The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-15
Henry Jordan Supervisor of the
Third Ward Elected Chair
man Of County Board
HARMONY MARKS SESSION
Board Votes to do Away With Large
Committees and Will Make an Eff
fort to Expedite Work as Rap
idly as Possible

was eIGCteQ chairman or the henOSha
county board of supervisors at the
first session of the board held at the
county building on Tuesday. The
first session showed delightful har-
mony among the members of the
board and there was no sign of any
political spirit in the deliberations,
On the informal ballot Mr.. Jordan re-
ceived ten votes, and the only other
candidate on whom there had been
any sign of union was H. B. Schwan
and he was the man who seconded the
motion to make the election of Mr.
Jordan a unanimous one.
Mr.. Jordan is not new to the work
of presiding over the board, as he has
been chairman at former sessions and
had proved most acceptable. In TAX
ing his place as presiding officer of
the board, Mr., Jordan said Gentle
men:-I want to thank you for this
mark of confidence and I trust that it
may not be misplaced. | shall en-
deavor to treat all alike and I ask the
aid of every one of you that the delib-
erations of this board may be for the
best interests of Kenosha county"
The first meeting of the board was
devoid of any sensational features.
All of the members were present when
Chairman TigEf called the board to or
der. The changes were few. About
the big table we're but five new mem
bers. Frank Shuart came from the
town Of Bristol, d. J. Vincent from
Salem, John Herzog from Somers, G.
A. Dewey from the Fourth ward, and
John Zewen from the Fifth ward OF
the city, and Dewey, Vincent and
Shuart had been mem bers of the
board in other years.
After the chairman had been elected
he appointed committee consisting
of Supervisors Charles, Luke, Schwan,
Vincent and Dewey, to name the list
of standing committees for the SEES
sion.
At this point Supervisor Kreuscher
of Paris introduced something new in
the proceedings of the board by pro-
posing that all standing committees
be made to consist of three, instead of
five members. In speaking on this
motion, he declared that the two ex-
ira members were simply hindfance
to the work of the committees, and
that the work of the board would be
finished ia much shorter time if the
change was made. The suggestion
received the unanimous support of the
board and the committees will consist
of but three members.
As il was impossible TO transact any
further business until after the ap-
pointment of the committees the
board adjourned until this afternoon.
With the election Of the chairman
of the board, there is but one other
official to be selected by the board at
this session and that is a county
agent. It is generally thought that
Michael Hensgen, the present county
agent will be elected. Mr.. Hensgen
was elected agent year ago, and he
has proved himself good official.
With the meeting of the board on
Tuesday the following list Of stand
ing committees were reported by the
committee.
Finance Charles, Shuart and Hens
gen.
Judiciary Saftig, Powell, Kline.
Justices Accounts-Luke, Kreus-
cher, Zewen.
Assessment-Jo Jordan. Vincent, Tigh
Sheriff's Accounts-Vi Yin cent, Zewen,
Herzog.
Tramps and Poor Powell, saftig,
Dewey.
County Buildings and Printing
Hensgen, Luke, Tigh.
Special Bills-Shuart, Saftig, Kline.
Official Bonds -Schwan, Hensgen,
Dewey.
County Clerk and County Agents
ACCOMPLISHMENT, Shnart, Charles.
General Bills Burg, Powell, Hens
gen.
County Treasurer's Account Tigh,
Herzpg, Schwan.
superintendent Account Kline,
Vincent, Kreuscher.