Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19


J. w Cochran, chairman of the Judiciary com
mttee. reported favorably upon the following
bills:
r GeEy Iig4 marshal do31i fees ta v a35 KS
John scRnabei committee work y SO
Ferdinand Phillips committee LIE i6
Dr. s 4 McGregor reporting Is
Mrs d John 2ibee repoTtins 285
On motion the above bills were allowed in full
as recommended by the Judiciary committee.
Bill of Martin Bever, SO 45 constable fees, re-
iected upon recommendation Of Judiciary com
mittee for the reason that it allowed IN E. +.
Ramsdell's justice statement.
The following petition from the town boards
of Auburndae and Vesper, was read by the Clerk
as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of the County Of
Wood state Of Wisconsin, Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
Board Supervisors of the town of Auburndae IN your
county uniting with undersigned Town Board of the
Town of Vesper in county hereby respectfully repre-
sent and show to you as follows
That the said town of Auburndale willing to build
and construct bridge upon the highway heretofore laid
extending north and south the section line between
Sections Township % north, of Range east;
and that the said of Vesper has voted to build and
extending south between Sections and in Township a
north of Range east in said town of NesPer Ihat te
the same bridge and is located partly in the town OF A
burndae and partly in the town OF Vesper at about the
point where said Sections 80 and 81 with said Sec
ton and /.
That the total cost of said bridge will be about the
of six hundred dollars $60O and onehaf of such cost
being proportionate amount to be paid by each OF said
Towns exceeds onefourth of per centum of all the
taxable property in each of said towns according to the
last equalized valuation.
Wherefore the undersigned Board Of Supervisors Of
the town of Auburdae and the Board of Supervisors of
the of Vesper hereby respectfully petition and pray
you that you appropriate the sum OF three hundred dollars
payment OF the construction thereof provided by Sec
ton 1919 of the Revised Statutes of this State and the
several acts amendtOy thereof and this we will ever pray
Dated this 9th day OF November A. d. 1896
Chrm Board of sup,vrs Town of Auburndale.
BARNEY RoBUs, Board of
Jos. 4. ARpIN, Town of Vesper
WHEREAS, the Town Board of Supervisors of the town
of Nesper has filed with this Board its petition setting
forth the fact that said has voted to construct
laid out between Sections and in Township p north of
Range east, at point the north side Of said town
Auburndae between Sections 33 and 81 in Township %
north of Range east which bridge will be located partly
Nesper and has provided for oneourth the cost of such
construction; and
WHEREAS, the of Auburndale is expected to and
will provide for the payment of oneourth the cost Of
such construction; and,
WHEREAS. the total of such bridge will be about
the of 5000 and will exceed oneourth of one cent
UNI of all of the taxable property in said towns of Nesper
and Auburndae according to the last equazed valuation
Now THEREFoRE, be it resolved that upon the pre-
Sentation and filing by the town of Auburndale of like
o a b t o 0e nov a 6e a o gd me
appropriated out of the general funds sum equal to one
the construction thereof under the direction of
bers of this Board to be appointed by the chairman here
power and authority with regard to the constructing and
building OF said bridge as is provided for in Section 1919
the Revised of this
amendory thereof and that said commissioner shall upon
the completion Of said work make and file with the Clerk
of this Board full and detailed statement in regard
the construction of said bridge and the cost thereof
On motion the petition was referred to the
committee on Roads and Bridges.
The chairman appointed another committee
consisting of Messrs. F. A. Cady, Edward Whee-
Ian and VIM Bowden, as Poor Farm committee
to investigate charges made against Poor Farm
Superintendent and report the same to the Board
at this session
The County Clerk read a report made by Mr.
Clarence Snyder, member of the State Board of
Control, upon the condition he found the Wood
County Poor Farm in, upon his last visit to said
institution, November II, 1896, as follows:
To the Honorable Coosy Boayd Of Supervisors of Wood
County Wisconsin. Gentlemen: Complaint having been made
to the State Board of Control that the Superintendent of
the County Poor House OF County has been guilty of
brutal and nhuman of the inmates of that
stution the undersgned committee OF said board for
the purpose has this day inspected said institution with
view of ascertainng the quality Of the management
thereof
While at the institution examined eight of the in
mates asking them many questions concerning the food
and clothing provided for them and the treatment they
Albert Abrams Without exception said inmates testified
that they had received uniformly kindly treatment at the
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good and sufficient.
saw nothing which left upon my mind the impress
that the Superintendent is brutal unneceS-
Sariy harsh his treatment of the paupers under his
charge On the the contrary far the statements of
the which
feel could have been inspired form of dreS
they We're cony ncng testimony that the management is
humane though not characterized by methods of coddlng