Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-29
COUNTY BOARD.

, The county board met in regula
session Wednesday forenoon, all men
bers present except VIM. Goetz, of tn
town of Cleveland. who has bee
suffering from an attack of appendicitis
The first order of business was tina
of electing chairman. Supervisor II
j. Blanchard moved that the clerk b
instructed to cast the unanimous ballo
of the board for A. E. Beebee to sue
ceed himself, and the same was carried
i Upon motion, j. N. Manson wa
elected as vice-chairman.
After a few other inconsequetia
things had been passed upon, al
adjournment was taken.
On Thursday morning Chairman
Beebee announced his appointment o
committees as follows:
Finanee-Goetz, Harrington, Beck, Ed
monds, Larson.
| Public Property = Blanchard, Thayer
Means, MySZka, Braasch.
Agriculture-Protze, Folkman, Genger
AderhOld, Zillmer.
Delinquent Taxes-Bird, Soaring, Ben
son, Krieg, GOetZ.
Printing and tationery-Thayer, Borst
Guenther, Beck, Gardner.
udciary-Farrington Ritger, Umhoefer
Zarnke, Soaring.
Sheriff and Justice Accounts-Hedrich
EdmOnds, Pierce, Strebe SchiIling.
| Roads and Bridges-Schilling, Lang, Bor
chardt, Schewe Emmerich.
/, Poor Accounts - GaetZman, Braasch
Raschke, Sellin, Werner.
General Claims-Kronenwette Hilber
Blankenberg, Weik, Friedrich.
State Equalization Bird, Blanchard
Manson.
Wojtasik, Krall, -Kienbaum.
Equalization Manson, Cheney
Schwantes, Bower, Pierce, Polege, Braun
Ramthun, Schubring.
Salaries and Fees--Bower, Hoge, Radtke
Kailenberg, ProtZe.
Upon motion of Supervisor Edmonds
the rules of the old board were adopted
The Rothchilds Waterpower Co
having applied for the right to overflow
certain county lands belonging to the
asylum farm, the chairman appointed
"a committee as follows, to ascertain
how much land will be overf1owed, it
value, etc.. F. j. Edmonds, F. Kriee
and F. G. Blankenburg The asylum
trustees, in report, approved o.
giving the company the rights asked
1t was found that 106 acres of pasture
lands would be overflow 1 if the Roth
childs dam is built Later the specia
committee recommended that the
company be decided the lands asked
for, il consideration of the payment OF
81 600, and that provision be made for
securing other pasture lands for the
asylum stock. AS the price is satisfac-
tory to the waterpower company, the
transfer will be made.
The special committee appointed to
inquire into the feasibility of building 9
poor house near the asylum and placing
the two under one management, recon-
mended that the plan be adopted A
resolution to that effect was passed
limiting the cost of the building tC
S1S,000 Plans for a building large
enough to shelter 100 inmates will be
drawn. Before building operations
are begun it was thought best
to confer with the state board oi
control, which might give some advice
as to location or plan of building, and
resolution to that effect, presented by
c. B. Bird, was adoted.
1t was ordered that the county clerk
have all the field notes for Marathon
county copied into one large book, fol
the benefit of surveyors ard others, the
same to be let to the lowest bidder
Also t. secure from the state some field
notes that are missing.
At Friday mornings session a long
report from the district attorney was
read which showed that since the
beginning of his term of office, a total
of 143 criminal cases have been brought
to his notice. Of these 109 have been
disposed of. A number OF cases against
other counties for support of paupers
he advised be withdrawn and the
claims cancelled, and upon motion
carried it was ordered that such action
be taken.
A resolution authorizing an appro-
priation of 5000, to pay the expense Of
making an exhibit at the state fair next
fall, of Marathon county's agricultural
resources, was passed.
The chairman appointed F. j. Ed
monds, f. X. Schilling and w. w
Thayer to confer with the agricultural
school board in reference to building 6
dormitory for the school, and to report
at the next meeting in November
Before that time, plans and specifica
tions will have been prepared.
j. N. Manson announced that the
Wausau school board had invited the
members of the county board to visi
the high school and view the exhibit.
made by the different schools. The in
vitation raS accepted.
SaturdeT morning a resolution
offered in behalf of the asylum trustees
was passed providing FOR installing
electric motors for power purposes il
the county asylum, also laundr,
machinery, and for lighting the build
ings with electricity. Electric lighting
furnished by the Wausau Electrice Co.
it is found, can be had cheaper thai
the cost of the present system which i
generated on the asylum grounds Th
cost of motors, wiring, machinery, etc.
is estimated 81, 100
A committee was appointed to confe
with the register of deeds in regard t.
placing tract indices in his office
There has never been any such thing il
the office, though the law requires it.
Il NOTICE TO TREE OWNERS,