The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
COMMITTEE TO VISIT ASYLUM
DR.. G. Windesheim Urges Further Ac-
ton in Regard to Tuberculosis San
itsriurn but Matter Goes Over to
January Session

The November sessions of the County
Board came to a close on Tuesday af
ternoon and they came to an end with
out the board making any contract with
Sheriff elect Andrew III. Stahl. The
matter of contract with the sheriff
did not come up at the final meeting
the sheriff will go into Office on the
first Monday in January with the I'M
Outstanding that he is to receive sal
airy of $4,000 and he must render to
the county strict accounting of all
monies spent for the care Of prisoners.
1t is expected that the new system will
be little bunglesome but the members
of the board and sheriff-e elect Stahl were
unable to agree on contract. The new
sheriff held out for $4,000 contract
and while the members of the board
would have probably been willing to
meet him half way in compromise
they refused to grant him this amount.
| This is the first time in ten years that
the county board has not made con-
tract with the sheriff and the working
out Of the plan will be watched with
considerable interest when the board
meets next November.
At the closing session of the board
DR.. G. Windeshelm appeared and made
| statement in regard to the proposed
sanitarium for the treatment of pa
tients in the advanced stages of con-
sumption. He stated that he had made
an investigation into the matter and
| had found that at the present time
there was no law which gave the coun-
! ty board the right to make an appro-
| prlatlon for such an institution. He
explained however, that plans were I'M
der way to have law passed at the
coming session Of the legislature which
would give the board full powers along
| this line. He stated that the three
county institutions now operating in
Milwaukee, Dane and Lacrosse coun-
ties were now under private manage
ment but that they were opened with
the understanding that they would be
taken over by the counties just as soon
| as the law providing power for such
| action was passed. He explained that
Il
the cost per patient in institutions of
| this character was from $8 to $40
| week and that he thought that the in
stitution could be made at least partial
| ly self sustaining by the admission of
patients. He explained to the board
that the only reason union with Ra-
cine and Walworth county had been
suggested was the fact that a lot of
money would be saved by a union of
the three counties. AS Racine county
has named committee to take No
1 this matter the Kenosha board was
urged to take a similar action. The
| members held that the matter had
been laid over until the January ses-
sion Of the board and for this reason
no further action was taken in the
matter. 1t is pretty certain that
committee will be named at the Jan
uary session.
Chairman Burg at the closing SEES
sion named Supervisors Orth, Shuart,
| and Hensgen as committee to visit
the Racine County Asylum for the in
sane.
A large number Of claims that had
been hanging fire during the session
were cleaned up On Wednesday after
| noon. Chief among these were the
bills for inquests and most of these
bills were submitted to the pruning
knife. The board adjourned to meet
| on the third Wednesday in January.