The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-30
THE COUNTY BOARD.

the early part of the session. The Com
mittee ON the Plank Road made an ex-
haustive report On its proceedings, stat
ing that the road was purchased and inn
proved at a total cost of &c. 664 The re-
port was adopted without debate and
the district attorney was instructed to
have the road conveyed to the towns
and the owners of adjacent property.
The report of the committee on Sheriff
and Justice claims was step toward an
innovation. While not offering any
recommendation it was evident the com
mlttee favored abolisling fees, SO far as
the county is concerned and making the
office of sheriff a salaried office. This
was not due to any exhorbitant charges
of the present sheriff, but to the difficult
ty attending an examination of fees
charged for travel which occupies al
together too much time The bill of the
sheriff allowed was 81, 800 which is quite
moderate The Board evidently thought
it best TO abolish fees and adopted a
resolution presented by Mr.. Nash that a
committee be appointed to investigate
and to determine and report some basis
for fixing salary for the sheriff taking
into account the services he is likely TO
perform as determined by present duties.
The chair appointed as such committee
Messrs. Nash, Spencer, Chloupek, Dan
forth and Dassler.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Nash, and unfortunately beaten, requir
ing future committees on assessment to
sit in session some time before the Board
convenes, so that its report may be be-
fore the Board for some time before its
adoption. A resolution did pass requir
ing the committee to explain on what
basis the value of different towns was
equalized, SO that future reports will
have this feature, one to be commended.
A committee from the city council
was present on Monday and requested
that a committee be appointed by the
Board to confer on the erection of de-
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the city and county. Such committee
was appointed
The report of the Committee on AS
sessment was made on Monday after
noon 1t was made special order for
Tuesday afternoon at clock. The re-
port of the Committee will be found in
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total valuation OF the county $11, 400, 119
an increase of $3.50, 1873. There are sew
eral towns increased slightly and others
which have had their valuations reduc-
ed 1t was evident from comments of
the members that when the report came
up there would be fight The city
members felt that an addition of $50, 600
on a large increase in the equalization of
the year preceding was too much. OF
course there was the local assessment to
guide the committee, and this had in
creased the valuation considerably. The
towns which had been raised We're dis
posed TO fight and a hot time was pre-
dicted The assessment committee has
as members q. A, Danforth, L. Hart
ung, F. Zeman, VIM. Reinholdt and K.
A. Drews,
The contest came as was expected but
it was grad-natured as it was conceded
the committee sought to be just. The
chairman of the committee, Mr.. Dan
forth was so frank in answering ques-
tons and so honest in his statements
that he disarmed hostility, if there was
any such feeling. He was subjected to
many questions Frank Zeman in reply
to a question why the personal property of
certain towns was raised and others re-
duced, brought down the house by saying
the towns which had been raised report
ed neither bicycles or watches The
Committee knew this could not be cor
rect and hence doubted the entire assess
ment of these towns.
1t took over an hour to dispose of the
report. 1t was amended by q resolution
introduced by Mr.. Spencer and then
adopted as amended. The amendment
reduces the aggregate valuation of the
following towns as reported by the com
mittee:
Cato reduced $4,000, Kossuth S. 500.
Kiel Sl5, 900, Manitowoc S13, 000 Mani
towoc Rapids S22, 900 Maple Grove $4,000,
City of Manitowoc $40, 900, Mishicott
$1,000, Reedsville $500, Rockland S35, 900,
Two Creeks 50 600, Town of Two Rivers
So, 500, Two Rivers City $4,000
Following towns had their valuation
increased; Cooperstown $13, 439, Meeme
Sl1 ,6lS. Schleswig $50, 223
A VERY peculiar case of obtaining
money under false pretenses occurred in
the city on Saturday last. A servant
girl, who had quit her place called at
Secor Il Crolrs store and stated her EN-
ployer had purchased lead of wood
and wanted - To nav for it which