Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
WITH THE COUNTY BOARD.

Ihe county board met last Tuesday
and Continued in session until Friday
forenoon, when it adjourned. Much Of
the routine work of the general order
was performed besides other of more
Importance.
At this session two new towns were
created, so that Marathon county now
has 81. One of these was cut from the
town of Eldron. That town formerly
made up of towns 26 and 81, range 10,
and the south congressional township
ship will be the territory which will
henceforth bear new name. 1t will
be called Franzen, in honor of Chris.
Franzen, the present chairman of the
county board, and is the very south
eastern corner of the county The
other town will be made up of town 2S,
range 8, of territory formerly compos-
ing the eastern portion of the town of
Weston. This will be known as the
town of Ringle being named after Hon.
John Ringle, of this city. This act is
not to 60 into effect, however until
after the spring election, after which
time the new towns will be organized.
a petition was presented by the Wis
consin Valley Advancement associa-
ton, asking for an appropriation of
$3.50 to be used for the purpose of adver-
tising the natural resources of this fer
tile valley. A vote was taken on the
matter and the same granted, 25 voting
for the appropriation while IS were
against the measure. The money is not
to be paid, however, until the other
four counties of the valley have taken
like action, and two of thes have done |
So This money when paid over and |
used for the purpose intended will bring |
returns to the county ten fold the
amount Of the insignificant sum appro-
priated. Up to the present time the
money expended for this purpose has
been paid in by private individuals and
of the vast amount of advertising done |
Marathon county can justly claim that |
iG has received the largest share, there
fore it is but just that some of this
money ought to be paid by the county
at large, for the results do not help one
section of the county, hut the entire
county is benefited, and the snail sum
of $3.50 will net be felt by the tax payers
to any extent. We therefore say that
the county board done wise act, not
withstanding tho vote of 1S of its mem
bers.
The committee to which had been re-
ferred the work of entering into an
agreement with the newly elected sher-
iff as to salary, made its report and the
same was accepted. By the terms of
the agreement Sheriff Marquardt is to
receive salary Of $4,000 with fees,
and 81 600 yearly for the board of pris-
oners. This is an increase in the latter
item of $400 over that paid to the out
going sheriff, Thos. Malone, and be-
sides this Mr.. Marquardt receives com
pensation for all work done for other
counties
The bid of the Riverside Hospital Of
fering to administer medical treatment
to county patients for the sum of $500
per year was accepted.
The salary of the court house janitor
was increased from 800 to $3.50, and
Janitor Waterhouse reelected, and the
salary of the poor superintendent raised
from 500 to $500 with 5000 for help hire.
The bonds of the county officers were
accepted.
The board appropriated $3.50 for a
county exhibit at the next state fair.
FREQ Bernitt, chairman of the print
ing committee, was instructed to ascer-
tain the cost of establishing a county |
printing Office to do the county print
ing, and to report on the same at the
next June meeting. AS nearly all
farmers have had wide experience in
the printing business of course a sue
cess will be made of this new venture
if it ever materializes.