Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07

present year the work in the Office Of the Dis
trict Attorney has increased to such an extent
that IL is nearly impossible for one man 10 after.
to the same. have been obliged to hire tDe
assistance of steDographers in the trial OF tne
Schwantes murder case. Up 10 the present time
there have been nearly seventy cases that have
looked after in Justice, municipal aud circuit
courts The~- is large amount of stebSgraphi-
cal work to be done on each one of the cases
that are now pending, and | would respectfully
req your honorable body 10 autf orize me 20
appoint strnosraIher TOR such time as The
work in the psiee Of the District Attorney all
ifecessitate he services of the same and that
you fix the salary of said stenographer at either
certa n amount per day or at a sum total
l do not ask you L, furnish me with stenog-
p rIniSsion of your honorable lsody to have The
services OF a sten0grapher when the same are
needed; and IN this connection might say that
proba bly, the actual time that ] would he obliged
to US sienograper would not exceed FIVE
six months in year. Thsre has been large
amount If work ia the office OF the District At
torney ibis year sm informed by my prede-
cessors that III to the present time there has
been more work than they have had during the
entire Term OF their Office, and one Of them in
forms me that during the entire four years he
was office he has not had as mach wor6
have bad uD to this time.
| make this request reluctantly and mindful
the fact that 1t might be as attempt
ing 10 get in little extra addition to the
salary which is paid me by the county. but
assure you gentlemen that such is not my inteu-
ton. l only wish such assistance as Is actually
Cbauter 1874 of the laws Of 1901 authorizes the
Disirie; Attorney with the approval of the
County Board to appoint assistants, stenographer
and clerks. do not ask you T., appoint any
assistants clerk but only to allow me to
have the use of stenographer when it is abso-
lutely necessary for the proper management OF
the cases, impOrtant they are. to properly con-
duct the in prosecution and aid me in expediting
matters when in court
La this connection l want to say that the
Schwantes trial which has just been completed,
has not cost Marathon county one cent for at
torney's fees. and believe that am justified ia
saying that it Is the cheapest trial of of that
importance and magnitude that has ever been
had in this or any otner county. L had the as
sistance of Hon. Neal Brown in the prosecution
Of this case without compensation to him.
Respectfully submitted.
Fred w Genrich. Dist Attorney.
The above communication heretofore referred
to the Committee ON Judiciary and said COM
mittee reported thereon as follows
Whereas, Chapter 1874 Of the cav of 1901. an-
thorizes the District Attorney with the consent
and approval of the County Board to appoint a
stenographer etc. ard whereas. the work in the
work in the Office OF the District Attorney makes
it necessary to appoint stenographer for the
District Attorney
Now. Therefore, II is hereby resolved by the
County Beard of SUPERVISORS of Marathon county
that the District Attorney of said county be and
he is hereby given authority to appoint steno-
grapher in his Office for the period OF not to ex-
coed months in each year.
1t is further resolved. that the salary OF said
stenOgrap her or compensation to be above | tor
III ralue, be the sum of not to exceed three
dollars per day; that the salary of said steno-
erapher be paid frt m the treasury OF the County
as other SALARIES of County Officers are now paid.
1hai upon the appointment OF said stenogra pher
the District Attorney file with the County Clerk
his certificate of such appointment. and the
Chairman and Jerk of this B ard are hereby
authorized and empowered TO draw an order Cor
sud stenographer upon the certificate OF the
District Attorney certifying the number OF days
said stenOgraDh, employed IN said Oiflce
from time to Tune ] W Saiter,
Chairman.
On motion carried the above report and recon-
mendatlon of the Judiciary Committee was
adopted
The following communication was then read
and on motion OF Mr.. Gilbert ortered spread
upon the proceedings of this board and to be
fled in the Office of the Clerk.
ordinance No q for the maintenance by the
Village of It's own Streets and Bridges.
The Village Board of the Village of Athens do
erdain as follows.
Section /. The said Village OF Athens shall
keep in repair and maintain and layout, erect
and build the same may be needed, its own
streets, bridges and free of any charge.
claim or expense upon the county for the ga me,
or any portion thereof.
