The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-21
Witnesses and. Jurors in Courts
Of kenosha County Will Be
Paid When Trials End
ROAD FIGHT Is WARMING UP
Alvin H. Blood of Kenosha, and Charles
M. Bishop of Bristol Named as
Candidates for Highway
Commissioner

Kenosha courts, from the Justice
Courts 10 the Circuit Courts, are to do
business on new plan in the future
and the man who serves as juror or
who comes into court as witness
will receive his pay just as soon as
the trial of the case is concluded in
stead of waiting for the next session
of the County Board to pass on his
bill. This was made possible by an
action of the County Board Thursday
which adopted new plan for the
payment of all of these claims
against the county. The county agent
was ordered to purchase the blanks
needed to put the new system into
operation at once.
Under the new plan as soon as a
trial is held in any of the courts Of
Justice in the county the juror or wit
ness will receive a blank from the
presiding judge or clerk of the court
and this, when ti1led out, will make it
possible for him to secure his money
at once from the county treasurer.
This will do away with the long wait
of other years. In many cases men
have appeared as witnesses in local
courts and never secured their right
full fees on account of the fact that
when the County Board met again
they had either removed from the city
or had forgotten the Indebtedness Of
the county and the order issued to
them was later destroyed as an order
uncalled for. The new system will
greatly increase the duties of the
county treasurer, but it will greatly
improve conditions for the people who
are forced to appear in court.
At the session of the Board Wednes-
day afternoon the resignation of Alvin
Fl. Blood as county surveyor was &C.
cepted, and William A. McKesson, oil
the town of Randall, was elected as
his successor. Mr.. McKesson will &C
into Office at once. AS he has served
the county as surveyor in the past, he
will be amply qualified for the work
of the Office, and his large acquaint.
ance with the real estate in the county
should make him a most va1ua BILE man
in the Office.
The county treasurer made his an,
nua1 report to the Board, and i
showed that the county had work
ing balance on hand of little over
$1,000. Reports were also received
from the Soldiers Relief Commission
At the session Thursday the
| Board received communication from
the State Board of Horticulture ask
ing that the members Of the Boart
send IN the membership fee for the
associa ton, but the Supervisor.
showed that they did not care grea
deal for flowers, and the letter with
the recommendations of the State
Board was laid on the table.
The fight for the election of high
way commissioner, which is to come
up on Monday morning. is warming
up, and there are two avowed candi
dates in the field. Charles M. Bishop
is being urged as a candidate for The
Office. Mr.. Bishop was formerly road
buildet for the town of Bristol and i
is claimed that he has wide expert
ence as road builder. It is said tina
his candidacy has considerable sup
port among the mem bers of the Boart
from the towns IN the county. For
mer County Surveyor Alvin Ell. Blood
of Kenosha, has been suggested as
candidate for the Office, and it is un
Fderstood that he would accept the of
fee if elected. but he is not making
any personal canvass for it. Mr.
Blood is surveyor and he has giver
considerable attention to questions 0;
road making during the last few years
There is no doubt but that he is vel
qualified for the Office and his recenr
resignation as county surveyor leaves
him free to accept it. The selection
of the man for the Office will depend
considerably on the qualifications de
manded by the district attorney afte1
he has investigated the law in the
question.
The committee work is now vel
under way and already many of the
bills against the county have beer
audited and ordered paid.