The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
Members Of the Kerosha County
Board Guests Of the Trustees
of the Racine Asylum
BANQUETED AT INSTITUTION
All Members of the Board and All the
County Officers Attend the An
nual Trip of the Inspection
Other Business Transacted

The rooms of the Kenosha county
board we're deserted Friday and the
members to man together with every
one Of the county officers we're in Ra-
cine as the guests of the trustees
of the Racine county asylum
for the insane. The board met IN a
short session at O'Clock Friday morn
ing and after the reading Of the
minutes it was decided to go into a
committee of the whole to visit the
Racine asylum.
Supervisor Dewey of the Fourth
ward was named as chairman of the
committee and he led the army of in
vasion from Kenosha. The entertain
ment provided for the supervisors and
the county officials at Racine was of
the most royal nature. When the
members Of the Kenosha county board
reached Racine they were met by the
members Of the Racine county board
and the company of fifty people took
a special train to the asylum.
The trustees Of the asylum had
made elaborate arrangements for the
reception Of the guests and great
banquet had been spread for them IN
the main dining room of the institu-
ton. During the morning hours the
members of the two boards spent the
time inspecting the asylum and it
was found to be in excellent condi-
ton. Every department was in per-
feet working order and there is no
doubt but that the Racine institution
is model for the other counties in
the state.
Next to Racine county, Kenosha
county takes the greatest interest in
the asylum. At the present time
about twenty-five patients from this
county are being cared for at the
asylum. The Racine board has had
charges against the management of
the asylum, but it is not thought that
these charges will be sustained. 1t
is admitted that the cost of operating
the new asylum is considerably
greater than the cost under the old
regime.
The board mem bers had a busy time
on Thursday afternoon listening to
the reports of the committees on bills
and little business of an important
nature was taken up. The board de-
cided to appropriate $4,000 for the
use of the county agent for the COM
ing year. The report of the Soldiers
Relief Commission showed that dur
ing the past year the county had paid
$1,247.95 for the aid of the men who
served ia the rebellion.
During the afternoon session of
Thursday the board received estimates
on the cost of a heating plant for the
Jail and it seems that the cost will be
between $500 and $500.
It now seems pretty certain that the
travelling library proposition which
was before the board at the last ses~
sion will not come up this year. The
state library board is taking no inter-
est ia the matter and no new proposi-
ton has been filed. The supervisors
from the rural districts declare that
the libraries are not needed and not
wanted and this will probably settle
the matter for the present at least.
One of the members of the board who
had championed the proposition last
year gave it as his opinion that it
would not be taken up this session.
The committee on assessment has
started the work Of making the an
nual superintendent of taxes but the
report will not be presented until the
last day of the session