The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
DOINGS OF COUNTY BOARD.

At last Friday mornings session of
the county board the court house COM
mittee submitted its final report. The
committee recommended the payment of
the following bills: In favor of G. II.
Tegen, architect 81, 1875. 34; Ed. Mohr
$64135; O. Torrison Co., S143; q. b..
Kallis, $342 IS; Emil Teitgen, $3.50; Elec.
trio Light Co., SHOPS; Chas. Pohlecheck
Bros. Co., 1852 65. The total amount
received by G. Fl. Tegen for architec-
tural work is 80, 564 "a. he being paid
"a on the cost of the building. Ed.
Mohr's total compensation for super.
intending the work is $3, 029 35, he being
allowed 1! e on the cost of the building.
Herman Stein was reelected super
visor Of assessment for the ensuing three
years. He had no opposition.
The committee on tramps submitted
their report to the board at Saturday
mornings session. The report showed
that during the past six months total
of S75 tramps had been cared for at a
cost of $491. .46. In the cities of Mani
towoc and Two Rivers 666 tramps were
cared for and in the country villages
209. The report Of the committee al
lowing $50 to Chief of Police Drews was
objected to by some of the members.
The question was debated at some length
and was finally made special order of
business for Monday afternoon,
The committee on education reported
favorably on the petition of Co. Supt.
Larson for clerk for s months in a
year, and recommended that the county
superintendent be allowed $3.50 year
for clerk hire The report was adopted.
A resolution offered by supervisor
Even to the effect that the meeting of
the committee on assessment six days
prior to the opening of the regular ses
sion of the board be discontinued, was
adopted. The meeting has usually cost
about 800. 1t was argued that this
meeting was unnecessary, that the com
mittee would have sufficient time during
the session to make their report
A report from the secretary of state
was read by the county clerk, showing
that the county's share of state taxes
amounted to $50, 207 26 The report was
referred to the committee on finance.
The report of the committee on poor
recommended that two bills be disal
lowed, one for $199.S6 for care and
medical treatment for Lena Doehring
the other S36 for care of John Pavloski
The board adjourned until 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon.
The board met at O clock p M. Mon
day, pursuant to adjournment. Martin
Rappel of Rockland, after resigning as
member of the county board, was
elected trustee of the county asylum
to succeed Henry Wilke, of Two Rivers,
whose term expired. There were three
candidates. Henry Wilke, Martin Rap.
pie, and Frank Hessel of Kossuth On
the first formal ballot Rapple received
81 votes and Wilke s. Rapple was de.
clared elected. G.. T. Torrison succeeds
Martin Rapple as a member of the board
from Rockland.
The committee on improvements re-
ported to have the work of decorating
the court house postponed until some
future time The report was adopted.
Bills to the amount of ~, $50 were al
lowed in a report of the public buildings
and Improvement committee, including
$500 for insurance premiums in various
policies on the new building and Jail
$195 to the Mantowoc Land and Fuel
company for fuel; $25S 40 to George
Reuther for transcribing records; 1862 to
Stephen Knechtel for grading $6l5 63 to
the Schlaeter company for cement walks
around the new court house square, the
balance being sundries.
At the session of the board Tuesday
morning the resolution to create the
office of agent-auditor in the county,
the salary for such officer to be 81, 800 a
year, was voted down by vote of Is to
12.
The petition of the Manitowoc Co.
Hunting and Fishing Association ask
ing the board to name wardens to serve
without pay was granted, and les