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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board of Supervisors - Minutes - 6/26/1917r 2,3 5 Special_ Session June 26th. 1917. Special meeting of the County Board. held at the Circuit Court Room in the Court House City of Washburn, June 26th. 19179 persiuizt to the following call, Frank Robbilard, Jas. W.. Good, Donald C. Be11, John Kransfelder, 0. .Flanders, ,V.S. Kennedy, Geo. S. Barnes, F.H. Bartlett, G.E. foss, A.I.d. Warden, C.W. Smith, H. Ifarion Juel, J.A. North, Erich Johnson, E.F. Daniel, 0.7iI . Axn e s s , Geo. A. Curry, Pat Galligan, Thomas Lamoreaux, Ole Iandberg, I-eeting called to order by Chairman George I4lertz, On the call of the roll the following members were found present, W.S. Kennedy, Pat Galligan, Geo S. Barnes, Idike Thorson,H.Id. Juel, C.E. moss, J.A. North, F.H. Bartlett, Geo. A. Curry, John I;iiller, E.F. Daniels, Berl Holm, Nels' Swanson, O.LI. Axness, Jas ,, .. Good, A.G. Nelson, George Vester, And. Bencur, Alois I-iabelt, Rriek Johnson, U.W. Smith,'yt.E. Tripp, L.P. Kinstler, John Kransfelder, 0. Flanders, 1'. R.obillard, D.C. Bell, . H.H. Peavey, A.M,. Warden, H.P. Swanby, Ole Handberg d.A. Robinson and Thos. Lamoreaux. Board praceeded to elect a Chairman for the Ansuin' year nomation were upon motion made the informal ballot . O.A. Axness and John Idiiller were appointed tellers. The informal ballot resulted as follows, the whole number votes caned 29 of which Jas. W. Good rec&ived 18, D.C. Bell 7, O.D1. Axness 2, Geo S. Barnes 1, and A.G. Nelson 1. Upon motion the informal ballot was made formal and Jas f. Good was declared elected Chairman. Upon motion A.Itlarch was elected. janitor of the Court House, for the ensuing year. Upon motion the price for the publication of proceedings, ordinances and illegal notices was fixed at thirty cents per folio. Moved and seconded that the Washburn News be rude the offical paper for the ensuing year. Motion laid., on the table. The following resolution was pres�el-ited and finally layed on the table; Mashburn, Wis . June 26th. 1917. To the members of the County Board of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Gentlemen I submit the following resolution for your consideration; For a number of .years it has been the custom of the County Board to vote on 'the official paper, which is perfectly right, but it seems that some injustice was done to the others. All those that had the official gaper 'before have done their duty well. I- do not critize, but I aim to do justice to all. As you know there are five papers issued weekly in Bayfield County, they are all tax payers and boosters for the county, therefore be it resolved that the Chairman of the County Board and t the County Clerk be authorized to name the official paper by resolution fox one year each. This resolution to be referred after its adoption. '.obillard. es1,ec�uali�f su�_,itte 236 Special Session June 26th. 1917. The following resolution was presented and layed on the table, RESOLVED, By the members of the County Board now assembled that the County printing be awarded to the paper having the largest circulation in the county, that the greater majority of the people may be informed as to its proceedings. June 26th. 1917 A.1,f. Warden. Informal ballot for the election of an official paper upon motion ordered taken. Supervisors Lamoreaux and Foss were appointed tillers. Informal ballot resulted as follows, whole number of votes casted 30, of which the Washburn flews received 12, hayfield County Press 12, The 'Washburn Times 3, Iron River Pioneer 1, Bayfield Progress 1, and one defective. There being no election, the second informal ballot was ordered taken, which resulted as follows; whole number of votes casted 31, of which the Mashburn News received 8, The Bayfield County Press 18, The Washburn Times 4, and one defective. The informal ballot was upon motion declardd formal and the Bayfield County Press was declared elected the offical paper for the ensuing year. The following