Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-17
IMPORTANT QUESTION
BEFORE COUNTY BOARD
What To Do With the County
Training School Takes up
Much Attention,

Much Attention.
The Board of Supervisors of the
county of Wood met in regular session
al the county building this week.
The meeting was called for Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock, and every
member of the board was present.
Tie good weather this week made it
possible for every member of the
board to be present. Nothing of
special Importance arose on the first
day of the meeting. The organiza-
tion was made complete. and new men
appointed on committees where they
were needed, and after getting &C
quainted with one another and
transacting some formal business, the
meeting was adjourned till WedneS-
day.
On Wednesday, most of the time
was taken up with committee reports,
and with their consideration. The
delinquent tax committee made
its report in part, as did the general
claims and printing committees. In
the last one, Chair man Edward Lynch
OF this city made the report, making
it in full with explanations. During
the course of the report, he com pill
mented County Clerk George Davis on
his care in selecting supplies, and for
his great diligence in saving the
county money when practica BILE. Mr..
Lynch said the county clerk had in
several Instances saved the county
from four to ten dollars in each in
instance. This is, by the way, not
So bad an idea to remember at the
next election.
There being no other regular COIN
mitteeS ready to make report, that
appointed last May to look into the
question of an agricultural and
domestic economy school in connect
iOn with the Wood county training
school for teachers reported They
advocated the establishment OF such
school, and suggested that the county
build suitable quarters for the same,
especially since this was the last year
the training school now in eXiStance
would in all probability, be able to
keep their present quarters in the
Lincoln building in this city,-those
rooms being needed by Grand Rapids
to meet the increased demands upon
her for school room.
With an OpenneSS that was decidedly
discernable the Marshfeld contingent
with their friends, began systematic
movement to prevent the matter
coming to head. In the committee
room this trace of sectional feeling
| broke out, in spite of the denial of it
later by those who brought it up.
Many of the supervisors present had
bad no chance to talk the matter
over with their people at home, and
knowing nothing of how they felt in
the different towns about the matter
many did not feel like voting till they
knew how their vote would be con-
sidered at home.
So the question was progressing
very slowly when it was suggested
that the matter be referred to the
same committee until some future
time TO be decided later, when it
could be settled. AS to when that
future meeting shall be, there is eX-
pected to be a controversy. Marsh
field will probably want it to be the
next regular meeting in May, after the
election. The proper time for such a
meeting would be before that election,
and then the county, at it's election in
the spring, could show its opinion Of
the matter in the way of electing new
supervisors.
Meeting was adjourned till nine
O'Clock this morning, Friday. The
report of a few committees was heard,
and the meeting was adjourned till
Tuesday afternoon of next week.
During the morning the petitions of
Harriet E. Wakely for permission to
operate ferry below Nekoosa, in the
same place where she had maintained
one for many years, was taken up and
her petition granted. The equaliza-
ton committee reported, and their
report was accepted and laid over till
| the Tuesday meeting.