The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-26
County Board Gets Through With
Much important Business in
Its Closing Sessions
MANY RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Many of the Salaries of County Officials
are Raised by Allowances for
Expenses Money for
County Jail

At the meeting Of the County Board
this morning the question of remodeling
the County Jail was practically laid
over until the January session, but the
Board took the precautlon to provide
sufficient funds to care for any work
that it may be necessary to do during
the coming year. Supervisor Jordan,
chairman of the committee on jail in
formed the Board that the committee
: had no report to make and that it was
impossible to get any definite report as
the City Council had held no meeting
but that the committed suggested that
an additional levy of .0003 be made
to be placed in the general fund so that
in case something has to be done the
money will be in readiness and that the
committee be given until the January
session to get more definite information
On motion of Supervisor Gull, the f.
nance committee was instructed to in
clude this three tenths of a mill tax
in the levy and the committee on coun-
ty buildings was instructed to confer
with the city officials in regard to the
jail and report at the January session.
The Board reconsidered the appropria-
tion made for clerk hire and extra work
for County Treasurer Marx and the
amount was reduced from $400 to 5000.
The Board also appropriated $3.50 for
the counay superintendent s expense ac-
count and 800 to the Children IS Home
/ Finding Society and adjourned to await
the report Of the finance committee.
! At the afternoon session the Board
took up the discussion Of the report Of
the finance committee which was the
only unfinished business before the
Board. AS the report stands and as. it
will probably be accepted by the Board
the share of the county taxes to be
borne by the city will amount to in the
neighborhood Of 100000, an increase of
nearly $1,000 over the. amount paid
by the city last year.
:
day afternoon many matters were taken
up. There was tendency on the part
Of the members to show a. generous
pirit toward the county officials and fol
lowing the action Of the Board on Tues
day morning when a, hundred dollars
was appropriated to County Clerk Jones
for expenses, a similar appropriation of
$500 was made to District Attorney
Baker, and the county treasurer was
given an appropriation of $500 for clerk
hire and extra work during the past
year. The salary of the county super
intendent Of schools was raised to $3.50
q year after an effort to raise it to
$1,000 had been defeated. Even the
secretary Of the Soldiers Relief Com
mission got little raise and in the
future his salary will be $72 instead of
$50 a year The salary of the county
agent was fixed at $500, that of the
stenographer of the County Court at
the same figure while the salary Of the
ianitor at the Court House was fixed at
$500 year.
The Board paid a pretty compliment
to A. g. Pacey, supervisor from the
town Of Salem who is now in hospi
tai in Chicago by passing the follow
ing resolution by a unanimous vote
"Whereas: One of our member is ii
unfortunate as to be confined to as beC
and at present suffering physically a
} the Norwegian Tabitha Hospital in Chi
J cago.
Therefore, Be it resolved: That oul
sympathy be extended to our sick broth
er Supervisor A. G.. Pacey of the tow1
of Salem with our best wishes for hi
speedy recovery and hopes Of seeing hin
in our midst at the January session o.
the Board"
The resolution was signed by every
member Of the Board and copy of i
was ordered spread on the minutes o:
the Board and forwarded to the sicl
supervisor. While the Board was bus,
passing resolutions, resolution o.
thanks was passed for the manner il
which Supervisor Krebs Of the Fiftl
ward had handled the work Of the com
, mittee of county treasurer's report.
The district attorney appeared befor
the Board and gave an opinion that tn
county could not be forced to take car
of city prisoners at the county Jail, Blu
, even this did not make any change il
the sentiment of the Board and no ac
ion in regard to the improvement of tn
Jail or change in the arrangement TO
caring for city prisoners was providec
for.
MARRIED IN BRIGHTON
| A weddino of GREAT interest to nao