Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-15

for the relief of the poor of such town,
village, or ward. Provided. however,
that the supervisors of such town, vii
age, or ward shall receive no COM
pensation for their services from the
county. and provided further. that no
expenditures made in any town, vii
Iase or ward for assisting any poor
person shall be paid by this county
un ;ess authorized b. said superinten
dent or approved by him after such
| expend lures. All of which is respect
FULLY submitted.
Dated Jefferson, Nov 2lst, 1873.
E, p. May Chairman,
WIN BIEBER.
G. II. Phillips.
Which was, on motion OF w. W..
| Woodman laid on the table and to be
made special order of business for
Monday evening next.
Gu m.t,on of W. s. Greene the re-
port of committee on equalization was
| taken from the table and on NJ ton OF
u H. Garlty Was adopted.
w. W Woodman offered the follow
ing Resolution. No. Is
Resolced. That Resolution No. II
| and all acts pertaining thereto be ex-
punged from the records of this Board
Which was, on motion, adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes. -Z,ebel Sell Coburn, Wnod-
man, Mclaughlin, Huebner. Haskell
O>trander Spansler, Grimm, Hopkins
Mrllard, Phillips, Greene, Royce Coon,
Clarity, Lee, Leonardson. Giles, Shin
nick, Davis, Bieber, Mulberger, Stacy
Wuod-26
Nays. My, Lohmlller, and Reed.
Board adjourned
Friday. November %, 1878.
EVENING SESSION. Board met pur
>uanr to adjournueut. Mulberger IN
the CHAIR. Meeting called 30 order by
the Chair. Rul! called by the Clerk.
Members ali present except Walker.
C. Grimm chairman of special c'm
mi,tee appointed to settle with the pur-
| chasing agent, offered their report as
follows:
Your special committee, appointed
to settle with the County Purchasing
Agent, would res ccttully report that
! they have examined the statement Of
the said purchasing ageut and COM
pared all vouchers with the same, and
find that the purchasing agent his re-
ceived and d,sbursed the amount men,
toned in his ste'ement; that We have
also investigated what disposition has
been made by the said agent of the
supplies purchased by him, and fad
that he holds recel pts to all such pro-
perty from the various county officers
with the exception Of the amount yet
90 hand. A detailed statement of the
receipts and disbursements of sad pur-
chasing agent is hereto annexed
But while we fad the purchasing
agent has received and dlsbursed the
sums menlloued in his statement, We
also find that the expenses under the
present purchasing agency system are
greater than under the cid system.
The expenses under the purchasing
agency system for the year 1877, was
oser seven hundred dollars in excess
Of the like expenses for the year 1876
there being no purchasing agency 10
the latter year. Your committee III
tended to compare the expenses 10 the
wear uf 1875 and 1876 under the old
system, with the two last years while
he purchasing agency was 10 existence
but could not do go for the reason that
some of the vouchers for the year 1875
could not be found on file in the County
Clerks Office, and for the reason that
all the expenditures f,r 1878 have not
yet been audited, we therefore only
compared the expenses in the year
1876 with the expenses Of 1877. the
first year under the purchasing agency
and the last under The old system and
find as above stated. We w'uld there.
fore recommend that the Office of the
purchasing agent be abolished aud the
old system adopted.
Your committee also recommend the
adoItio of The following resolution
Resol0ed Thai there he appropriat-
ed to the Register Of Deeds, Clerk of
the Court, County Clerk and County
Judge. the sum Of the seventy five dol
lars each, and twenty-five dollars to the
district Attorney; to be used by them
for the purpose of furnishing stationery
fuel light &c for f:.elr respective of
fees for the year 1879 and that they
present their statements and vouchers
thereof to this board at its annual ses-
sion.
CHRISTOPHER GRIMM,
JOHN G. REED
TnOs SHINNICK,