Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
THE COUNTY BOARD
Final Session of County SoIons--
Session a Snort One But
Full Of Business

The county beard met for its final
session last Wednesday morning and
adjourned sine die Friday morning at
$50 o'clock. Outside of passing on the
reports of the various county officials
and committees, and allowing bills,
there was very little business of
importance done, about the only
thing being the acceptance of
the highway map of Marathon
county made by Highway Commits
sioner r. II. Brown, and the appro-
priation of $4,000 to purchase the
necessary machinery for building
good, substantial roads. The map,
which shows the various highways
and crossroads throughout the coun-
ty, also has those stretches of roads
outlined, that are to be improved dur
ing the coming summer. County
Clerk John King has sent the
same to the highway commission at
Madison which must approve of the
plans before work can be commenced.
The $4,000 will be used to purchase
a stone crusher, road scraper, plow,
ETC., the state road commissioner be-
ing advisor to the county committee,
having the purchasing Of the utensils
in hand.
According to the annual report of
County Treasurer John Shirpke, there
was in his hands on Jan. lst cash be-
longing to the county to the amount
of 81, 361.46. The total revenue re-
ceived during the year 1911 by the
county treasurer from all sources was
$206, ,213.91, while the expenditures
amounted to S209, ,8O2.4O. The treas
urer claims credit for his Office of
S53, ,S40.03 over and above all liabili-
ties, including bonds on asylum and
agricultural school.
Quite discussion followed the in
PRODUCTION of a resolution, which pro-
posed the cash payment of road taxes
instead of allowing the farmers to
work them out. After listening to
many arguments both for and against
the cash system the board decided by
a vote of twenty-eight to twenty-five
not to adopt it.
The committee on salaries and fees
reported and recommended that the
salaries of the various officers be as
follows, commencing on the 1st day
of January, 1913:
County Clerk, $1,000 per annum.
Treasurer, S1700.
Sheriff, $1,000.
Sheriff, for board of prisoners, 81, 800
Clerk of Court, $500 and fees.
District Attorney, S1,800.
Municipal Judge. 2,400.
Register of Deeds, Coroner and Sur
veyor, fees.
The salaries all remain the same as
heretofore with the exception of that
of the county clerk, which has been
raised s40O. The county clerk has, up
till last year, been receiving fees for
issuing hunting licenses, which fees
amounted to about the same sum
that it cost him to hire an assistant
in his work, and as the fees, accord
ing to a ruling of the Attorney Gen.
eral of this state, now go into the
county treasury, the additional $400
was added to the clerks salary.
The board also appropriated 5000, to
be used to pay expenses of conduct
corn contest this coming year. AS
the contest held in 1911 proved to be
such a grand success, and of such
incalculable value to the farmers, the
members of the board thought it no
more than right, that the county
help defray the expenses of such an
undertaking. The expense of holding
last years contest was covered by
private subscription.