The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
new COURT HOUSE,
COMPLETE, WILL COST
MORE THAN S225, 900.

AT last Friday mornings session OF
the county board the courthouse com
mittee submitted its report, which was
adopted. The committee recommended
that a sum not exceeding $25, 900 be
allowed for the purchase of furniture
for the new building, that $6, 600 be al.
lowed for gas and electric light fixtures
in the interior and on the exterior of the
ediice, and that an amount not exceed
ing Sc, 0OO be expended in decorating the
main corridor and the county, num-
icipal and circuit court rooms. The
work Of installing the gas piping, which
is more than half completed, will cost
1910. The committee recommended
that H. g. Kallis, who is doing the work,
be paid Part Of the contract price now.
The report stated that the pneumatic
system of temperature regulation, which
is being installed by the johnson Service
company will cost f3, 3,450. The COM
mittee asked for authority to advertise
fer bids for the decorating work
A resolution was passed requiring
that all feeble mind ded persons and
idiots of the several towns, villages and
cities of the county be cared for at the
county asylum until such time when
they can be admitted to the home for
the feeble minded at Chippewa Falls,
which Institution is at present over
crowded. Each town, village and city
of the county is TO pay the county for
the care of such unfortunate persons as
it may be required to send to the asylum
for temporary care. An addition is now
being built to the state home for the
feeble. minded and, as soon as the ad
dition shall have been completed, the
unfortunates referred TO will be trans.
ferred to the state institution for per-
manent care.
The annual report of County Super
intendent of Schools w. E. Larson was
received and accepted. The report was
in the form of booklet containing
about fifty pages. The report, of which
900 copies were printed, was published
at cost of 1920, and a like sum will be
allowed for the publication of the super
intendent's next annual report. The
report is now being distributed through
out the county, every school officer and
every teacher in the county receiving q
copy Each member of the county
board was also furnished copy. A
copy of the report will also be placed ir
every library in the county. The report
contains the following PREDATORY note:
The law requires the county super
intendent to give to you annually d
report which shall show the condition
of the schools of the county. To dc
this in the best way and also to give
other suggestions in regard TO schoo
work, have prepared this little book
1t contains, besides the usual stats
tics, directory of the schools, suggest
ions regarding school law and schoo
equipment, information concerning thu
agencies for improving the teaching
force, the announcements for the year
and other matters. The cuts are intended
to be suggestive to districts comtemplat
ing the erection of new buildings. Thi
booklet, then, is my annual report t.
you this year. 1t will be distributed
throughout the county SO that the sug
gestions may do the most good. 1t il
intended also to be an educationa
reference book for the county, and will
be suggestive for later years. Though
parts have been hurriedly written, yet i
has been the aim to make it accurate
In the hope that it may promote th'
EDUCATIONAL interests of our county thi
book with its information and sug
gestions is hereby respectfully sub
mittcd."
Having accepted the report, the boart
adjourned until nine o'clock Saturday
morning.