ordnance was presented and was upon motion adoptdd; The County Board of Bayfield County, do ordain as follows: The County Board of Bayfield County in special session assembled this 26th. day of June, 1917 do ordain as follows: All that part of fractional Section Seven (7) and fractional section Eighteen (18) in Township 52 flange 4 vest,shall be and is hereby detached from the town of Russell and ahall be attached to and become a part of the town of Bayfield. Be it further resolved that the town Boards of the towns of Russell and Bayfield shall meet in the City of Bayfield in the second I;Ionday in July, 1917, and adjust the credits and libalities of the said towns 'by reason o f the changE of boundries. This ordixnance shall take effect and be in ]'-:orce from and after its pas and publication. Dated this 26th. day of June, 1917. C . V. Smith. The following resolution was presented and was upon motion adopted; 'FrIL15,2AS9 In the year 1902, Bayfield County issued a tax deed to v.Ivl. ulaxcy covering " a part of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter, of Section 36, Township 47, North of Lange 6 1`1est, containing one acre, assessed to A.P. 1VIelstrand," and at the time of said tax deed was issued, the taxes on said properj�y for the year 1898 and the sale o2 1899, being the taxes and sale upon which said tax deed was based, had been paid by the then owner of the said property, A.P. IVIelstrand, and ,rhich said tax deed is recorded in Volume 3 of tax deeds on page 299, and, e WHereas, the said D.h.,L. I:��axcy and his wife quit -claimed said property back to :hayfield Cola.nty on 1;11arch 59 1903, which said deed is recorded in volume 39 of deeds, on page 431; and, .%lhereas, said quit -claim from I-,laxcy and ,rife should have run of A.D. 11elstra. in order to correct the error in issuinf said tax deed. -'hereas,.Peter liolrriquist has since said time succeeded to the interest and title of said A.P. 1:lelstrand in said property, i9 Special Session June 26th. 1917. I 2r--, T3 ?'ZO iSowy BE IT RESOLVED, That the County Clerk. of Bayfield. County 'be and he reby is ordered and,d-irected to exec -ate on behalf of Bayfield County a quit-clairn ed covering " apart of the �3oathviest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 6, Township 47, lorth of Lange 6 'V'Vrest , colllb-ainin,: ogle acre, an(assessed in- 1-898, 899, aild 1900 to, j-'-' _Tj . :'_elstraMV to Peter P-an.t ee . an6i_ -.Lat tile said O'L3_uty Clorh �oci"'Lo in said deed the zeason for the execution of the same.. 0.1.i. . A � i 10 S S� The f ollowin,-�: ion resolved that the County agricultural 11.o-ent be allowed �`400.00 to 'be used to conyfilete the seasons work in the county -plot aork and- the boys and girl's club work, with the understanding that a good Percentage of this amount is to be returned to the county when the crops are marketed at the end of tile season, and that County Clerk be directed to keep a separate account Of all expenditures and receipts of the County A-ricult-aral work. 6 C. W. ;3rnith The foregoing resolution was adopted by a uLrianiinous vote of all members present. The followinbo, resolution v,'as prosented and was upon motion referred to Committee on lilinance and .11iliscellaneous Cl...jms. Resolved that the County Ap-ricultural _Algont be allowed a stenographer in ills office from this date. 0. v'i. ;Sind th. U011-Inunication frol- the electors of the 'I"Own of Iron liver and frorn the Iron River Con=er(iial Club relative to a road iron 1--on !-_Liver to the. East boundary line of -Bayfield County wall presented and was upon motion laid oil the table. I'he followin,­ resolution was presented; 0 - ". L d County, in special session assembled this Resolved. by the County _31oard of 3'ayf'iclL U 126th. day of dune, 1917, that there be a -,ad there, is hereby sot aside froii't the L"'foneral .Fund of the Countythe sign of .""1000.00 for the jpaymont oJl' expense of ad2iinistration of the; activities of the County Council of Defense, who is a regularly organized body, recognized by the State Council of Defense. It is further ordered that all moneys paid out of the fund created by this resolution be approved by the County Council of Defense 1i upon duly verified vouchers, and thau orders be issued by the County Clerk and Chairman of this board and paid as other county orders are paid. -1 Dated this 26th. da 77 of june, 1917. 