The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-05-04
OUR NEW COUNTY BOARD.
Ii Organized Monday Last and
Eelected Don Culver Chairman.
committees Appointed and I'm.
portant Resolutions Adopted.

are ie.t 10 tell the tale OF the April con-
ftlct. All the rest are new members
out by no means green politicians nor
men lgnornnt Of their duties some of
them having served in the same capar-
/ lty on former occasions.
The personale of the new board is as
follows, by which it will be seen that
there are eight Republicans, four Dem
ocrats and one Independent:
I First ward James Bardon Democrat
second ward-Michael : Bright Democrat
/ Third ward-LcwiS Larson $50. Republican
Fourth ward-AdoIph Reedfors Republican
ruth ward-Gust J. Johnson. Repub lean
sixth ward-Frank II. Decker. Indcpendent
seventh ward-Don ;. Culver. Republican
Eighth ward-David Burnett Republican
Nlnth ward-ManguS chatham. Republican
/ Observation-Disclosures Mcclure . Democrat
Gordon-kcHncth McLaggan. Republican
/ ouperior-Frank Desmond .-....... Democrat
bruie-Ihomas Dohcrty. ........ Republican
| Some individuals started a cock and
Dull story recently to the effect that Mr.
Doherty had not properly qualified az
chairman of the town board for the
town of Brule and that he was not,
! therefore, entitled to seat on the
county board, hut that Mr.. CONFESS,
who was defeated at the polls for re-
election two TO one, would hold over.
But 1t transpircs that this was all bosh.
and that Mr.. Doherty was regular and
took his seat on the board without any
challenge from any one
Tho roll h.ip,, -
clerk, the next thing in order was the
election of 4 chairman. The people
generally expected Mr.. Don Culver to
be elected to this position and they
were not disappointed. Mr.. Culver
was nominated by UT. Bardon and
there being no opposition he was de-
clared unanimously elected.
After returning thanks (and passing
the cigars for the unexpected honor,
the Lew chairman produced a sheet of
paper and from it read off his list of
committees a. follows:
Approval of bonds-Burnett, Bright
and Becker.
Roads and bridges-McLaggan, John
son, pohertv, Reedfors, Desmond, Lar
son, Mcclure and Bardon
Finance and taXcs-Bardon, Des-
mOnd and Chalman.
Miscellaneous claims-Decker, Lar
son and Doherty.
Public grounds and dings-Bright,
Burnett and Chalman.
Sheriff and court-McLaggan, Bright
and Burnett.
Public printing. stationery and blank
Reedfors, johnson and Mcclure
Railroads-Larson, Bardon and Me
Clure.
Woikhouse-Chalman, Dohcrty, Bur
! nett and Recdfors
Poor farm and support Of poOr-Des-
mond, Larson and Mcclure.
Examination and cancellation of
county orders and juror certificates
Doherty, Reedfors, Decker and John
son.
Observation-Disclosures, McLaggan
and Decker
Rules-Dcckcr, Bardon and Mcclure.
Supervisor Johnson then introduced
the following resolution which was
adopted without opposition:
'hESoNEp, That the sale of tax GER
t'lISl,JS a' lesS man la'e anu lcea ~, ID
| permitted to redeem without paying
| interest If the county owns the certh-
! Gates.
/ This would Indicate very radical di-
erosion from the tactics OF the old
| board. The old board always seemed
to be playing INTO the hands VI the
! capitalists, and seemed to think that
the unfortunate owner, who could not
/ pay his tax and whose lot was sold
under the Ireasurer,s hammer, had no
! rights IN equity or otherwise, which
county board was bound to respect, and
IN consequence OF thus new tangled iHea
! theS ii"i ie5I9,"'''i 80 'li"' '''o o'i,'''''-
/ LIST VINO could BUY ccftlhcateS IN FIo,ooo
/ lots could receive the discounts provid
ed for in the above resolution. but the
,.,;,l a.
o"Aoi u 'iic Ftol'Si'S vas ''''''
! privilege. II the owner wished TO re-
! deem ms property ne must pay Tue
/ uttcrmost farthIn@. FOR TINS reason
alone it is remarkable that any member
~ ,,,,,.I sl,o,,l.t l,,,., l,oo,, va
VI NV v'0
eIecteu. we ihihh II Is 3""u poIlCN
I to invite and encourage outside capital
to come here, by all honorable and le-
gItlmate methods and with as much
generosity as comPatlpie with sa1e
pense of the original property owner or