The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-05-28
DOlNGS OF The COUNTY BOARD.


Thursday morning resolution was
passed authorizing the county commits
sioner of highways to sprinkle the roads
built under the state aid law
Under the state law certain per-
centage of money collected for license
tax from automobile owners OF the
county is returned here and becomes a
highway fund, for the improvement and
upkeep of county highways and il is
from this fund that the expense of oil
ing the roads will be paid. The fund
at presents amounts to S4,43S.
Mr.. White, representing the Johns
Mansvjlle Acoustic company OF Milwau-
kee, addressed the board on improving
the acoustic conditions of the circuit
court room. He said the acoustic de-
fects of the court room could be RENE
died at cost of ST 400. A committee
of three composed of Supervisors Spen-
Ger, Morgan and Vraney were appoint
ed to investigate and report before the
adjournment of the special session.
The town of Liberty asked for aid in
the construction of three bridges at an
estimated cost of $3.50 each. Center
Vile asked for two bridges at IN esti-
mated cost of $500 each.
After the transaction of some routine
business the board adjourned till Fri
day morning.
The board met Friday morning pur-
suant to adjournment. Several com
mittee reports were read and adopted.
a resolution was passed demanding
the repea! of the state aid highway law
and instructing the county clerk to in
form the Legislators from Manitowoc
county to work for the repeal of the
law at the next session of the egisla-
ture.
Kewaunee was held jointly label for
the cost of bridge which is being built
at the intersection of the county lines
of Manitowoc, Brown and kewaunee
counties over which there is dispute.
The report of the engineers selected to
make investigation showed kewaunee
county partly liable for costs which
will be borne by four townships and
three counties The estimated cost OF
the bridge is between $27O0 and $1,000
Manitowoc's representative was Otto
Gass, Franklin township in Kewaunee
county was represented by l.. X. Pilz
and p. Ii. Armstrong of Marinette rep
resented Kewaunee county.
The committee to whom was referr-
ed the question of having the acoustics
of the court room remedied reported
that they required more time to inves-
tigate before recommending that a
contract for the work be entered into
and asked that further action be post
poned until the fall meeting of the
board. The johns Mansvile company
offered to do the work for the sum of
81, l,45O, the work to be approved 10y
the Judge, a committee of the bar as
sociation and a committee of the county
board.
The whole question was then referred
to the committee on public improve
ments.
A resolution was introduced restrict
ing members to not more than five days
committee work on any one bridge.
Supervisor Spencer held that there
were many bridges that could not be
inspected in five days while others
could be inspected in less time.
Supervisor Trossen, who introduced
the resolution, was satisfied after hav-
ing the law read to the board that the
resolution was unnecessary and with
drew it.
An adjournment was then taken till
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock.
At the meeting of the county beard
Saturday morning. Judge kirwan was
present and addressed the board on the
matter of acoustics in the circuit room.
He stated that the acoustics of the
room were poor and ought to be rem
edied. He believed that the committee
in charge should make careful study
of the work and not be too hasty in
making contract. Tf the Milwaukee
men were experts as they claim to be
they were entitled to consideration.
The committee on public buildings
and improvement visited Fond du Lac
and Oshkosh Friday, where acoustic
work had been done blythe Johns Man
sville company and recommended that
the work be done at the earliest pos
sibe time. The report was adopted
A resolution was introduced approp-
rating sl450 for remedying the acoustic
defects of tbe circuit court room and
that the cohtract be awarded to the
Johns Mansville company of Milwau-
kee and that the work be done under
the supervision of the committee on
public improvements and before any
part of the contract price shall he paid
the work must have the full endorse
ment of Judge Kirwan. The resolu-
tion was adopted. Five members were
excused from voting on the resolution.
william. Brandt, chairman of the
finance committee, said his committee
was unable TO agree on a report for an
appropriation for the Maple Crescent
Tuberculosis Sanitarium, he introduced