The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-12-16
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
ANNUAL MEETING.


| land, Cato and Manitowoc Rapids, ask
/ ing the county board for aid in building
bridge across the Manitowoc river in
section 50, town of Rockland, were read
and referred to the committee on roads
and bridges.
Accounts and claims were referred to
! the respective committees.
On motion of G. r. Zorn the chair ap-
pointed @. ". White, John Carey and c.
Il. Zorn as a committee to approve bonds
of county officers.
On motion of C. r. Zorn the board
proceeded to correct jury list.
Mr.. Carey moved that the chair ap-
point committee of three to ascertain
the number of petit grand jurors to which
each town was entitled to. On motion
the chair appointed A. NJ. Richter, b.
Amunds and H. G. Goedjen as such COM
mittee.
On motion of Carey, board adjourned
| till 8 o'clock A. NJ, Nov 10, 1880.
| Nov. 10. 1880, at o'clock A. NJ, board
met pursuant to adjournment and quo
rum was present. Journal read and APP
| proved.
Report of special committee which was
| appointed to contract with the authorities
of the Milwaukee County Insane Asy-
| lum:
! To the Hon. Chairman and County Board Of
/ Supervisors of the county of Manitowoc--
| Gents: Your committee entrusted with the
| moval of the insane in the county Jail TO the
Milwaukee County Asylum at WauwatOSO,
| would most respectfully report that they have
| effected both a bargain with the said asylum
/ and the removal Of four insane persons, the
! fifth being not accepted for the reason that he
| is not insane, but an IDIOT
For the reason of pushing the matter the
| chairman of your committee went TO the asy
| lum, and he is very glad toreport that he found
| the institution first class. the officers and ser
! wants kind and accommodating, and the pa
/ tientS well provided for.
| The direct payment to be made by the county
for each patient Is S1.50; the balance of the cost
! Is paid by state appropriations.
For the transportation of the insane your
committee bdrgained with the sheriff for the
| sum of $4,000. We also directed him to buy the
necessary clothing for them.
In providing for the clothes it seems the sher-
! if was too economical and did not comply with
| the law, the result of which was q complaint by
! tie superintendent.
| on request of your committee the clothes
asked by statute, but which were neglected 10
| be furnished, were bought by the superintcnd-
ent and charged to our county. The bill
amounts to $3.50 and by the direction of your
| committee paid by the county treasurer: also
| the bill of 5000 for transportation, which to-
| gether entities the county treasurer to a cOun-
" order to the total amount of Sll990.
The travelling expenses of the chairman of
| your committee amount to $1,000, for which
amount county order should be issued in his
| favor.
From statement transmitted to the county
clerk we learn that the charge against the coun-
ty for maintaining the four patients at the asy-
lum is s51.46 up to Sept. 90, 1880, and recon-
mend that the amount be paid.
All the papers and accounts appertaining to
the above matter are hereby annexed.
Respectfully yours,
\, NJ. RICHTER, )C
PETER JOHNSTON, OouI'
IL. - I
aud the chairman and clerk ordered TO
| issue codnty orders as reported.
a. N. Richter moved that the commit
tee on poor be authorized and instructed
to contract with the st. Nazans Assoeia-
ton for the keeping and maintaining of
the idiot boy, Erick Erickson, which was
carried
Report of special committee reported
the number OF jurors to which each town
and ward is entitled, ,whereupon the board
made It's selection.
Report of county clerk was then read
and referred to the committee on finance.
Accounts and claims were then referr-
ed to the respective committees.
Resolution No. 8, by c. W. White,
which was adopted:
Resolved, that the chairman of this board ap-
point a committee of three to investigate and
examine as TO the liability and ability of the in
sane OF this county who are a charge against
this county to pay and defray the costs of their
support by the state
Board adjourned till Nov. II, 1880, at
8 o'clock a. NJ
Nov. u, 1880, at 9 o'clock =. n, board
met pursuant to adjournment. Roll was
called and quorum was present. Jour
nal read aud approved.
Accounts and claims were referred to
the respective committees.
Report of the county treasurer was
read and referred to the committee on
finance.
On motion of e. r. Zorn the amount
Of county treasurer's bond was fixed at
$1,000 the county clerks at $4,000
aud the sheriff's at SIC, 900.
No other business being before the
board the board adjourned till Nov. 13,
1880, at 9 O'clock A. NJ.
Nov. Is. 1880, at o'clock A. H.. board
met. Roll was called and a quorum was
present. Journal read and approved.
No business being befere the board the
board adjourned till Monday, Nov. ID.
1880. at o'clock P. NJ.
Nov. 10, 1880, at 2 o'clock p. NJ, board
met pursuant to adjournment. Rel was
called and a quorum was present. Jour
nal read and approved
4 petition of the Rev. ii. jacobs. of
the st. Boniface Catholic Church Of the
city of Manitowoc, in which is set forth /
that the Sisters of Silver Lake are about |
starting a hospital for the homeless in |
this city and county, praying that the |
authorities of this county would give |
such aid and patronage to said hospital /
as they should deem proper, was referred /
to the committee on improvements.
Accounts and claims were then referr- /
ed to the respective committees.
Board then adjourned till Nov. II. |
1880, at 8 o'clock A. NJ.
Nov. IT, at 9 O'Clock A. IL, board met /
Roll was called and a quorum was pres |
ent. Journal read ana approved.
Report of committee on general claims
was read and on motion OF White laid F.
over until the sheriff could be seen.
The bond Of the county treasurer was
then read aud Oh motion of A. III. Richter
approved by the unanimous vote of the
board.
Report OF committee on general claims
was again brought forth and Oh motion
OF hlchter unanimously adopted, and the
clerk and chairman instructed to issue
orders to the several persons entitled TO
them.
To the Hon the Chairman and Board of Su-
perNlsnrs OF Manit9woc County.-You c1m-
miftee Ll3 on general claims would most ra-nect- !
fully report thai they hare
ance ti,r..-1Fs ..hd recommend the allow I
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,,,tin = Wickerf, = days cauvassing, IS;
postage stamps. &C., s. .51 total, S15 30 4
W Walker, sundrieS 10 95 !
Lehmkuhl & Dicke. sunds. for sheriff, 109 I
b Roemer 2 days canvassing. coo i
j L Brandeis. sunds. for insane. Ii 90 I
j Anderson. cleaning chimneys in county
offices, 400 4
ManitowOc Pilot, printing, b 20 |
G. Fehrs. repairing clock, 10
Iver KDudsOn. filing saws for sheriff, 3 90
Geo PankratZ. lumber. Il
Truman & Cooper coal for county Judge. -
X Currens. post mOrtem examination, 10 90
Rank. repairs in jail, $50
X AcGavin, setting glass. 2p
z Wagner, surdries, is 03