Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-14
WINTER MEETING
OF the Marathon County Board of
Supervisors.


The county board met Tuesday after
noon last. too late for us to give an ae-
count of proceedings in our issuN of
that day. At the call of the meeting
nearly all members were present.
Much of the business to come before
the board at this meeting was of minor
detail and of a routine nature. Fred
Bernitt, the economist. offered reso-
luton which, should it be adopted, pro-
vides for the non payment of commit
tee-man's bill unless that bill is certified
to by the chairman of the committee.
Bernitt, in support of his resolution,
stated that he had known Of several
being paid for attending committee
meetings who had never put in an APP
pearance at those meetings, and he
proposed to cut it out. The resolution
was referred.
j. w. Salter, j. M. Lull and Jno.
Ringle, tn. committee appoined at the
November meeting to settle with the
county treasurer, reported that they
had found the affairs of that official in
first class order. Treasurer MehPs an
nual report was submitted and APP
proved.
Another committee. composed of H..
j. Blanchard, Ernst Ringle and F.
OConnor. that had been delegated to
examine The books and records Of
County Clerk w. J. Kregei, reported
the same as kept in good order. The
latter's annual report was submitted.
The board then adjourned.
The board was addressed on Wednes-
day morning by Judge W. Z. Silver
thorn, who stated that there had been
misunderstanding on the part of some
IN regard to the action he had taken in
making the public library room cir
cult court library. He quoted the law,
which gave him the right to set apart
these rooms for this purpose, but stated
that he did not desire to be arbitrary,
and whatever action the board took in
the matter, after a careful investiga=
ton, he would abide by the decision,
Later the board decided that the rooms
in question be vacated as a library and
the same turned over TO the superin.
tendent of schools as an Office, until the
completion of the training and agricul-
tural school, when the superintendent
will move his office to that building.
The rooms vacated by NJ. Lamont will
be given the sheriff for an Office.
A report was submitted by the trus-
tees of the agricultural and teachers
training school in regard to the site
selected for same, ana the estimated
cost of building. The estimated cost of
erection was S12, 500, with $500 for
heating and 81 600 for equipment, total
$4,000 The report was accepted. A
resolution was then offered by John
Ringle providing for the raising of this
amount by the sale of bonds of the de-
nomination of $500 each, at per cent.
interest, falling due at the rate of 81, 900
yearly. In adopting this resolution
every member voted yea with the ex-
ception of Fred. Bernitt.
District Atty. Genrieh established a
precedent by submitting the first an
nual report ever turned over to the
board from the office of district attor-
ney.
Reports of different committees fol-
lowed, among which was that of the
committee appointed to fix the salaries
of the county officers for the coming
year. There was a manifestation of
disapproyal on the part of some mem
bers as to the amounts of salary fixed
by this committee to be paid some Off
GERS. John Ringle addressed the meet
ing in disfavor of paying salaries out of
proportion to the amount of work done,
and stated that Marathon county was
paying larger salaries than any county
in the state with the exception of five.
He moved to refer the matter back to
the committee for reconsideration, and
recommended that the salaries of the
clerk and treasurer be reduced to 81 500
yearly, and the clerk of court be given
500 in connection with his fees. Chair
man Gebhard, of the special committee,
opposed this action, and named coun-
ties that in proportion to population
we're paying larger salaries than is
Marathon. Mr.. Ringle's motion was
carried by q vote of "A to 20, 8 members
absent.
The committee appointed to make a
contract with the sheriff for the ensu.
ing year reported that it had been
unsuccessful, under the terms of the
old contract. The sheriff then ad-
dressed the board and stated his posi-
ton. Under the terms of the old con-
tract he said that the 81 900 allowed
him for the board of prisoners was in
sufficient. Last year he had boarded
154 prisoners. which was more than
any other sheriff had during bis entire
term, with the exception of Salzman.
He Submitted a report in full to support
his statement, and thought it but fair
thai his salary be raised The matter,
was reported back to the committee,
and at the afternoon session of Thurs
day this committee reported and re-
commended that the sheriff be allowed
q. 900 salary. with an additional 81 SEQ
for board Of prisoners. This report
was adopted with the recommendation.
Thursday afternoon the committee
appointed to nix salaries reported, re-
commenting that the salaries of the
different officers - fixed as follows:
County Clerk, 81 500.
County Treasurer, 81 500.
District Attorney, 81 200
Sheriff, $4,000.
County Superintendent, 81 ,6OQ.
Clerk Of Court, 500 aud fees.
Register of Deeds, all fees.