The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-12-18
MANITOWOC, WIS, DECEMBER IS. 1879

The chairman then read the call and no.
tice for this meeting, whereupon the
board adjourned to P. NJ.
At P. NJ, board met.
Roll was called, aud all the members
present. q. Pankratz moved to proceed
to the election Of chairman By informal
ballot. Messrs. G. Pankratz and Boyer
Amunds acted as tollers.
Result of first informal ballot: Whole
number of votes cast, 25. Of which
Thomas Mohr received 18; G. e. Zorn,
l; Boyer Amunds 1; blank l.
Whereupon G. r. Zorn moved to de-
clare the informal ballot formal, which
was carried without dissenting voice.
On motion of Jos. Miller, Patrick Sui
livan was appointed attending officer
during the ensuing year.
On motion of G. w. White the rules
of last year were adopted, and on motion
of G. W. White the board adjourned till
9 O'Clock A. NJ, May 27, 1879, for the
purpose OF giving the chair ample time
TO select the standing committees.
May n, at o'clock A. NJ, board met.
Roll called and quorum present. Jour-
nal of previous meeting read and appro-
we'd. The chair then announced the
standing committee as follows:
On Assessment-C. r. Zorn. Ernst Wagner.
Berard q AR, RoemeI, II Strodthoff, Aug. Cans, B.
III. Wilkins, Aug. Gauger.
On Finance-U. Niquette. Boyer Amunds, F.
Bubolz, X. K. Roblee, John H. Bohne.
On General clains-F. Pfunder, Jos. Miller,
Ferd. Ostenfeldt.
On Sherif's Claims-Julius Linstedt P wer-
ner; Peter Jonston, William Zander, Edward
Stolberg.
On Poor-George Pankratz, Fred Schwalbe,
uenry Wilker.
On Improvements-J. II. Bohne, Peter Wer-
ner, Ernst Wagner.
On Roads and Brdges-Jos. Miller, H. Strodt-
hoh, b. Roemer.
On Elections-B. H. wilkins, c. R. Zorn. Au-
On Rail Roads Zander, Peter Johnston,
Henry Wilker.
On Illegal Assessment -Ferd. ostenfeldt, F.
Pfunder, c. W. White.
Petition of p. Mulholland read and
laid over till tomorrow.
Resolution No. l, by Peter Johnston,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the clerk be authorized to
procure sufficient number of cards with list
OF committee members.
By order of the board, accounts and
claims were referred to the respective
committees.
Report of special committee appointed
last session:
o the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Manito-
voc county-Gentlemen:
The committee appointed by your hon. body
al its annual session of November last for the
purpose OF entering into an agreement with p.
Pierce, sheriff, relative to the cost of support
Ii g or sustaining prisoners and insane persons
confined in the county Jail, beg leave to report:
Inat they have duly performed such duty the
effect of which is that the said p. j. Pierce, sher
IL, agreed to board prisoners confined in the
county Jail at the rate of three dollars per
week each, and also agreed to board ins an per-
sons confined in said place for the sum OF four
5@-100 dollars per week each, these figures being
a reduction of fifty cents per week for each
person confined in the county Jail from the rate
pad by the the, county to former sheriffs The re-
ductlon Will be large saving to the county
and your committee hope that their effolts in
this matter will prove satisfactory to your
honorable body.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Mantowoc, January. 1873.
GEO. PANKRATz, 49,,
JOHN CAREY, o'
On motion OF G. r. Zorn, board ad-
Joirned to tomorrow at 2 P. NJ.
May %, 1879. Board met at 2P. M
Quorum present. Journal of previous
day read and approved.
Petition of G. Palm:
To the Hon. the Members of the County Board
of Supervisors of Manitowoc County, The
undersigned petitioner is indebted to the county
for taxes for the years 1S7I-2-3-4-5-6-7, on the
M of lot No 8, block 1885, city of Manitowoc.
Amount of the face of tax certificates is
S130.S2. Petitioner is willing to pay the fore
going amount into the county treasury if your
honorable body would be willing to grant him
this favor, for which he will ever pray.
c. PALM.
This petition was granted by the
unanimous consent of the board.
Petition of G. Brink to grant him the
privilege OF redeeming taxes, on lot No.
10, in block 240 in the city of Manitowoc
for face value, was read and on motion of
VIM. Zander laid over till to morrow.
Communication of @. e. Estabrook,
stating thet one Linas Lawrence had
been attending to one sick and insane
person in Jail during the year 1873, by
order Of the sheriff, and that he was le-
gally entitled for such services to the sum
of $l4, for which he had filed a bill
with the county board last fall, but the
county board refused to allow such claim,
whereupon the said l.. Lawrence APP
pealed to the circuit court, but now Of
fers to settle for the amount claimed by
him, together with the costs SO far made.
Amount S13.63.
On motion of G.. ". White and on the
recommendation of the district attorney,
the board allowed the claim, with costs,
unanimously.
Resolution No. 2, by c. r. Zorn,
which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the county clerk is instructed
to send for sufficient number of town law
books so that every town treasurer, clerk,
chairman and the two supervisors of every
town may be supplied.
On motion of G. W. White, the Chair
appointed White, Linstedt and Zorn a
committee to see if a profitable settle
ment can be made with the former
county judge, W. W. Waldo, in regard to
the suit now pending between him and
the county and to report at the annual
session in November next.
Resolution No. 3, by Peter Werner,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the sheriff be authorized to
procure one dozen arm chairs and two dozen
splttoons for use in court house.
On motion of G. r. Zorn, board ad-
journed till 10 A. NJ, May %, 1879.
May 29. 1879, at 10A. NJ, board met.
Roll called and quorum present. Jour-
nal read and approved.
The petition of G.. Brink was read
again and on motion of G. r. Zorn laid
over until the November session of the
board.
Resolution No. 4, by August Cans,
which was adopted.
Resolved. That the chair appoint a committee
of three to ascertain the mileage and per diem
of the members of this board.
A. Cans, B. Amunds and E: Wagner
were appointed such committee.
The county board signed an appiica-
tion for revised statutes according to
laws of 1879.
Moved by G. ". White, for the pur-
pose of bringing the question before the
board, that the offer made by W. Waldo
to settle with the county board for $500
and taxable costs be accepted. Lost by
unanimous vote of the board.
Report of committee on general claims
read, and on motion of G. r. Zorn unan-