The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-06-06
PROCEEDINGS OF THE co UNITY
BO4RD OF SUPER VLSORS.
MASITOWoC. Nav 22. 1879

OF supervisors met pursuant TO call, all
members present excepting Julius Lin
stedt.
On motion Ferdinand Ostanfeld was
chosen as chairman pro TEN. On mo-
ton of Peter Stoker the Board proceeded
by an informal ballot to elect chairman
for the ensuing year.
The Chair appointed Thos. Mohr and
r. E. Mueller as tellers.
Result of the first informal ballot: whole
number OF votes cast was "a, of which
number Thomas Thornton received 4,
q. Pankratz 1, f. Ostenfeld 4, John
Carey l, Thos. Mohr, II, J. Linstedt l,
blank two.
On motion of Thos. Thornton the
Board proceeded to formal ballot which
resulted as follows: the whole number
of votes cast was "a, of which number
Thos. Thornton received 1, G. Pankratz
2, T. Ostenfeld 5, Thomas Mohr 16,
when upon motion of Thos. Thornton
Thos Mohr was declared unanimously
elected chairman of the County Board of
Supervisors of Manitowoc county for
the ensuing year.
On motion of Jas. Taugher, MIR. John
Dillon was appointed attending officer of
the Board for this year.
On motion of p. Johnston the Clerk
was ordered to read the law relating to
the building of county insane asylum.
Order of business of preceding year
was adopted, excepting the committee
on sheriff's and justices claims was in
creased from three to five members.
Board then adjourned till 8 o'clock
A. NJ, May %, 1878.
NAY %, 9 o'clock, A. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll was called and a quorum present.
Journal of previous day read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. NJ. Kirwan stated to the Board
that the County Judges Office, regarding
the filing and recording of probate mat
tiers, was in a bad condition, and asked
to be appointed, for fair compensation,
| to regulate such matters or to have it
done under his supervision.
Standing committees were then an
nounced by the chair as published in the
PILOT of May %.
On motion of John Carey the Clerk
was instructed to get cards Of standing
committees printed.
On motion of Jas. Taugher, Geo.
Cooper, James Taugher and r. Z. Muel-
Ter were appointed to investigate the
County Judges Office and report as to
the necessity of the statement made by
the County Judge.
BY order of the Board, accounts and
| claims were referred to the respective
committees.
Report of the District Attorney was
! read by himself and laid over till May
"a, 1873, for further consideration.
Report of the former committee on
| improvements:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors Of
Mdait0,cOc County,:
Your committee on public improve
ments beg leave to report that in conse-
quence of resolution passed last fall by
the Board of Supervisors, your commit
tee was instructed to erect closets upon
the court house premises, and that in ac-
cordance with said instructions we pur-
chased the necessary material and let the
contract; that the building is fully fin
ished, and that as no provision was made
for the payment thereof, your committee
presented the bill to your treasurer,
which bill is hereunto annexed, and upon
recommendation of said committee the
different items of said bill were paid by
him. We would therefore respectfully
recommend that the chairman and clerk
of this Board be authorized to issue
county orders to the amount of one hum
dred fifty eight dollars, rirety-three cts.
to pay said indebtedness.
Bill Jan. 2, 1S7S-765O brick at 81,
$40 90; 7 barrels of lime, S4.55; 10 loads
sand, $500; p Dbl. cement, 81. 3S; work
according to contract, 1913; total, $90.O5
Building privy to contract, 500; paint
ing same, So; total, S6S.00.
FERD. OsTESFELD. a.,
JULIUS LINsTEDT. ooni'
Report adopted.
Resolution No. l, by F. Ostenfeld,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the chairman and clerk
of this Board are hereby authorized to
issue county orders to the amount of
S14S 50 to the county treasurer.
Report of the late committee on poor:
To the Hon. Chairman and Board of
Supervisors Of MdnitoaUoc Cotuaty:-
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned would
respectfully call the attention of Your
honorable body to the fact that resolu-
ton was adopted by the last years Board
lnstructing the committee on poor to
remove from the county jail to st. Naz-
lanz two insane persons, Joseph Hole
man and Fred. Berlin, and the under
signed begs leave to report that he has
complied with The resolution referred to |
and has removed the above named per-
sons to st. Nazianz, On the 18th day of |
January, 1878; and would further report |
that L have also removed to st. Nazianz
Robert Fulton, helpless and sick per-
son who had 30 residence, and as nobody
wanted to keep him, contracted with |
the managers of the st. Nazianz Society.
on the LIST day of March, 1873, to keep
the said r. Fulton at compensation of
s. per week until your honorable body
would take the matter into consideration.