Absent -Ole Aune.
The minutes of the Annual meeting were read and approved.
Moved and seconded that the resolution adopted Nov.12th,1912, fixing
the salary of the County Judge at $1500.00 per year,be reconsidered.
Motion carried.
Move.d and -seconded that the salary of the County Judge be fixed at
$1200.00 per year. Moved and seconded that the motion be amended to read $900.00
instead of $1200.00. Amendment lost by the following vote-
Aye- Geo. S. Barnes,F. II. Bartlett,Albert G. Johnson,Ben Holm,T. H. Nettleton,
A. P. Stone,Geo. Mertz,Ole Dahl,Ole Ramstad and Martin Rogan.
Nay -Herman Sense,Pat Galligan ,Walter Flieth, Peter Soronen,Jr., Geo. A Curry,
M. B. Morris, Fred Antonson, John Pyykola, Hans Peterson, Frick Johnson, Ike
Berman and T. H. Robinson.
Aye 10
Nay 12
Original motion lost by the following vote -
Aye - T: H. Robinson.
Nay - Pat Galligan, Geo. S. Barnes, Herman Sense, Walter Flieth, Peter Soronen,J
F. H. Bartlett, Geo. A. Curry, 14. B. Morris, Albert Johnson, Ben Holm, Fred
Antonson, John Pyykola, Hans Peterson, Erick Johnson, W. H. Nettleton, A. P.
Stone, Ike Berman, Geo. Mertz, Ole Dahl, Ole Ramstead and 14artin Rogan.
Aye 1
Nay 21
Special Session,March 4th,1913.
Moved and seconded that the salary of the County Judge be fixed at
$1000.00 per year. Motion Carried by the following vote -
Aye - Pat Galligan, Goo. S. B.arnes, Herman Sense, Walter Flieth, Peter
Soronen,Jr., F. H. Bartlett, Goo. A. Curry, M. B. Morris, Albert Johnson,
Ben Holm, Fred Antonson, John Pyykola, Hans Peterson, Frick Johnson, W. H.
Nettleton, A. P. Stone, Ike Berman, Geo. Mertz, Ole Dahl, Ole Ramstead
and Martin Rogan.
Nay - T. H. Robinson.
Aye 21
Nay 1
Bill of .;,117.00 for care of Charles Horton,at St Joseph's HospitC61
was presented and was upon motion referred to the Committee on Finance and
?Miscellaneous Claims. Committee recommended that the claim be referred to
the Town of Cable and the City of Washburn.
The following resolution was presented and was upon motion adopted.
To the Honorable County Board of Supervisors,
Bayfield County,Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
Whereas, it appears upon investigation that there is urgent need
for more filing cases in the vault of the Clerk of Circuit Court to proper-
ly file and preserve the papers and files in said office,
Therefore be it resolved, that the County Clerk be,and is hereby
empowered and authorized to purchase at the expense of Bayfield County,
such files and fixtures for said office as may be needed and which shall
be approved by the Committee on Grounds and Buildings.
Geo. Mertz
Supervisor.
Moved and seconded that the election of Highway Commissioner be
deferred until a later meeting. Motion lost by the following vote -
Aye - F. H. Bartlett, 5M. B. Morris, Albert Johnson, Erick Johnson,
W. H. Nettleton, A. P. Stone, Ike Berman, Geo. Mertz,Martin Rogan.
Nay - Pat Galligan, Geo. S. Barnes, Herman Sense, falter Flieth, Peter
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Soronen, Jr., Geo. A. Curry, Ben Holm, Fred,Antonson, John Pyykola,
Hans Peterson, 77. E. Tripp, T. H. Robinson, Ole Dahl and Ole Ramstad.
Aye 9
Nay 14
Upon motion Board adjourned to 1:30 P. M.
Board called to order at 1:30 P. M._ ,pursuant to adjournment,
with all members of the morning session present.
The following presented applications for the position of Highway
Commissioner- Thos. Moore, John Sundell, A. G. Nelson and Ii. Marion Juel.
Upon motion it was decided that the Board vote informally for
Highway Commissioner and to continue voting informally,until one of the
candidates received a majority. ?Motion carried.
Chairman appointed Supervisors Mertz'and Robinson as 'tellers.
First informal ballot resulted as follows
Whole number of votes cast 24 of which number John Sundell received 9
W. H. Nettleton 1,Peter Scronen,Jr.l, H. Marion Juel 6,and A. G. Nelson 5.
No majority.
Special Session,? -,larch 4th,1913.
Second i.nforipal ballot resulted as follows.
Whole number of votes cast 23,of which number John Sundell received 11,
H. Marion Juel 7, A. G. Nelson 4, T. H. Nettletonl.No majority.
Thied informal ballot resulted as follows.
Thole number of votes cast 23,of which number .John Sundell received 12,
H. Harlon Juel 9, A. G. Nelson 2.
The informal ballot was upon motion declared formal and John Sundell
was declared elected Highway Commissioner for the unexpired term.
The following resolution was presented.
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Resolved, that the Chairman appoint a Committee of three to confer with
officers of the Town of Barksdale,they to secure the services of competent
engineer to go thoroughly over the proposition of building either the Swamp
road or Canal road,to report back to this Board,the cost. Expense of such
investigation to be borne by the County,and that the County shall keep the
long bridge in repair at a cost not to exceed 3500.00,until otherwise provided
for.Such report to be made to this Board at the next meeting.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a waiver of any rights of
the County or as assuming any obligations to adopt,construct,repair or maintai
said bridge or any approaches or roads leading to or connecting with the same,
except as therein set forth.
Dated ?March 4th, 1913.
T. H. Robinson.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote.
Aye e Pat Gallic -an, Falter Flieth, Peter Soronen, F. H. Bartlett, M. B. VortiS
Morris, Albert Johnson, C. H. Werden, Hans Peterson, Frick Johnson, 17. E. Tripp
A. P. Stone, Ike Berman, T. 11. Robinson.
Nay — Geo.' A. Curry, Ben Holm, 77. H. Nettleton, Geo, Mertz, Ole Dahl, Ole
Ramstead and Martin Rogan.
Aye 13
Nay 7
The following report was presented and upon motion action .eras deferred
until the next meeting.
To the Honorable County Board of Bayfield County:
Your committee to whom has
been referred the petition of the Town of Barksdale in relation to the matter
of the construction of the bridge over Fish Creek at the head of Chequamegon
Bay in section 36 in township 48 north of range 5 west,respectfully report:
That we are advised by the District Attorney that Bayfield County is
liable for one half of the cost of the construction of said bridge if the
`procea.dings had in the town of Barksdale are regular;
That the County is not liable for any part of the cost'of constructing
the approaches to said bridge;
That the County Board should appoint two of its members to act as
commissioners with the town board of the Town of 13arksdale,and that said
town board and said commissioners shall have charge of the letting, inspect-
in- and acceptance of tho work;
That notwithstanding the fact that the petition of the town board of the
town of Barksdale asks for $5,000.00 as the Countyes one half of the cost
of constructing said bridge,%.ve report and recommend that the appropriation
Special Session March 4th,1913.
of the County's one half of the costs thereof should be made upon the
basis of the estimate of the engineer employed by the State Highway
Commission, which was that a span 100 feet long, standing on concrete
piers, or abuttments, could be built for 10'5,000.00, and that therefore
we recommend that the County Board appropriate $2,500.00 as the County's
share of the cost of said span.
Dated this 4th day of March,1913.
Peter Soronen,Jr.
W. H. Nettleton
Geo. A. Curry.
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Moved and seconded that the petition of the Town of Barksdale
for $5,000.00 aid be laid over until the next meeting. Motion carried.
The bill of H. P. Axelberg for $153.00 for auditing the County
records was upon motion allowed.
The following resolution was presented and was upon motion adopted.
Resolved, by the County Board of Bayfield County, at a regular
meeting thereof,held this 4th day of Avfarch,1913, that the Register of Deeds
of said County be, and he is hereby directed and instructed to make a new
tract index of that part of Volume six(6) Abstracts'of Bayfield County
which has become dilapida.ted,torn or worn out,so as to be unfit for further
use in the condition it is now in, and that the County shall pay said
Register od Deeds the sum of one cent for each entry for doing said work.
And be it further resolved, that after completing such new tract
index,said Register of Deeds shall take same together with the old,to
some first class reputable book bindery, at St Paul_or Milwaukee,znd have
same rebound, and shall after said rebinding has been completed bring said
index back to his office. The expense of such rebinding and expense of
said .Register to have same done to be paid by the County.
Geo. Mertz.
The purchasing agent was upon motion directed to buy suitable
filing cases for the County Judge's office.
The following resolution was presented and was upon motion adopted.
Resolved, that the Finance Committee and the County Treasurer be auth-
orized to pay 2% premium on Railway Aid Bonds purchased or taken up before
maturity.
Dated March 4th,1913.
- T. H. Robinson.
The following report of the Committee on Bonds of County Officers
was' presel-tol and was upon motion adopted.
To The Honorable County Board,
Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:-
Te, the undersigned committee on Bonds of County Officers beg to
recommend that the following bills be allowed, and that the County Clerk be
authorized to draw orders for amounts shown in column headed "allowed".
Dated at Washburn, Wis.,this 4th day of March,1913.
Respectfully submitted,
Ike Berman
Ole Ramstad
Fred Antonson.
Committee.
NTo Whom Drawn --- For That +Purpose � Y Claimed Allowed ..__.-._
Spec;_nl Session ,Mar•ch 4th ,1913.
L. N. Clausen
Official Bonds,Co.Clerk
& Coroner.
.25.00
$25.00
0. M. A_.ness
" it
Register Of Deeds.
