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Special Session, September 22nd, 1915.
Special meeting of the County Board held at the office of the County Clerk
September 22nd, 1915, pursuant to the following call:
To Nels M. Oscar, County Clerk, Bayfield County.
We the undersigned members of the County Board hereby request you to call
a special meeting of the County Board to be held at the Court House in the city
of Washburn, on the 22nd day of September 1915, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. , for the
purpose of acting on a resolution and ordinance relating to the issuing of
refunding bonds of the said county, and for the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may legally come before the board.
Dated this 15th day of September, 1915.
A. P. Stone, Chairman town of Washburn.
0. M. Axness, Chairman town of Mason:
Mike Thorsen, Chairman ,town of Bayview.
Thomas Lamoroaux, 6th Ward City of Washburn.
Martin Rogan, Chairman town of Cable.
J. Yderstad, Chairman town of Lincoln.
H. Ellerman, Chairman town of. Tripp.
Ole H andberg, 4th Ward, Oity of Washburn
Peter Soronen, Jr. Chairman town of Clover.
Wm. Olson, lst Ward City of Washburn.
H. H. Peavey, 2nd Ward City of Washburn.
0. Flanders, 2nd Ward City of Bayfield.
Alois Habelt, Chairman town of Pratt.
J. F* Hauser, Chairman Town of Bayfield.
Hans Peterson, Chairman town of Pilsen.
H. Marion Juel, Chairman town of Bell.
A. G. Johnson, Chairman town of Iron River.
George Vaster, Chairman town of Oulu.
L. H. Clark, Chairman town Port Wing.
In the absence of Chairman George S. Barnes, of the Board, Supervisor
0. Flanders of Bayfield was upon motion elected Chairman pro-tem.
At roll call the following members were found present:
Catlin, Hauser, Juel, Thoreson, Rogan, Soronen, Kekhofer, Morris,
Johnson, Iverson, Yderstad, Axness, Good, Carlson, Vaster, Peterson, Habelt,
Clark, Meithke, Ellerman, Davis, Flanders, Robillard, Bell, Olson, Peavey,
Mertz, Handberg, Clausen, Lamoreaux, Stone.
Absent: Bartlett and Barnes._
Moved and seconded that the reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting be dispensed with. Motion carried.
The following resolution was presented:
Whereas, Bayfield County has outstanding its railway aid bonds to the
amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), which are payable October 1st and
for which no funds have been provided; and
Whereas, the County Board of Supervisors has found and declared and
does hereby find and declare that each and every of such Railway Aid bonds is
the binding and subsisting obligation of Bayfield County; therefore
Be it Resolved, by the County Board of Supervisors of Bayfield County,
Wisconsin, that ficPr the purpose of refunding said outstanding bonds,. there are
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hereby authoirized to be issued the refunding bonds of-Bayfield County, Wiscon-
sin, to the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50;000) consisting of one
hundred (100) bonds of Pive hundred Dollars ($500) each, which said bonds shall
b,e mated the first day of October, 1915, and bear interest at the rate of
five (5) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, as evidenced by the
interest coupons annexed to -said bonds. Both principal and, interest of said
bonds are hereby made payable at the Continental and Commercial Trust and
Savings Bank in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Five Thousand Dollars ($5000)
in amount of said bonds shallbecome due on the first day of October in each
of the years 1916 to 1925 inclusive.
Be it further resolved, that the bonds herein provided for shall be
in substantially the following forme.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICE.
STATE.OF WISCONSIN--COUNTY OF BAYFIELD
REFUNDING BONDS.
NO . . . . . . .
$500.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the Col-nty of Bayfield, in the
State of Wisconsin, acknowledges to owe and for value received hereby promises
to paq to bearer FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.) lawful money of the United
States of America on the first day of October, 19.00:, with interest thereon
from the date hereof at the"rate of five (5) per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first day of April and of October in each year on
presentation and surrender of the annexed interest coupons as they severally
become due. Both principal and interest of this bond are hereby made pay-
able at the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank in the City of
Chicagci, Illinois.
