The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-18
NAME CO. SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Members of The County Board Are Kept
Busy With Routine work-Road Con-
tEoversy May Not Be Settled Until
Tuesday When Hirst Is Coming.

IH0 decision as TO VINO is TO De
"boss' when it comes to building
county roads is still paramount ques-
ton before the members Of the Keno
sha county board and the board on
Friday afternoon, after hearing long
statement from Contractor George
Wade, refused to take any action
further than to follow the provisions
of the contract. This provides that
all disputes between the highway COM
missioner and the contractor shall be
settled by the chief engineer of the
state highway commission or man
delegated by him. Efforts were made
to reach Chief Engineer A. r. Hirst
on Friday evening, but it was found
that he was out of Madison and would
not return until this evening. It is
highly improbable that he will reach
Kenosha before Tuesday. Mr.. Hirst is
scheduled to appear before the Keno
sha county board on Tuesday morning
and explain the workings of new road
laws and it is probable that all work
on the Geneva road will be held up
until that time so far as county in
spection is concerned.
Contractor Wade notified the board
that he would proceed with work. He
asked that special committee be
named and some of the members of the
board seemed to be in favor of this
plan, but a majority Of the board held
that the county highway committee
should not be interfered with. Con-
tractor Wade declared that he would
concede a point and put in one of the
culverts in question at once and it is
probable that this culvert will be put
in while the contractor is waiting for
the coming Of the state engineer.
In his long talk before the board on
Friday afternoon Contractor Wade de-
clared that he wanted to get the work
completed at the earliest possible time
and he asserted that the clash between
himself and the highway commissioner
was holding up the work. The mem
bers Of the board, who stood by the
commissioner, held that he was entire
ly right in insisting that the road be
finished up just as far as possible with
out leaving a lot of work to be done
late in the winter. The discussion of
the road question and the discussion
Of plans for a probation officer took up
the entire time Of the board on Fridav
afternoon. Many interested citizens
appeared before the board to urge the
appointment Of probation officer for
the county. No action was taken in
the matter, but it is understood that
the matter will be taken up later in
the session.
Make Appropriations Today.
This morning the members of the
board took up the problem of providing
for the maintenance of Willow Brook
Sanatorium and the sum Of 81 900 was
appropriated for the maintenance of
the hospital during the coming year.
The men who have been interested in
the erection of the hospital believe that
there will be sufficient to provide liber-
ally for all the demands of the institu-
tion during the year. The action of
the board on the appropriation was
unanimous.
The appropriation for the county
agent for the coming yea- was fixed
at $4,000 The finance committee was
instructed to provide funds for both
of these appropriations when the bud.
get is made out
Chairman John P. Spartz was upheld
by the board in his naming of the
county school committee and the mem
bers Of the present committee re-elect-
ed. Mrs Alice Heidersdorf was named
for the three year term, A. 6. Pacey
for the two year term and Frank Shu-
art for the one year term.
A resolution limiting the time for
the reception Of claims to noon on
next Monday was adopted by unani-
nous vote of the board.
Judge Belden, who recently returned