15.00
15.00
H. P. Axelberg
" "
Clerk of Court
and Co. Treas.
30.00
30.00
U.S.Fidelity &;
Guaranty Co.
Official Bond,
Co. Treas.
590.00
590.00
'Charles Morris.
" "
Sheriff 8. Dist Atty.
55.00
55.00
The following report was presented and was upon motion adopted.
To. The Honorable County Board,
Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen :-
We, the undersigned committee on Education beg to recommend That
the following bills be allowed,and that the County Clerk be authorized to
draw orders for the amounts shown in the column headed allowed.
Dated at Washburn, "Tis.,this 4th day of March,1913.
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. Flieth
Geo. A. Curry
C. II. Werden
Committee.
To. PThorn Drar;*n. For ?^:'hat Purpose. Claimed. A1lowod
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Jessie N. Smith, Co. Sup't. Expense account $147.93 147.93
Brown, Tracey & Sperry Co. Blanks Etc. Co. Supt. 11.56 11.56
The following report was presented and was upon motion adopted.
To the Honorable County Board,
Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned
committee
on Sheriff, Justice and
Constable
bills beg to recommend
that
the
following bills be allowed and
that
the County
Clerk be authorized to
draw
orders
for amounts in column headed
"allowed".
Dated at Mashburn,
Wis.
this 4th day of March 1913.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. A. Curry
�7. H. Flieth,
Ben Holm,
Committee.
To whom drawn
For
What
purpose Claimed
Allowed
Harvey Ellorman
Deputy
Sheriff fees
$9.32
$9.32
"
"
16.00
16.00
n
n
9.82
9.82
"
10
13.20
13.20
B. Mator Hoppenyan
Burial
George
Bureguard
20.00
20.00
Henry Johnson
Pictures
of"prisoners
4.50
4.50
C. F. Morris
Expense
account
19.15
19�;15
J. W. Tartar
Post
Mortem
�3.00
33.00
J. A. McDonald
Trip
-to
PJaupun, Charotte Gordon
50.00
50.00
Max Happle Sheriff
Trip
to
Waupun L. Depew
50.00
50.00
"
Trip
to
Mendota, G. Dugee
55.00
55.00
"
Trip
to
Waupun, Viola Varam
50.00
50.00
"
Trip
to
PTaupun, H. W. Hartman
50.00
50.00
"
Trip
to
Mendota, Joseph Davis
55.00
55.00
"
Trip
to
Mendota, Charles Johnson
55.00
55.00
'1
Trip
to
Sparta , E.G. Gordon,
55.00
55.00
Anna Mattson
Assisting
sheriff trip to Mendota
10.00
Disallod
resolution
The following was presented and was upon motion adopted.
Resolved that the following amounts for per diem; milage and committee
workfor the several members of the county board be allowed and the Chairman
and Clerk are hereby authorized to issue order for same:
Supervisor
Per diem
Milage
Com. Work
Milage
Total
Herman Sense
$3.00
$1.44
$4.44
Pat Galligan
3.00
1.44
4,44
Geo. S. Barnes
3.00
10.02
13.02
Walter Flieth
3.00
3.84
6.84
Martin Rogan
1,00
6.08
9.08
Peter Soronen, Jr
3.00
10.08
$6.00
$10.08
29.16
F. H. Bartlett
3.00
4.42
7.42
Geo A. Curry
3.00
3.48
18.00
24.48
1A. B. Dorris
3.00
6.26
3.00
6.26-
18.52
Albert Johnson
3.00
4.92
7.92
Ben Holm
3.00
2.76
5.76
C. H. Warden
3.00
2.76
5.76
Fred Antonson
3.00
9.24
3.00
9.24
24-.48
John Pykkola
3.00
6.24
9.24
Bans Peterson
3.00
3.12
3.00
3.12
12.24
Erick Johnson
3.00
9.24
12.24
W. H. Nettleton
3.00
3.36
3.00
9.36
I so
Special Session, March 4th, 1913.
W. E. Tripp 3.00 4.92 7.9.2
A. P.'Stone 3.00 .36 3.00 .36 6.72
Ike Berman 3.00 .12 6.00 .24 9.3-6
T. H. Robinson 3.00 .12 3.12
George Mertz 3.00 .12 12.00 .48 15.60.
Ole Dahl 3..00 .12 6.00 .24 9.36
Ole Ramstad 3.00 .12 6.00 .24 9.36
Dated March 4th, 1913.
Martin Rogan.
The Chairman was upon motion authorized to appoint a committee of five
members to cancel paid orders.
Chairman appointed the following: T. H. Robinson, Geo. Mertz, Ole
Ramstad, A. P. Stone and Ole Dahl.
The Chairman appointed the following Supervisors as members of the
Committee to investigate the swamp and canal road proposition:
C. H. Werden, Geo A. Curry and Erick Johnson.
The minutas of the present meeting were upon motion approved..
Ypon motion board adjourned.
Nola M. Oscar,
County Clerk.