Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-10
COUNTY BOARD.

Inc county board convened last
Wednesday afternoon, and most of
the afternoon was taken up in listen
ing to reports from county officers, of
the business transacted in their offices
the past year.
The matter OF establishing a home
for tuberculosis patients in this COM
munity was brought up and was made
special order of business for Thurs
day.
On Thursday the report of the
county treasurer was read.
A resolution was adopted which pro-
vides that hereafter each county
officer on salary or salary and fees
shall keep record of all receipts and
file the same with the county clerk
in November. These reports viii be
used as basis fer fixing the salaries
of such officers
The report of Wenzel Pivernetz,
county superintendent of schools, was
read. 1t showed that there are 1926
children in the county between the
ages of four and twenty, gain of
tifty-fve over the year preceding; of
these $3.50 attended school; the num-
Der living two miles or more from
school is 500; the total teachers in the
county is 242; they are divided: 30
male and 2l2 female; the number of
schools supplying free text books is
152 there are recorded the names of
one blind child, eight deaf and fifteen
feeble minded in the county the
number of high schools, exclusive OF
the city is five, located in the follow
ing villages: Athens, Edgar, Mosinee,
Stratford and Unity; there are four
graded schools of the first class as
follows: Hatrey, Schofeld, Spencer
and Stratford of the second class
there are seven: Elderon, Fenwood,
Marathon City, Norrie, Moon, Dist.
No 3 of the town of Emmett and Dist.
No. of the town of Wausau. Dur
ing the year the village of Unity has
erected a new school building at a
cost of $4,000; Colby has one nearly
completed costing $4,000 and the
little village of Dancy has built a
structure of cement blocks, the only
one in the county of this construc-
ton.
The chair appointed Supervisors j.
D. Christie, John Ringle and w. n.
Daniels committee to fix the salary
of the county superintendent OF
schools. These gentlemen later re.
ported in favor of fixing the superin-
tendent's salary at $4,000 per year, to
| include all expenses, and the salary OF
| his assistant, Miss Eva Bernier at
5000 per year.
Peter Robinson, a resident of the
town of Eau Pleine died Sept. 20, 1910
in the county poor house. The resi-.
| dents of that town presented reso-
luton which said among other things
that deceased, before his death, was
| possessed of S47.44, which had been
taken away from him by the super.
intendent and turned over to the
county treasurer. Further, that the
| town had been at the expense OF
| burying him, and the resolution pro-
vided that the above sum be turned
over to the town by the county treas.
urer. 1t was carried.
Frank Swanson of the town OF
Bergen, petitioned for a roadway tC
give ingress and egress to his land
stating that he has seven children Of
| school age, who can not conveniently
attend school on account of there be-
| ing no road. 1t was signed by quite
number of free holders. On account
of the chairman of the town not be.
ing present, no action was taken.
The meeting having come to close
Chairman Plowman, who can no long
err serve because of his election to the
state legislature, arose and feelingly
thanked the members for their uni
form courtesy toward him while
chairman.
In return rising vote of thanks tC
Mr.. Plowman was extended by the
board, expressive of the bond of uni
son which has manifested itself since
Mr.. Plowman has been chairman.
The report of the committee on pei
diem and mileage was accepted and
approved, as was also a motion
to adjourn. This was on Saturday
| morning.