The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

County, Wisconsin.
Annual Session, November, 1894,
and January 1895.
NOVEMBER 13, 1894
The County Board of Kenosha
County, Wisconsin, was called to
order by Chairman Bishop at 2
O'Clock p. m.
Upon cali of the roll the following
members Of the Board responded
as their names were called:
Supervisor w. V. Gull, Jr., from
the town Of Brighton
Supervisor George Curtis, from
the town of Bristol.
Supervisor G. A. Dewey, from
the First Ward, city of Kenosha.
Supervisor John Penzger, from
the Second Ward, city of Kenosha.
Supervisor F. H. Hall, from the
Third Ward, city of Kenosha.
Supervisor Jacob Ernst, from the
Fourth Ward city of Kenosha
Supervisor Herman Swantz, from
the town of Paris.
Supervisor B. c. Dowse, from
the town of Pleasant Prairie
Supervisor It. G. Kingman, from
the town of Salem.
Supervisor Enoch Haigh, from
the town of Somers
Supervisor ]. B. Lohaus, from
the town of Wheatland
All the members present except
Supervisor John F. Reynolds, town
of Randall
Credentials of Mr.. T. Hoffman of
the town of Randall, read as fol-
lows:
To Joseph E. Dazton, County Clerk
Of the City OF Ken0sha:
I the undersigned, Town Clerk
of the town of Randall, in said
county do hereby certify that, at a
meeting of the Supervisors, of said
town, duly held therein on the 18th
-dav Of November, 1894 Mr. L.
Hoffman one OF said Supervisors,
was duly designated to attend the
meeting of the County Board to be
held On the 18th day of November,
1894, and to act as d member of
said County Board from said town,
John T. Reynolds, the Chairman of
said town being unable to attend
said meeting of the County Board
BEN KERKHoFF,
Town Clerk of the town Of Randall
Dated at Bassett on the 18th day
of Nov. 1894.
Supervisor Hall moved that the
credentials of Mr.. L. Hoffman be
accepted and he be given q place on
the Board
Seconded by Supervisor Lohaus
and carried.
The Chairman stated that the first
order of business was the election
OF a permanent Chairman of the
County Board.
Supervisor Lohaus moved that
we proceed to an informal ballot for
permanent Chairman of the County
Board
Seconded and carried.
Moved and carried that the Chair
man appoint two tellers.
The Chair appointed Supervisors
Kingman and Ernst as tellers.
The result of the informal ballot
was Us follows:
The whole number of ballots cast
was twelve 12) of which number.
Supervisor T. G. Kingman received
seven ~; Supervisor George Curtis
received two (2); Supervisor B. c
Dowse received one ~; Blank re
ceive<l two a.
Moved and carried that the in
formal ballot for Chairman be de
clared formal and Supervisor King
man be declared the unanimous
choice oE the County Board
Supervisor Kingman was there
upon declared elected Chairman of
the County Board of Supervisors
for the ensuing term.
Fix Chairman Bishop then adj
dressed the Board in a few we'll
chosen farewell remarks.
Supervisor Kingmrn upon taking
the chair, thanked the Board in a
few wetl-chosen remarks and ex-
pressed the hope that the business
of the County would be conducted
barruOpiorc1v and in the intarnSt of
the county.
Supervisor Curtis moved that the
y Chair appoint committee of three
: to recommend the standing com
mittees of this Board.
Seconded and carried
The chair appointed Supervisors
Curtis, Lohaus and Dewey said
committee.
Moved and carried that this com
nittee have until 9 O. clock tomorrow
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