This bond is one of a series of like tenor, except maturity, issued for
the purpose of refunding a like amount of the outstanding bonds of Bayfield
County, Wisconsin, under the authority of section 658 of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Wisconsin and of a resolution of the County Board of Supervisors
duly passed. And it is hereby certified and recited, that all acts, conditions
and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuing of this bond
have been done, -happened and been performed, in regular and due form as re-
quired by law; that the bonded indebtedness refunded into this bond, was and is
a valid, binding and subsisting obligation of Bayfield County, and that the
total indebtedness of Bayfield County, including this lbond, does not exceed
the statutory or constitutional limitations.
In testimony whereof the County Board of Supervisors of Bayfield
County, Wisconsin, has caue'ed this bond to be signed by its Chairman, attested
by the County Clerk, with the -county seal affixed, and has caused the annexed
interest coupons to be executed with the facsimilct signatures of said officials
this first day of October, 1915.
Attest.
Chairman.
County Clerk.
C O U P O N.
April
On the first day of October 19...... the County of Bayfield, State of
. --■
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Wisconsin, promises to -pay to bearer Twelve and-50/100 Dollars ($12.50) at
the Continental & Commercial Trust and Savings Bank in the City of Chicago,
Illinois, for interest due that day.on its refunding bondu dated October let,
1915, No........
Attest:
County Clerk.
Chairman.
Be ti further resolved, that for the purpose of providing for the payment
of the principal and interest of the bonds hereby authorized as they respectively
become due, there shall be and thereis hereby levied a direct annual tax upon all
the taxable property of Bayfield County sufficient to produce the following sums
for the following years:
Per the year 1915 the sum of $7500.
For the year 1916 the sum of 7250.
For the year 1917 the sum of 7000.
For the year,1918 the sum of 6750.
For the year 1919 the sum of 6500.
For the year 1920 the sum of 6250.
For the year 1921 the sum of 6000.
For the year 1922 the sum of 5750.
For the year.1923 the sum of 5500.
For the year 1924 the sum of 5250.
and provision to meet the requirements hereof shall in due time, manner and
season be annually hereafter made.
Be it further resolved that the bonds hereby -authorized shall be
negotiated by the County Tsurer in compliance with the -contract for the sale
thereof heretofore made.
Dated this 22nd day of September, 1915.
(Signed) 0. Flanders.
The foregoing..resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Cat-lin, Hauser, Vuel, Rogan, Soronen, Kekhofer, Johnson, Iverson,
Yderstad, Axness, Good,Carlson, Vester, Peterson, Habelt, Clark, Meithke,
Ellerman, Davis, Flanders, Robillard, Bell, Olson, Peavey, Mertz, Handberg,
Ciausen, Lamoreaux and Stone.
No: None.
The Following resolution was presented:
Whereas, the ICounty Board had a previous meeting and made an appropriation
of $1000. for the purpose of gathering exhibits and of making an exhibit at the
State Fair at Milwaukee, this year, and
Whereas, D. M. Maxey commenced an action against the County and the county
Clerk, and restrained the issuing of an order for any of the aforesaid purposes
and
Whereas, certain persons had previously to the issuance of said injunction
expended certain sums in gathering products for said exhibit,
Now therefore, if the said D. M. Maxey shall have have said injunction
modified so as to permit the County Clerk to issue orders,to such persons who
have made such expenses prior to issuing of said injunction, the District Attorney
is hereby instructed not to defend such injunctional suit, and to stipulate its
dismissal, but said•injunctional order is not to be modified nor said suit
dismis66d, unless the county board passes a resolution to rescind its appropria>
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tion aforesaid, except in so far as the same is necessary.to pay the expenses
incurred prior to the issuing of said injunction.
(signed) H. H. Peavey
Dated September 22nd, 1915.
The foregoing resolution was amended by adding the words " and to
stipulate the dismissal of the.injunction without cost to any of the
defendants".
