Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-03

We would again call the attention Of the District At
toney to the case Of Matthias kOuer above named for
of $500 per week and request that said District Attorney
investigate said with the State Board of Control
session held in November 1880 e pages Is and IS of the
proceedings then had and the resolution there stately
November l7th 1896 J. W. COCHRAN, Chm.
On motion the committee s report was adopt
ed with recommendation to the District Attorney
attached thereto.
The judiciary committee recommended that
the bill of St. Joseph Hospital Marsh6eld, for $50
be rejected.
F. A Cady moved an amendment to the com
mittees recommendation, that the bill be allowed
III full as presented. The roll was called and re-
suited as follows:
Ayes-Mews, Nash, Schnabel, Arpin E. P,
Sampson, Wheelan, Christensen, Kalshed, Cady
McLees Bartels, Conner, Juno, Fechhelm, Kohel,
Hooper, Boynton, Bowden Phillips, McKercher,
Lereaux Brostowitz, Mullen, Searls. Total a.
Nays-Cochran, Brown Ever. Total 3.
Bill allowed in full as presented.
!. w Cochran, chairman of the Judiciary COM
nittee, read the following resolution and moved
it's adoption:
To the County Board Of Supervisors Of Wood County,
GeaHemen:-YOur committee on Judiciary to whom re-
ferred the sheriff bills incurred since last annual meeting
would respectfully report that have carefully examined
all OF SAD DIS Item by tem ana Nerihed the same by
comparsO with commitments and justice statements and
all other possible, and endorsed find
ings and recommendation each thereof separately
and file the herewith We would further that
for the eleven months commencing November 1St, 1895
and ending October St 1896 the said sheriff bills stated
by him aggregate S61 of which amount there charged
for board OF prisoner at the OF Seventy five cents per
day aggregatng 1925 days beard the of $C6S75 At
the rate of fly cents day for boarding prisoners this
item the aggregate of the several items charged
board of prisoners would amount the of only
Making saving to the county in period OfeeVen months
of the of 1856 % and of the opinion that with
the COnVenenCeS at hand for of prisoners in the
jail and in view of present prices that the of fifty
cents per day for board of prisoners in the county jail
ample and sufficient. We therefore recommend that from
and after the first Monday in January 1897 the price to be
allowed to the sheriff for board and of prisoners be the
of fifty cents each per day.
Nov. Il, 1896. J. ". COCHRAN.
Chairman.
On motion the resolution was adopted and
the per diem therein recommended for the board of
prisoners was fixed at so cents per day for each
prisoner.
P. N. Christensen, member of the Finance
committee, read their report upon the Soldiers
Relief Commission, which had been referred to
them for examination, as follows:
To the Honorable the County Board Of Supervisors, Of
Wood County, Wisconsin. GetleDe:-We the undersigned
officers and members of the Soldiers Relief Fund
mission beg leave to to honorable body fol-
lows:
We find that the amount hand Nov. 18th, 1895,
$1964 instead of &24SO9 then reported We have
received from County Treasurer last years appropriations
$780, making total receipts S6964 We also find that Mr.
L. ShumWay present at the time last years report
made and did not report the amounts he had paid out
for that year, which $1,000. The following named
have received aid follows by l. SUBWAY in 1885,
Mrs. J. Elliott, Babcoc .....................$ 81