1-1.H. Peavey The foregoing resolution was ad -opted by an unanimous vote of all mer,.ibers present. Upon motion board adjourned until 1:30 Board met at 1:1360 with all monfoers of morning session pres6alt. The following resolution was preseilted: f, CD field County, at a special Lueeting thereof tL LT,�D, By the county board of 3aya held this 26th. day of June, 1917, that the chairman and county clerk of said county 'be and they are hereby authorized and directed to draw, execute and deliver to Ti.,Iin r City Four V,heel :Drive Co. a county order fo ' the siu:,n of five hundred dollars G6500.00) and that they, the said and county clerk be and they are furlb-her instructed to make, execute F-,,.Y.id deliver for and oil behalf of said county and in its name -as maker to said Twin City 111our _Iffheel -Drive Co., one certain promissory note for the suin of two U thousand and forty dollars ('1�2040.00), due six months after this date and one promissory note. to the same payee for the sum of two thousand dollars. (,�_,2000.0)0), dae one year after date,, each of said notes to bear intrest at the rate of six per century? per annuln. ,razik z.oboill-Lard, J,_ts "jolod. Special Session, Jude 26th. 1917. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye-Zennedy, Galligan, Barnes, Thorsen, Juel-, Foss, Borth, Bartlett, Curry, Miller, Daniels, holm, Swanson; �'uuiess, Good, T;elson, Vester, Bencur, HabeIt, Johns.Yi, Smith, , iiinstler, I%ransfelder, Flanders, =tobillard, 3e11,_! SvvamI y, : l3arid.bgrg, Lamoreeaux . -2 9 . , Nay=,Peavey, Robinson.-2.. The following resolution was presented and was upon motion laid on the table: Be it hereby resolved'by the County Board of Bayfield County this 26th. day of June, 1917, that the sum of y100. be appropriated to the Eloquah Guernsey lair Association.to further the work of carrying on the annual Guernsey Mock Show held at 1�loquah, August 14th. 1917, to encourage the breeding of high bred stock in Bayfield. County. 0 . TG . :one s s , Donald C. Bell, Geo. A. Curry, E.F. Daniels, And .Benson, C .';`, . Smith, George Vester. The following resolution was ;oresonted: Resolved by :the County .Board of Bayfield County, n "is, that �,dhereas it is important that the County Fair should be maintained, therefore be it resolved that the sum of t"'WO.00.be appropriated for maintaineance, in accordance with former actions by this board and that the sum of-t1500.00 be set aside for the purpose of amking permanent improvements. Dated this 26th. day of June, 1917.. George Vester, J John Tiller, C.111. Smith, Alois habelt, County Bair Committee. The foregoing resolution was adopted by an unanimous vote of all menfoers present. The following. resolution was presented: Nashburn, r is. June 26th. 1917. To the honorable County Board of Bayfield Gou.inty, Wisdonsin. Gentlemen 'Te, the undersigned committee on Public Grounds a.L:Ld :Buildings would respectfully ask that the sum of Five hundred dollars (�')500.00) 'be set aside from the General Levy for the purpose of improving the buildings and Grounds of the Court 10use. A portion of this am<.unt asked is needed in the repair of the roof of the Court House. Respectfully, Ole Handberg, A. Robinson, Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings. The f'oreL;oif�.g rosolution tiJas adopted by an unanimous vote of all members present. pecial Session,, an -Li1. The following resolution was presented: To the LIombers of the County .Board of Bayfield County; 1 submit the following resolution for your consideration: Resolved that the sure of-,,4.00 be appropriatod for the purpose of paying the actual cost of enlarging eight photographs from