Section ii A certified copy of this ordir ance
shall be. by the village clerk. forwa.ueS TO the
County Clerk of the county of Marathon. To the
end that the property within sad village may be
excluded by such c'erk in levying county taxes
from the assessment for the expense of maintain
ing. laying out erecting or building any streets.
village within said county.
section III. Ibis ordinance shall be emf ced
from and after its pa sage and publication.
Signed. Henry kreutZer, Pres ldeLt.
Countersigned, I Riley, Clerk.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, 60
county of Marathon
/ hereby certify that the above attached is
true and correct copy of Ordinance II for the
maintaince by the Village of its own streets and
bridges. as adopted by the village board of the
Village of Athens at their regular meeting on
the 22nd day. of October 1901 and that it WAS
given TO be published in the Athens Record" to
the Alden Printing Co. of this Village on the
2ird day of October 10 II to appear in tn cir week
ly issue of October 9th 1901:
J Riley Village Clerk
The following was then rea and on motion re-
ferred to Committee on h9Nts and Bridges.
To the Couhty Board:
Gentlemen: 1t has become absolutely neces-
sary to extend the approaches on the bridge in
the Town OF Bergen over the Eau Peine River
on the Section Line between sections 10 and 10,
Town % Range 6.
The cost of these repairs will be six hundred
Is6O0l dollars, of which the town raised at the
last annual meeting the sum OF three hun ired
dollars The Board of the town of Bergen
through its Chairman respectfully requests the
County d ard to appropriate the sum of three
hundred S300 dollars to assist the said town on
said bridge. Dated November 18th; l9cl
RESPECTFULLY, Fred Bower.
petition of SO Free holders praying to have
new town created. same being part of town 26.
East, was read and on molten referred to COM
mittee on Judiciary
To the County Board OF Supervisors OF Mara
thOn County. Wis:
Your committee on Salaries and Fees beg leave
to report that we have examined the several bills
reftrred 10 us and recommend that same be al
lowed as follows: Claim No. 36l allowed at SIS 70;
1913 at ABB As; and County Committee pay roll at
$l335 78. On motion the report of the committee
was adopted,
Mr.. Gerhard moved that the so called Mara
teon and Steltin Bridge petition acted upon at
last January meeting. be now read ADD that the
same be re referred to the. Committee on Roads
and Bridges. Motion carried.
To the County Board; Your Committee on
Delinquent Taxes would respectfully report hat
they have examined the bills referred them
and recommend that same b. sposed OF as
follows: Clam, No 325 be allowed at $40 AZ
and that 20 81 he charged TO the City of Wausau,
32l be allowed at o. W.. 10 be disallowed and
~ ~ be charged to Town kronenwetter, 5 As to
Town Pike Lake, IA TO Town bay and is &c to
Town Hewitt; 32S allowed at A a. and same be
cearged to Town Emmett s29 allowed al IS 30
cate loo sale 1899 is redeemed in the office of the
County CLERK, aud that l9 SO be charged u town
Bergen. IL be charged 10 Town knowlton, IL ii
charged to Pike Lake, Is AZ Town Franzen, IL w
to Town Kronenwetter and 2S - to Town
Elderon; $50 be allowed at IL o. and charged to
following towns: Weston 3 Is, Eau Piein 20.
Knowlton | rs, Texas 3 Sc and County Oh. and
that l733 be disallowed being certificates Nos.
AIS, 4l9, 42D aud 424 sale of 1873 which your COM
mittee do not consider to be illegal ms the land
d,a not become county land until December Goth
1891. 33t be allowed ut 10 % and that said amount
be charged to town Bergen; 446 be allowed at 70
and charged to town NOfrie; AL allowed nc 10
and charged TO town Eau Pleine; 44S allowed at
3 "a and charged to town Weston; 449 allowed 1t
81 and that same be charged TO town Vein; and
on the petition of the City of Wausau asking that
the county cancel alledged improper charges
against said city and in favor of Marathon coun-
~, your committee recommend that the County
Clerk be instructed 10 credit the City Of Wausau
with the charges of sol IL and % AZ, making
s. "a to be CRESTED the City of Waussu on the
IrpASnrerS books