Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-09
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
COURT HOUSE,

COURT HOUSE, |
Wednesday May /, 1895. !
The Board of Supervisors of Wood
County, Wisconsin, met in special
session on call May LIST, 1895, at . o'clock
p. m, and was called to order by Geo.
H. Smith, Chairman
Roll called and the following members
answered to their names:
Arpin, E. P, First Ward of Grand Rapids
Arpin, A. L., Town of Vesper
Alexander, l.. NJ, Town of Port Edwards
BoWden, w. H., Town of Remington 49,
Brown, Geo. W, First Ward of PittsylIe9
Baker, f. c., Fourth Ward of Marshheld
Cochran, ]. W., First Ward of Centralia
Christensen, P. N, Town Of Lincoln
Cady, Frank A., Second Ward OF Marshheld
Ever, L. l., Town of RIchfeld
Hartel Fred, Town of Rock
Huer Chas, Second Ward of Pittsville
HileS james, Town Of W ood
Hooper, VIM, Village of Nekoosa
Jones' Fred, Town of Auburndale
Juno, John, Sixth Ward of Marshfied
KOpf John, Town of MilladOre
Kaished, H., First Ward of Marshficld
Korth August Town of Marshtield
Mullen, Peter Town of Saratoga
Nash l.. NJ, Second Ward of Cenrralia
Phillips F., Town of Rudolph
Sampson, II. A., Second Ward of Grand Rapids
Schnabe, John, Third Ward of Centralia
Smith, Geo H., Town Of Sherry
Searles, Jacob, Town of Seneca
Scheynock, Frank, Town of Sigel
Jpham, + R., Third Ward of Marshfcld
Ncdder, c. S., Fifth Ward of Marshfeld
Williams, Geo. L., Third Ward of Grand Rapids
Wheelan Edward, Fourth Ward Grand Rapids
Wood, NJ. B., Third Ward of Pittsville
Wood, c. H., Town of Grand Rapids
D. r. Coon, Village Of Auburndale,
absent.
All members present were sworn in
by the Clerk.
On motion of l.. NJ Nash, Mr.. Geo.
II. Smith was unanimously reelected
chairman.
Frank A. Cady of Marshfeld, read
and introduced the following resolution:
WHEREAS, On the LIST day of November,
A. d. 1894, there was served upon
Frank IT, Rourke, then County Clerk
of Wood County, Wisconsin, notice,
the following of which is a true copy,
toWit:
MADISON, Oct. 10Th, 1894.
County Clerk,
Wood County,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
Dear SRA recent inspection of tie
Wood County Jail, develops the fact
that it is a basement jail, dark and lily
ventilated and must be an unhealthfnl
place in which to keep prisoners; that
ii is insufficient as to room and is so
constructed as to not hold prisoners
securely, with ordinary vigilance on the
part of the officers in charge.
1t is the opinion of the Board that
the defects cannot be remedied and
that u new iall should be constructed.
You are hereby notified that if with
III one year after the receipt of this
notice a new Jail is not constructed, the
Board will condemn the present jail,
under Section 565a, Chapter 21S of the
laws of 1889. By the Board,
Attest: d. S. Comfy, j. +. JONES,
Secretary, President.
AND, WHEREAS, The visit of said
Board of Control of the State of Wis
consin to said jail was made without any
request from the County Board of
Supervisors of Wood County, and the
examination thereof made without
notice, and
WHEREAS, The facts are that said jail
as now constructed and used is not
dark and lily ventilated contains ample
and sufficient room to accommodate all
prisoners belonging to Wood County,
and is a healthful place to keep prisoners
and is so constructed as to hold
prisoners securely with ordinary vigi-
lance on the part of the officers in
charge, and
WHEREAS, We believe that said jail,
by the making of certain repairs and
improvements thereon, may be placed
in Il first-clasS condition for use and
occupancy, and it being our judgment
that the notice served by the Board OF
Control upon said County Clerk is
unfair and does not state the true
condition of said Wood County Jail
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result III imposing great burdens upon
Wood county by way Of taxation,
Nov. THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED
That we do petition and request that
another inspection and examination OF
said Wood County Jail be ordered and
made by the present State Board OF
Control for the State Of Wisconsin
with a view of ascertaining if the
building of new jail at the present
time cannot be avoided, and for such
action as the said Board may deem tC
be proper, just and fair, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the
County Clerk of Wood County without
delay forward certified copy of this
petition and resolution to said State
Board of Control at Madison, Wiscon-
sin.
Dated, May LIST, \. d. 1895.
Mr.. Cadv moved the adoption of the
resolution, which was seconded.
Geo. l.. Williams moved to lay the
resolution on the table, which wa
seconded.
f. A. Cady then made lengthy
speech in support of the resolution
He was opposed by Geo. l.. Williams
l.. NJ. Nash and j. w. Cochran whC
favored the motion to lay the resolution
on the table.
Supervisor d. Il. Coon, of Auburn
dale, comes in. Sworn in by the clerk
The motion to lay the resolution OF
the table was carried by the following
vote:
Ayes-Arpin +. P, Arpin \. L.
Alexander, Bowden, Brown, Cochran
Coon, Ueuer, Hooper, Kopf, Mullen
Nash, Phillips, Sampson, Schnable
Alrls, Shanock, Williams, Wheelan
Wood NJ B., Wood c. II. Total 21