different towns in the county, the said photos to be exhibited at the State ?Load School at .1.11'adison in 1918. :Dat cd this 2 6th. day of. June, 1917. Frank _obillard. P The foregoing resolution as adopted by an unanimous vote of all members present. The following resolution was presented: .3e it resolved 'by .the County Board of 3ayfield County in special session assemlhled this 26th. day of June, 1917, that the road known as and commonly called the `t:anebo road running from the City of ':'Iashburn ;nest and which was formerly a part of the (;ounty Lichway system, but which was taken from the system, be and. the sal.=e is hereby restored to the county system of roads, subject to the approval of the State 'Iighway cormiission. _"; Aed this 26th. day of june, 1917. i,.F•. �.instler. The foregoing resolution was lost by the following vote: ?ye-fiennedy, Galligan, 3arnes,Poss, Bartlett, hurry, Liller, Holm, Swanson, mess, Good, 3encur, Habelt, Smith, ransfelder, i'linders, dell, Rob i llard. -18 i;ay- Thorson, Juel, *.orth, Daniels, iJelson, Vester, Johnson, Tripp, iUnstler, Peavey, Warden, Swanby, Kandberg, Robinson, .Lamoi'eaux, -15. The following; petition was presented and was upon motion granted and the County Clerk was ordered to�evi �250.00 and apportion the same to the towns and cities and spread ir-on the tax roll and collected as other taxes are collected. PET 1110F'i . The undersigned, the Town Board of Supervisors of the town of Eamekagon, respectfully petition and represent; `i'hat at the regular annual town meeting of said town of itamekagon held. on the 3rd. day of 2pril, 1917, it was among other things voted to zaise 1"wo Hundred Fifty Dollars for the Castle Garden Thurofore 3ridge, That the total cost of the construction of said bridge exclusive of all fills . and approaches in the sum of :500.00, and that said town did at said town meeting provide in accordance with law for the collection and payment; of its share or proportion of such cost namely the sum of •.'230.00, That said bridge is to be constructed. wholly within said town of Eanikagon, and that said town has a total valuation of less than Four hundred thousand dollars according to the last assessment as equalized by the Uounty Board of said county of 3ayfieId. That this petition is made in accordance �.ri.th the provisions of Section 1-719 of isconsin Statutes. !.'herefore your petitioners pray that an amount egjzal to one half of the cost of the construction of said spans, exclusive or the cost of the constructing the approaches.thereto, be a-ppropriated, and levied upon all the taxable property of said County to be used with that provided for by said r 240 Special Session, June 26tn. 1917. town of Eamkagon in defraying the expanse o1: the construction of said bridge. Dated Lay 12, 1917. Jas. 'se. mood; Chairman. J.E. LaPoint, Supervisor, Teho Pollin, Supervisor. The follwoing petition was presented and was upon motion granted and the County Clerk Was ordered to levi Q900.00, and apportion the same to the towns and cities and spread upon the tax roll and collected as other taxes are collected 1 .L+ The undersigned, the Town Board of Supervisors of the Town of Clover, respectfully petition and repuesent; 'That at the regular annual town meeting of said town of Clover held on the 3rd. of April, 1917, it was among other things votes to levi the sum of :900.00 to build a bridge acorss the Cranberry -river; That the total cost of the construction of said bridge exclusive of all fill and approaches is the som. of ;`1800.00, and that said town did at said meeting provide in accordance with law for the collection and payment of its share or proportion of such cost namely the sari of That said bridge is to be constructed wholly within said town of Clover, and that said town has a total valuation of less that Zour hulured thousand dollars according to the last assessment as equalized by the Co aaty ,3oard of said Country of Bayfield. That this petition is made in accordance with the provisions of Section 019 of Tisconsin Statutes. Wherefore your petitioners pray that an amount equal to one' half of the cost of the construction of said spans, exclusive of the cost of the constrcting the approaches thereto, be appropriated, and levied apon all the taxable property of said County to be used with that provided for by said town of Clover in defraying the expense of the construction of said bridge. Dated April 5th. 1917. J... Korth, Chairman. 