The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-06-13
WHOLE NO. 1924.

block 26S, at face, was referred to CON- |
mittee on illegal assessments.
On motion OF James Taugher, Board !
adjourned till o'clock A. NJ, May p, .
1873.
May, %, 1878, at OF clock \. NJ, Board
met. Roll was called and quorum was
present Journal of previous day read
and approved.
Resolution No. 6, by John Barth,
which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t became necessary to sup
ply the Register of Deeds Office with a
new clock, the committee on improve
ments bought clock of Gustav Fehrs
for 5000 Be it therefore
ResOlred That the chairman and clerk
of this board be instructed, and they are
hereby instructed, to draw county order
of six dollars in favor of said G. Fehrs.
Resolution No. 8, by E. Wagner,
which was adopted as amended:
Res0lyed, That the committee on poor
be instructed to contract for a fixed
| amount with one doctor as county ply
sician, to attend to all county poor, sick,
| insane persons and prisoners till the next
! session of this Board.
On motion of Thos. Thornton resOlu-
ton No. was indefinitely postponed.
Resolution No. 9, by Thomas Thorn
| ton, which was adopted:
Reso1rea, That the chair appoint q
committee of three to make list of the
per diem and mileage of each member of
this Board.
The chair appointed Messrs. Thornton,
Touhey and Thompson us such COM
mittee.
Preamble and resolution No. 10, by p.
Johnston, which was adopted:
| WHEREAS, The number of insane per-
sons belonging to this county is largely
in excess of the number that can be
admitted to the State Hospital, and the
number is yearly increased, and the cost
of keeping and taking care of them out
side of the State institution is heavy
tax upon the people of the county; ana
WHEREAS, There is a law of this State,
viz: chapter 29S, laws of 1873, entitled
san act to further provide for the care Of
the insane" under which the Board of
Supervisors of the county may, under
the conditions of the law, purchase site
for county asylum for the insane and
cause to be erected thereon suitable
building, and upon the completion of said
building, and after being approved by
tiles and Reform, the State will pay to
said county an amount equal to one-half
the cost of said building or not exceeding
$500 per capita for the whole number of
insane persons such building is designed
to accommodate, and the State will fur
ther contribute to the support and keep
ing of the insane in the county asylum
under the conditions as provided in the
law; therefore
ResolUed, That special committee of
five be appointed for the purpose of pro-
curing information as to the cost of pro-
curing a site for county insane asylum
and estimates of the cost of suitable
building to be erected thereon, and to
examine the matter as fully as possible
in all It's bearings and to make a written
report of their labors to this Board at
the next regular meeting.
The chair appointed P. Johnston, J.
Linstedt, John Carey, R. E. Mueller
and p. Werner as such committee.
Report of com. on general claims:
Your committee haye had under con.
sideration the following accounts and
claims and recommend that they be al.
lowed in full:
, Z. Donovan, drawing jury and mileage, S 3 o.
First Natl. Bank, Co. Judges office rent. y 5;
j. A. Kahler, sund. per order of Sheriff., 80 6
, d. Richardson whitewashing Jail and court
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