The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22
MORNING SESSION.

The County Boarc of Supervisors O
kenosha county convened pursuant t
adjournment, and was called to order
by the Chairman, d. Head.
Upon call of roll by the Clerk all the
members responded.
Supervisor Dowse moved that the
Board adjourn for one half hour, to give
special committee on Court House an
opportunity to make their report.
Seconded by Supervisor Engle.
Mr.. z. G. Simmons presented com
munication, which was read before the
Board, as follows:
kENoSHA, Wis, June 5, 1885.
10 the Chairman of Board of Supervisors.
GENTLEMEN:-Sinc my former COM
munication and proposition was made
to your honorable body I have made
further investigation and have consulted
with several builders and architects, and
from the new evidence and information
obtained | am lead to believe that it
will be better and wiser for the County
Board to increase the sum of $4,000
fixed in my former proposition to $685.
600. If you will do this l will add one
thousand dollars TO my contribution.
also feel authorized to say that Mr.. Ed
ward Balm will contribute one thousand
dollars. This will be equivalent to do.
mating the site and seven hundred dol
lars additional. 1t will then stand $685.
600 for county, 5000 for city, and g.
600 for myself, and 81, 900 for Mr.. Balm.
This will make the total $31, 900.
For this sum of $4,000 the county
will get the new site, worth al the lowest
valuation So, 900, and new Court House,
new Jail and Sheriff's residence, ali
modern, well and substantially built,
with the possibility that with care and
economy this sum of So, 900 may be re-
duced, and the certainty that in no event
can the sum be increased.
Very respectfully,
z. G. SIMMONS.
P.S. If any member of this Board
will assume the responsibility and risk
that assume in making the proposition
I have, Or, in other words, take my place,
I will give the county five thousand dol
lars. z. G. SIMMONS.
Supervisor Head presented the follow
ing:
Resolced, That the communication of
Mr.. q. G. Simmons be accepted and
placed on file. d. HEAD.
On motion of Supervisor Spartz, reso-
luton was accepted and adopted.
Supervisor Dowse suggested that SUI
pervisors Jordan and Slade be added to
special committee on county buildings.
There being no objection, the Chair
man announced their appointment on
said committee.
Question on adjournment for one-hslf
hour called up and carried.
The Board convened ut the expiration
of the time above named, and was called
to order by the Chairman, d. Head. All
members present
The committee on county buildings
made the following report
We, your committee, beg leave to
submit the following report, and recon-
mend that Mr.. Simmons proposition
be accepted, and recommend an appro-
priation from the county of $23, 600 al
so recommend the present plans, with
notifications, if desirable.
j. HOYE,
w. p; =. I o. oss Special Committee
S. D. SLADE, oi' ~o''''S cummings
III. T. JORDAN.
Supervisor Dowse moved that the re-
port of the committee be accepted and
adopted.
Seconded by Supervisor Engle.
Ayes and nays called for, resulting as
follows
Ayes--supervisors Dowse, spartz,
Stanton, Jordan, Bloss, Slade, Hoye,
Huetter, Engle and Head (10).
Nays--Supervisors NORM and Lavey
~.
Report Of committee declared adopted.
On motion of Supervisor Slade, Board
adjourned until one o'clock P. H., sharp.
ID. B. BENEDICT, Clerk.