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Annual Report
OF THE
Town of Hale
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN
For the Year 1970-1971
GORDON JOHNSON Chairman
NORMAN AMUNDSON First Supervisor
HALVOR HAUGEN Second Supervisor
GERALD MYREN Clerk
REUBEN GUNDERSON
Treasurer
E. A. SIELAFF
Assessor
DEPARTMENTAL DISBURSEMENTS
General Government
A. Town Board (Wages Excluding Social Security)
Gordon Johnson, Chairman's Salary $ 998.20
Norman Amundson, Supervisor's Salary 569.60
Halvor Haugen, Supervisor's Salary 570.00
Reuben Gunderson, Treasurer's Salary 904.40
E. A. Sielaff, Assessor's Salary Plus Mileage
936.80
E. A. Sielaff, Additional Work Done on Blotters
As Recommended by State Assessment Representative ..
71.40
Gerald Myren, Clerk's Salary, Last
Two Months of 1969-70 Term
214.20
Gerald Myren, Clerk's Salary, 10 Months
1,070.10
TOTAL
$ 5,334.70
B. Elections
Norman Amundson, Election Clerk and Inspector $ 39.00
Halvor Haugen, Inspector 27.00
Clarence Huff, Inspector 39.00
Allerd Skovbroten, Sr., Ballot Clerk and Inspector 46.00
Carl Steig, Ballot Clerk
38.00
Walter Stensby, Ballot Clerk
8.00
Gordon Johnson, Inspector
12.00
Reuben Gunderson, Clerk
27.00
Gerald Myren, Clerk
39.00
Gerald Myren, Delivering Ballots
4.50
Curtis Stuve, Inspector
15.00
Dominic Matchey, Inspector
15.00
Carl Koepke, Ballot Clerk
11.00
Tri-County News, Election Notices
14.00
Whitehall Times, Election and Caucus Notices
7.14
Independence News-Wave, Election Notices
5.25
Janice Thoma, Clerk 15.00
15.00
Curtis Stuve, Delivering Ballots
1.50
TOTAL
$ 378.39
C. Board of Review
Independence News-Wave $ 7.53
Whitehall Times
22.50
Tri-County News
4.00
Sylvia Engevold, Clerk
TOTAL
$ 34.03
of 1970-71 Term
D. Weed Notices
Whitehall Times
$ 5.00
Independence News-Wave
4.00
Tri-County News
4.30
TOTAL
$ 13.30
E. Law
Wisconsin Towns Association, Yearly Membership Fee $ 50.00
Bautch Insurance Agency, Treasurer's Tax Bond 217.00
Attorney John Ward, Retainer and 1970 Legal Fees 296.69
TOTAL $ 563.69
F. Property and Liability Insurance
Employers Insurance of Wausau,
Workmen's Compensation Policy
$ 477.00
Employers Insurance of Wausau,
Combination Liability and Casualty Policy
1,288.00
Erv. Olson, Fire and Wind Insurance on
Building and Equipment for Three Years
724.00
TOTAL
$ 2,489.00
G. Fire Protection
Pigeon Falls Fire Dept., Annual Assessment $ 430.00
Strum-Unity Fire Dept., Annual Fire Assessment 250.00
Osseo Rural Fire Dept., Clarence Goss Grass Fire 150.00
Osseo Rural Fire Dept., Stand-by Fee for Fire Runs
400.00
City of Whitehall, Fire Dues May, 1970 thru April, 1971
300.00
Independence Fire Dept., Annual Fire Assessment
640.00
Independence Fire, Balance of Hale's
Share of Rural Tanker 296.00
TOTAL
$ 2,466.00
H. Loans
Bank of Osseo, Payment on Building Loan $ 2,800.00
Bank of Osseo, Interest on Building Loan 949.20
Bank of Osseo, Last Payment on Maintainer Loan
4,800.00
Bank of Osseo, Interest on Maintainer Loan
204.00
Bank of Osseo, Temporary Loan 27,000.00
Bank of Osseo, Interest on Temporary Loan 345.00
TOTAL
$ 36,098.20
HIGHWAY
A. Maintainer Operators, Cat Driver and Loader Operator (Wages Excluding Social Security & Taxes)
Alvin Nelson
$ 3,053.62
Orville Dahl
3,474.23
Floyd Maug
3,810.41
TOTAL
$ 10,338.26
B. Truck Drivers
Arthur Anderson
$ 2,207.29
Nathan Goplin
1,177.71
George Bautch
1,492.62
Adrian Sluga
297.15
Gerald Dahl
326.49
