Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
CONTINUED from last week.


man Cady.
Roll called and quorum present.
Notice of illness of Supervisor E. A.
Tenant was read by the chair.
Communication of Gender &
Preschke Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, in
regard to equipping the clerk of courts
vault with steel fixtures in similar
manner that the county clerks vault
was equipped two years ago, was read
by Chairman T. A. Cady.
Moved and seconded that the COM
munication be laid upon the table.
Motion carried.
Moved the reading Of journal of last
meeting be dispensed with. Carried.
Res0lred, That the Board Of Equal
iZation for work on committee, night
of November 18th, November session,
be allowed one day extra. l.. NJ. Nash,
John Juno, VIM. \. Zelm, James K.
p. Hiles, E. P. Arpin and Fred
Schultz, committee.
Moved and seconded that resolution
be adopted. Motion adopted by fol
lowing vote:
Ayes - Moerke, Schultz, Cochran,
Nash, Schnabel, E. p. Arpin, BOetcher,
Wood, Tallant, Cady, Noll, BartelS,
Lupient. Juno, Fechhelm, Stuhser,
Hooper, Woodwork, Ludewig, Ward,
Zelm, Phillips, McTayish, BrOstowitz,
Knuteson, Jos. Il. Arpin.
NOeS-Bennett.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Supervisor John Juno:
Be It ReSOlUed, That committee of
three be appointed by the chairman of
this board to secure bids and prices
for q suitable site for county insane
asylum and to make full report at the
next meeting of the board.
Dated Feb. ID, A. D. 1899.
On motion resolution was adopted.
The clerk read the following reso-
luton:
BE II Res0lred. That the county
clerk and chairman Of this board of
supervisors be and hereby are author
lied and instructed to issue necessary
county orders monthly to pay the sal
aries of all county officers and the
necessary running expenses of the
courthouse. jail and other county
buildings, and the janitOr employed.
No bill shall be paid nor order drawn
by said clerk and chairman for any
repairs or permanent Improvements on
said county buildings, but all such
bills shall be filed by the clerk and
presented TO the county beard for con-
SideratiOn at it's next meeting.
l.. L., tod fnr ont foF
running expenses of county buildings
shall be properly verified and none
shall be paid by said officers or orders
drawn therefor unless approved in
writing by the chairman of the COM
mittee on public property.
Dated Feb. 10, A. d. 1899.
Moved and seconded that the reSo-
luton be laid on the table for the
present. Motion carried.
The f flowing resolution read by the
clerk
Be Il Res0lred, That the spreading
upon the minutes and the publication
of the proceeding of the board OF
supervisors and of the report Of the
cred sufficient publication of the
list of county orders cancelled and
the county clerk is instructed accord
ingly.
On motion resolution was adopted.
Supervisor BartelS introduced and
read the following resolution:
Be 1t RcSoJred That there be and
hereby is appropriated to Fred Jones,
formerly supervisor OF this board
and chairman from the town of
Auburndale, the sum of one hundred
tWenty-three dollars and twenty cents
1929. POI out of any monies not other
wise appropriated, in order to enable
said Fred Jones to settle the judg-
ment of W. H. Bulge against said
Jones for medical treatment of Albert
PanZlatf. Il pauper or poor person, and
which said Fred Jones had guaranteed
Wood county not having at the time
said services were rendered q lawful
county poor commissioner at Marsh
field or for the northern district.
Dated Feb. Is, 4. ID. 1899.
Moved that resolution be adopted.
Report of district attorney on petit
tiOn of Fred Jones was called for.
District Attorney d. d. Conway
read the following report on petition
OF Fred Jones:
The within petition having been
referred to me for an opinion as to
whether it was proper charge against
Wood county, will state that in my
opinion it is not legal charge against
the county.
Signed. ID. ID. CONWAY,
cDiSt. Atty.
Moved and seconded that report of
district attorney be accepted and
placed on file. Carried.
Supervisor Z. p. Arpin presented
the following resolution:
Resolred. That the matter, petition
of Fred Jones, claim of DR.. Bulge
against eX-chairman of Auburndale.
Fred Jones, which has been put in
Judgment against Mr.. Jones be referred
to the district attorney with inStruc-
tiOnS to confer with DR.. Bulge and
Mr.. Jones and see if a satisfactory
and full settlement can be made upon
payment of 5000, and that the dis
trict attorney and chairman of this
board be authorized to pay said sum
upon satisfaction of all claims and
costs.
Moved and seconded that resolution
be adopted.
On call of roll, motion was lost by
following vote:
AyeS-MOerke, Schultz. Schnabel.