The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-02-17

adopt the report of the Committee and
the orders be destroyed by the. commit
tee according to law.
Motion carried and committee so in
structed.
Supervisor Theleen moved an appro-
priation of 5000, to County Treasurer
Marx to reimburse him for Deputy
Clerk hire.
Voted as follows:
Ayes--Shuart, Yule, Jordan, Theleen.
Noes-Cull, Spartz, Powell Kline,
Pacey, Moran, Elverman, Dietrich,
Dewey, Link, Schwan, Betting.
The following claims were reported
and allowed as reported.
Claim No. 65-Amount claimed 1915
49, amount allowed $516.49.
Claim No. 71-Amount claimed $45-
so, amount allowed $3.50.
Report.
We, your committee to whom was re-
ferred the bills necessary for the estab-
lishment of the Municipal Court re-
spectfully report that we find the same
correct to the amount Of $853.54.
F. r. Shuart,
H T. Jordan,
Chas b Dietrich
Committee.
Supervisor Yule moved to accept and
adopt the report of the Committee.
Carried.
Petition.
Kenosha, Wisconsin, Nov. 9Th, 1909.
To the County Board of Kenosha
County, Wisconsin:
Gentlemen: The law creating the
Municipal Court of Kenosha County
among other things provides that the
Clerk of said Court shall receive a sal
airy of nine hundred dollars per annum,
until otherwise fixed by the County
Board, payable monthly out of the
County Treasury; such salary shall be
in full compensation for services and
for making such transcripts from short
hand notes as shall be required by the
judge.
/ have been informed that at the
time of the drafting of the bill in ques-
tion the attorneys in this City who pre-
pared it were of the opinion that the
Clerk of the Court would receive fees
for transcripts OF testimony furnished
to attorneys in addition to salary
fixed as aforesaid, to the amount of at
least six hundred dollars per annum
making the total estimated compensa.
tion Of such Clerk fifteen hundred dol
lars.
Since the Court has been in existence
it has been absolutely necessary to pro
cure extra clerical assistance in order
to perform the duties of the Clerk in a
satisfactory manner. The amount of
Clerk s fees, in addition to salary, was
greatly overestimated, the exact amount
received being three dollars for the
period Of six months.
The Clerk of the Municipal Court in
Racine County is paid an annual salary
of twelve hundred dollars; he being
only required to do the clerical work
connected with the Court. A reporter
also being employed by said last named
Court and is paid the sum of FIVE dol
lars per day for each day employed
1t might also be stated that the Court
last above mentioned has no jurisdic-
ton to conduct preliminary hearings
such work being done by the Justices
of the Peace and Circuit Court Com.
missioners. The Municipal Court OF
Kenosha County has exclusive juris
diction of such preliminary hearings
and the Clerk is required to perform
the duties of Reporter, by way of tax
ing testimony in short hand and tran.
scribing the same, in addition to the
clerical work of the Court; and is also
required to act as reporter at each reg
ular term of the Court.
I have talked with several attorneys
of this city, regarding the matter OF
salary as aforesaid, and each one stated
to me that he believes the same should
be increased. Taking into consideration
the duties of the Clerk set forth in the
law creating the Court as aforesaid, ]
believe that the salary should be fixed
at the sum of One Hundred and Twenty
Five Dollars per month, such Clerk te
pay out of such salary any sum neces
sary for services rendered by assistants
at least until such time as the added
work of the Court shall demand an ad
ditional Clerk; or, that such Clerk be
paid salary of one hundred dollars
per month and be permitted to employ
an assistant from time to time, when
absolutely necessary to carry on the
work of the Office in an efficient man.
ner.
I therefore respectfully ask that the
compensation or salary of the Clerk OF
the Municipal Court of Kenosha County
be fixed at the sum of One hundred and
Twenty Five dollars per month; in such
case the Clerk to pay for all necessary
additional clerk hire; or that such sal
ary be placed at the sum of one hun