Lloyd R. Olson
80.90
Joseph Skoyen
162.00
TOTAL
$ 5,744.16
C. Snowplowing, Shop Work, Sanding,
Brush Cutting and Dump Work
Alvin Nelson
$ 1,937.29
Floyd Maug
2,162.91
Orville Dahl
1,978.58
Arthur Anderson
852.96
George Bautch
1,058.31
Gerald Dahl
395.07
Lloyd Olson
67.04
TOTAL
$ 8,452.16
D. Road Upkeep
La Crosse Highway Products, Culverts $ 3,973.78
Alvin Halvorson, Road Dragging
14.28
Allerd Skovbroten, Sr., Road Dragging
14.28
Elmer Gunem, Road Dragging
21.90
Kleven Feed & Seed, Posts and Salt
7.05
Wilber Lime Products, Crushed Rock
32,972.00
Symicek Implement Co., Chain Saw Repairs
54.05
Carl Steig, Checking Crushed Rock Loads
259.49
Carl Koepke, Labor and Sand
Minus Private Account and Scrap Iron Snowplow
50.99
Ivan Kinning, Shale
286.50
Marshall Bergerson, Sand
78.85
Mrs. Lester Thomley, Sand
70.15
Raymond Loga, Shale Edwin Nelson, Shale Lennis Helgeson, Shale Anna Eide, Sand Hans Jacobson, Shale
.60
26.00
87.50
48.10
18.25
TOTAL
$ 37,983.77
E. Highway Machinery, Parts and Repairs
Gunderson Chevrolet, Repairs and Tires $ 1,242.92
Ken's Wisconsin Oxygen, Welding Supplies 203.66
Ellickson Welding and Machine Shop, Welding and Iron 45.95
G. T. C. Motor Parts & Equip. Co., Parts and Supplies 484.93
Bark River Culvert & Equip. Co., Repairs
772.05
Peterson Implement Co., Supplies and Repairs
324.70
Bauer Built, Inc., Tires and Retreads
583.35
Nagle-Hart, Inc., Repairs
955.71
Volds, Inc., Loader and Truck Repairs
68.02
Melvin Gunderson, Repairs and Supplies
52.68
Miller, Bradford & Risberg, Grader Repairs
2,889.52
Fenske Ford, Mower Parts
22.10
International Harvestor Co., Truck Parts
7.68
Automotive Machine Works, Inc., Rebuilding Motor
825.45
Montgomery Ward Sales Agency, Batteries
121.88
Whitehall Hardware, Pliers 4.15
O'Connell Road Supplies, Chains
392.27
TOTAL
$ 8,997.02
F. Gas, Oil and Anti-Freeze
Beef River Farmers Union, Gas and Grease $ 150.33
W. B. I. Farmers Union, Gas, Diesel Fuel, Oil and Grease 2,652.45
TOTAL $ 2,802.78
G. Trempealeau County Highway Dept.
Cable
$ 24.18
Replace Schroeder Culvert
545.52
Knutson Valley Bridge Repair
3,872.66
Dozer Work
740.90
Hot Mix
112.29
Orville Dahl, Hot Mix
127.65
Signs
23.08
Culvert
269.51
Work for Howard Hammer
623.43
Truck Repairs and Parts
370.30
Skovbroten Road, Oiling
2,016.32
Steig Road, Oiling
332.70
100.42
Work for Halvor Haugen
Nietzke Road, Oiling
2,026.64
Osborne Road, Oiling
2,823.09
Bautch Road, Oiling
780.25
Hanson Road, Oiling
1,338.09
Huff Road, Oiling
576.39
Work for Milan Christianson
94.65
Ripping Shale
147.97
Grader Blades and Bolts
161.40
Use of Truck
220.66
Pre-Mix
1,354.00
Work for Ralph Herman
282.84
Work for Thomas Gunderson
10.95
Work for Eldon Rongstad
70.12
Work for Mrs. Clara Hammer
389.18
Clarence Misch, Hot Mix
124.88
Eugene Halama, Hot Mix
182.14
Salt
186.00
Highway Advances
31,280.17
Miscellaneous Supplies
168.57
TOTAL
$ 51,376.95
UNCLASSIFIED
A. Lights, Telephone and Natural Gas for Town
Trempealeau Electric Co-op, Town Light Bills and Security Light $ 186.79
Midwest Natural Gas, Inc., Natural Gas for Town Shops 1,626.21
Tri-County Telephone Co-op,
Garage Phone Rental and Toll Calls
157.46
TOTAL $ 1,970.46
B. Agency and Trust Payments
Public Employees Social Security Fund $ 3,279.06
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,
Federal Withholding Taxes 2,744.70
Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue, State Withholding Taxes 753.80
