Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17
ANNUAL MEETING.
County Board in Session From Tues
day Until Friday-Entire Board
Present

| The County Board of Marathon
county was in session the past week
from Tuesday until FTiday with
every member in his seat. Hhis is
something remarkable for Iuch a
large body of men, to all be present,
as sickness or pressing engagements
is likely at most times to keep few
away. The board met at 10 O'Clock
a. m. with ]. d. Christie, chairman,
presiding and Louis H. Cook, clerk.
The board attended strictly to its
knitting and was busy all the time
until the hour of adjournment. On
Wednesday afternoon they went over
TO inspect the improvements on the
new asylum farm in the town of Stet-
tin. They were very much surprised
at the great Improvements made there,
since purchasing the land some two
years ago. Under the able supervis-
ion Of NJ. I'll. Duncan, Supt., the asy-
lum inmates have cleared and have
under cultivation over 100 acres of
land. A camp is maintained over
there consisting of about fifteen men
and they are at work brushing and
logging and are very happy and con-
tented with their work. They have
built large hog-house; hen-house
and large addition to the already
large barn. They nave built new
roads leading across the meadow, and
down to the buildings; they have
drained various sloughs and marshes
and will soon commence to run a
ditch up through the meadow to
carry the surplus water down into Big
Rib river. Even now those familiar
with the land previous to the time
Improvements were commenced,
would not know the place. When
completed it will be a fine piece of
property and all are very loud in
their praises of Mr.. Duncan for the
excellent work he is doing.
The time ON Tuesday was taken up
in receiving and reading communics.
tions; referring oils and listening to
various reports. The County Educa-
tional Boards first report was handed
in. The board receives $500 from the
state and estimated that it would
take 1900 to meet the bills; this
would leave $500 for the county to
furnish.
There were also reports of the coun-
ty superintendent of schools and the
soldiers, relief committee. The coun-
ty superintendent salary was fixed
at $1,000, commencing July 1st, 1915,
and his travelling expenses, $400, and
an allowance of 5000 for ali assistant.
M. H. Duncan Supt. of the county
asylum handed in a report showing
the charges against the county, cities,
villages and towns for the support of
the inmates in the county home.
Wednesday forenoon was spent in
discussing matters concerning the
assessment of the county, as made by
the Board of Equalization and the
assessor, August Rapraeger, but no
final action was taken.
A resolution, introduced by the
Marathon County Press association, to
allow each paper published in Mara
thon county $50 for publishing the
proceedings; said publication to be
made as soon after the close of the
session as it is possible for the clerk
to prepare the copy and that within
80 days thereafter, complete publi-
cation thereof be made in one issue
of a paper. The resoi ution was
finally passed almost unanimously.
This is good move. Heretofore the
board has published its proceedings
in book form, getting out only linn
tied number, and a year after the
first meeting was held, no one saw
the pamphlet except the members.
The law says that the proceedings of
a county board shall be published in
one paper, paying no more than the
legal rate per folio. The proceed
ings thus published would probably
amount to s700 or $500. Under the
present condition, the proceedings
will be published in every paper in
the county at cost of $50 per paper
or $500 in all.
The committee on public property
was given vote of thanks for the
excellent manner in which the coun-
ty square had been kept the past
year.
B. e. Walters, president of the
County Board of Education, addressed
the board upon the work of the body
and was listened to with much inter-
est.
On Thursday the matter of assess
ment was again taken up with much
vigor and finally the report of Aug.
G.. Rapraeger, assessor of Incomes.
was reduced % per cent. and adopted
as follows: