The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-12
Morning Session.
January goth. 1914.


Supervisor Scott read communities
tions from County Clerks of Douglas,
Winnebago, Fond du Lac, and Sank
Counties in regard to work house.
These counties being the only counties
outside of Milwaukee County maintain
ing work houses, each claiming that the
money expended for the work houses
was the best money that the counties
had expended and Supervisor Scott ask
ed for further time for a final report
on work house for. Kenosha County.
Supervisor Luke moves to drop all
further investigation as to the building
of work house for this year.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Spartz moves the 100000
appropriated by this Board for work
house be returned to the general funds
of the County.
Motion carried
Communications from Cavanagh and
Barnes, A. e. Buckmaster and r. v.
Baker in regard to the salary of the
ssenographer in the County Court were
received and read.
Supervisor Burg moves that the ac-
ton of this Board during the Novem-
Der Session in regard to the salary Of
the stenographer for County Court be
rescinded and said salary be fixed at
$50 per month instead of $50.
Voted as follows:
Ayes: Supervisors Grosvenor, Burg,
Link. and Hensgen.
Noes: Eppers, Epson, Spartz, Tobin,
Kline, Hartnell, Herzog, Luke, Yule,
Scott, and Bishop.
Motion lost.
Supervisor Bishop moves to adjourn.
Motion carried.
Russell Fl. Jones,
County Clerk.
Afternoon Session.
January goth, 1914.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Yule.
Roll was called and all members
present except Supervisor Schwan.
J, A. Van slyke appeared before the
Board in regard to the Seamen IS
Friends Society.
Supervisor Luke moves the County
Surveyor be authorized to make the
surveys for county highway work in
Kenosha County for the ensuing year
and all bills for surveying, stakes and
helpers be paid out Of the general
funds of the county by County Order
upon the fling of same with the County
Clerk by the County Surveyor in a
properly itemized statement bearing
the o. X. of the Chairman Of the town
in which the surveying was DONE
Motion carried.
Supervisor Scott moves an appropria-
ton of $4,000 be made to the County
Clerk for extra services rendered in
regard to the highway work.
Voted as follows:
Ayes: Is.
Noes: None
Motion carried, and $4,000 duly ap-
propriated
Claim No. 4S--J. H. Iarnes VS.. Ke-
nosha County, Humane Agent expenses,
amount claimed 1890, amount allow
ed $125.80.
Report.
We, your Committee to whom the
within claim was referred respectfully
report that we have examined the same
and find an overcharge of $11s0, and
recommend that $125.s0 be allowed.
L. R. Grosvenor,
M. Link,
p. FL. Tobin,
Committee.
Supervisor Tobin moves to appropri-
ate $4,000 to the Kenosha Branch of
the Humane Society of Wisconsin.
Voted as follows
Ayes: Supervisors Eppers, Epson,
spartz, Tobin, Kline, Hartnell, Herzog,
Luke, Grosvenor, Yule, Scott, Bishop,
Link, Hensgen.
Noes: Burg.
Motion carried, and $4,000 duly APP
propriated.
Supervisor Scott moves Chairman
Yule appoint a committee of three to
check up the road machinery owned by
kenosha County.
Motion carried and Chairman Yule
appoints Supervisors Luke, Hartnell
and Spartz to act as said committee.
Supervisor Herzog, Chairman of Spe
cial Committee on Tile Investigation,
asks for further time to report on same.
Supervisor Kline moves to grant the
Special Committee on Tile Investiga-
ton further time to report.
Motion carried.
The report of the Register of Deeds
was read and upon motion of Super
visor Link was referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
The County Agents report was read
and upon motion was referred to the
Committee on County Clerk and County
Agents Accounts.