Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
Supplement To
The Wood County Reporter
June Is, 1912
Proceedings of the County Board
Wood County, Wisconsin.

Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, May
9TH. 1912, 2 clock p m
The County Board of Supervisors
Of Wood County, Wisconsin, met in
Special Session pursuant to call at the
Court House in the City of Grand Ra-
pids. in said County, on the 9TH day
Of May, a D. 1912, at 2 o'clock p.
m, and was called to order by Chair
man A. E. Bennett
The members Of the Board were
sworn in by the Clerk
The following request for call Of a
special meeting Of the Board was read
by the Clerk:
TOT. H. Eberhardt. County Clerk of
Wood County, Wisconsin.
Strive the undersigned members
of the County Board Of Supervisors of
Wood County, Wise. nsin, hereby re
quest you 10 call a Special Meeting of
the County Board to he held at the
Court House in the City of Grand Ra-
pids in said County, on the first Tues
day, being the 18th day of May, A. d..
1912, at two o'clock p. m. on that day.
Dated April 18th, 1912.
Signed:-EdwaTd Lynch, George 7.
Rowland, VIM. I. Mobiles, c. B. Whar-
field, J. J. IversOn. P j. Kraus, F. G.
Henke, G.. W. Brown. James K. P.
Hiles, E. Eichsteadt Edward Morris,
Geo Hooper, Joseph kundinger, Frank
Whitrock, J. F. Seidl. John Scheuer,
John ROthenberger. John Wolf, 0. j.
Leu, Clans johnson, K. F. Hass, James
W. Lewis, VIM Hooper, Anton Meidl,
Jacob P. Esser. Fred Hass, A. E. Ben
nett, VIM Schmuhl Henry Ebbe. j. A.
Chapman, n NJ. Berg, Thomas Wright,
F. A Neve, Martin Pfyl Isaac Erick-
son, B. r. Goggins, L. +. Phillips, P.
McCamley.
Pursuant to the foregoing request,
the following notice ol the Special
Meeting Of the County Board was
issued and mailed to each member Of
said Board:
April 10, 1912, County Clerks office,
Wood County, Wis.
I, F. H Eberhardt County Clerk,
pursuant to a request by a majority OF
the members elect Of the County Board
of Supervisors of Wood County, hereby
call a Special Meeting OF said Board at
the Court House in the Cry of Grand
Rapids in said County, on Tuesday,
MAY :, 1912. at 2 o'clock p. m.
F. H EBERHARDT,
County Clerk.
The Clerk called the roll and the fol-
lowing persons answered to their
names:
Arpin town Edward Morris, Auburn
dale town Joseph Kundinger, Auburn
dale village n. NJ. Berg, Biron village
Martin Pfyl. Cameron town Jos. A.
Chapman, Cary town f. A. Neve,
CranmOor town A. E. Bennett, Dexter
town James K p Hiles, Grand Rapids
city LIST ward Lewis Schroeder, Grand
Rapids city 2nd ward P. McCamley,
Grand Rapids city 3rd ward Edward
Lynch, Grand Rapids city 4th ward
Geo. 7. Rowland, Grand Rapids city
9Th ward F. c. Henke, Grand Rapids
city 9th ward F. L. Rourke, Grand Ra-
pids city eth ward VIM. T. Mobiles,
Grand Rapids city 8th ward B. r. Cog
gins, Grand Rapids town Frank Whit
rock, Hansen town VIM. Schmuhl Hiles
town L. F. Phillips, Lincoln town
Henry Ebbe, MarShfield city lst ward
John Scheuer, Marshfeld city 2nd ward
w. ]. Schimmelpfenig, Marshfield city
3rd ward P. J. Kraus, Marshfield city
4th ward G.. B. Wharfeld, Marshfeld
city 5th ward Thomas Wright, Marsh
field city 9th ward Anton Meidl, Marsh
field town John Wolf, Milladore town
Geo Hooper, Nekoosa village VIM.
Hooper, Pittsville city LIST ward Geo.
W. Brown, Pittsville city 2nd ward j.
F. Seidl, Pittsville city Bird ward H. G.
Mccoy, Port Edwards town Jas. w.
Lewis, Port Edwards village E. Eich-
steadt Remington town r. F. Hass,
Il T,
town John Rothenberger, Rudolph
town Fred Hass, Saratoga town Knute
Knuteson, Seneca town 0. j. Leu,
Sherry town J. J. Iverson, Sigel town
Claus Johnson. Wood town Isaac Erick-
son.
Supervisor Brown moved to suspend
the rules and that the Clerk be in
structed to cast the ballot for Edward
Lynch as chairman Of this Board for
the ensuing year
Objected to and election by ballot
The Chairman appointed Supervisors
Rothenberger and McCamley as telers.
First Formal Ballot:-Total number
Of votes cast 40 OF which Edward
Lynch received 81; Ernest Eichsteadt
received 8,
Supervisor Fiiles moved that the
ballot be made unanimous.
Carried.
Edward Lynch having received a
majority Of all votes cast was declared
elected by the Chair.
Supervisor Brown moved that the
rules be suspended and the Clerk
cast the ballot for f. Eichsteadt as
Vice Chairman.
Motion was carried and the ballot
was so cast
Supervisor Bennett moved that we
adopt the rules that governed the
1911 Board.
Supervisor Seidl moved to amend
the motion by providing that all reso-
ludons carrying money appropriations,
except such resolutions as may be in
troduced by the Committees, be laid
over for one day before taking final
action thereon.
The amendment was carried.
Supervisor Morris moved another