2.L. I,,eyer, Supervisor,, Join P orsberg, Supervisor. The folluving petition was presented and Was upon -motion granted and the County Clerk was ordered to levi •. 300.00 and apportion tho same to the towns and cities and spread upon the tax roll and collect ed as other taxes are collected. Petition At a County appropriation to aid the construction of a Bridge To the County Board of the County of ;hayfield; The petition of the undersigned Town Board of the w'own of _Uratt, County of Bayfield, respectfully represents that on the 3rd. day of April, 1917,at the annual Qwn meeting of said town, the electors thereof voted to a bridge .. -L wholly within the said town, as described in the resolution hereiLa ter moationed; that at the same time due provision was made f'ol the payment by the said town of Pratt of the proportion of the cost of constructing such bridge required by law to be paid by the said town, as appears from the following, which is a true copy of said resolution Resolution. And further that the total valuation of said. Town of Pratt, according to the last assesssmAt, as equalized by the Counter_ 3oard on the day of 1916 was `500.00. 241 e c a 1 � e So i a Yi Jun(: 2 1, h -'1herefore your petitioners pray for an a.ppropria%Jon to be made by the said Lounty of Bayfield, to aid the construct -ion of such -bridge as provided by lay 9 namely 2.300.00. lip Dated this 4th. 'day of j1pril, 1917. Aloin Habel't, Chaia:man,. A. Sibbald, Supervisor, 1A J'Lndersora - I SUI ?E:,,rViSOr. The Town Board of 4-ho Town of "ra'tt. 1'esolntion for the construction of a bridge; resolved bythe qualified electors of the T'own of _11'ratt, C'o-anty of Bayfield, duly assembled in annual meeting,, U-his aa,-� of _,'_,pril, 1917, -LhEtt the To'w-l. 1.1oard of the Town of be and is hereby a,",tho-rized -to coi-is-truct a b--.,-id-,--,-e 0 T , I - - utlet, on th:., `,�ariaakagon ��'T i �'C �] 4 Z.L lying i,,holl­, Said tovin, ovo_'­ tho fake o road at a total cost not "­00.00 to b c L3., n T 0 d, Lri art by the said Town 0-F j.Itt 4 _aI1CA1. —L b."),- the a.s provided bj law; Ea, is, :ob_-'irocteE_L l to levi a direct annual to_ suf"icie.at 'Go pay '_,-_uD,iY the p.-oportion of such cost so to be paid by the of 2--catt, a--o-d- to take such a tiion as -.:,-iay be required by, law in order to secure a-li a-, I c- _j.)ProlDriatJon by the County of 3ayf'ield to pay the proportion of such cost required by lavi to be paid by the said County. The following resolution :vas presented.; To to County Board of Bayfield County, Viisconsin: T 1 11 b E, resolved that the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ( ,,300.00) . and the same is hereby appropriated for the pur-poso of assisting in building ,-in extention of what is known as the 3oalevard road to connect with the id�askeg road, the said road beginning at the hlaskdg Load grid thence running north two miles to 0 U intersect with the 3oulevard road in the Town of Oulu between sections 8 and 9 runnirip, north between sections 4 and 5. U It is further resolved that the said sum be apread on the tax rolls in Fovember 1917 and apportioned and collected as other taxes are collected. Dated this 26th. day of June, 1917. John 1AAller. The -ioregoing, resolution was lost by the following vote; � " e `-ille Dauiels, Relson 'Nester, 3encur, Johnson, _11i'landers, '7.,obiiiard, Peavey, iHandberg, -10. i,.,'a-y-Y,enneay, Gailigan, 3ar-nes, Thorson, juel, 111oss, i�iorth, 3,-artlett, Curry, Holm, Swanson, Axness, Habelt, Smith, Zinstler, Zransfelde-r, 3ell, arden, Swaiaby, Robinson, Lamioreaux,-21. No -Good, Tripp,. The following resolution and presented and upon motion adopted; Resolved that the Chairman and County Clerk of Bayfield County 'ge and they :. are hereby directed to make and issue to C.V. Clark a County Order for the sum "�-35.07 in payment of a judgment of the Circuit Court for Bayfield County in favor of said C.V. Clark and against said county, June 6th. 1917. Dated this 26th. day of June, 1917. 