Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-19
DOingS of the County SOIOns

The county board of supervisors is now
in session at the court house in this city,
and from present indications we believe
it will be ready to adjourn tomorrow
Most of the commit es have concluded
their labOrS already. The session so far
has been harmonious, there being but
little contention.
At the session last Wednesday a com
munication was presented from Judge
Rogers, asking for more vault room.
fhere is vault underneath the present
vault in the county judges office and the
building committee, to whom the com
municatiOn was referred, proposes uJil-
iZing this vault. All that will have to
be done is to put in door. The papers
and books not often referred to will be
placed in this vault.
The clerk reported 20 blind persons re-
ceiying county aid. In order to receive
county aid these people must have an in
come of less than $3.50 90 per gear The
board made an appropriation of $29000O
for this purpose.
DR.. Reed, the county physician, re.
ported that during the current year
there were two deaths in the Insane asy-
| lum and thirteen in tho poor house. OF
these one was 80 years of age, and four
over 80.
The report of the committee to settle
with county officers reported that the
total amount paid the highway commits
sioner was $4,000.
Sheriff Snover reported that since he
assumed the office last January, he re-
ceived for civil work S16070 and for
fines and costs $47.48. Evidently the
attorneys are not placing their business
in the hands Of the sheriff, preferring to
give it to an officer who is not under a
salary and obliged to turn over the fees
to the county.
Al the Friday session an appropria-
tiOn was made to We county superin-
tend9nt of $4,000 f. art, drawing, writ
ing and constructive work, $500 for
diploma examinations and graduating
exercises, $500 for the school board
convention, $4,000 for travelling ex-
penses and $1,000 for office help.
The report of the trustees of the asy-
Ium shows that the population on June
Both at the insane asylum was 119 and
the poor house 43. The report also
shows that the institution was not self
sustaining, but it is hoped that it will
be again after the new dOrmitory is COM
pleted.
Messrs. Beck, Thauer and Church were
appointed a committee to confer with
the sheriff III regard 0 arranger sent for
the keep and maintenance of prisoners
for 1910.
The report Of the committee to settle
with the superintendent Of the poor re-
ported that Robert Jaeger, of the first dis
trict has a balance of $1O86.O4 on hand,
A. F. Haberman, of the second, $382.30,
and E. E. Sheldon, of the third, $766.97.
There was appropriated for the first dis
trict 100000, the second 100000 and
the third $2200.00 for the ensuing year.
The committee on equalization re-
ported on Saturday and at the session on
Monday the board adopted the report of
the committee as offered. The report
places the valuation of the county about
$1,500,C0O higher than last year. A
large amount of this increase is due to
the higher value the committee placed
l. +xrI ,,.I
total is still about $9,0O0000 less than
that of the state tax commission, upon
which our state taxes are apportiOned.
At the session Monday all the old Of
fcers were reelected by unanimous
votes, as follows: F. c. Hansen of Fort
Atkinson, trustee of the insane asylum;
Robert Jaeger of Watert0wn, superinten-
dent of poor for the first district; A. f.
Haberman of this city, the second, and
E. E. Sheldon of Fort Atkinson, the
third; DR.. w. W. Reed of this city, county
physician; John Schmidt of this city,
janitor of the court house; C. A. Buss of
this city, purchasing agent.
The fees received by the county treas
urer during the past year from the clerk
of the courts Office amounted to S781.05
and from the registers office $1,6O4.40.
The special committee on the new
dormitory reported that the total cost of
the building was $19,S6417, which
amount includes the fees of the architect,
S57S.57.
The salaries of the county officers were
fixed as follows: Sheriff $500, under
sheriff 500, deputy sheriff at city Of
WatertOwn $3.50, other deputy sheriffS
s75, county clerk 81, 100, clerk Of courts
1920, county superintendent $12CO,
register $1200, district attorney $120O,
county treasurer $500, register in probate
S7CO, -janitor s750. county physician $500
Isuperintpndents of the poor $175, clerk
in registers office s48o, and purchasing
agent $50.
At the session yesterday morning. the
Board voted 20 contract for 1910 with
Sheriff c. A. Shower for board and main
tenance of prisoners for Sl,700 the same
price as this year.
The Jefferson County bank OF this city
was made the county depository for
1910. They pay one per cent per annum
L., E. H.