Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
COUNTY BOARD.


board was held three days of last week,
beginning with Tuesday.
a report by the superintendent of the
poor farm showed that the expenditures
for that institution the past year
amounted to 81, 1854 The earnings
were So, 1869 and the inventory of the
institution shows the valuation OF the
same to be 81, 925.71.
The special committee to which was
submitted the resolution providing for
the adjustment of the Office of assistant
district attorney, reported that the dis
trict attorney had caught up with his
business and there is no futher need of
an assistant, and recommended that the
resolution be passed The report was
signed by A. j. Cheney and L. FL.
Cook, the third member, DR.. Edmonds,
refusing to sign The committees re-
port was adopted.
A resolution framed by Chairman
Beebee was introduced ard passed,
reading as follows:
Whereas, the first primary election
held in Wisconsin has proven to be a
costly experiment to both candidates
for Office and the tax payers of state OF
Wisconsin, the Marathon county board
of supervisors petition the legislature
now in session to either repeal the
primary election law or to amend such
law so that it will not be such burden
upon the tax payers and candidates for
Office
Further, the county clerk is hereby
instructed to send copies of this petit
ton TO the state senator from this dis
trict and to assemblymen from Mara
thon county.
The resolution was passed by vote
of 504
j. P. Jogerst presented bill for $3.50
(23 per cent. of estimated cost for
drawing plans for poor house. Ordered
paid. The plans were accepted and a
special committee in charge of the
matter recommended that bids be ad-
vertised for Immediately.
Upon motion it was voted to have
1000 copies of the official proceedings
of the board published in book form.
j. e. Soaring presented resolution
providing for the removal of the band
stand from the court house square.
When a vote was taken, the resolution
was voted down decisively.
The committee on agriculture made
the following report:
Your committee on agriculture re-
port to your honorable body that they
attended the annual fair and found the
exhibits and general management up to
the usual high standard. The import
ance of the live stock and other agri-
cultural departments are made the
main features of the fair, which il our
opinion should be the aim of all agri-
cultural fairs. The finances of the fair
are about as last year, while the debt
has been increased 81 900 by improve
ments to the amount of 81 ,005.36 have
been made and there is due unpaid
entrance money from horsemen, about
81, 500, one-half of which will probably
be paid.
after the state and county money is
paid the debt will be ST. 800
"The buildings on the grounds are
worth $4,000 and the eighty acres
owned by the society are in splendid
condition. We recommend that the
usual appropriation of $500 from the
county be paid to the society,""
The recommendation was adopted
and the money ordered paid to the
society.
At previous session of the
board resolution was introduced pro-
viding that the management of the
poor farm be placed in the hands of
the county board. The special COM
mittee to which the matter was referred
at this session reported in favor of
leaving the management as it is now
in the hands of the asylum trustees.
The report was adopted.
The district attorney recommended
that certain claims against other
counties for the care of poor-claims
which ne believes are uncollectable-be
cancelled The board conceded in the
district attorneys view.
The soldiers relief committee re-
ported that during the year total of
81, 392 95 had been expended for the
relief of INDECENT soldiers and their de.
pendents.
A. A. Book, clerk of circuit and
municipal courts, submitted two re-
ports showing the amount of moneys
handled by him during the year. For
witness fees, etc., in both courts there
was paid the following amounts: cir
cult court, 81, 1929; municipal court,
So, SD. 10.
A resolution framed by Chairman
Beebee was introduced and unanimous
ly adopted, reading as follows:
WHEREAS, there have been news
paper reports that during the present
session of the legislature bill will be
introduced to form a new county and
that part of the territory of said pro-
posed new county is to be taken from
territory now a part of Marathon
county, be it
ResolUed, that we, the county board of
supervisors, strongly disapprove of any
action of the legislature that will in any
way change the present boundaries of
this county. Further be it
ResolUed, that the county clerk send
copies of this resolution to the state
senator from this district and to
assemblymen from Marathon county.