The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-16
COUNTY BOARc IN SESSION.

The annual fall session OF the County
Board commenced on Tuesday OF this
week. With the exception OF Super
visor Watt OF Maple Grove all MEM
hers OF the board were present. Sew
eral matters OF considerable Importance
will occupy the attention of the board
during the present session. Probably
the most important one is the deciding
upon and letting the contract for the
decorations to be placed on the walls
OF the court house. This mntter was
put before the board at its session last
spring, and committee was appointed
to investigate and report at the pres
ent session. Itis understood that, the
committee favored the granting OF the
contract to the Association of Artists
OF Milwaukee but it is almost certain
that there will be some objections to
the committees report and that fight
will be made to prevent its adoption.
Another matter to come up will be
the question Of shortening the sessions
OF the county board and increasing the
number of meetings. Some of the
members consider that four sessions a
year would be preferable and of much
greater benefit to the county than' the
two sessions held at the present time.
Another subject to be presented to
the board will be the proposition of
accepting the provisions of the new
state law providing for highway aid.
This matter will be brought before the
board in the form of communication
from committee of the Citizens AS
sociation Of this city, which has had
the matter under consideration for
some time with view to urging upon
the county board that the county get
in shape to take advantage OF the pro-
visions of this law. The communion
tion sent by the ASSOCIATION is lengthy
and recites among other things that
during the coming year Manitowoc
v,lV5 to the state fund for improve
ments in highways and that it will get
nothing In return for this payment.
Only seven counties in the state have
thus far not taken advantage of the pro
visions of the new law yet the tax
mentioned above has TO be paid just
the same as If all the counties had
complied with its provisions and it will
continue to be paid until the law is
either repealed or modified.
Another matter which is being taken
up and will be brought to The atten-
tion of the board is the proposition OF
having the county take over the ma
nagement of the county fair and pro-
vide for the holding of fair here each
fall as has been done tor many years
previous to the present one. 1t is
doubtful that anything will be done
with this proposition other than re
ferring it to committee for investiga-
tion and report. Under law passed
by the last legislature the county is
empowered to purchase property
erect buildings and conduct a fair or if
need be to lease property from the as
ISOLATION for that purpose. The law
however, provides that the question
shall be submitted to a vote of the
county electors before final action is
taken under it.
The question of establishing work
house has been placed before the board
and determined effort VIII be made to
have the plan approved by the board
This matter has been up for considers
tion at many sessions Of the board in
past but has been killed or laid aside
and allowed to be forgotten each time
it came up.
A communication from the Brown
county board stating that the members
OF the board would visit Manitowoc
Wednesday, was read by the clerk
and on motion the chairman appointed
a committee to make arrangements
for the entertainment of the visitors.
The committee comprises Geo. Pfetfer,
Emil Stretch, VIM. Brandt, Henry
Schwake, John Hynek and Fred Wills
man. The board then adjourned to
meet at the court house Wednesday
and proceed to the depot to meet the
Brown county board on their arrival.
The Brown county board together
with county officers arrived in the
city Wednesday on the LILO train and
we're met at the depot by the members
of the local board and some of the
county officers. All took busses for the
asylum where sumptuous dinner was
served by the matron, Mrs. Goejden.
After the visitors we're shown through
the asylum the party returned to the
city, and after Seeing Manitowoc"
took the street car to Two Rivers
where few hours were spent. The
visitors returned to Green Bay on the
evening train highly pleased with the
treatment they received.