0. Flanders. The following resolution was presented and was upon motion laid on the table: Resolved by the County Board of Bayfield County this 26th. day of June, 1917, 242 Special Session, June 26th. 1917. that the road known as the Cherryville Road, in the town of Bayfield, be projected and continued to the town line of the town of Iron River, and thence into Iron River, and that the same be, and it is hereby adopted as part of and placed upon the pro- spective state highway system of Bayfield County, subject to the approval of the State Highway Commission. Pat Galligan. The following bills were presented and were upon motion alloyed; Town of Bayview, expense in settlement proceedings '21.00 Jessie .N. Smith, expenses 260.40 Edward F. Daniels, insurance on Bair building 183.00 The following report was presented and upon motion adopted; To The Honorable County Board, Bayfield County, +isconsin, Gentlemen: - We, the undersigned committee on Printing -and Stationery beg to recommend that the following bills'be allowed, and that the County Clerk be authoriz to draw orders for amounts shown in column headed "allowed`& Dated at 4fashburn, Vris. this 26th. day of June, M 7, Respectfully submitted, Jas. tv . Good, Erich Johnson, Committee. To Whom Drawn For What Purpose Maimed Allowed Bell Printing Co. Stationery for County Officals, and publication of delinquent tax list, etc. 4'467.93 gl67.93 T-he following report was presented and upon motion adopted; To The Honorable County Board, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Gentlemen: - We, the undersigned committee on Finance & Misc. Claims 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, vis. this 26th. day of June, 1917. TO jarHOIVI DRAWN Town of I�-iason Respectfully submitted, F.H. Bartlett, O.M. Axness, Donald C. Bell, Committee. FOR WHAT PURPOSE Transient Poor C L. 1 IuD �;?243.8 7 ALLNFED ;r; 243.8 7 Bill of the Town of. Iron River for �735.26 for reestablishing section corners under a resolution of the County Hoard passed 14ov. 24th.1914, was presented and was upon motion referred to the County Clerk, District Attorney and Chairman of th County Board, with authority to pay the Town of Iron River the amount due under the resolution. Special Session, June 26th. 1917. 9 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 the Clerk and Chairman of this Board are directed to issue'an order to said Treasurer for the total amount, as indicated below: Supervisor Per diem Ia ilage Com. Vrrk. Tuiilage Total v1. S e ierine dy 3.00 arl. 44 -4.44 Pat Galligan 3.J0 1.44 4.44 Geo S. Barnes 3.00 6.48 9.46 Mike Thorson 3.00 .30 3.30 H . IJI . Jue 1 3.00 3.84 6.84 C.E. Foss 3.00 6.08 9.08 J.A. Horth 3.00 10.08 13.08 P.H. Bartlett 3.00 4.32 7.32 Geo. A. Curry 3.00 2.04 5.04 John Idiller 3.00 6.26 9.26 Edward F. Daniels 3.00 4.92 7.92 Ben Holm 3.00 3.00 6.00 Hels Swanson 3.00 3.24 6.24 O.IVI. Axness 3.00 2.76 7.76 Jas. W. Good 3.00 6.92 9.62 A.G. lfelson 3.00 9.72 12.72 George Vester 3.00 6.24 9.24 Andrew Beneur 3.00 1.68 4.68 Alois Habelt 3.00 3.36 15.00 6.00 27.36 Erich Johnson 3.00 9.24 12.24 C .'ld . Smith 3.00 2.04 5.04 ��.. Tripp 3.00 5.64 8.64 L.P. Rinstler 3.00 .24 3.24 John nransfelder 3.00 1.44 4.44 0. Flanders 3.00 1.44 4.44 . F. Robillard 3.00 1.44 4.44 D.C. Bell 3.00 1.44 4.44 H.H. Peavey 3.00 .12 3.12 A.Iv+i. Varden 3.00 .12 3.12 H.P. Swanby 3,00 .12 3.12 Ole Handberg 3.00 .12 12.00 .48 15.60 ;;I.A. Robinson 3.00 12 12.00 .48 15.60 Thos. Lamoreaux 3.00 .12 3.12 Andrew Johnson 3.00 .12 9.00 .36 12.48 Dated this 26th. day of June, 1917. Upon motion Board adjourned. Jas ,,W. Good. Eels 1,1. Oscar, county Clerk. .,"266.90