The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-29
Morning Session.
Anril 23rd. 1913.

Roll was called and the following
members responded to the call from
their respective towns and wards of the
City of Kenosha, as follows:
Brighton, John Eppers; Bristol, w.
A. Upson Paris, John P. Spartz; Pleas
ant Prairie, Patrick Tobin; Randall,
Charles Kline; Salem, A. G. Hartnell;
Somers, John Herzog; Wheatland, Will
lam Luke; City of Kenosha, 1st Ward,
Il. r. Grosvenor; End Ward, John T.
Yule; 3rd Ward, Thos. Scott; 4th Ward,
A. j. Burg; 5th Ward, Joseph Bishop;
9th Ward, Michael Link; 18th Ward,
Hubert Schwan; 9Th Ward, Michael
Hensgen.
The call for the session was read, as
follows:
Kenosha Wis, April 18th, 1913.
To Russell H. Jones, County Clerk of
Kenosha County, Wisconsin:
You are hereby authorized and in
structed to call special meeting of
the County Board Of Supervisors of Ke-
nosha County, Wisconsin, to be held
at the Court House in the City Of Ke-
nosha on Wednesday, being the 23rd
day Of April, A. d. 1913.
The aforesaid Special Session is call
ed for the purpose Of organizing the
Board, electing Chairman and APP
pointment of standing committees for
the ensuing year and the transacting
of any business that may be legally
brought before the Board at this time.
John t. Yule, Joseph F. Bishop, L.
r. Grosvenor, A. j. Burg, M. Link,
Michael Hensgen, Thos. s. Scott, p. I'll.
Tobin, Hubert b. Schwan
Supervisor Schwan moves to proceed
to an informal ballot for the election
tof Chairman of the Board for the en-
suing year.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Hensgen moves Chairman
Shuart appoint two tellers.
Motion carried and Chairman Shuart
appoints Supervisors Burg and Spartz
as tellers.
The informal ballot taken for Chair
man of the Board resulted as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast 16, of
which John T. Yule received z; Chas
Kline received 2; William Luke re.
ceived 8; John II. Herzog received 2;
Michael .Hensgen received /; blank /.
No choice being made Supervisor
Schwan moves to proceed to first formal
ballot, resulting as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 16, of
which John T. Yule received 6;
William Luke received 5; Chas. Kline
received l, John #. Herzog received 3;
blank l.
No choice being made the Board pro
ceeded to the second formal ballot re-
sulting as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 16, Of
which John T. Yule received 6; Will
lam Luke received z; John f. Herzog
received l, Michael Link received l.
blank l.
No choice being made the Board pro.
ceeded to the third formal ballot, re-
sulting as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 16, of
which John T.. Yule received Z, William
Luke received 7, Joseph Bishop receiv-
ed l, blank l.
No choice being made the Board pro.
ceeded to the fourth formal ballot
resulting as follows:
Whole number of votes cast Is, of
which John 7. Yule received 5, William
Luke received z; John Spartz receiv.
ed /.
No choice being made the Board pro
ceeded to the fifth formal ballot result
ing as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 16, OF
which John t. Yule received s; William
Luke received s.
No choice being made the Board pro
ceeded to the sixth formal ballot re
sulting as follows;
Whole number of votes cast 16, OF
which John I. Yule received s, William
Luke g.
ceeded to the seventh formal ballot re
sult.ng as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 16, OF
which John I. Yule received 8; William
Luke received 6, Chas. Kline received
Supervisor John T. Yule receiving 3
majority of the number of votes cast
was declared duly elected Chairman OF
the County Board.
Chairman Yule addressed the Boar6
and thanked them for the honor con
ferred and asks the cooperation of the
members and make the session bust
ness session.
Supervisor Kline moves the Chair
man appoint a Committee of Five t.
recommend Standing Committees fol
the ensuing year.
Motion carried and Chairman Yult
appoints Supervisors Kline, Schwan
Herzog, Bishop and Hensgen.
Supervisor Burg moves to adjourn
until 1880 O'Clock to give the Commit
tee time to report.
Motion carried and the Board so ad
iourned.