The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
SCHOOL PLAN TURNED DOWN
County Board Members Refuse to Build
Barn on Sanatorium Farm and Decline
to Sell any Portion of Farm Now
Laid Over Till November.

Sharp criticism of the antiquated sys-
tenn OF bookkeeping used in the office
! OF the treasurer of Kenosha county fea-
tured the annual report of Auditor
Charles lei. Winnie Of Milwaukee which
was laid before the county board at the
session this morning. The criticism
was in no way directed at the treasurer
but at the old system which has been
maintained by the county for many
years. 1t was declared that the system
now in vogue did not make it possible
for the treasurer to show the proper
division of expenditures and receipts
and the board was urged to take i'm
mediate steps to secure more improved
systems for keeping the accounts of
the treasurer.
The audit which makes pretty good
sized volume gives clean bill to all
the county officials and outside Of the
criticism of the system in the treasur-
er's office all records are reported to
be In excellent condition. The auditors
report reflects the deficit in the county
funds and the report shows that on the
last day of December there was de-
felt of more than $4,000 in the GEN
eral fund of the county. It was shown
that the deficit had resulted largely
from the anticipating of payments on
the Willowbrook sanatorium. The an
nual audit will be published as a part
o44S 81 e L, L
and it will make interesting reading
for the men who pay taxes as it shows
in great detail every expenditure of the
county.
The board got down to some real
work on Thursday afternoon and the
plan for the joint county training
school at Union Grove was finally dis
posed of. The committee headed by
Supervisor Epson Of Bristol brought in
a formal report holding that the plan
for the joint county school did not meet
with the approval of the people of the
county. The committee recommended
that the county decline the well-meant
offer of the county board of Racine
county. The report was adopted by
the unanimous vote of the board
The board decided not to erect any
more buildings on the WilloWbrook san
atorium farm this year. The report of
the committee recommending the con
struction of modern barn vas at first
adopted by vote of 8 to 5 and then
the action was rescihded and the board
voted to lay the question over until the
November session. The committee in
charge was instructed to have the
buildings now on the farm improved
for use during the year. Suggestion
was made that portion of the sana-
forum farm not used directly for. san
atorium purposes be sold but the mo-
tion to this end was withdrawn and
for the present year at least the board
will retain all the land. There is
strong opposition on the part Of the
board members, or at least some of
them against selling any Of the land
about the institution.
Almost all of the morning session
was given over to the consideration of
the annual audit. By a vote of Is to
2 the board voted 80 fix the expense
account Of the county highway commits
sioner at the same amount as it had
been last year. The board spent con
siderable time discussing plans for di-
vision of the telephone bills against the
county and this will be worked out
later.