Resolution with amendment adopted by the following vote:
Aye:- Catlin, Hauser, Juel,..Thorsen, Rogan, So.rbnen, Kekhofer, Johnson,
Iverson, Yderstad, Axness, Goad, Carlson, Vester, Peterson, Habelt, Clerk,
Meithke, Ellerman, Davis, Flanders, Robillard, Bell, Olson, Peavey, Mertz,
Handberg, Clausen, Stone. --29
Not Voting- Lamoreaux.
The following resolution was presented and was upon motion adopted:
Whereas, the County Board at its annual session on Yovember 24th, 1914,
made an appropriation of $1000. for the purpose of making an exhibit at the
State Fair.,
Resolved that the said action be and the same is hereby rescinded, except
in so far as the same is necessary to pay the expenses incurred in connection
with the exhibits at the 1915, Wisconsin State Fair, and be it further
Resolved that all bills be paid subject to receiving the approval of the
Chairman of the Bayfield County State Fair Committee.
(Signed) D. C. Bell.
Communication of Wisconsin Highway Commission relating to the
Wanebu road was read and was upon motion ordered filed.
The following proposition was presented and was upon motion referred to the
Committee on Illegal Taxes and Tax Certificates:
Whereas, the County of Bayfield holds title to lots 10 to 17 in Block
3, Townsite of Washburn, the taxes on which amount to over $165,
I hereby offer to purchase said lots from Bayfield County at the
following price: For lot 10, Block 3 Washburn, I offer $25,00 and for lots
11 to 17, Block 3, Washburn, I offer $12.50 each.
John Scantland.
The special committee appointed at the last meeting of the Board to
investigate the claim of St. Joseph Hospital for care of one Martin Wick
made a verbal report, and the committee was given authority t`o make a
furtheri:tnvestigation for the purpose of establishing the residence of said
Wick.
The following resolution was presented and was upon motion adopted:
Resolved that the following amounts be and the same are hereby allowed to
the members of the Board of Supervisors, as per diem, milage and committee
work, and the County Treasurer is authorized to pay the said members, and
Clerk and Chairman of this Board are directed to issue an order to the said
Treasurer for the total amount, as indicated below:
Special session, September 22nd, 1915.
]59
Supervisor
Per Diem
Milage Com. work
Milage
Total.
John F. Hauser
$3.00
$1.44
$4.44
Mike Thoresen
-3,00
.35
3.35
G. L. Catlin
3,00
1.44
4.44
H. M. Juel
3.00
3.84
6•84
Martin Rogan
3.00
6.08
9.08
Peter,Soronen, Jr•
3.00
10.08
13.08
Barney Kekhofer
3.00
2.04
5.04
M. Be Morris
3.00
6.26
9.26
Alkert G. Johnson
3.00
4.92
7.92
Christ Iverson
3.00
2,76
5.76
J. Yderstad
3.00
3,24 $3.00
$3.24
12.48
0. W.. Axness
3.00
2.76
5.76
Jas W. Good
3,00
6. 92
9. 92
F. L. Carlson
3.00
6.72
9.72
Geo Pester
3.00
6.24
9.24
L. H. Clark
3.00
9.24
12.24
Hans Peterson
3.00
3.12
2.38
8.50
Alois Habelt
3.00
3.36
6.36
Paul Meithke
3.00
2.08
5.08
Harney Ellerman
3.00
4.92
7.92
A.
P.
Stone
3.00
L.
E.
Davis
3.00
0.
Flanders
3.00
Frank
Robillard
3.00
D.
C.
Bell
3.00
Wm.
Olson
3.00
H.
H.
Peavey
3.00
Geor Mertz 3.00
ale Handberg 3.00
L. N. Clausen 3.00
Thos•Lamoreaux 3.00
September 22nd, 1915
.24
1,44
1.44
1.44
1.44
.12
.#2
.12
.12-
.12
.12
(Signed) 0. Flanders.
Upon motion Board adjourned.
Nels M. Oscar, County Clerk.
3,24
4.44
4,44
4.44
4.44
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12
3.12