Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-18
COUNTY BOARD.

The county board was in session
nearly all of last week, and nearly all
of the members were present.
The reading of bills, communications,
etc., was eliminated and upon motion
we're referred to proper committees.
Mayor Marchetti was granted per-
mission to address the board upon the
matter of tax equalization. The COM
mittee on equalization held several
and they were not very har-
monious. A report had almost been
agreed upon when R. Connor, of STRAIT
ford, offered a resolution raising the
assessment of SIX towns in amounts
from $50, 600 to so, 600 and also the city
5000, 600. The resolution was adopted
when John Manson and John Ringle OF
the city and Paul Gebhard, of the town
of Stettin, walked out. Afterward an
other conference was held and report
finally agreed upon. 1t was decided
that the city should bear % Sc per cent.
or about So, 100000 of the total valuation
and the county 76 A or about s12, 100, 900.
The building committee submitted a
report showing the expense of con-
structing the agricultural school, with
recommendations We here give the
important features of it:
To The County Board:
GENTLEMEN-You committee on
building the county school would re-
spectfully report to your honorable
body as follows: The contract was let
to John H. Foster & Son on Feb. q,
1902, for $l5, ,764 they being the lowest
bidders for the work complete. The
contractors began work early in April
and the building was turned over and
accepted by the committee on Oct. 3D..
The settlement with the contractor was
upon the basis of the original contract
of S15,774, plus the following bill Of
extras.
Here follows tabulated bill of extra
expense amounting to $430 49).
There is outstanding at the present
time unpaid bills to the amount of
IS, 960 and on hand in the treasury to
the credit of the fund 1881 80.
1t will be necessary to provide equip
ment for the manual training depart
ment, and to purchase some additional
seats. We would therefore recommend
that there be appropriated to settle out
nj nd 70 hr.xy . l,a oA nol
equipment, the sum Cf thirty-eight hun
dred dollars ($3S00).
1t is the opinion of the committee
that the county has received good alue
for the money invested. The building
could not be duplicated for the same
money. Nearly all the extras, both
within and without the contract, were
caused by the unfortunate grade on this
particular street. The sewer and the
necessity of raising the rear wing
caused much trouble and money. The
job has been carefully inspected from
time to time, and some member of the
has seen the work during
nearly every day ofits progress. Every
piece of the material that went into the
building was strictly up to the specitica-
tions, and the whole makes very sub
stantial and complete structure.
In closing we wish to say that not one
cent was expended that could possibly
be avoided, and we make this report
feeling that our work has been well
done, and that the interests of Mara
thon county have been fully protected
at all times.
We are informed that the building at
which is exactly the same
as ours without the blacksmith
shop and green house, cost S20,0o0 ex-
elusive of equipment.
The land owned by the county is
worth about 81, 500 and the building
with equipment S2l 600
The work of the contractors John II.
Foster q Son, of Ashland, was very
and every member of the
committee joins in expressing his pleas
ure in the straightforward, business
like execution of the work on the part
of the contractors.
Respectfully submitted,
.tUMDING COMMITTEE.
On Thursday the board visited the
above school and the members were
greatly surprised and pleased with the
training given. An hour spent in
the training school gave them az idea
of the good work being done in that de-
partment Then they visited the labra-
tory of the agricultural school and
watched with much interest the work
of the class in making an analysis of
soil. In the school of domestic economy
after being shown the work OF the girls
sewing class they were taken to the
kitchen where class prepared lunch
for them by frying oysters aud boiling
coffee, and the lunch was much relished.
This visit had a good effect upon the
board and will have tendency to spread
the news of the good work being done
IN this institution and gain for it friends
and scholars.
A total of about sl50,OOO was fixed for
state, school and bridge tax
j H. Reiser wss elected as member
IF the board of asylum trustees to serve
.hree years to succeed Hugo Peters,
whose term expires.
Jerry Bradley. superintendent of poor
presented his report covering a period.
HANDS