Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
COUNTY BOARD.

from Thursday morning until Saturday
noon, and the business before it was
light. Considerable time was con
sumed in wrangling over two matters
which were finally stricken from the
records
Supervisor w. ". rhayer introduced
a resolution providing that towns which
spent in excess of 800 in fighting forest
fires, be reimbursed, except as hereto
fore provided for. by law. 1t was car
ried
Upon motion the chair appointed a
committee, composed of A J Cheney,
Geo. Farriogton and VIM. Goetz, to fix
the salaries of the county Judge, super
intendent of schools and supervisor. of
assessment
Mary 5. futile, of this city, who has
been blind for several years, was al
lowed 800 per year, according to a
provision of the statutes covering such
eases
A resolution was adopted which
makes it prohibitive for the county
treasurer to hereafter receive or accept
any money for delinquent personal
property tax The clerk was instructed
TO notify town and village treasurers of
this action.
A report of the district attorney was
read, showing that he had collected
from other counties total of 1856 43
xut1 h.aI ID
proper officers.
The county clerk reported that 81 %
in county orders for the year 1906 re-
NAMED uncalled for in his office. He
was ordered to cancel them. One be-
longed to a woman who was murdered
little over year ago.
1t was reported that bounties on wild
animals had been paid as follows: 50
wolves, $3.50; 80 bob cats, 800; lynx,
S9-total, S449
report by the asylum trustees
showed that the expenditures for main
tenance of the poor farm the past year
was 81, All 80 and the receipts S2ll l6
During the year 10 inmates were re-
ceived; 4 died; II left the poor house
and there now remains So OF these Is
belong to the city.
Supervisor John Vetter, of the town
of Mosinee, presented a petition to the
board, asking that the county pay his
town 800 on an expense of S400 which
had been incurred in caring for one,
Anton Guyette The latter served two
years in the army and then deserted
and has been a town charge for num-
Der of years. Some time ago it was
found necessary to amputate his leg be-
cause of s cancer. The petition was
allowed
The committee on agriculture report
ed that $500 appropriated for the society
for 1908 had not rs yet been received.
The committee recommended that in
addition to that sum, $500 be appropri-
ated to apply on last years indicted
ness. A vote was taken on the latter
proposition and it was killed ayes, "a;
nays, %.
A communication from special com
mittee appointed to:fix the salary of the
sheriff, stated that it had met the prop
osition to allow that official additional
salary, because of the duties imposed
on him as truant officer. The commit
tee recommended that the matter be
referred to committee of the whole.
The communication was tabled
A special committee reported that it
had examined the bonds of the county
officers and found them all right, as
follows: Clerk of court, 81 1000; cor
oner 50 900; district attorney, 81 900;
register of deeds, 81 900; county clerk,
20, 900; sheriff, 10000; surveyor, 81 600;
treasurer, $4,000.
The committee appointed to fix the
salaries of certain officials recommend
ed that the following amounts be
allowed: County Judge 81 800 per an
mum and fees; probate clerk 5000 per
annum county court stenographer $35
per month; superintendent of schools,
81 800 per annum, he to pay expense of
stationery, etc; supervisor of assess
ment, 81 90 per day for lis days. The
recommendation was adopted.
The committee on poor was instruct
ed to make the best contract possible
with St. Marys hospital and the county
physician, for the care of sick inmates
of the poor house The old contract
expires Feb. /.
A resolution signed by 3S members
provided that lac county's representa-
tives in the legislature be petitioned to
work for the annulment of the law
which created the municipal court.
Another was presented relative to the
naming of repositories for county
funds The action taken upon both
was rather amusing. They were adopt
ed, defeated, reconsideced, amended
and finally stricken from the records.
Numerous bills were allowed and the
board adjourned