Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
ANNUAL SESSION
OF COUNTY BOARD
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN TILL
TOMORROW-THiS WEEK.
Board of Control MemberS Recon-
mend Improvements to County
Asylum and Jdil-StrORg Hint
BY Sheriff For DGputiGS--OthGr
Actions of Board.
(From Sunday S Daily.)

The local members OF the county
board returned yesterday from Jetfer-
son to remain over Sunday. The
board will be in session the cunning
week and will undoubtedly conclude it,
labore about Friday. The buard was
organized on Tuesday by the lection
of l.. 3. Caswell, Jr.. as chairman,
who extended his thanks for the favor
con erred upon him. w. H. Carlin
was unanimously elected vice-chairman
of the board.
b. Grothopharst and Alien D.
Conover, of the state board of control,
appeared in the argument for the
necessity of an additional building on
the county poor farm for the proper
care of the insane. They stated that
the inmates of the poor house and the
asylum should not be housed under
one roof; tina: a general assembly
room should be provided and the in
sane should be classified as to their
habits and conditions and Kept sepa-
rate.
The above named gentlemen also
made a report OIL the condition of The
Jefferson county Jail, with number
of recommendations for the sanitary
improvement of the place.
DR.. w. W. Reed presented length
Iy anuanl report to the boaro OF
trustees Of the county asylum, which
was accepted. In his report he had
only words of praise for the faithful
manner in which the employees have
acquitted themselves, also for the
successful manner in which the bust
ness affairs of the asylum have been
conducted.
The supervisors of the town Of
Milford petitioned the board for the
construction of an iron bridge in said
town over the Crawfish river, to take
the place of the Hubbleton bridge to
be located 40 rods east from Hubble
ton. The matter was referred, the
committee later reporting in favor "f
the appropriation of $1,000, one half
the cost of the proposed structure.
Supervisor of Assessments F. S.
Trucks presented and read a lengthy
report which was adopted.
A. j. Throne, superintendent OF
schools, and John A. Haselwood,
former superintendent. presented re-
ports upon the condition of the schools,
which were accepted and ordered
spread upon the records.
Sheriff o. U. A. Bullwinkel pre-
sented his report, which was adopted.
Among other things stated, the
sheriff says: "On account of the
small salaries for deputy sheriff, |
have been unable to appoint deputies
in places where they are most needed.
Watertown and Waterloo for instance
are without deputies, which make 1T
very expensive for the sheriff, as he
must do work in these places, which
otherwise the deputy could do
further more 1 have been obliged to
pay court deputies out of my own
pocket to the amount of $57. co.. -
The district attorney made verbal
report ON the new road law. The
salary of the county highway com
missioner was fixed at 81, QUO per an
mum. The election of the new officer
was postponed till tomorrow.
The chairman was authorized TO
appoint special committee of three
to confer with the sheriff regarding
the keeping and maintenance of per-
sons of the year beginning January,
1908.
Mr. Caswell is the first Republican
chairman uf the board they had tor
quite a number of years. One county
paper laid this to politics, while the
board has few more Republicans
than Democrats.
Watertown has the distinction of
having two of the three oldest MEM
bers on the board, S. M. Eaton, F.
H. Breckenridge, and s. A. Bridges
of Fort Atkinson being the third. Mr..
Breckenridge is the one that was in
service as a member of the board
the longest. having served almost
continuously for "a years, and can
tell, to the younger members OF the
board, some very interesting tales OF
when and how the board met in early
days. Besides having the Oldest mem
bers, Watertown has also the youngest,
Fred F. Wittenwyler of the Second
ward, while j. +. Prentiss of the
First ward, is very capable man
and Paul Giblin of the Third ward
is not to be forgotten.