The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-05-25
oolNes OF The COUNTY BOARD

pursuant TO adjournment, Olof Lund-
berg presiding. The session was a
short one. With the reading and
adoption of a resolution providing Tor
the payment by the county of it's share
(about S cents per running FOOT for
arch lights to be installed on Sth and
Washington streets, the board adjourn
ed until 8 o'clock Friday morning.
The board met Friday morning at
the appointed time. Several reports
of standing committees were presented
and adopted. At 9:45 the majority re-
port of the auditing committee, which
was published in last weeks issue, was
takenu up. On motion ofSupervisor Spen-
Ger both the majority and minority
reports were again read. After the
reading of the reports j. =. Watt,
chairman of the committee, spoke at
some length in defense of the majority
report and frequently calledupon other
members of the committee to substanti-
ate his statements. After some discuss
ion Supervisor Spencer moved that
the majority report be adopted and
the motion carried by vote of
23 to 8. Mr.. Spencer then moved that
the minority report be stricken from
the records which motion was carried
by the same vote.
DIR. f. S. Luhman was elected county
physician by a unanimous vote.
A petition from County Clerk Ed
ward Gretz for a typewriter for the
clerks office was read and referred.
A petition from the Manitowoc
Feathered Stock Association asking
for an appropriation of 500 to be used
for prizes at the annual show was
tabled.
The special committee on the court
house roof in its report suggested that
a flag staff be erected on the dome OF
the court house. The suggestion was
favorably acted upon by the board with
the provision that the cost should not
exceed 1925.
A resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on finance to advertise for bids
from banks for the rate OF interest a
bank will pay on county money de-
posted was offered. The resolution
was lost by tie vote.
An adjournment was taken until Sat
urday morning at 8 o'clock.
The board met at o'clock Saturday
and considerable time was taken up
with the reading of reports of standing
committees, which were invariably
adopted as read. The committee on
bridges reported on the petitions for
bridges from Rapids, Rockland, Kos
suth and Gibson, Centerville, Newton
and Meeme. Newton asked for four
bridges and Rapids for two. The COM
mittee recommended that two bridges
be built in Newton and one in Mani
towoc Rapids and that the petitions
for bridge in Centerville, Meeme,
Rockland and on the town line between
Kossuth and Gibson be granted. The
report was adopted.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the auditing committee to have the
books of the county clerks Office audit
ed for three years back and the books
of the sherifl's Office for one year back,
the cost not to exceed $3.50.
The committee on salaries recon-
, mended that the salary of Jos. Led
vina, deputy register of deeds, be rails
ed from $50 to so per month. The
report was adopted.
A communication signed by several
members of the board was read asking
far the appointment of committee on
decoration of the interior of the court
house, such committee to secure all
necessary information and report at
the annual meeting of the board. A
motion to have the chairman appoint
such a committee was carried.
After adopting the report of the COM
mittee on mileage and per diem the
board adjourned sine die.