The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18


Motion carried.
The Chairman thereupon declared
that the assessment of the County
, as determined by the Committee of
the whole be adopted by the County
Board, and was approved by the
Chairman by an endorsement upon
said report as follows,
/ hereby approve of the report of
the Committee of the whole on
County assessment, and ratify the
same. GEO. CURTIS,
Chm. Of Co. Board
Supervisor Hall moved that com
mittee on Sheriffs' accounts make
contract with sheriff conditionally
that said contract be ratified by
County Board.
Motion carried.
Bond of Charles H. Gonnermann
as County Agent, and bond as
Coroner, was presented and referred
to committee on Official bonds.
Committee on Sheriff S accounts
report on contract with Sheriff
elect John ]. Abel
To the County Board Of Supervisors
Of Kenosh0 County:
GENTLEMEN:- We your committee
on sheriffs' accounts, beg leave to
report that we have agreed with
Sheriff elect John J . Abel. on the
terms OF contract for his services
as sheriff of said county for one
year beginning on the fourth day of
January A. D. 1897, and we here
with present the said contract
signed by your committee.
JOHN B. KUPFER,
NJ L. HOFFMAN, Com.
D. J. VINCENT.
The Sheriffs' contract was read,
and on motion of Supervisor Hall
the contract between Sheriff-elect
John J. Abel and Kenosha county
was ratified by the Board as the
contract for the ensuing year
BOND OF j. j. ABEL WITH REPORT OF
COMMITTEE on THE SAME.
Know all men by these presents,
that we, John J. Abel, as principal,
and 2. G.. Simmons, Charles c.
Brown, William F. Fisher, J. A.
Jackson and George A. Yule, all of
the Countyof Kenosha, in the State
of Wisconsin, as sureties. are held
and firmly bound unto the County
of Kenosha, in the State of Wiscon-
sin, in the penal sum of Fifteen
thousand us ,OOO) dollars; for which
payment well and truly to be made
we bind ourselves, our and each of
our heirs, executors and admins
traitors, jointly and severally, firmly
by these presents.
Sealed with our seals and dated
this 18th day of November A. D.,
1896.
Whereas, the above bounden
John J. Abel was elected to the
office of Sheriff of the County of
Kenosha, in the State of Wisconsin,
on the third day Of November, A.
D., 1896;
Now, therefore, the condition of
this obligation is such, shat if the
said John J. Abel, his undersheriff
and his deputies shall well and
faithfully in all things perform and
execute the duties of the office of
Sheriff of the said County of Keno
sha, in the State of Wisconsin dur
ing his continuance in Office, by
virtue of the said election, without
fraud, deceit or oppression; and
shall pay over all moneys that may
come into his hands as such Sheriff,
or into the hands of his under
sheriff or deputies; and shall deliver
to his successor all writs, papers
and other things pertaining to his
Office, which may be so required by
law, then this obligation shall be
void otherwise to be and remain in
full force.
Signed and sealed in presence OF
PETER FISHER,
MAMIE CoRCORAN.
John J Abel, LSealJ
q. G.. Simmons, [Seall
William F. Fisher, TSeal]
Charles G. Brown, TSeal]
+. A. Jackson, rSeal]
George A. Yule [Seal]
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Kenosha.
z. G. Simmons, Charles G.
Brown, William f. Fisher, J. A.
Jackson and George A. Yule, being
first duly sworn on oath, each for
himself doth depose and say, that he
is bonafide resident of the County