Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

Geo. Hooper, r. z. Hass, Jacob P. Esser,
j. Rothenberger, Fred Hass, O. J. Leu,
J. J. Iverson, Isaac Erickson. Nayes &c
j. Kundinger, N II. Berg. ]. A Chap
man, Lewis Schroeder, P McCamley,
J. F. Seidl Knute Knuteson, Edward
| Lynch, g. T. Rowland, F. c.. Henke,
| z. L. Rourke, VIM. T. MOBILES, c. E.
Zero, C. Johnson, B. r. Goggins, VIM.
Schmuhl. W. Schimmelpfenig, P j.
Kraus, c.. B. Wharfeld, J. W Lewis
Thomas Wright, Anton Meidl, John
| Wolf, VIM. Hooper, Geo. ". Brown, E.
Eichsteadt. Absent 2-F Whitrock
J. Scheuer.
Report OF the Finance Committee.
| To the honorable County Board Oh
Supervisors of Wood County, Wis
Gentlemen:-Yo Your finance committee
would respectfully submit for your con
sideration, the following report:
We have examined the reports of the
County Treasurer, County Clerk, Clerk
| of the Circuit Court and County Train
ing school and recommend that the same
be accepted and spread at length upon
the minutes. We have not checked uI
these reports as they will be checked ur
| by the Finance Committee after Jan
uary 1st, 1918. We have examined the
report of the Soldier Relief Commission
and find the same correct and to cores
pond TO the vouchers submitted there
| with
| We have received three bids for the
| 1913 depository of the county funds as
follows: one from the Marshfeld State
Bank agreeing to pay three per cent in.
terest on daily balance; one from the
First National Bank Of Marshfeld
agreeing to pay three and one half pei
cent on daily balance; one from the
American National Bank of Marshfield
agreeing TO pay three and 18-100ths pei
| cent on daily balances, allowing al
checks to be made in exchange and to
charge six per cent on average daily
Overdrafts and agree to pay all trans
portatlon charges on money sent to and
from the county treasurer.
The bid of the American National
Bank, being the best and highest bid
we would recommend that you make
said bank your depository for the en-
suing year, upon condition that they
furnish satisfactory bond in the sum OF
$50, 100000, such bond and sureties to be
approved by the committee on approval
of bonds of the county board
All of said bids being on file in the
Office of the county clerk
Your committee would further report
that we have checked over the county
clerks report on outlawed county orders
and find the same correct. We have
cancelled said orders and the record
and stubs and recommend the destruc-
ton of the orders which we present
herewith
Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the question of adopting the
uniform accounting system, would re-
commend that such system be installed
in the several offices, if possible by the
first of the year, and that the commit
tee on printing and stationary be in
structed to procure the necessary books
to carry on said work
We would further report that we
have taken up the matter of securing
surety bonds for the several county
officers elect and would recommend
that said bonds be purchased from the
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Balti-
more at the rate of / of / per cent per
annum per 100000 payment therefor
to be made out of the general funds as
provided by law.
We would respectfully report that
we have audited all claims referred to
us and recommend that they be allowed
as follows: