The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-01
MORNING SESSION.

Il
MORNING SESSION.
April %, 1885.
The County Board of Supervisors of
kenosha county met, pursuant to adj
ljournIaent, and was called to order by
| Chairman Head.
Upon call of roll by the Clerk the fol-
lowing-named persons responded, to wit:
Supervisors NORM, Spartz, Lavey,
Dowse, Stanton, Jordan, Smith, Slade,
HOye, Huetter, Head and Engel.
The Hon. z. G. Simmons appeared
before the Board and stated that he had
purchased the lot opposite the county
buildings and that the county could have
1t for county purposes at the price paid
for the same, if desired. He also enter
tanned the Board with remarks, giving
his ideas of the future prospects of Ke-
nosha city and county, and endeavored
to impress the fact that the interests of
the city and county are one and insep-
arabic, and whatever shall be done with
the matter under consideration by the
Board that all should be actuated by
desire to so act as to promote the best
interests of the entire county.
Supervisor Stanton moved that an ex-
pert or experts be employed to inspect
the Court House and Jail and estimate
the expense of repairing the same, and
to report the same to the chairman of
the committee on county buildings, and
that said expert or experts be procured
from some place outside of Kenosha
county.
Seconded by Supervisor Lavey and
carried.
The following resolution was present
ed:
Resolved, That a committee of one be
appointed from each town land the one
to be selected from the town of Bristol
to be the chairman) by the Supervisors
Of said towns to examine the Court House
and estimate the cost Of suitable re-
pairs, and the said committee be request
ed to employ experts from outside the
county, and to report to the committee
on county buildings at an early day as
practicable. HI. r. LAvEY.
Supervisor NORM moved that the
resolution offered by Supervisor Lavey
be accepted and adopted.
Seconded by Supervisor Spartz and
carried.
Supervisor NORM presented the fol-
lowing:
Resolued, That in the event of the
erection of a new Court House, the sanae
shall not exceed twenty thousand dol
lars, and that the city of Kenosha bear
one fourth of said amount first, and the
remaining three-fourths be levied upon
the taxable property of Kenosha county,
and that the city authorities be required
to give bond to the effect that they will
bear one-fourth Of said sum first and
pay any excess Ger the said twenty
thousand dollars SO raised.
JAMES MORN.
Supervisor Engel moved the adoption
of resolution offered by Supervisor
NORM.
Seconded by Supervisor spartz and
carried.
Supervisor Lavey moved that in case
of the erection ola Court House, that the
Court House, Jail and Sheriff's residence
be built in one building.
Seconded by Supervisor Stanton.
Ayes and nays called for.
Ayes-Supervisors NORM, Lavey,
Dowse, Spartz, Stanton, Jordan, Smith,
Slade, Hoye and Huetter.
Nays-None, Supervisors Head and
Engle being excused from voting.
Supervisor Smith moved that the
Board proceed to select the committee
of one from each town and ward, as pro-
vided in resolution offered by Supervisor
Lavey, and that said committee be re-
quested to report at the County Clerks
Office May 2, 1885, at one and half
o'clock P. M. of said day.
Seconded by Supervisor Jordan and
carried.
The following appointments were
made and confirmed:
John Hartnell, of Brighton G. I.
Shumway, of Bristol VIM. Stanley, Of
Pleasant Prairie r. G. Pierce, of Paris !;
r. L. Bassett, of Randall M. B. Bow
ker, of Somers w. M. Curtis. of Salem;
John P. Runkel, of Wheatland S. Doan,
LIST Ward City c. Schend, I'd Ward |;
q. G. Simmons, Sd Ward Edgar PEN
meyer, 4th Ward.
Supervisor Engle moved that said
committee be allowed two dollars per
day and mileage, and that the Chairman
and County Clerk be authorized to issue
orders for same.
Seconded by Supervisor Lavey and
carried.
The following resolution was present
| ed:
Resolved, That the County Agent be
instructed to renew the insurance on
county buildings. d. HEAD.
On motion Of Supervisor Norm ,reso-
luton was accepted and adopted.
On motion of Supervisor Spartz, Board
adjourned until one o'clock p. NJ.
D. B. BENEDICT, Clerk.