The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-19
Members Of County Board Co to
Racine to Visit the Hospital
for the insane
TAKE INTEREST IN HIGHWAYS
State Highway Commission Urges the
the Board to Look Into the
Road That Has Been Built
in Pleasant Prairie
(From Fridays Daily


This was the big day Of the annual
fall session of the Kenosha County
Board as the members of the Board
went in body to Racine this morning
to make the annual inspection of the
Racine County asylum for the insane
The members Of the Kenosha Board
met this morning and resolved into a
committee Of the whole of which Su-
pervisor III. f. Jordan was named as
chairman. The Board then adjourned
for the day and left for Racine over
the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
road. At the junction Of the St. Paul
road they were met by the members
Of the Racine County Board and the
two Boards went together to the Ra-
cine county asylum. Superintendent
Bull and his wife had made elaborate
preparations for the enter tainment Of
the members Of the two Boards and
the trip proved to be the most enjoy
able ever made by the Kenosha county
solons. Kenosha county is deeply in
terested in the conduct of the Racine
county asylum on account Of the fact
that the Board at it's meeting year
ago directed that all Of the chronic in
sane from this county be sent to the
Racine asylum During the morning
under the direction Of Superintendent
Bull the members of the two Boards
made trip about the farm and visited
the various buildings of the asylum.
they found everything in first class
condition and the superintendent and
his wife were highly complimented by
the members Of the Boards. At one
clock this afternoon the members of
the two Boards as we'll as many of the
officials of the two counties sat down
to turkey dinner served in the main
dining room of the asylum. Covers
were laid for fifty people and after
the dinner was over there were short
addresses by the chairmen Of the two
Boards and others who had taken an
interest in the care of the insane. The
members of the Kenosha Board return
ed to the city early this afternoon, but
no other session of the Board was held
today.
At the session Of the Board Thurs
! day afternoon the work Of the State
Highway Commission was explained to
the Board by Superintendent Miner,
who has been in charge Of the work
Of constructing the model road in the
town of Pleasant Prairie. The mem
bers of the Board were urged to take
trip to Pleasant Prairie and view
this road and see just what was being
done by the Highway Commission
County aid for road building has not
as yet been proposed to the county
Board.
1t is thought that the work done by
the Town Board of Pleasant Prairie
may bring Up the question and that the
Board may decide to work out some
general plan for county aid at the Jan
uary session.
The long discussed question of the
purchase Of an adding machine which
has been before the Board for the past
two years, has been settled as the
Board voted Thursday afternoon to in
stall an adding machine at the county
building. The matter Of the selection
of the machine was referred to i
special committee and this committee
will report before the end of the pres
ent session.