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$74,524 55
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S99l 81
Bilauce dle Co Treasurer

3 dance dIe Co TIE tsurer $99l 81
On mo.ion of J. d. Markham, the re-
port Of Committee, together with the Coun-
~ Treasurer's account current, was accept
ed and adopted.
On motion OIL. d. Markham, the com
mittee appointed to settle with County
Treasurer, together with the Clerk of the
Board, were appointed to cancel all orders
&c, presented for cancellation by County
Treasurer.
Mr. Pierpont offered tho following reso
luton:
Rssolged, That all certificates prior to
1856, in the County Treasurer's office, be
and are hereby donsted to the respective
towns, where the lands are located against
which the certificates were issued.
Mr.. Markham moved to amend, that
said certificates be donated 10 towns, pro-
vided they pay % per cent interest on
tue same.
On motion Of Mr.. Burns the resolution
and amendment were laid on the table to
be made the special order OF business TO-
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VOL. 2.
Annual Meeting
Of the Cou',ty Board Of Supervisors
NvVember -. 1860

Of the County Board Of Supervisors,
Nyvember -, 1860
Monday The 18th. P. ~ Board met
pursuant to adjournment. Roll called !.
quorum present.
The Committee appointed to examine
Jail, DC, submitted their report as fol-
lows:
REPORT. That, in company with most
Of the other members of the Board, they
examined the Jail on Saturday last, found
it in good condition, and occupied by two
insane persons, and one other person named
Ryan. who was committed by a Justice of
the Peace of Manitowoc, and whose term
OF confinement is nearly al close. The
committee have 40 recommendation 10
maze except that the practice of getting
insane persons out Of the way by incarcer
ating in County Jail, which seems TO have
been adopted here, is a bad one, and acts
iujuriously to the comfort and well being,
as well as of those who are prisoners as to
the keeper of the Jail and family. All Of
which is respectfully submitted.
Signed IL. S. PIERPONT,
J. ID. MARKHAM,
JACOB GRIMM.
On motion of Mr. Steele the report was
adopted
Mr. Perpont offered the following reso-
Iutiou which was adopted;
Re,uiUed, That tie District Attorney
he and IS ereb, 'n,,rIrtr. TO enquire into
the pracuDiiity of pa, ing The several towns
of 10 ba
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NEGROES PCrrING on AIRS The ne,
groes m Washington (thers are about :
600 free ncgroe- . he CITY, are very much
elatea aud some amusing stories are rela'
ed of them. A lady who had hired free
negro girl of her mother, wished to
engage her services for the next year, but
was informed by the mother that Lincoln
having been elected. her husband expect,
cd to get a clerkship, and then she would
.end her daughter TO a northern boarding
school for young ladies. For these de-
lusions they may thank republicans who
have been SO long and so indrustrously
inculcatng them
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ON EyorGu-Whsn Larrabee was
running for Judge Of the Supreme Court
great objection WAS made to him on ac
count of his extreme youth. One Of Lar
rabee's brethren on the bench, being ask
cd, while in a crowd, whether he did not
think Larrabee WAS too young for The Of
fee, replied with an air Of profound
thought;
Why, let Us see Lar'Abee IS Older
than Gen. Jackson was. when ne won the
battle of New Orleans older than Bona
parte. when he took command Of the arm
Of Italy older than Wellington, when he
gained the foundation Of his fame IN ludIa'
older than story when he was known as
an eminent judge; older than Marshal
when he was r1ale Chief Justice OF the y.
s: older than our Savior, when he was
cruciivd older"
Enough enough, judge" was the re
spouse, he's old enough 10 vote for
IanesviHe Standard
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The "old Wood Saw"

CHARLEY ROBINSON, Of the Green Bav
Advocate, tells the following incident in
the life Of three OF the now prominent
citizens Of that city-two Of whom are sub,
scribers to the Pilot:
He-e hanging up against the wall in the
editorial offi-e, is All old wood saw. Its
frame is battered and worn its teeth
show the marks of age, or Of the HE, which,
like care, eateth away; and it Is strung
together with An oId-iashioned hemp cord,
twisted with a stick. This saw has sto
~. aad perhaps onr friends just above US
on the next street will uot object to our
teIIiug il. Twelve or fourteen years ago,
among the new comeTs at Green Bay, were
three brothers, Germans, who landed on
the dock with capital enough, just about;
to buy a wood saw. We suspect that
their exchequer would not compass two
saws, though possibly they achieved an
axe in some way. Well, 1t was some tune
ago. and our memory of those day Is much
taken I'D with other enterprises. based up
ON about the same capital, but We thihk
nc rememner the German wood sawyers.
One did the saving, the other the spIlftng,
and the third carried in the wood From
three to FIVE shillings cord were the
.r;la. i ,..-. ...- Wei. time rolled
H. year, WIN ,ny,r seasons, their pros
"a tbeir raverses have come
and gone and we had long ago lost
a;abt of and f.,roo,ren the wood sawvers.
IT, m;ght have beeu shouldering their
axe around these streets to day for ought
ws know or the Green grass might have
- ayino, over All Of them no on the
b;I Rut We were IN at Anton Klaus store
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Signed } y. MARKHAM,
IL. 5. PIfkpONT,
]. +. PLATT.