TOTAL $ 6,777.56
C. Miscellaneous
Postmaster of Osseo, Stamps for Annual Reports $ 36.00 Railway Express, Envelopes 7.10
Independence News-Wave, Printing Annual Reports 146.60
Larson Building Materials, Inc., Posts for Dump
5.90 Eau Claire Book & Stationery
Office Supplies for Clerk and Treasurer 14.51
Tri-County News, Gas Bid and Dump Notices 15.40 Whitehall Times, Gas Bid and Dump Notices 10.50
Independence News-Wave, Gas Bid and Dump Notices 12.60
W. B. I. Farmers Union, Pipe for Dump Gate 17.61 Allerd Skovbroten, Sr., Health Officer 1969-70 Term 23.80 Business Envelope Manufacturers,
Envelopes and Statements 43.55
Postmaster of Strum, Stamps for Treasurer
54.00
Bob Schneider Company, License Forms 8.76
Ellingson Ambulance, Ambulance Service Contract
485.00
Independence News-Wave, Printing 17.85
Arcadia News-Leader, Payroll Books
4.80
Gerald Myren, Reimbursement for
Registered Letters and Office Supplies 26.89
Monroe, Yearly Calculator Maintenance Contract 51.00
Dept. of Natural Resources, Solid Waste Disposal License 50,00
Larson Building Materials, Inc., Lumber 50.75
John Long, Jr., Lease on Dump Land 50.00
Mac's Typewriter Co., Adding Machine Ribbon
3.50
Postmaster of Osseo, Stamps for
Clerk and Chairman and Registered Letters 33.57
Leonard Knutson, Table for Town Hall 5.00
Reuben Gunderson, Stamps and Office Supplies
24.40
TOTAL
$ 1,199.09
D. Taxes
High School Districts, Balance of 1969 School Tax Levies .. $ 24,317.22 Independence News-Wave, Tax Notices 29.60
Trempealeau County Treasurer, Settlement of 1970 Tax Roll
99,379.36
High School Districts, 80% of 1970 School Tax Levies 113,485.44
TOTAL $237,211.62
TOTAL ORDERS DRAWN
$420,231.14
GENERAL RECEIPTS
1. General Property Taxes and Application of Taxes
State Tax
$ 1,529.82
State Special Charges Upon County
4,413.21
County School Tax
2,214.18
Social Security
18,070.05
Veterans Relief
168.90
County Bridge Aid
3,349.49
All Other County Taxes
47,567.16
Highways and Bridges
32,221.62
Handicapped School Tuition
243.02
Town Levy (Including Payment
on Grader and Building Loans)
28,560.00
Fire Assessment
2,500.00
Overrun on Tax Roll
2.04
State Trust Fund Loans
10,893.95
High School Levies
130,723.63
Vocational School Levies
11,133.18
Woodland Tax Lands
112.11
Private Forest Crop Lands
25.00
Beekeepers Occupational Tax (25% Local, 75% State)
25.25
TOTAL
$293,752.61
2. Delinquent and Postponed Tax Collections
J. C. Knutson, Delinquent 1969 Personal Property Tax $ 154.20 George Filla, Delinquent 1969 Personal Property Tax 662.17 County of Trempealeau,
1969 Postponed Real Estate Tax Settlement 28,866.56
J. C. Knutson, Delinquent 1970 Personal Property Tax 241.02
TOTAL $ 29,923.95
3. Income Tax Apportionment
State of Wisconsin $ 14,658.06
4. Telephone Tax
State of Wisconsin $ 455.36
5. Licenses and Permits
Anthony Gierok, Class "B" Beer License $ 100.00 Anthony Gierok, Cigarette License 5.00
Ann Voss, Bartender's License 1.00
Angeline Voss, Bartender's License 1.00
Elk Creek Store, Cigarette License Melvin Gunderson, Cigarette License 5.00
5.00
Hale Store, Cigarette License Robert Knudtson, Class "B" Beer License
5.00
100.00
George Knudtson, Bartender's License
1.00
Robert Knudtson, Cigarette License
5.00
Helen Knudtson, Bartender's License
1.00
TOTAL
229.00
6. Public Utility Tax
State of Wisconsin, Electric Co-op Tax $ 3,638.08
State of Wisconsin, Northern States Power Co.
