The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-26
AFTERNOON SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION
OF the County Board of Supervisors
of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Jan
uary IA, 1891.
The County Board of Supervisors
of Kenosha County convened at I
o'clock p. NJ, pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by
Chairman Burgess.
Upon call of the roll by the Clerk,
all the members responded except
Sups. Mygatt and Ozanne, who were
excused.
Minutes of dates January 10, IS,
and morning session Of January "A
read and approved.
The COmmittee~tO whom was re-
ferred the matter Of devlsing means
for the relief of the County Judge,
presented the following resolutions:
To tie County Board of Supervisors
Of Kenosha County, MS.
GENTLEMEN your commit
tee to whom was referred the matter
of devising means to relieve the
County Judge of clerical duties and
other relief in his office, desire to
present the following:
Resolved, That the County Board
of the County of Kenosha, Wiscon-
sin, hereby request the Legis-
lature of the State of Wisconsin to
pass law, making the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court for Kenosha County
ex-of7cio Register in Probate for
said County. That such act define
the duties Of such Register to be the
performance Of all ministerial duties
and the recording of all papers and
documents required by law to be re-
corded and the keeping of all re-
cords Of the Probate Court Of Ken
osha County, and that the salary of
such Register in Probate be fixed
and determined by the County
Board of Kenosha County, Wis.
Further resolved, That the Dis
trict Attorney of Kenosha County
draft and prepare a bill to meet re-
quirements Of the above resolution
in legal and proper manner.
Respectfully submitted,
PHILIP HARTMAN,
D. l. BURGESS, Committee.
GEORGE CURTIS,
Sup. Kupfer moved that the reso-
luton be adopted.
Seconded by Sup. Bruins and car
ried.
The District Attorney presented
contract prepared by him in pursu-
ance of the motion Of Sup Dowse-
to be executed by Sheriff Matthias
Stahl and the County of Kenosha
for services as sheriff for the present
fiscal year, The said contract was
read before the Board and is in
'isIfn guage as follows:
STATE OF WISCONSIN, &c
County Of Kenosha.
This contract and agreement made
and entered into this 18th day of
January, 1901, by and between
Matthias Stahl as Sheriff of Kenosha
County in the State of Wisconsin Of
the one part and the Board of Super
visors of Kenosha County in said
State of Wisconsin of the other part.
Witnesseth: That for and in con-
sideration Of the sum of three thous-
and four hundred $4,000 dollars
including in said sum and amount
the sheriff's salary as fixed by the
County Board of Supervisors OF
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, sad
salary being of the amount of one
thousand (I,ooo) dollars per annum
to be paid by said County to the
said sheriff at the times and in the
manner hereafter set forth. The
said sheriff hereby agrees and prom
Uses faithfully to perform by himself.
his under-sherif, his deputy sheriffs
and all other persons aiding through
or under him, all services for which
the County Of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
shall or may be liable; such services
to include the serving Of all warrants
and returns within said County and
also to include the board Of all
prisoners confined in the common
Jail Of said County as well as the
board of all transients and tramps,
whether the same be committed or
uncommitted, and washing for jail
nd any and all other services per-
formed by such sheriff, his under
sheriff and deputies within the said