Resolved, That the sum of $50 be ap
proprialed by this Board for the purpose
OF purchasing two large suspension lamps
for he use of Court room, in Court Iiouse
10 be purchased by the Sheriff Of Manito-
woe County and that the Chairman and
Clerk Of this Board be and they are here
by authorized 10 issue orders to said Sher
If for said amount, as soon as said lamp
shall be purchased.
On motion Of Mr. Schultz the report
and resolution were adopted.
The committee appointed 20 examine
abstract OF recordo u this County, for sale
by Mr. B;erz, Register OF Deeds, and also
as to the necessity of making copy of rec
ords OF tax sales from the year 1889 until
1913, submitted their report;
REPohT, That they have examined the
said books of reference, aud would recon
mend that this Board pu,chase tie same
of said Register at sum not exceeding
$500. That SAID tax sale book be copied
At aD expense to the County for copying
that the Clerk of this Board, be, and Is
hereby authorized 10 purchase three books
for tnat purpose, MT 20 cost the County
over $40 eacD, and that the SAID Clerk be
aIowe1 t. make COPY of SAID tax sale book,
Al saId aau OF Sl25 90 II he chooses, 9th
erwise your commlttee would recommend
that proposition, be received from other
persons for doing the same
Signed J. ID. MARKHAM,
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County orders S9,OO7 66
Poor orders 2,6l3 81
Jurors certificates 1877 GS f12, sos 05
On motion of Mr.. Burns the Board ad-
iourned until 2 o'clock T. III.
2 O'Clock P. NJ. Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Roll called-quorum pres
ent.
Mr. Fulhaber offered the following res
olu'ion, which was adopted
Resslped, That the S. W. Q. and the
S. E. Q. of S. E. Q. of section 90, T. 10,
Il. q, be set off the town of RockIand,
into the town of Eaton, and from the town
of Eaton the N w c. of n. w. Q. See.
80, the n j N. w Q ard the n. J n. E
Q. of Sec 81, T 19, R. 81. he taken and
added to the town of Rockland This res
olutiou to take effect from and after the
collection Of taxes for the year 1860
On motion of Mr. fulhaber, Mr. Holmes
was permitted to address the Board in re-
longing to him in the Town of Maple
Grove
On motion of Mr.. Buns the subjec. was
referred TO Committee Oh illegal assess
!ents
Il. S. Pierpont offered the following
resolution;
Resolved, That tie usual salary of three
hundred dollars heretofore allowed the
County Treasurer, be, and the same is
hereby allowed for the past year, and that
the Clerk and Chairman he authorized to
issue orders for the same.
Which was adopted by the following
vote in the affirmative.
, Messrs. Grimm, Poppe, Poole, DrscolI
Pellet, Steele, Nolan, Fulhaber, Pierpont,
Barns and B1hno-I1.
la the uegative-Messrs. Touhev, An
drew, Schultz. Wenner, Schmjtz, Lenpke,
Barih and Griebling-S. S.
On motion Board adjourned until 10
o clock TO morrow morning.
Friday morning, 10 o'clock 4. NJ
Board met pursuant to adjournment Roll
called, full Board present Minutes read
and approved.
II. S Pierpont said that lie had been
Ivy L. G.. Oimsted to make a
to the Board in relation to tax
rertifc1,es issued bv the County against
lots in Wells & GiiIman's addition to the
ViH-so ofM "it.|v"o Rapid, and offered
the following resolutions:
Rsso'ped. That the proposition OF 7. G.
Olms'ed to pay $50 cash for certificates
against the lots in Wells and liilIman's |
addition in The village Of MsriIowo Rapid |
)e and the sam i hereby accepted.
J. f Platt offered the following as an
.medment. which was adopted.
Resolgei, Thatsthe certificates prior to
1856, now in the hands of the County
Treasurer, a,ainst lots in Wells 4 Gill
mans addition to the Village Plot of
Manitowoc Rapids, he and the same are
hereby offered for spe to any party that
will pay $50 90 on the face for such Ger
ilicates named herein. The town of Man
towoc Rapids AMI owner or owners of al
iittion to have the refusal of such pur-
chase, if taken within ninety days.
On motion Of Mr.. Burns all certificates
in the hands of the County Treasurer, is
Suei prior to 1886, now donated to the
several towns in the County.
The Committee appointed to examine
into the claim of b. Jones & Co, and 9th |
ers. submitted their report as follows:
That they are satisfied that the sum Of
SIS5,00 should be allowed on said account
- (the sum claimeI) That said b Jones
& Co, be allowed to pay the balance of
their delinquent personal property tax in
.f
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Signed J. D. MARKHAM,
]. II BURNS,
IAE0R l.RIMM

