The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-16
Democratic Members Secure the
Election Of Brighton Man
TO Head the Board
JORDAN LOSES BY TWO VOTES
Board Decides to Appoint Standing
Committees and Takes the Usual
Adjonrnment-On1y One New
Member on the Board

of Supervisors met j regular autumn
session at the court house Tuesday
morning, and the first blood IN the
annual meeting must be awarded to
the rural members of the board, as
one of their number, John T. Tigh of
the town of Brighton, was elected as
chairman of the board for the ensuing
year. Henry Jordan, of this city,
who has made an admirable chair
man, was retired by majority of two
votes.
While a county member has been
elected chairman, it is stated that the
result was not the action of the rural
members, but rather the result of a
little show of party politics. The
board this year is under the control of
the Democratic party, and the mem
bers of the party on the board are
alleged to have stood in union for
Tigh. The Republicans of the board
supported Mr.. Jordan for reelection.
The new chairman is one of the
best known members of the board and
he has held the Office of chairman in
other years. Mr.. Tigh has repre-
sented the town of Brighton on the
board for a number of years, and is
well acquainted with the work that is
demanded of him as the executive
leader. In takingsthe Office he thanked
the members for the honor they had
conferred upon him, and at the same
time expressed his desire to.treat all
members of the board with spirit of
fairness and impartia1ity.
In surrendering the Office tosthe new
chairman Mr.. Jordan presented a
"horre made" gavel, and he thanked
the members of the board for the
many kindnesses they had shown him
during his year of service.
Outside of the e1ections ofGa new
chairman there was little of interest
at the opening meeting. There was
only one new member of the board to
take his seat about the table, and that
was Jacob Saftig of the Sixth ward
who was elected by the Icity council
to succeed the late Matthias Zievers.
AS soon as the board had been or
ganized the matter of the election of
a chairman was taken up and on the
informal ballot there were but the
two candidates. Mr.. Tigh received
nine votes and Mr.. Jordan seven. On
the second formal ballot this vote was
duplicated and Mr.. Tigh was declared
elected.
The usual motion for the appoint
ment of a committee to name the
standing committees for the year was
then made and carried and Chairman
Tigh named a committee consisting
of Commissioners Kreuscher, B1ux-
dorf, Lane and Flemming to have
charge of this work. 1t was also de-
cided that special committee will be
named to look after the reports of the
county perintendent, after which
the board adjourned until after dim
ner in order to allow the committee
time to name the standing COM
mittees.
No important matters have been
brought out for the consideration of
the board more than the plan for the
establishment of the travelling
libraries in the county, and it is
thought that this plan is favored by
many of the members from the dis
tricts outside of the city. 1t may meet
with some opposition in the city
wards, but tits possible that the matter
will be left entirely to the country
members of the board.
An effort is to be made to have the
board make an appropriation for the
purchase of a book typewriter for the
use of the register of deeds and the
clerk Of the circuit court. One of the
machines is being set up in Kenosha
and proposition will be made to the
board later in the session.
All of the progressive counties in
the state have installed these book
machines and it is certainly an i'm
provement over the old form. The
plan has the endorsement of all the
county officials.
At the session of board this after
noon the following standing commit
tees were named:
characteristics Lane, Hensgen,
Schwan and Fleming.
Judiciary-Harbert, Powell, Kline,
Haigh and Saftig.
Justice Accounts Bloxdorf,
Kreuscher, Schwan and Saftig.
Assessment Lame, Jordan, Kreus-
cher, Schwan and Tigh.
Sheriff Accounts-Fleming Blox-
dorf and Haigh.
Tramps and Powell, Harbert
and Saftig.