The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-05-23
OoINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD.


visors Strouf and Schulze asking for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the Man
itowoc county fair. The resolution was
referred to the committee on finance.
Communications from the Manitowoc
Co. order of the Wisconsin Experiment
Association and the Citizens Associa-
tion urging the adoption of the resolu-
tion, were read. Fred Schuette, G.
w. Meisnest and r. A. Kolb addressed
the board in support of the resolution.
DR.. Luhman was reelected county
+, physician without opposition.
The resolution providing for an ap-
preparation of $1,000 to aid in holding a
county fair was passed at the Friday
morning session by vote of 10 to II.
| The vote on the resolution was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Brandt, Brennan, Gustaveson,
Laun, Luedtke, Lundberg, Martens,
Meany, Pfetfer, Schubert, Schulze,
Spencer, Sweeting, Thuss, Trossen,
Weina, Wilke, Willot, Wilsman.
Noes-Alfson, Allie, Defke, Hynek,
Frederick, Last, David Lorfeld, John
Lorfeld, Muth, Petska, Reis, Schet-
| ter.
The decorating committee reported
that the work of decorating the court
house had been completed by the Asso-
ciated Artists of Milwaukee and that
the company had been paid $1,000 and
recommended that the balance due on
the contract, $1,000, be paid. The re-
port was adopted.
The tuberculosis sanatorium commit
tee made report stating that they
had received an option on a site for the
sanatorium in the town of Franklin,
which expires June l, 1912, but it has
not yet been viewed by the state
board of control, which decides upon the
location. The report stated that the
board of control would visit Manitowoc
| within the next ten days and decide
upon site for the sanatorium.
Supervisor Vetting, town of Rapids,
who was a member of the sanatorinm
committee, was not reelected this
spring and Chairman Lundberg APP
pointed Supervisor Sweeting in his
place on the committee.
A resolution was introduced stating
that it was impossible for the finance
committee of the board during the ses-
sions to give sufficient time to the aud
iting of the accounts and recommend
ing that they meet quarterly. The re-
solution was adopted.
At the meeting Saturday morning
Supervisor Luedke of Schleswig moved
to reconsider the appropriation of
$1,000 to the county fair association,
and have it cut to $1,000. The motion
was lost by vote of 20 to II.
A motion to have the board meet
three times year instead of two was
voted down.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the county clerk to advertise for bids
for interest on county funds from and
after Jan. l, 1913.
Eleven bridges will be built and re
paired in the county this summer, the
petitions of eight towns to this etfecthav-
ing been granted at Saturday mornings
session as follows: Two Rivers, $1,000;
Cooperstown, 1888; Franklin, $500; Cen
terville, 81, 200; Meeme, 81 200 each for
three; Eaton, $1,000; Rapids, $500 for
two.
The proceedings will be published as
heretofore, the committee on printing
being given charge of the work.
Deputy Clerk A. j. Auton acted as
clerk of the board and discharged the
duties in manner that is creditable
to the office.
The board adjourned Saturday morn
ing sine die