The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-03-18
MORNING SESSION.

Board was called to order by Chair
man Yule.
Roll was called and all members
present.
Minutes Of the previous days SEES
sion were read and approved as read.
Mr. Sullivan appeared before the
Board in regard to the heating system
In the Court House.
Mr. Kraft appeared before the Board
in regard to the heating system in the
Court House.
Supervisor Schwan moves to instruct
the heating contractors to figure OH
both vacuum and vapor heating plants,
constructed inside of the present build
ing, complete with chimney, the coun-
ty reserving the right to reject any and
all bids
Motion carried and the contractors
so instructed.
Part Of the auditors report was
read.
1T was moved and seconded to dis
pense of the reading Of this report I'M
til the afternoon session.
Supervisor Tobin moves to appoirt
Committee Of Three to investigate
telephone toll bills Of Ex-she
sAchen
Motion carried and Chairman Yu!c
appoints Supervisors Tobin, Hensgen
and Schwan.
REPORT.
To the Honorable County Board of ST.
perUisorS-
rGentlenpey,~--
We, your committee to whom was
delegated the duty Of Investigating as
to q site for the tuberculosis sanato-
rum, respectfully report as follows:
We have investigated twenty sites
located within the towns of Pleasant
Prairie and Somers, and of the twenty
sites investigated we feel that there
are but four that we could recommend
for purchase by the county.
First. The Jeffrey Farm Of eighty
tseven acres, which is located about one
half mile west Of the crossing Of the
Burlington Road and the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric Railroad and front
ing on the Burlington Road This
tract contains more land than is neces-
sary for the County to purchase, but
which contains the most ideal site
What has been brought to the attention
EOf the committee and it is the opinion
fof the committee that the county
kshould purchase this entire tract and
If after purchase it is determined that
the tract is too large, to dispose of the
Ebalance.
This tract Of eighty-seven acres can
which will amount to $1522500 with
the privilege of paying a small sum
down and the balance next year after
a tax is levied for that purpose by pay
ing interest on the balance due at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum, or this
bbalance due may be allowed to run for
five years at the same rate Of interest
hby paying 100000 down.
This tract is surrounded by very
Rgood woven wire and barb wire fence
sand fronts upon the concrete highway
Sbuilt this year and is approximately
sthree miles from the Court House and
Us considered by your committee to bel
ahe best site available in the County.
Second A tract OF ten or twenty
acres as desired, owned by N. E.
Thompson and known as part of the
SStetsen Farm on the Somers road with
a right-of-way from the Wood road
about / II miles from the crossing of
the G. & M. Flee. Ry. and Birch road
crossing and about 21a miles east Of
the Village of Somers on the Somers
road. This can be purchased at a
price of Two Hundred Dollars per acre
with privilege of thing into main drain
from Sanatorium, but giving the privi-
iege of entering Sanatorium sewer into
81 twelve inch tile now in adjoining
tract of land. And provided, further,
that no pest house shall be built upon
said site.
Third. A tract of from twenty five
acres to forty acres owned by w. A.
Waters and located on the Somers road
about sixty rods east Of the lakewood
Cemetery about ~ miles east of the
Village of Somers on the Somers road
and about three miles northwest of the
Birch road crossing on the G. M. Flee.
Try. and about Az miles from the city
limits of the City of Kenosha.
This site can be purchased for One
Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars per acre.
Fourth. A tract of fifty-seven acres
Of land located on the Wood road in
Section Twenty-Five of the Town of
Somers Immediately north of the farm
now owned by Mr., Jeffrey and one hun
dred sixty rods north Of the Burling-
ton road and about II mile west of the
Burlington road crossing of the G. &
81 Elec. Railroad.
This tract includes house and barn
and drilled well, the east twenty-five
acres of which is plated.
This tract can be purchased at
$4,000 per acre or 11,4O0OO, or that
rart which ic Ont nj tod fo,. GO 900 0n