and Northern Natural Gas Utility Tax 5,644.84
TOTAL $ 9,282.92
7. Grants and Gifts
State of Wisconsin, Liquor Tax Apportionment $ 3,693.40
State of Wisconsin, Supplemental Highway Aid 26,594.17
State of Wisconsin, Auto License Apportionment 2,366.15
TOTAL
$ 32,653.72
8. Highway Refunds
County of Trempealeau,
Refund of Advances on County-Aid Roads $ 37,184.57
County of Trempealeau, Refund of Town Work Done on County-Aid Roads 16,443.07
TOTAL
$ 53,627.64
9. Bridge Aid
County of Trempealeau, Schroeder Bridge $ 1,757.77
County of Trempealeau, Knutson Bridge 2,280.73
County of Trempealeau, Kowahl Bridge 340.45
TOTAL $ 4,378.95
10. Loan
Bank of Osseo, Temporary Loan for Highway Advances .... $ 27,000.00
11. Miscellaneous Receipts
Trempealeau County, Dog License Refund $ 83.72
State of Wisconsin, Taxes on Conservation Land 36.00
State of Wisconsin, Tax on Forest Crop Lands 17.00
Employers Insurance of Wausau, Refund after Audit 34.71
Ernest Sielaff, Purchase of Stamps .90
W. B. I. Farmers Union, Cash Retirement
1.58
State of Wisconsin, Refund on
First Quarter Social Security Report
108.00
TOTAL
$ 281.91
12. All Other General Revenue Receipts
J. C. Knutson, Private Account $ 11.25
Reuben Gunderson, Private Account
126.94
Allerd Skovbroten, Sr., Private Account
4.00
Bye Brothers, Private Work
2.00
James Evenson, Grader Work
4.00
Edgar Goplin, Grading
36.00
Vernon Schaefer, Grading
8.00
Alvin Franson, Culvert
12.08
Bernard Wis. Farm Dev. Corp.,
County Work Done on Farm
54.78
Bernard Wis. Farm Dev. Corp., Grader Work
4.00
Loken Valley Ranch, Inc., Grader Work 32.00
Harlan Vold, Snowplowing and Dozer Work
17.44
Pleasantville Lions Club, Work on Ball Diamond 50.00
11.00
Waldemar Pederson, Grader Work
44.00
Orville Dahl, Loading Shale, Hot Mix and Grader Work
172.65
Walter Guse, Loading Shale
12.00
Albert Pawelke, Grader Work and Used Culvert
7.00
Obert Lundberg, Snowplowing
8.00
Ernest Myhre, Snowplowing
2.00
Marvin Franson, Grader Work
12.00
Paul Herman, Grader Work
20.00
Eugene Halama, Grader Work
16.00
Morris Kolden, Grader Work
2.00
Harry Anderson, County Work
19.12
Ralph Herman, Grading and Loading Shale
60.00
Donald Fischer, Grading
12.00
Mike Bautch, Grading
8.00
Trempealeau County, Labor
40.82
Hensel Sedahl, Grading
8.00
Ernest Langner, Grading
36.00
Gunderson Chevrolet, Private Work
84.00
John Standish, Grading
5.00
Raymond Schaefer, Grading
30.00
John Schaefer, Grading
12.00
Arnold Hanson, Grading
5.00
Edward Prudlick, Grading
8.00
Donald Knutson, Grading
65.00
Lester Gjestvang, Grader Work and Crushed Rock
Archie Thorson, Loading Shale and Grading
39.50
Sylvan Olson, Grading
16.00
Arlow Schroeder, Grading
2.75
Forrest Olson, Grading
2.50
Fred Thompson, Grading
2.00
Anna Christianson, Grading
2.50
Bruce Schaefer, Bulldozing
9.44
Aloysie B. Halama, Culvert
285.28
Raymond Loga, Snowplowing
2.00
Ernest Knutson, Loading Shale and Grading
27.50
Trempealeau County, Leveling Blacktop
155.07
George Bautch, Grading
2.00
Floyd Maug, Loading Sand
4.00
Howard Hammer, County Work and Loading Shale
384.89
Thomas Gunderson, County Work
10.95
Richard Bautch, Bulldozer Work
14.20
Lawrence Christopherson, Snowplowing
4.00
Daniel Peterson, Grading
10.00
Ralph Herman, County Work
282.84
Noble Kleven, Crushed Rock and County Work
225.82
Kenneth Jacobson, Private Work
96.70
Rufus Halama, Grading
22.50
Ray Halama, Private Work
251.69
Howard Hammer, County Work
224.06
Elmer Koepke, Grading
8.00
Edward Schaefer, Grading and Crushed Rock
33.00
Eugene Halama, Grading and Hot Mix
202.14
Norman Amundson, Used Culvert
9.06
Arthur Gunderson, County and Town Work
576.07
