Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-05-19
County Board Meets.
Taxpayers Money Wasted and
Board Puts Check on
Expenditures.

elected IN April, met at the county seat
last Thursday, for the purpose of or
ganizing and for such other business
that needed attention at this time All
members were present. H. A. Fry of
the Town of Hiles was elected Chair
man of the board.
The following matters were taken up
and acted favorably upon:
To donate $500 90 to the Forest Coun-
ty Agricultural Society for improving
the fair grounds.
That the committee on Public Build
ings be authorized to dispose Of the old
jail and sheriff residence, and to finish
the improvement of the court house
grounds.
That the county improve the high
way from Laona to North Crandon by
way of Crandon.
That the Northern Wisconsin Adver-
tiser, the Crandon Republican and Gran
don Echo be designated the official pa
pers of the county.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas section 75O of the Wiscon-
sin Statutes, as amended by chapter
283 of the Laws of 1903 and chapter 615
of the Laws of 1907, authorizes the Cir
cult Court to appoint council to assist
the district attorney in the prosecution
of persons charged with crime punish
able by Imprisonment in the state pri-
son, and in cases of prosecution before
grand jury, and upon indictments
found by grand juries; also to appoint
such council, on the application of the
county board, when there is an unusual
amount of civil litigation to which the
county is a party, or which it is inter
ested, and
Whereas, Hon. John Goodland, Cir
cult Judge, did appoint on or about
March End, 1911, John F. Hooper as
such council, under the title of Assist
ant District Attorney of this county,
and,
Whereas said John F. Hooper did,
upon the approval of the present Dis
trict Attorney of this county, draw
from the treasurer thereof the sum of
$225. SO, the whole or a large part there
of being an illegal charge against For
est County, and
Whereas, the said John F. Hooper
threatens to draw out of said treasury
still further amounts illegally,
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by
this County Board of Supervisors of
Forest County, that Henry Poppy,
Treasurer of said county, be ordered,
this board guaranteeing him full pro-
lection therefor, not to pay out to said
John F. Hooper, his agents or assigns,
any moneys whatever of said Forest
County, until he, the said County Treas
urer, shall be otherwise ordered in
writing by the Chairman of this County
Board, after such authority has been
duly conferred upon such Chairman by
this Board
Dated May 18th, 1911.
Signed, F. w Andrews
T. A. Richardson
TheOdor ]. Draeger
L. A. Rogers
M. V. Murray
Supervisors.
1t can readily be seen from the action
Of the board, in adopting the foregoing
resolution, that the taxpayers of the
county, through its representatives,
have awakened to the fact that an en-
Ormous and unjust expense is being
saddled upon them, under the pretense
Of this so-called reform" movement.
The members of the county board,
majority of them at least, are looking
after the interests of the people who
pay the taxes, and can always be de-
pended upon to discharge their duties
faithfully and honestly, when the facts
are presented. This county board is
no exception. 1t would look as though
the district attorney and his assistant
are looking out for their own pockets.