Dated November 10th, 1860
On motion of IL S. Pierpont the report
was accepted and adopted.
The Commissioner Of Drainage Fund
submitted his Report as follows:
The undersigned Commissioner appoint
ell BY a former Board of Supervisors to
expend the Drainage Fund, rs apportioned
upon the different roads in the County.
would respectfully submit the following
Report:
First allow me to say that myself, a.
well as the members of your former Board
were much disappointed in having to re-
reive Tax Certificates instead OF money,
for said Fund, which rendered it very diff
cult for me to manage said Fund judicious
", for most of you are aware of the fact,
that it was almost impossible to hire la
borers for that kind of pay, or even let
the work by contract, for any reasonable
price.
The amount anportionel to the different
roads and the manner and amount expen.
ded upon each, is as follows:
Michicott Road to receive $40, ,0C
P'dJ. Ferdon per agre'mt $4,000
Lewis Reynolds '' $500
Horse hire to Windiate 500
Ny services 1000
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Signed J. L PLATT.
]. d MARKHAM.

Mr.. Pierpont as one Of the above COM
mittee, hoped The Board would not take
any action on the report until he had an
opportunity Of making a minority report
On motion of Mr., Burns, the Board
adjourned until u o'clock p ".
u o'clock, 7 NJ. Board met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Roll called-fuIl
Board present.
ii. S. Pierpont, as one Of The Commit
tee on Drainage Fund, presented minori-
ty report as follows:
The undersigned, ore Of the Conmittea
appointed to distric: the County for appor-
tionment Of Drainage Fund, beg leave to
submit the following minority report
When Swamps Lands were sold it was
the design of the General Government that
the proceeds Of such sales should be ap-
piled to the drainage If such lands, which
being found imprsctcable, the revenue
therefrem was afterwards apportioned tv
our Legislature to the several Counties Of
the State. in the ratio that the sale of such
lands had contribu ed to the fund itself.
Whether we regard the Justice of the
case, the o'iJinal design of tho General
GJveglm .i, which il 81 ! 20, be pretended
cosc rrEn SrYT WEEK.
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Pay the Printer.

oh, how happy are they
Who the printer do pay,
And have squared up for one year or more
Tongue can never express
The great joy Of the press,
When delinquen's have paid the old score.
Printers all the day long,
Labor bard for song
O that all their hard fate could but soc
They have worked night and day,
And of course want their pay,
To b1y their sugar, and coffee, and tea.
One would hardly believe,
What few dimes they receive,
For the paper addressed to each name,
Yet, Ills far. her below
Than sor1e people know,
Or they'd pay ~ for fear u shame.
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}. II. BURNS,
klCH'D. STEELE,
FRED. SCHMIDTZ.

