The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-12

H. Wills, Jos Miller. John Carey, j.
Lindstedt, Carl Wernke. L. Thompson,
John Barth, H. Goedgen, L. Niquette,
R. E. Mueller, P Staudt, and against
G. Pankratz, Geo. Cooper, F. Pfunder.
Resolution No. 5. by P. Johnston,
which was adopted:
Resolued, That special committee
of three be appointed by the chair to
assist the committee on Sheriff's and
Justices claims, said special committee
to hold only for this session.
The chair appointed K. E. Mueller,
Geo. Cooper. aud c. Steinbrecher as
such committee.
Petition of c. Palm. asking leave to
redeem the back taxes on his lot No. s,
block 26S, at face, was referred to COM
mittee 90 illegal assessments.
On motion Of James Tsugher. Board
adjourned till 9 o'clock A N, May %,
1878.
May %, 1868, 0 o'clock A. NJ, Board
met. Roll was called and quorum was
present. Journal of previous day read
and approved.
Resolution No. 6, by John Bartb,
which was unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, 1t become necessary to
supply the Register of Deeds Office with
new clock, the committee, on improve
ments bought clock OF Gustav Fehrs
for $500 Be it therefore
ReSoLred, That the chairman and
clerk of this board be instructed, and
they are hereby Instructed, to draw a
county order of six dollars IN favor OF
said G.. Fehrs.
Resolution No. I. by E. Wagner,
whica was adopted as amended
Resolred, that the committee on poor
be Instructed to contract for fixed
amount with one doctor as county ply
sidian, to attend to all county poor, sick.
insane persons aud prisoners till the next
session of this Board
Ga motion uf Thos. Thornton resolu.
ton No. S was Indefinitely postponed.
Resolution No. 8 by Thos. Thornton
which was adopted
Resolced, That the chair appoint /;
committee of three to nuke list of tht
per diem aud mileage of each member O
this Board
The chair appointed Messrs. Thornton
Touhey and Thompson as such com
mittce.
Preamble and resolution No. 10, by
z, Johnson, winch was adopted:
WHEREAS, The number of insane per
sons belonging to this county is largely
in excess of the number that can be ad
mitted to the State Hospital, and tb'
number is yearly increased. and the COS
Of keeping and taking care of them out
side of the State institution is beav,
tax upon the people of the county and
WHEREAS. There is a law of this State
viz chapter 29S, laws of 1878, entitled
'.an act to further provide for the car
of the insane" under which the Boart
of Supervisors of the county may, unde
the conditions Of the law, purchase a sit
for county asylum for the insane auC
cause to be erected thereon "a suitabl
building, and after being approved b.
the governor and State Board of char
ties and Reform, the State will pay t
said county an amount equal to Une-nal
the cost of said building or not exceed
ing $500 per capita for the whole mum
Der of insane persons such building
designed to accommodate, and the Stat
'rrrVr zt'ePtug ruB tnsune III tue count
asylum under the conditions as provide
in the law; therefore
ResoIoed, That u special committee Q
five DC appointed for the purpose of pro
curing information as to the cost of pro
curing site for county insane asylum
and estimates of the cost of suitabi
building to be erected thereon, and t.
examine the matter as fully as posi-
IN ali It's bearings and to make write,
report of their labors to this Board a
the next regular meeting
The chair appointed Z. Johnston, j
Linstedt, John Carey, r. E. Mueller
and Z. Werner as such committee.
Report of com. on general claims:
Your committee have had under con
slderation the following accounts anc
claims and recommend that they be al
lowed IL full