The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-19
PROFIT TO CITY AND COUNTY
Annual Report Of Work Of the Court
Submitted to County Board Friday
Attracts Praise for Handling of This
Part of County and City Government.

That the earnings of the municipal
court passed the ten thousand dollar
mark during the year just closed was
shown in the annual report of the court
submitted to the county board on Fri
day afternoon by Judge Clifford E.
Randall. The history of this court has
been one continual advancement and it
has now reached the place that instead
of it being burden to the county to
maintain its court the court is an act
ual profit to the county.
The total turned over to the city and
county treasurers during the year from
fines and costs collected in the court
amounted to $10,l41.40 and the total
cost Of the maintenance of the court
during the same period was So, 1875,
this including the salaries of officials
of the court and all other expenses.
The report of the clerk shows fully
the work done during the year. In his
report Clerk John L. Wattles says:
During the year 666 cases were
handled under violations Of the charter
or ordinances of the city of Kenosha
During the year 430 cases were dis
posed of in the criminal branch of the
Justice branch of the court for viola
lions of the state laws.
During the year IL cases were hand
led in the juvenile branch; 1877 civil
cases in the justice branch; so civil
cases in the circuit branch, and SO
criminal cases in the circuit branch,
making in all 1924 cases disposed of
in all branches of the court.
Moneys were collected in fines, of
fcers fees, court costs and state tax,
as follows:
In city cases: fines, $1,50s.O0; of
ficers fees, $1,11140; court costs,
$2,lSl77. Total collected, $4,795.85.
Disbursements for witnesses and inter-
preters' fees, $1629S. Net amount
paid to the city treasurer, $4,63287.
Criminal cases, justice branch: fines
100000; officers fees, $5O235; court
costs, $1,209.3O; total, $3,71O42.
Civil cases, justice branch: court
costs, $33125.
Civil cases, circuit branch: court
costs, including state tax, $224S5.
Criminal cases: fines, $1,130.00;
court costs, $112.01; total $1,242.01.
Total turned over to county treasurer
$5,5OS,53. Total turned over to city
and county treasurers, $10,141.40
Cost of Maintenance of Court: salary
of judge, $4,000; salary of clerk,
$1,500.00; salary of janitor, $4,000;
heating and lighting, $20o76; tele-
phone, $4790; additions to library,
$6l.65; dockets, legal blanks and sta
tionery, $l29.S5; postage, $7.42; miscel-
laneous, $31,39; plumbing, $24.7S, and
screens, $1,000. Total, $5,155.75.
Officers fees during the year, begin
ming November l, 1913, and ending De-
tober 81, 1914, as follows: police de-
partment of the city of Kenosha,
$6lS.94; sheriff and deputies, $11S.33;
constables, game wardens and other of
ficers, $lO2.21 Total, $S39.4S.
Circuit Criminal Branch of the Court:
During the year Is defendants were
sentenced to Waupun; to the State
Reformatory, at Green Bay; 2 to Ke-
nosha county Jail; to the Industrial
School for Boys, and 81 were placed
upon parole; l3 defendants paid fines
and 9 others paid costs; ] case was dis
missed and 8 cases are still pending. /"