On motion Of Mr.. Pierp"nt, the report
OF the Committee was accepted.
Mr.. PIerpont moved that bill of b.
Jones d Co, amounting TO SlSo,UU be
allowei al sl25 %.
Mr. Markham moved an amendment
that the bill be eierred 10 Committee OF
three.
the amendment was adopted and The
Cnair appointed Messrs Markham, Burns
and Schmitz sad Committee.
A bill ot Dr. ZeIlley amounting to 81
WAS disaIlowed.
On motion Of J. D. Markham, all ac-
counts referred by the commi ttee on clalns
to this Board were dlsailowed.
Mr.. Markham moved tuat Messr-. Plat
Pellet and 'ierpont be appointed Com
mttee to select District for applying
Drainage fund for the year.
Mr.. Pierpont Offered an amendment
that the Chair appoiu: said Committee,
which was adopted
The Char APPOINTED Messrs. Patt,
Pierpont and Markham
On motion Of Mr S eeIe, tne Report OF
the Committee on claim, was adopted.
A resolution bv Mr.. Schultz in relation
to county printing, was, on motion, indeti
nitely postponed
Resolution offered by lhe Committee on
claims
Resolped, That the Clerk of the Court
be and is hereby requested to issue certlfl
Gates to witnesses for their attendance and
mi ca re as witnesses before the Circuit
Court. And it j. still further resolved
that the Board OF Supervisors will not al
low any bill to witnesses for thelr atten
dance at said Court, unless accompanied
by such certificate.
Ii. :. Plprpout offered to amend by
striknL out The last clause, which VAS
adopted, and the resolution as amended
WAS adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Piefpont the vote
/ last taken was reconsidered, and offered
/ the following resolution, which was adopt
/ ed.
! Resoloel That The Sheriff of this comfy
/ be aud Is hereby requested to keep an &C
curate list of witnesses for mileage and
/ Attendance at ANY term of the Circuit
/ Cnurt. such witnesses are by law author
( ized ,B present "laino aganS, The county
e.. ~u.l i 49,. ne and mileage, AMI pre-
zen, a &c. lie. aoPy Of such list to the
Board OF Supervisors at -nch Of their annu
al sessions. au4 that the Sheriff he allowed
| for such services 10 cents for each Wit
ness whose name shall appear in such
| list.
On motion of Mr.. Markham, the eec
ton of Superintenden's Of Poor Is to oe
the special order of business after receiving
report of Committee on accounts Of Su
perintendeuts Of Poor for last year.
On motion the Board adjourned uDti
| 10 o'clock 4. ". Wednesday.
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A counterfeiters' den on King street,
New York, was broken up By the police,
on Wednesday, who arrested two men and
took large assortment fcounterfeits' i'm
plements, with 81 900 in half made notes.
The police also got some 5000 in good
money.
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j. ID. MARKHAM,
Ii. s. PIERPONT,
J. II. BURNS.
Nov 10Th. 1860.

NOV IJLu, ICOo.
On motion of Mr.. Steele the report was
adopted.
IL. S. Pierpont offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
RcsolUcd, That The CIerh aud Chairman
Of This Board be aud aIe hereby author
izel draw an ordeg Ca ihe County
Treasurer in favor u Gilbert ". Burnett,
for S125,00, when it shall satisfactorily
appear that he has copied a book Of tax
sale according to report Of Committee
recommending such copy; and another
for $3.50 in favor of Henry BHtz for ab
stract Book, now exhibited to the Board,
whenever be shall sell the same 10 the
County, hereby making it the duty of the
present and future incumbents of the of
flee Of Register of Deeds, TO keep up such
abstract or index Book, in their present
shape, should the purchase above men
TONED he completed; the above PROPOSE
non Tor the purchase prI,e of said abstract
or index Book 10 be accereI within "A
hours.
Mr.. Betz appeared and accepted the
terms Of purchase
On motion the Board adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Tuesday morning, 10 \ NJ. Roll called,
quorum present. Minutes read and ap
proved
L Fulhaber offered the following reso-
luton, which, ou motion Was laid upon
the table:
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WISCONSIN ELECrIoS.-Official returns
received from fortv-six counties, and re
ported majoriries, Indicate majority of
81 500 for Lincoln Complete returns
will no, materially vary these figures.
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The boy who learned to ride upon
q horse radish, !. now prar''c'nc % sad
de Of mutton What an e.1 sr'an he
will be ia time
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- thought yor tol1 me, ooctor, Lat
Smiths fever had gone off, Oh, yes,
but il and Smith went off toge,asr."
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morrow, friday morning.
The Committee appointed to cancel or
ders, proceeded to cancel same in presence
of full Board, amounting to Sl2,S9S 5 as
follows:
County orders S9,007 &c
Poor orders 2,6l3 81
Jurors certificates 1877 ns s12,eOS 05
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|
Total of Fund unoxpended 5000
| would here say. that have not had
! final settlement with the County Ireasur
er and some others connected with this
Report But it cannot vary tie Report,
as the amount paid, are in the hands OF
| the Treasurer, and are a fixed fact, and
will be paid when called for. | have done
the best | could with the Funds, under the
| circumstances, and am satisfied with tie
amount OF work done. for the amount eX-
pended on all the roads except the Mens-
sha Road, where some of your Board are
well aware it was almost impossible to get
any one to undertake to do any work, for
the kind of pay, we then had. In fact
there was ony y two men willing to under>
take it at all, and was forced to make
the best arrangement | could with them or
let the work lie over. Sometime after
letting that work to Messrs Durham &
Fenton, | succeeded in making sale of
portion of Tax Certificates for money, and
also in making an arrangement with Plat
& Villas, to furnish certain amount of
provisions, for Tax Certificates, which eua-
bed me to hire men to prosecute the work
on the Roads not previously di,p osed of.
Signed II. II. HOES.
On motion, the report of Commissioner
was accepted and adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Buns, vote of
thanks was tenIered to the Commission
er for the able and efficient manner in
which he has performed his duties.
The Committee appointed to reccom-
mend apporiionment of Drainage fund,
submitted the following.
REPORT.
That they have lad the same under
careful consideration, and would recon-
mend that the sum of one hundred a~d
fifty dollars be expended in the town of
Rowiey, on the Kewauree and Two Riv-
ers road, commencing eight miles north of
Two Rivers, on said road. That two hun
dred dollars be expended in building a
bridge on the Manitowoc River, in the
town of Rockland, at place called the
Rpps. That the sum Of one hundred and
fifty doiars be expended in the town Of
Gibson, on the tom line road. commence
ing at Birdsall's and ending at the north
line of said town, on said road. That
SlOO be expended IN the town of Cato, on
the River Road, commencing at Murphy's
mills and ending at Clark's mills. That
500 be expended in the Town of Manito-
voc Rapids, on Rapids and Menasha road,
commencing at Lcyely's and Fenton's, on
said road. That 800 be expended on the
Lake Shore road, lea ling South from the
village Of Manitowoc, commencing at Cal
win Creek Bridge, and ending on the town
line between New ton and Manitowoc on
said road. That 800 be expended on
said Lake shore road, commencing ut the
north line of Newton, on said road. AMI
ending on south line Of Cen;erviIIe on said
road. That s67 be expended on Green
Bay road in the town of Meeme. All Of
said fund to he expended under Commis-
81 )ner to be appointed by this Board.
And your Committee would RECON-
| mend that the present Commissioner be re-
elected to sad off e bv this Board, that
sail Commissioner has, AS your Commit
tee believe, performed his dut 6, faithfully,
| efficiently and for the best interests Of the
4
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| in he Town of Msniiowoc Rapids, was on
motion. laid on tue table.
o. motion Of Mr. Burns. Mr.. Bohne
was appointed 10 fill vacancy in Commit
lee on accounts of Superintendents Of
Poor caused by the absence of Mr. Batz.
Mr.. Grimm offered the following reSo-
luton
ResolUca, That all notices, advertise
ments or other publications, incluing tax
lists, which by law or order of this Board
are to be published in a newspaper prinl
ed in the English language. are hereby or
dere to be also published in the German
language, iu the " Nord Weston" Ger
man paper printed and published in the
Village aud county of Manitowoc, AMI ne
paid at uns halt of The rates allo o"ei by
statute.
Resoived, That the Chairman and Clerk
of this Board, together with the District
Attorney, are hereby instructed to enter
into such a contract with Carl II Schmidt.
the publisher Of the paper above named
A communication from Mr. Reser, eli-
tor of the Wisconsin Democrat" in rela
ton to printing in the German language
was read, and
On motion Of Mr. Burns, the whole
matter was Indefinitely postponei
On motion Of Mr. Plat ne Board ai-
iDurned until o'ciock L NJ,
2 o'clock Z. NJ Board met pursuant
to adjournment Roll called, quorum
present.
Oscar Koch, County Treasurer elect,
presented bis Bond for approval which
WAS read aud on motion of j d. Markham
accepted and approved
The Committee on Claims submitted
their report as follows:
Your Committee, to whom was referred
tie claims against the County, would beg
leave to say that they have had said claims
under careful consideration, and would re
port rs follows:
That tbs Wuoie amount of claims pre-
,rntri IL aaem Vas 35,2l3,74
Ds Winch ne, nave allowed
81 e32 80
And u,aa lowed Z92 ,52
And refer ei back
to Board SS,S3
Making total amount
allowed, di>alowed
and referred back, S5,21374
From the above it will be seen that the
expenses of the County this year, are less
than last by S5Ol, 40-that is in claims
coming under the supervision of your
Committee.
Your Committee would beg to call your
attention to the large amount Of bills that
have been presented 10 them for witness
fees. for which 10 audit your Committee
have had to depend entirely upon such in
formation a, they could get from the Sber
if; aud they would beg Iea7e to present
The accompanying resolution, the passage
of which Is recommended.
I RTTDNL
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Mes,rs Mar khan. Burns and Touhey, to
select Grand and Petit Jurors
Report Of Committee to settle ,cih County
Treasurer.
The Committee appointed to settle with
County Treasurer. submitted their
REPORT.
The amount of Tax Certiti-
Gates on hand is $50, ,s36,27
Amount of Orders and
charges against towns 2,327,79