Clarence Misch, Hot Mix
124.88
Marie Johnson, Grading
5.00
Richard Bautch, Grading
25.00
Gilbert Maug, Snowplowing and Grading
6.50
John Herman, Grading
42.50
Harold Maug, Shale and Grading
10.00
Josephine Steltenpohl, Grading
40.00
Ernest Halama, Snowplowing
4.00
Arnold Hanson, Grading
2.50
Lambert Thoma, Grading
45.00
Milan Christianson, County Work
114.08
Hensel Sedahl, Private Work
2.50
Halvor Haugen, County Work
100.42
Waldemar Pederson, Culvert
250.00
TOTAL
$ 4,740.92
TOTAL OF ALL RECEIPTS
$470,985.04
DOG TAX
Handled Separately by Treasurer $ 373.00
SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT
Cash Balance on Hand at the Beginning of Year $ 42,497.95
Tax Roll
293,752.61
Telephone Tax
455.36
Delinquent and Postponed Real Estate Taxes from County 28,866.56
Licenses and Permits
229.00
Public Utility Taxes
9,282.92
Grants and Gifts (Auto License,
Liquor and Highway Privilege Taxes)
32,653.72
Income Tax Apportionment 14,658.06
Road Refund from County
53,627.64
Bridge Aid
4,378.95
Temporary Loan
27,000.00
Delinquent Personal Property Taxes
1,057.39
Private Work and General Revenue Receipts
4,740.92
Miscellaneous Receipts
281.91
TOTAL
$513,482.99
DISBURSEMENTS
Total Orders Drawn
$420,231.14
Delinquent Real Estate Taxes
9,628.61
Postponed Real Estate Taxes
45,338.28
Delinquent Personal Property Taxes
547.18
TOTAL
$475,745.21
Cash Balance March 23, 1971
$ 37,737.78
ESTIMATED BALANCE
Cash Balance $ 37,737.78
Due from County on Delinquent
and Postponed Real Estate Taxes
33,650.91
Due from Private Work
1,250.00
TOTAL
$ 72,638.69
Less Balance Due to Pro-Rating School Districts @ 80% 28,371.37
TOTAL ESTIMATED BALANCE $ 44,267.32
SCHOOL TAX RATES
The tax rates for the school districts in the Town of Hale for the year of 1970 are as follows per $1000 valuation:
Eleva-Strum High School
$24.19
Independence High School
27.84
Osseo High School
25.33
Whitehall High School
24.92
Eau Claire Vocational School
2.11
La Crosse Vocational School
1.97
ROAD REPORT
Name of Road
Amount Raised Town & County (1/2 Each)
Amount Spent
Steig-Huskelhus
$10,000.00
$10,640.08
Eimon
6,000.00
6,000.00
Gierok
2,000.00 To be Billed in 1971
Knutson
2,000.00
None
Schroeder
12,000.00
3,321.59
Monson
5,904.40 Spent in 1968 & 69
Lee Valley
7,000.00
1,718.90
Edwin Nelson Road
1,000.00
762.50
Special Fire Warning Notice
The Town Board of the Town of Hale, County of Trempealeau, deems it imprudent and dangerous to set fires upon any land within said Town. Therefore, in accord with the provisions of Section 26.13 Wisconsin Statutes, a
Year Around Fire Season
is hereby declared and every person is forbidden to set fire on any land in this Town from April 1, 1971 until April 1, 1972 or until otherwise ordered by the Town Board.
Section 26.13 (3), Wisconsin Statutes is as follows: When- ever the Town Board of any Town located outside of a for- est protection district deems it imprudent to set fires upon any land with the Town, they shall post or cause to be posted in five public places in each Township in such Town, notices, which shall be prepared by the commission, forbid- ding the setting of fires therein, and after the posting of such notices no person shall set any fire upon any land in said Town except for warming the person or cooking food, until written permission has been received from one of the fire wardens of said Town.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD Gordon Johnson, Town Chairman
FIRE PERMITS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM GORDON JOHNSON, OSSEO, WISCONSIN.
George Halama,
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